Ch.11

Absorption

I'm so sorry for the unannounced hiatus! School took up a large portion of my free time. In fact, I should be studying for midterms right now, but instead, I'm going to finally update. There aren't too many chapters left, so I'll try to get them up before Christmas. Please R&R!

Chris and the Eds took a few steps back as the dragon-dinosaur hybrid raised its head sleepily. Several dark yellow spines stood erect on the monster, along with golden scales.

"Anybody got a plan?" asked Eddy. He looked to Chris and Double D, who both shook their heads.

"Oh! I know!" exclaimed Ed happily while raising his hand over his head as if he was waiting for the teacher to call on him. "Watch this!" The tall kid charged at the monster, hopping upward as he struck his foe with his foot. However, he did not plan his landing and fell flat on his back. The kick did not seem to hurt the dragon much, but instead made it angry. Spinning in place quickly, the dragon swept its tail at Ed, sending the kid flying across the room. Double D quickly ran to Ed's aid while Eddy and Chris stared down the beast.

"We need to distract the monster so we can find a way to eliminate it," noted Chris. "You brought something that can help us, right?"

His younger brother saluted him dutifully. "Yes Agent Chris!" Eddy grabbed what looked like an ordinary pair of contact lenses and fitted them into his eyes. His eye color changed to a lime green as they began to brighten. Fixing his sights on the monster, the kid fired rays of green at the beast's feet. The dragon-dinosaur hybrid roared in agitation before hopping into the air and spreading its wings. Before Eddy could do any more damage, the monster ceased its flight, landing on top of Eddy.

"Eddy!" shouted Ed and Double D from across the room. The two were silent for a moment before Ed fell onto his rump and began to bawl his eyes out. Double fell on all fours, shaking his sock hat-clad head. "T-This can be happening…it has to be a dream. Eddy can't be…"

"Double D!" Double D looked up tearfully as Chris whipped out a plasma sword. "Use your item Double D!"

The younger boy stood up angrily. "Your brother just got crushed to death and you don't take a moment to shed tears?"

"Just use it!" shouted Chris as he dodged the monsters tail. Double D clenched his fists in rage before grabbing a pair of sunglasses from his pocket. Pressing a couple buttons on the side of it, he scanned the beast's body. "I've located its weak spot. It's the spine on the back of its neck."

Chris found himself taking cover behind a pillar in the room. "Okay, now Ed, I need you to use your item to keep the monster busy."

Ed wiped his nose with his sleeve, covering it in snot. "B-But Eddy…"

"Eddy would want you to kill the monster!" noted Chris before rushing out from his hiding spot and into the open near the dragon-dinosaur hybrid. "Avenge him Ed!"

The tall Ed wiped tears from his eyes before standing up dutifully. "I shall avenge Eddy!" Pulling a small ball from his pocket, he backed up a few steps before chucking it at the monster. The ball erupted in the beast's eyes, covering them with brown sludge. The monster roared in confusion as tried to smear the sludge from its eyes. Occupied with clearing its vision, it did not notice as Chris began to climb the beast. It did not take long before the male reached the monster's neck. Taking his plasma sword, Chris quickly severed the spine on the back of the monster's neck. The monster gave a wail of pain before collapsing to the ground.

Ed was the first to reach the flattened Eddy. Falling on his knees, he began to cry once more. "Why? Why Eddy? He was my best friend!"

Double D tried to keep his compositor as he patted Ed on the back. "H-He's in a better place now Ed, it's…" he paused a moment as Ed hugged Eddy. However, instead of a flattened body, there was merely a pile of robot parts.

"I'll miss you Eddy!" blubbered Ed as he hugged the pile of metal scraps.

"Ed, I don't think that's Eddy," said Double D.

"You're right, he's not." Double D and Ed turned to Chris as he joined them. "I figured that out shortly before he got flattened. He called me 'Agent Chris'. He's my brother. He's always called me Chris, even when he found out I was a secret agent."

Double D adjusted his sock hat as he looked at Chris in confusion. "If this isn't Eddy, then where…?"

"Ow! Stupid sphere holder thing!" Chris, Ed, and Double D looked over to the end of the room where Eddy stood next to the stand where the sphere was. Eddy continued to hop on one foot while holding the foot he injured due to the stand.

"Eddy!" exclaimed Ed happily, his tears evaporating almost instantly. "I thought you were a pancake!"

Chris folded his arms and stared his little brother down. "What's going on? Why was there a robot just like you?"

"Okay fine, I'll tell you," said Eddy impatiently. "That Zeke guy can't be trusted! He's always trying to get us killed! I even found a movie of me being tortured by him! He has to be a double agent!"

"Um…Zeke is like that to all the recruits," explained Chris. "But what you've told me doesn't explain your actions."

"Well, I wanted to confront him," continued Eddy. "I remember I went in a room where you could get a copied robot form of yourself, so I made a copy of myself. Afterwards, I sent the copy to be briefed while I hid. I even hid on the plane while you guys thought the robot was me. After you guys were dropped off, I was going to confront Zeke, but when he opened up that hole in the floor, I fell out too. Instead of landing on the roof like you guys did, I fell in front of the front door. From then on, I had to sneak my way here."

Double D stared at his friend in awe. "Eddy, that's possibly one of the smartest plan you've even concocted, and with little help no less! Sure, it didn't go exactly to your plan, but I'm impressed!"

"So am I," said Chris. However, his expression and tone was stern. "But I can't believe you would go behind my back like that! First of all, Zeke is no traitor. Believe me, I've known him for years and I know he wouldn't betray me. Second, once we get out of here, I'm gonna make sure you apologize to him."

Eddy chuckled nervously as he grabbed the Sphere. "Hehe, chill out bro, we got the Sphere, right?" The sphere gave a sudden bright twinkle before Eddy howled in pain.

Chris hurried over to his brother. "Eddy, what's wrong?"

"It-It burns!" he cried as he held out his hands. The two gasped as they watched the sphere slowly burrow into Eddy's hand. "Get it outta me!"

"Hold on little bro!" shouted Chris as he grabbed the Sphere. He gave it a few sharp tugs before the two fell on their backs.

Eddy examined his body and wiped sweat from his brow. "That's Chris, you're a…" However, Chris was still on his back, trembling as the Sphere absorbed into his chest. The sphere was out of sight when Eddy made it to his side. "Chris, are you…?" A sudden burst of energy sent Eddy flying into Ed and Double D. The three kids looked up to see Chris glowing blood red.

"Returning to HQ," he muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, Kevin, Nazz, Rolf, Jonny, Sarah, and Jimmy dragged themselves into the room, each one covered n various scratches and bruises.

"I've never been so tired in my life," moaned Nazz as she limped at Kevin's side.

"Don't worry," said Kevin reassuringly as he rubbed his bruised arm. "Chris and the dorks probably got the Sphere by now. We'll be outta here in no time." As they entered the room, they saw the glowing Chris blast off into the air, crashing though the ceiling and out of sight. The kids stared at the Eds, who struggled to their feet.

Eddy dusted himself off as the kids' glares burrowed into him. "Um…we have a problem."

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