Social Care chapter 11

This is another interesting chapter. So let's see what is going on this chapter!

Benny: If it's one of your so-called suspense chapters, I think you might as well give up now.

No, it's not a suspenseful chapter. So enjoy the chapter!

It was a peaceful and calm morning at the PCC. Well, as peaceful as calm as a state-run foster home with the Eds and Izzy as residents can get. The dining room was mild chaos.

Today's breakfast was so big that it practically could almost be like a buffet. Everyone was eating at the table except for Izzy because of safety reasons.

Eddy asked " So where's Izzy?"

However, it seems that one of our main characters either does not understand it or has a concern.

Johnny teased " Why? Do you want to try and talk to her again?"

Eddy rolled his eyes and thought " Oh come on, how long is he going to keep on making a joke about that? I am just curious to see where crazy girl is."

Eddy replied " Very funny, Johnny. Even if she doesn't eat dinner with us, doesn't she eat breakfast?"

Johnny said " Well, we did try that idea one day a few years ago."

Double D asked curiously " So what were the results of that?"

Johnny answered " It was OK. It wasn't good but she didn't go too crazy, which I have to give her some credit for."

The talk turned to the soccer game which was that evening against Lemon Brook High. Ed and Eddy felt that Saint Mary's could win but Double D and Johnny warned them not to be too cocky.

Double D said " Now, Ed, Eddy, we can't be too confident. Remember what Johnny said a few days before? We need to make sure we're prepared."

Johnny also said " Yeah, guys, I have to agree with Double D. We just can't act like we're great and think that will help us. We have to act or think like we are great and also know that we are really great."

Eddy replied " So how are we going to do that? It's too late to train and we have no time to check on Lemon Brook before tonight's game."

Johnny smiled and said " When there's a will, there's a way, my friend."

Eddy smiled as well as he thought " So this is our first game and against the Lemon Brook Losers, of all people! This shouldn't be too hard...I hope..."

So Johnny said " We'll go to Lemon Brook High after breakfast and see if we can pick up some of their techniques for the game."

Eddy replied with a grin on his face " That means that we'll know their techniques and be allowed to predict their moves in the game! Good idea, Johnny!"

Ed and Double D both nodded in agreement. As they all continued to eat their breakfast, they began to look at each other and think to themselves.

After the four ate their breakfast, they went to the Eds' bedroom to get changed.

Johnny put on a yellow dress shirt over his black T-shirt but decided not to button it.

Johnny thought " There's no time. Besides, I need to look like a rebel, not a Saint Mary's student."

Eddy asked " Hey, Johnny, what should I wear? So I can impress the ladies, you know?" with a smirk.

Johnny rolled his eyes and thought " Oh god, here we go again..." with a smirk on his face.

Johnny answered coolly " You just need to put on a hoodie or something like that. If you want to please the girls with just your clothes, then you have more issues than I first thought." with a grin before he tossed a teal-colored, plain hoodie to Eddy who managed to catch it.

Eddy pulled the hoodie over his yellow T-shirt and sat back down on his bed. He looked over at Ed and Double D. They looked OK since they still had their regular clothes on and none of the Lemon Brook players knew that the Eds and Johnny were on the soccer team for Saint Mary's.

The four had walked out of the house and most of the boys didn't have much. Except that Johnny had a notebook and a pen to record Lemon Brook's plays and techniques. They took a bus out of the city to get to Lemon Brook.

On the way to Lemon Brook, Johnny asked " Eddy, do you still have that map of Lemon Brook?"

Eddy answered through a mouthful of egg and bacon " Yeah, kept it in my bookbag since that little adventure a few years back. Why?"

Johnny said " Let's just hope that Lemon Brook still looks the same because I really don't want to have to ask for directions. And Eddy, please don't speak when you're eating. It saves us the stomach."

As the bus slowly drove into Lemon Brook, the four looked out the window at the town. It was a pretty large town, almost at the verge of being a small city but Peach Creek was still one million times more larger than Lemon Brook.

So Johnny checked the map of Lemon Brook. Johnny noticed that Lemon Brook High was only five blocks from the bus stop where they would get off. Johnny noticed that they were getting closer to their stop.

Johnny looked over at a sleeping Eddy and nudged him to wake him up.

Johnny said " Guys, get up. We're almost there."

Eddy, Double D and Ed all got up along with Johnny as the bus slowed to a halt in front of the bus stop. As the bus doors opened, the Eds, Johnny and a few other people had gotten off the bus. The bus doors closed as the bus drove away.

Johnny looked down at Eddy's map of Lemon Brook and came to one conclusion.

Johnny said " Come on, guys. We have to go five blocks this way."

Johnny began walking up the street and the Eds followed him. Using the map Eddy had, the quartet eventually reached Lemon Brook High. The first thing they noticed is the Lemon Brook High Sours, in yellow T-shirts with a black collar and stripe and black shorts.

The boys looked at each other before looking at the field. Already, students were in the bleachers watching the Sours practice. Johnny smirked. If students were already watching the team practice, that meant that him and the Eds could easily blend in.

Johnny nodded and said " Come on. Let's go in the stands." before he handed the notebook and pen to Double D.

The four tried to look for seats in the bleachers but there weren't many available. The quartet found a few seats in two rows that they could see good enough. As Double D began writing down in the notebook as he alternated between that and watching the Sours, the two other Eds and Johnny looked at the practice in shock, surprise and horror.

Johnny said " They're good. They are really good now."

Eddy put his head in his hands and said " Man, we are so screwed tonight."

Johnny replied " Maybe not. See that guy there... the only one with a black collar? He must be their star player."

Eddy said with a lifted eyebrow " So?"

Johnny replied " So if we take our good friend Mister Kilsera down, the whole Lemon Brook team falls apart, leading us to total victory."

Ed shrugged and said " Yeah. Even if that doesn't work, we can always use their techniques against them."

Johnny nodded and replied " That's right, Ed. We'll make sure that we outsmart the enemy. That's something I learned."

Double D asked " Where did you learn that?"

Johnny casually answered " From hours of playing Modern Warfare, Halo, Tom Clancy and other games."

Double D raised an eyebrow. Johnny learned all that just from playing war games? Of course, these war games can teach a lesson even if they are simply for entertainment.

Eddy nudged Double D before he looked at the Sours who was leaving the field as were the other students.

Eddy said " Practice is over. Come on, let's get out of this trash can."

The four got off the field and began walking back to the bus stop with the valuable information they had.

That night, the Eds and Johnny were dressed in their soccer uniform in the locker room. Johnny looked calm, Eddy had a confident smirk on his face, Double D looked extremely nervous and Ed seemed like...well, Ed.

The coach shouted " OK, boys! This is it! We've been training all season to go up against Lemon Brook and now is our chance! Battle of the City may be a factor in this but we've been losing to Lemon Brook High since Clinton was president. Are we going to take it anymore?"

The soccer team shouted " No!"

The coach shouted " I can't hear you!"

The soccer team shouted " No, sir!"

The coach put a hand to his ear and shouted " I still can't hear you!"

The soccer team yelled " NO, SIR!"

The coach clapped before he said " That's the spirit. We've been lying down against Lemon Brook for far too long. Tonight, we stand up for not only ourselves, our team but for our school!"

The soccer team put their fists up in the air and shouted " Yeah!"

The coach clapped again and said " Now let's get out there and see those Sours how sweet we are now!"

The soccer team began to jog out of the locker room and to the field. All the while, the four of them were having one common thought.

Ed thought " We..."

Double D thought " will..."

Eddy thought " win..."

Johnny thought " this."

The four looked at each other and fist pounded with each other before they went on the field.

And that concludes chapter 11! So what are the boys' plan? What techniques are the Sours going to use? And can these four misfits on a team of underdogs do the impossible?

Benny: Hopefully, otherwise it will be on hiatus.

Very funny, Benny. Read and review!