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Juniper and the Neighborhood

IT HAD NOT BEEN a full week since the day Juniper and her grandmother moved to the neighborhood. The 12-year old Te Xuan Ze, the former protector of both worlds found herself in her room in a constant state of fear. She never traveled outside the barrier before. And with the monsters roaming around possibly doing who knows what, well those who survived of course, which unfortunately was not many, Juniper had less influence over the monster realm. Those who managed to survive traveled underground to the Underworld where they sought refuge since they too would not be welcomed into the human world, seeing that a world full of monsters would usher a deadly, military conflict, one to which would make Godzilla battles look like child's play.

Another thing that seemed absent was the lack of Ray-Ray. Prior to the earthquake, her little brother would annoy and mess with everything not held down in her room. It was tedious, and often or not, annoying and hassle trying to fix what he had done, but at the end of the day, one day - let alone a week without her little brother felt incomplete. The only people that managed to survive the devastation was her lovely grandmother and her pug, who was asleep next to her.

She sat in her bed alone while the TV was on. She was new to the neighborhood, new to….well all of this! She would look out the window and see well...no one. But assuming that someone was actually there since this was the cul-de-sac, how can she fit in? She had a handful of friends, who were, unfortunately, missing or worse. She sat on her bed, nothing to do but to watch some TV. But even with that, she was gradually getting a little bored of that too.

She was always the kind of girl who was always active, it wasn't natural for her to spend hours on end, days on end almost in her room doing nothing.

She would do some workout sessions to combat the silence, but it just was not the same. Then one day, she got out of her room, her curiosity peaked when she saw a little boy wearing a white tee and shorts carrying a plank of wood. Furrowing, Juniper grew a little curious but thought nothing of it.

"Juniper?" she heard. Juniper turned around and saw her grandmother, Jasmine, with two cups of tea in hand.

"Ah-Mah? What's up?" she asked.

"It has been days since we moved here. Why haven't you gotten out to mingle with anyone?" she asked.

"Um...I do! Um...I talk to Monroe!" Juniper said. Monroe yawned.

"Someone called my name?" Monroe asked stretching his legs, "June, are you still okay, lass?"

Juniper nodded.

"June, talking to Monroe is...well okay, but I mean going out there and meeting people," Jasmine clarified.

"Oh," Juniper groaned, "Yeah, that…"

"It's okay that you are scared; fighting monsters and were-demons aren't exactly social norms," Jasmine said.

"Yeah," Juniper said.

"June, listen to me," Jasmine began, "We lost people; good people, but it hurts me more that you are scared to tackle…"

"I'm not scared Ah-mah," Juniper said.

"You're not scared but you have not left your room for x-number of days," Monroe pointed out.

Juniper narrowed her eyes at complete annoyance to Monroe; he just shrugged, but Jasmine backed him up by giving her a concerned look. Juniper sighed.

"Yeah, I'm a little scared," Juniper admitted, "It's just that I never been outside the city before, let alone partake in it. My life was at Orchid Bay City, with my friends I knew and the monsters I hung out with-with Mom and Dad, and…"

"Ray-Ray and Dennis," Jasmine said.

Juniper nodded slowly, a lone tear slipped from her left eye. Her grandmother wped it for her as she guided her granddaughter's chin towards her, "No matter how hard life brings you, no matter how cruel…"

"You keep soldiering on," Jasmine and Juniper said in unison; the two ladies hugged each other for a brief moment until June broke away.

"But...what if they don't like me?" June asked out of concern.

"Then you brush it off," Monroe said, "Guess how many people don't like me? I'm still swimming!" he laughed.

"You are Juniper Lee, the toughest person I know. If anyone says that they do not like you…?"

"I knock them out?" Juniper joked.

Jasmine laughed, "No! You...well unless they put their hands on you, yes, but if they are just random jerks, just brush them off. They are not worth the time of the day, but in the end, you'll still be at one peace-even if they do not like you. But still, try to meet people, you will see that it won't be so bad, okay?" Jasmine said.

Juniper smiled, "Okay, I will."

"That's my girl," Jasmine got up and kissed her granddaughter's forehead, "Dinner'll be ready in an hour. Be ready until then, okay?"

"Yes, Ah-mah," Juniper said. Monroe hopped in the bed as Juniper walked straight to the window.

"Are you sure you are okay, June? Remember, this is your choice to make," he said.

"Yeah," Juniper said, unveiling her ruby red curtains, "But I fought mummy owning a zombie-run restaurant. I think, hopefully, I can handle this."

"That's the Te Xuan Ze I know," Monroe said. Juniper smiled at Monroe's optimism, "So, where to?"

"I have not the slightest idea," Juniper said, "But that's where the adventure is, come on!"

…

Meanwhile, Edd was utilizing his metal detector to detect some important items that might be useful for his friends, like a golden watch, or anything of value that they could sell off to the neighborhood kids. Despite that he was the one hard at work, well at least most of the time, Eddy and Ed goofed around with Eddy piggybacked on Ed's back.

"Whoa, where's the fire big Ed?" Eddy asked, steadying Ed to slow down. However, he didn't take the account on how slow minded his tall friend was.

"Fire?! Ahh!" Ed yelled.

"Whoa, Ed!" Eddy tried to rein in the lovable oaf but failed miserably as he continued to contemplate that he was in a burning building...for some reason.

Suddenly, Edd's metal detector detected something from below, "By Joe, I detected something!" Edd said. Ed was about to crash onto him until Edd yelled at the oaf…

"Stop!"

Ed stopped, but in response, Eddy's head was slammed onto the young boy's head, caving it in a bit. Eddy was in pain, "Grandad, you ran another stop sign," he said.

Edd marked the spot to where he found the detection, coding it as an "x".

"I've marked the exact position to where to excavate," Edd said.

"Eddy, Edd's legs are gone," Ed added.

"No Ed," Eddy grabbed his arms positioning them like a lever, "He wants you to dig. Ready Elephant Boy?"

Arf!" Ed replied.

Ed, like an excavator truck, opened his mouth and chomped on the ground, lifting large chunks of it and throwing it to the side.

"You're an animal Ed," Eddy said, "I bet it's a new car or a buried bank heist!"

"Well Ed, your talents are endless aren't they?" Edd asked, trying hard not to laugh.

"I see something, shiny guys!" Ed announced.

"Jackpot! Let'er rip!" Eddy said pulling Ed up to the surface, his tongue wrapped in wire. And, for some God reason, whirred his tongue, pulling the electrical wires back, pulling a series of lamp posts down like a whack-a-mole prop.

"Go baby go!" Eddy exclaimed.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Edd said.

On cue, a young boy with braces dragged a plank of wood on the ground, it wouldn't be long for Eddy to notice it.

"Is that Jimmy? And Plank?" Eddy asked, ceasing the excavation. He rushed over to Jimmy, beating him to the door.

"Hiya Jimmy boy!" Eddy introduced.

"Eep, Eddy!" Jimmy shook.

"Whatcha doing with Plank? Did you steal from Jonny? Did ya?" Eddy asked, pushing Jimmy down. Scared for his life, the frightened little boy held Plank as a shield, protecting him from the Eds.

"Jonny and Plank had a horrible tiff. Jonny walked off with a huff! Abandoned, Plank was helpless! I offered the hunk of wood a home!" Jimmy explained. This, in turn, made Edd a little upset, worried for the bald kid.

"Oh my! Jonny? Alone? Think of the pain! Separated from his best friend. Isolated! Fortunately, I am surrounded by friends who respect the feelings…"

Eddy stuffed Edd's mouth with Ed's head, prompting him to shut up unfortunately, "Can it sockhead! We're wasting time! Jonny's defenseless," Eddy said walking away from Jimmy's front yard.

"Are you gonna eat that Edd?" Ed asked. Edd growled.

…

Juniper was outside in the neighborhood with her pet pug to keep her company. Things were quiet here, a little too quiet. This prompted the pug on high gear. Juniper too, however more so than Monroe.

"I do not see anyone, Monroe. Maybe, maybe we should head back," she said.

"Juniper, as suspicious as I am, its been only 20 bloody minutes. It's okay," Monroe reassured.

"Well, you didn't assist me in the wrong way before," Juniper said, "I trust…" Suddenly, they heard crying. It wasn't too far though, just right by the playground. It was in closer proximity.

"Someone's crying over there," Monroe said, "Do you want to check it out?"

Juniper bit her lip and thought about it; she narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath. Without saying a word, she approached the playground.

"I'mma say yes," Monroe said.

…

Sad and distraught, the young bald kid, Jonny 2x4 was in the sandbox with his toy shovel carving his friend, Plank. He groaned, saddened by the separation from the horrible squabble they had against each other. It wasn't unlike the young boy to be separated from his best friend. It felt...unnatural.

Poor Jonny, sad, alone in the playground; as he woe at the absence of his friend, he heard the fence gate opened. He thought nothing of it—until…

"Hey there…" Jonny furrowed his brow and tilted his head up. He saw a young girl, just a year or two older than he was giving him a sunny smile. She seemed friendly, but Jonny never saw nor heard of this woman before. His whole sadness was quickly replaced by confusion and unsureness. She wore a short green shirt with an emblem of a purple dragonfly centered on the cloth. She had long raven black hair with a lone cherry red strand on the right.

"I heard you crying from not too far," said the woman, "What's wrong?"

"Oh...just lost a friend is all," Jonny admitted, his sadness slowly returning.

"I know how that feels," said the woman, her voice lowered.

Jonny rose his head, "What do you mean?"

"Have you seen what happened in the news a few weeks ago?" she asked.

"The earthquake, what…? Wait…" The boy pieced together, "You're from there?"

The woman nodded.

"And your friends...oh," Jonny concluded, "Oh, I'm so sorry about that."

"It's okay," the woman said, "But trust me, I know how it feels like, and its no fun."

Jonny nodded negatively.

"So, how's this? How about we go and we find your friend, find out what's going on okay? Maybe I can help repair your friendship," the woman said.

"You think you can do that?" Jonny asked.

The woman nodded and smiled, "If only you would let me."

Jonny nodded and stood up, "My name's Jonny! Jonny 2x4! And you?"

The woman smiled, happy that she made her first friend, "I'm Juniper...Juniper Lee."

AN: Welp, that's the chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it! Please leave a comment and a like down below. Until next time…

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