Ch.8
Digging Up Dirt
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The three Eds peeked around the corner, checking to see if the hallway was empty. Thankful for them, it was.
"What exactly are we looking for?" asked Double D. "I can't help you dig up dirt on Zeke unless I know what to look for and where."
"You think I know where we're goin'?" asked Eddy as he fooled around with the map. "It doesn't exactly show us where Zeke's room is or something like that. Let's just check this room." The three walked into the first room on the right.
Ed was the first to speak. "Look at all the animals!" The room was full of animals, from common household pets to exotic breeds which the kids have never seen before.
Eddy wrinkled his nose. "It smells like Ed's room."
"Perhaps they're implanting devises in the animals to convert their speech to English," suggested Double D as he looked closely at a monkey which looked more like a dragon. "Or are they combining animals to create new ones?"
"Hola!" Double D and Eddy looked downward to see a happy Dalmatian staring at them. "Que pasa amigos?"
Eddy looked at Double D for help. "Do you speak French?"
"That' Spanish Eddy," corrected Double D.
"Looks at this!" Double D and Eddy walked over to a row of shelves where Ed was chuckling happily to himself. "He looks hungry." Ed opened up the cage only to be tackled by a hamster with vampire fangs. Thinking quickly, Eddy used Ed's head as a tee before kicking the hamster across the room. Not wanting to see if the hamster was dead or not, the Eds hurried out of the room.
"I vote we try a different room," said Eddy. Double D and Ed nodded as they walked into the room to the right of the animal room.
As Double D entered the room, a pair of robotic arms stopped in front of him, pointing a pair of lasers at him. However, they didn't hurt at all. From the other side of the room, a metal chamber vibrated violently before a 'ding' went off. The chamber opened, revealing a perfect copy of Double D.
"Incredible!" exclaimed the original Double D. "It's a copy machine, but for humans!"
Ed walked over to a control panel, gazing at a red button. "Cool, what's this do?" As soon a he pressed the button, a giant hammer emerged from the wall before smashing the copied Double D into a multitude of robotic pieces.
Eddy backed away fearfully. "Next room?" He and his friends dashed out of the room and pushed open the door across the hall.
The room was mostly another long hallway, but the large screen could be seen from the entrance. The three Eds hurried to get a closer look at the screen.
"Finally, a room that looks useful and not deadly!" exclaimed Eddy. Double D too a seat on the chair in front of the keyboard. Before he pressed a single key, a robotic voice bellowed from above. "Password needed." The sock hat-wearing kid thought for a moment before punching in a few keys. "Access denied."
"Move over Sockhead," grumbled Eddy as he pushed Double D out of the chair and typed in a few keys. "Access denied."
Eddy growled in frustration. "Come on!"
"Oh, can I try Eddy?" asked Ed as he walked over to the keyboard.
"What are you supposed to do?" asked Eddy scathingly. Ed stood silently for a moment before slamming his head into the keyboard. "Access approved." The screen turned into a search engine-like screen while Eddy and Double D stared in surprised at Ed, how laid on the floor face down.
Ed looked up, his forehead pink with pain. "It's all in my head you guys. That's what my doctor says!"
Eddy waited until Double D took his place back in the seat before commanding, "Type in 'Zeke'. Double D did as he told, typing in the name and pressing the 'enter' key.
"Okay, he's from Seattle, Washington," began Double D. "He went to college with your brother before the two started working here."
There was a pause before Eddy thought of his next move. "Type my name in there."
"Eddy, why would you be in this system?" asked Double D. "At most, it'll most likely say that you and Chris are brothers."
"Just do it!" spat the shortest Ed. Double D rolled his eyes, muttering dark words under his breath before doing what he was told to do. "How peculiar. There appears to be a video link under your name."
"Is it a monster movie?" asked Ed and he grabbed Double D around the next, blissfully unaware he was strangling him. "Maybe it'll be Onionman 3: The Tearing!" Double D found himself rolling his eyes once more before clicking on the link. The film was a bit fuzzy, but the kids could see clearly what was going on. Eddy lay strapped onto a table with a cloaked man behind the control box.
"Come on man," begged Eddy tearfully. "Please stop…please!"
"Not until your brother shows up," replied the man. "And even then, you're not safe!" He pressed the button on the control panel, sending a wave of electricity unto the screaming Eddy.
Ed chuckled happily. "I didn't know you were in a movie Eddy. What's it called?"
"Oh my goodness," said Double D as s chill made his spine shiver. "Eddy, when did this happen?"
Eddy shook his head. "I-I dunno. Believe me, I'd remember something like this!"
"Why are you doing this?' asked Eddy on the screen. "I-I thought stuff like this only happened in movies!"
The man shrugged. "It's fun to hear you scream, but the best part is when you make your final shriek of terror before the life fades from your eyes."
The smallest Ed finally made the connection in his mind. The voice was all too familiar. "Zeke…" He clenched his fists in anger before rushing out of the room.
"Eddy, come back!" Shouted Double D as he quickly closed the video.
"Yeah, the movie's not over yet!" added Ed and he and Double D chased after Eddy, who was already out of the door. However, when Ed and Double D entered the hallway, Eddy was nowhere to be found.
"Poor Eddy," Double D said to himself. "I really wish we could talk this out."
"ED!" Ed and Double D turned to see Sarah and Jimmy walking towards them.
The tallest Ed waved to the two younger kids. "Hello baby sis…ow!"
Sarah had a tight grip on Ed's ear and continued to tug painfully. "It's time to get briefed on out mission! Let's go fathead!" Jimmy chuckled as Sarah dragged her older brother away effortlessly with Double D following close behind.
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