Port-Ed Chapter 8
Created by rcmero
Edited by Yoshermon

A/N: That's three out of three. Didn't expect it so quickly though. But what the hey. Thank you Yoshermon. With all that said and done, let's get on with the show!

"Found another one, Double-D! Says we 'oughta go this way," said Eddy as he looked at the wall in front of him. On it was a large, red arrow that looked as if it was hastily spray-painted, pointing upwards.

"Up?" asked Ed as he and Edd walked over to the arrow. Above them, high up on the ceiling was a small grate. Above that, the Eds could see a concrete wall.

"I call it!" shouted Eddy before his friends could say anything. With a disappointed groan from Ed and a quiet mumble from Edd, Eddy aimed his Portal Gun upwards and fired. A blue portal opened up on the concrete ceiling above the grate, which connected to an orange portal that Eddy fired on the wall in front of him. He sat down and scooted slowly toward the portal feet-first. As his legs went through the threshold, the boy started to accelerate until his body was pulled through the portal and onto the ground in front.

"Man that feels weird!" Eddy said as he gazed back up through the blue portal at his friends.

"You get used to it after a while," said Edd as he jumped into the orange portal and landed gracefully on his feet. Ed went next, running into the portal and landing on the ground face-first. The Eds looked around at the new room they were in and saw large, clear tubes that passed through the walls, heading somewhere else in the facility. The boys saw Weighted Storage Cubes moving quickly through the pipes, apparently heading towards various test chambers as Edd guessed. One tube on the floor was broken, the top of it shattered making a hole large enough for a person to crawl through. On the wall above the tube was another arrow pointing down.

"I wonder," Edd said to no one in particular. "Who created these directions? This is the seventh or eighth one we've passed by and they've all lead us to another part of the facility."

"Who cares?" Eddy replied. "Let's just find our way out."

"Water slide!" Ed shouted as he jumped into the broken tube. Before Eddy and Edd could react, Ed slid quickly down the tube and out of sight.

"After him!" Eddy shouted as he pushed Edd into the tube before entering himself. A steady but strong stream of air pushed the two boys along the slick pipe at a quick pace. They soon caught up with Ed, and the three shared screams and yelps as they were forced through several sharp turns in the numatic maze. One last turn sent the boys hurtling straight down until they landed on Ed with a loud thump. A loud groaning of metal roared over the complaints of the three boys followed by a metallic snap. The three boys dropped further until they all landed hard on a concrete floor.

"What the he-" Eddy was cut off when a large piece of metal landed on him. Edd managed to get up and look around. The three boys were in a test chamber, having entered through a Vital Apparatus Vent that bestows Weighted Storage Cubes.

"Okay. The test is over now. You win. Go back to the recovery annex. For your cake," said GLaDOS over the unseen speakers in the room.

"Go to hell, psycho-computer lady!" Eddy shouted, shaking his fist in the air.

"Eddy!" Edd interrupted Eddy.

"What?"

"You know better than to swear like tha-"

"Where are we?" Ed asked, interrupting Edd.

"I believe we're in Test Chamber 9," Edd answered.

"It doesn't look so hard," said Eddy. Beyond an emancipation grill was a large button in front of a door. Ed, excited at seeing the button, ran over and jumped on it. The door immediately opened up in front of them.

"This is the kind of 'problem solving' you had to do? Geese, Double-D, we're not that stupid," said Eddy.

"This was before my device could fire orange portals, Eddy," Edd started, "There was a lot more to this than just standing on a button and firing a portal on the other side of the door."

"If you say so," said Eddy as he fired a blue portal onto the wall beyond the open door.

"Aw, Eddy! It was my turn!" whined Ed as he stepped off the button, causing the door to close. Eddy fired an orange portal and the trio went through. They came upon the lift to the next Test Chamber, though the elevator was missing. Under it, the boys could see another room. Taking faith in their heelsprings, they jumped down into the room below. It was very dark, save for a few flickering lights here and there. Large pistons all around the room pumped back and forth, creating a low rumbling noise. Before the Eds went to look for an exit, an orange portal suddenly appeared on the wall next to them.

"Did you fire that?" Eddy asked. The other two boys both shook their heads.

"Gentlemen, I suspect this is a trap," Edd started.

"Well, you'd have to be pretty stupid to fall for that trick," Eddy agreed. They looked inside the portal and saw nothing but blackness. That is, until a light turned on to reveal a table, upon which was...

"CAKE!!!" Ed shouted as he ran through the portal at breakneck speed. "Yum yum yum!"

"NO ED!" Eddy and Edd shouted simultaneously. But the portal closed immediately after Ed went through.

"Ed!" Eddy sank to the ground, hoping for the portal to return.

"This is your fault," GLaDOS started. "It didn't have to be like this."

"But… why monobrow…"

"I'm not kidding now. Turn back or I will kill you."

"Why…" Eddy started to get angry.

"I'm going to kill you and all the cake is gone."

Eddy slowly started getting up.

"You don't even care, do you? This is your last chance."

"NEVER!!!" Eddy shouted, his sadness turning to anger. However, aside from the churning of the pistons, the room was silent.

"Cake!!" Ed shouted again as he ran toward the pastry. "Yum yum yum!" He picked it up only to find that it was made of metal.

"Do you wish for a real cake?" GLaDOS started.

"Cake!" Ed shouted excitedly.

"I process that as a 'yes'. Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit."

Ed yelped as a sharp pain erupted in his hands, which were still holding the metal cake. His vision blurred and he dropped the mock confection, revealing the syringe needles that were previously embedded in the boy's hands. The boy dropped backwards, unconscious.

A/N: This is where Yoshermon left off. Still had more though. Oh well, maybe next time.
So that ends the 'big three' update. Now I'll slowly be updating the fanfics – not as much though, my vacation ends tomorrow. Anyway, R&R!