Disclaimer: Ed Edd n Eddy and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee do not belong to me. Ed Edd n Eddy belongs to Danny Antonucci and Cartoon Network and The Life and Times o fJuniper Lee belongs to Judd Winick and Cartoon Network.
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Chapter 5: Say Hey!
Juniper felt something cling to her stomach like a claw to a cliff. As she slowly approached the lane, she caught a better glimpse of the beanie-headed boy behind the counter. She stopped and shook. Sweat oozed from her skin likeAawringed out sponge. The boy remotely looked more like Marcus back in Orchid Bay City, except for one thing, this boy was paler than copy-paper and was as scrawny as a straw. Before she walked too far into the lane, she backed out. Monroe sighed and facepalmed himself.
"June…"
"I know, Monroe. I'm pathetic. It's not like me to collapse but...I never met other kids outside my neighborhood. What if these kids think that I'm…"
"Then you keep soldiering on, June," Monroe said, "You fought monsters and mummies, and terrifying conspiracy theorists…"
"Because I can punch them, Monroe. They know who I am. Why does starting something new feel...scary?"
"Ay lad. New things can be scary, but so is life. Sometimes you need a little challenge to grow. Can't remain constant-think of it like this. When you hold a cup of water, and you let it still, it never moves, but compared to the ocean…"
"It moves...constantly," Juniper finished.
"There you are! If the ocean can move, so can you. Now get in there and show them who you are," Monroe said.
Juniper smiled and hugged her pet pug. "Thanks Monroe."
Juniper and Monroe walked into the lane, with June with her confidence uplifted. When they walked further in, they discovered that the strange boys as well as her new friend Johnny was nowhere to be seen.
"Where'd they go?" Juniper asked.
"They couldn't have gone far," Monroe said.
"Drat. I barely know this neighborhood and already I've already broken a promise. How am I supposed to find his friend without the person who asked me to help him?"
"I believe that you will find a way, listen, as we look for Johnny, this could be a good excuse to meet others. Maybe they can help?" Monroe said.
Juniper nodded. "You're right. Well, I met the guy with the shovel chin and Rolf. Who else…"
"Hey," said a voice.
Juniper turned around and saw a blonde girl wearing a black T-shirt, white tank top, blue/purple jeans, and black shoes with white soles. She had a sweet smile permanently stamped to her face.
"Hi!" said the girl.
"Hello," Juniper said nervously.
"Are you new here?"
"Yes. Just moved in a few weeks ago."
"A few weeks? Never seen you before around here."
"Yeah, just been a shut in for quite awhile."
"Probably from the new kid disease right?" the girl chuckled.
"Yeah," Juniper said. "I'm Juniper Lee. What's your name?"
"I'm Nazz. Nazz Van Bartonschmeer," she said.
"That sounds German, lassy!" Monroe commented.
"Are you from Germany?" Juniper asked, hoping that Nazz didn't catch Monroe's comment. However surprisingly, she didn't even flinch. In fact her smile got bigger seeing Monroe.
"Austria actually. Came here to the States when I was young," she finished. She knelt down to her knees to Monroe's level. "Aww, and who is this cutey!"
"Oh, this is Monroe. My tea..I mean…"
"Your pet pug?"
"No. A friend," she said. "He hates it when you call him that."
"Oh sorry," she said to Monroe. She stood back up to Juniper, "You seem lost, you missing someone or something?"
"Well there was this guy. Bald kid. Wearing a white shirt. Kinda weird?"
"Johnny?"
Juniper nodded. "Have you seen him? He was taken by three guys: one tall, one short, and the...the…" Juniper struggled.
"The guy in the beanie?" Monroe finished.
"The guy with the sock on his head-that's right," Juniper straightened herself.
"The Eds took Johnny? Of course they did," Nazz pinched the bridge of her nose.
"What's wrong?" Juniper asked.
"Nothing, just that they are using Johnny for who knows what. But hey, maybe we can find them together!" Nazz said.
"You'll help me?"
Nazz nodded, "Come on, I bet they went this way. I can introduce them to you! They'll like you!"
"Oh okay!" Juniper said following Nazz.
At the end of the lane, Nazz showed Juniper the end of the road...Eddy's house as she deemed it, and from where it was going there were a few kids entering inside of the home. The music played was an homage to 70s disco, playing as loud as the cries of New York City.
"Ay, could someone turn that racket down for pity sake!" Monroe complained.
"Gotta hand it to you, someone must really love 70s music," Juniper added.
"They must be having a party! Come on, Juniper. Come and meet the gang!" Nazz said, dancing her way to the house. Juniper froze, forgetting how it is like to hang out with others. Though something in her sent out alarm bells, well more like memory alarm bells that slowed her down. Monroe caught this; Juniper shivered as Nazz walked closer to the house.
"What's wrong?" Monroe asked.
"It's...it's nothing. Just...nothing," Juniper said.
"Look, it's okay to be scared. Things like this are completely normal. Besides, your friends in Orchid Bay City would want you to move on. I mean hey! You managed to make a new friend with Nazz!" Monroe said.
"You're right, but what if…"
"You'll be fine, June," Monroe smiled. "Now come on and take the edge off. You're going to be…"
"What the heck?" yelled a voice. Juniper turned around following that erroneous cry. Standing behind her aghast was a loud mouth young girl with the lips that could span the entire state of California and a young boy next to him wearing what looked like disco clothing carrying what looked like a plank of wood for a face. He had Saturn like braces and had an innocent voice that carried along with it.
"Looks like we got another Johnny, Jimmy," said the girl.
"Yikes, who are you?" asked the boy named Jimmy.
"I'm Juniper…"
"Don't care! Hold this!" said the girl slapping the plank of wood onto Juniper with a lot of force.
"That is one problem child. I'd be damned if I were her sibling," Monroe said.
"Yeah a real joy," Juniper said, hiding her anger.
"So June, what do you think of doing?" Monroe asked.
"Finding Johnny to look for his friend. It's the least I can do," she said as she walks towards the house.
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