Thank you all for reading! I'm glad that you enjoyed chapter 2 enough to read it and even favorite it! But still... only a new favorite. It seems a small amount for such a good story, don't you think?

There's also several reviews! Hooray! Let's answer them:

drake202: Thanks for reading, kid! I hope you like what'll come soon, or at least the part after this one.

Winky Keaton: Thanks for reading, kid! But... do you mind if I ask you to tone down the suggesting of ideas, in this sense? Please? You wrote multiple reviews saying the exact same thing, you know... and you don't have to worry about me not knowing the characters. I do. I even have a good idea on how to explain what's going on. I don't need to go to the wiki when I have the actual volumes and episodes here with me. I just want to make it clear that I don't want ideas on the lines of 'just add the other canon characters' or 'just have it be exactly like canon'. There are things that will have to be the same, but there are others that will be quite different, if only because the Eds are not Tomoki and his friends. Can you get that, this time?

Also, I'm not writing a Ben 10 story. I don't like Ben 10. Matfix may like it, but don't expect it from the author of this.

AMTT94: Muchas gracias por leerlo, amigo! Espero que este capítulo sea de tu gusto!

Lewamus Prime: Thanks for reading, kid! I'm sorry that you're so excited about your suggestions, but I'm not going to be using them, as you can see. I have my own ideas as to where to take this plot for now, even if not on the long run - which may be just seven chapters more, who knows?

And for the rest of you, enjoy!

It was probably to Edd's luck that nobody was around at the time, when he and his friends ran in pursuit of the flash of light. Of course it wasn't going to last forever, but given his role in the current situation, one couldn't blame him for wanting to be as far from noticed as possible. Still, as he did his best to follow Ed, he realized that their path was leading to one of the streets that led to the cul-de-sac, the transformed card heading towards one of the closed buildings. They had just seen it enter the building when it flashed brightly, in such a blinding fashion that if it wasn't because this area was, in Eddy's words, 'a total dump', there would've been far more attention brought upon it.

As it was, the other business folk had to come out to see what happened, as did some other pedestrians who were nearby. Edd felt pale as he looked around, seeing a crowd start to form. "Not good… that's drawing too much attention, it's not good…" he muttered, hearing a pair of feet land softly by his side. One glance revealed it was Ikaros, who was looking at the fading light rather than at him, which only barely made him feel better – the chain in his hand only felt heavier and heavier, making him feel worse.

As they got to the building's entrance, however, the dread changed to wonder. The building itself had not changed much, other than definitely looking clean and less broken down, but the insides were illuminated and they could see movement from the inside. It also did not smell at all of dust and grime, much to the boy's relief, and there were some stands setup on the sides.

Ed stared at it for a few seconds, before the biggest smile the others had ever seen appeared in his dopey face. "COMICS!" he yelled, running inside, nearly breaking the doors. Both Ed and Eddy stared at him in surprise, before they ran in.

"Ed, please!"

"Wait up, Lumpy!"

Their words went amiss as the tall yellow-skinned boy was running all over the room, looking at the countless stocked comics and movies. "Look, guys! They have the rare #1 issue of the Action Guy! The very first superhero from New Jersey!" Ed declared, having grabbed said magazine. "And ooh! They have the whole collection for the Psycho Detectives! It was out of print for years! And"

The sudden silence took them all aback, as Ed stopped by the central stand of the store. There was a single comic there, but it was well-illuminated and covered. He was sweating now, quite nervously at that.

"The Super Sleuth Adventures, issue 97… the rarest, final issue, with only a limited run due to its lack of popularity…" he barely managed to say, his voice only a whisper. "And it's here…!"

"Um… Ed?" Edd asked, somewhat nervous. "Are… are you okay?"

Ed fell to his knees. Now even Eddy was staring at him, uncomfortable.

"This shop has… everything, guys… every single comic I want…" he muttered, before looking around. "And all the movies, too… and, and, and…!"

They could see the excitement going back, before he started to bawl. "But it's no USE! I can't ever buy all of these! They're so expensive and rare and I can't afford them and this is so terrible and WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

"Oh dear…" Edd's portable umbrella was the only thing protecting them from Ed's bawling; thankfully, the other comics were protected by good plastic or glass panes, ensuring no damage would come to them. "Nothing good can come of this." As the boy started to wonder just how they would solve this issue, however, a faint sound of footsteps came from behind them.

"Excuse me?" a girl's voice said, in a faint accent. "May I help you?"

"W-well…" As both Edd and Eddy turned to face her, their current concerns changed somewhat. This was a girl about Edd's height, with some traits that reminded them of Japanese people they had seen in movies, even if they were not common in this neighborhood. She was wearing a green shirt and blue shorts, more on the hugging type than what they were used to, and her hair was a shockingly strong tone of blue, reaching down and past her shoulders. That, however, barely managed to register in the boys' minds.

Rather, it was her chest that drew their attention; out of all the girls they had ever seen in town, none of them had a bust this generous, quite fitting with Edd's nickname, if not maybe bigger than even Ikaros. Both boys started sweating just like when Nazz was looking particularly nice, while Ikaros stared at her blankly.

"…well?" the girl asked, looking at them somewhat confused. Edd managed to mumble something she did not quite understand, and Eddy realized that their tongues were going to be tied quite strongly at this rate. So he stepped on his friend's foot, leading to a sudden twist of pain from him.

"E-Ed" he squeezed out, while Eddy let his confidence build up after the subtle humiliation of his friend - something which, in times like this, was useful to getting himself back to normal.

"It's our friend Ed, see?" he indicated the blubbering boy, who was partially sniffing more than crying now. "The poor sap's just so happy to see such a shop, that he completely lost control of himself and started crying!" He grabbed Ed's head, forcing him to turn around. "C'mon, Lumpy, don't be so weepy!"

"But Eddy!" Whatever Ed was about to say, he lost it at the sight of the girl. She looked at him, somewhat worried, as his tears became sweat and he nearly melted at her feet, completely taken aback.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked him, and he trembled a bit more. "Please, tell me, mister Ed!"

"…m-mister?" Edd asked, not quite sure what to say, and she nodded.

"Of course. Should I not treat our number one customer with respect?" the busty girl asked him, and none of them quite knew how to answer. Once she realized that, she had a sweet smile. "Today is our grand opening. And well, there is a special promotion going on… the first client will be given a special, VIP lifetime pass within our store. He'll be allowed to peruse the comics and videos he likes and even enjoy them in the comfort of a special room in the back… along with any other services he may need…"

The blush in her face went right over the entire group, as Ed's smile grew larger and larger with each word he heard. "Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy! This is the happiest day of my life!" He grabbed onto the other two Eds, running in place as he did so. "Oh savior of the comic world! Thank you for saving Ed from despair!"

"You're… welcome?" she hesitated to say, somewhat nervous. "I-if you'll follow me, I'll register you into our system, mister Ed, and from then on you will be able to enjoy our services at any time…"

As she smiled, even if just that bit, Ed literally melted again. Eddy groaned as he heard that. "For crying out loud! Even a hot chick? Why is Ed so lucky all of a sudden?!" he complained, and while Ed and the girl ignored him, Edd and Ikaros did not.

"W-well, I'm sure it must have something to do with the sudden appearance of this store within the commercial district… a-after all, it did not even exist before today!" the other boy tried to explain, as he wiped his brow with a pocket handkerchief.

"That would be the Card's effect, Master," Ikaros went on, her expression as blank as usual. "It created the store that the other Master wanted."

"Other… Master?" Eddy asked, surprised at her name for Ed.

"You, and that other boy… you may not be my Masters, but I see no reason not to fulfill your requests… with my Master's permission," she explained, and Edd scowled a little. "This store, and everything in it… it was created to satisfy his desires."

There was a moment of silence, before he turned to look at the girl. "…even her?" he indicated her, who was too busy talking to Ed to hear them. She nodded.

"I created the ideal store for him. If his ideal store would have such a thing, then it was created." There was more silence now, the other Eds not quite sure how to take this revelation. Edd, in particular, was completely taken aback by learning this girl was not exactly 'real'.

Before he could say anything else, however, Ed ran towards them. "Come on, guys!" he yelled, grabbing them by the hand and pulling them away. "Let's go to the happy place room!"

Edd wheezed as he was dragged so hard. "E-Ed! Calm down, you don't have to be so pushy!"

"Stop that, Lumpy!" Eddy complained, but Ed was too far into his happy place to listen to them again. The Asian girl just stared at them, trying to keep her sweet smile.

"It seems mister Ed will be a very amusing customer…!" she said, her gaze unwavering. "I hope he'll come over quite often, too!"

It wasn't until much later that Edd was back in his room, lying on his bed. His face was scrunched in thought, as he stared at the ceiling.

It was all he could do to not stare at Ikaros, who was sitting on her knees, heels placed beneath her hips. She was close enough to be uncomfortable, and staring at him at all times, not asking him any particular questions.

It was weird to be treated like that, overall. He… really wasn't used to having a girl in his bedroom, much less one like Ikaros. Not to mention the fact that trying to get her to stay in other rooms had proved rather fruitless… but well, how else would he explain the chain still attached to his hand?

And of course, there was the rest of the day. Her ability to summon anything anyone asked for, no questions asked, and her perfectly submissive behavior… seeing Ed and Eddy get what they wanted so easily was beyond his normal understanding. Things never went so easily for them, and there was nothing that should change this. So why…?

"What a day…" he groaned, unhappily. He sure hadn't expected any of this, when he left his house this morning. And he felt so tired, awfully so…" At least tomorrow should be coming soon…"

"…Master?" Ikaros asked him, and he turned away from her, eyes closed.

"Ed, Eddy… you two can be so irritating, sometimes…" he muttered, already half-asleep. "Sometimes, I wish you'd actually be nice and proper gentlemen like myself…"

Ikaros was silent, as she took those words into account. Within seconds, Edd was already completely asleep, not even getting under his sheets. Not long after that, she closed her eyes and bowed before him, her head resting by the frame.

"As you wish, Master."