FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY EDS
Chapter 2
The Eds were wandering around the Foster's backyard, where various imaginary friends were playing.
"I must say, gentlemen, Foster's is simply marvelous," Edd commented.
"And cool," Ed added.
"And weird," Eddy added.
"Heads up!" a voice shouted.
The Eds looked up and saw a Whizbee flying in their direction.
"I'll get it!" Ed shouted. He jumped high into the air, caught the Whizbee with his teeth and landed back on his feet.
"Nice one, Ed," Eddy complimented.
"Thanks, Eddy," Ed said after taking the Whizbee out of his mouth. He put the Whizbee back in his mouth and started chewing on it.
"Hey, nice catch," Bloo complimented, entering the scene. "You guys here for an imaginary friend?"
"No, we are imaginary friends," Eddy corrected. "We just moved in."
"If you're imaginary, why do you look human?" Bloo asked in confusion.
"Our creator made us that way," Eddy replied. "We're imaginary kids."
"Cool. I'm Bloo,"
"I'm Eddy and this is Ed and Double-D,"
"Welcome to Foster's,"
"Thanks,"
"Hey, Bloo," Wilt called out as he, Eduardo & Coco entered the scene. "Did you get the Whizbee?"
Before Bloo could answer, Ed spat the Whizbee out of his mouth. It quickly flew towards Eduardo, who screamed and ducked as it flew over him.
"IT'S A CHICKEN!" Ed exclaimed as he ran over to Coco.
"I'm not a chicken!" Eduardo argued, thinking Ed was calling him a coward.
Ed bearhugged Coco and startled her. "Pet the chicken, pet the chicken, pet the chicken," he repeated while petting her. Coco didn't like Ed hugging and petting her so she kicked him in the shin, causing him to release her.
"I highly doubt that's a chicken, Ed," Edd said.
"Is it a bird?" Eddy asked.
"Sorta," Bloo answered.
"I hate birds. They're so useless,"
"Co! Co co co coco coco?" Coco shouted, offended by Eddy's comment.
"I don't want any cocoa, you stupid bird," Eddy protested, unable to understand Coco.
"Co coco coco co co coco, coco!"
"I SAID I DON'T WANT ANY COCOA!" Eddy shouted in annoyance.
"Coco wasn't asking you if you wanted cocoa. All she says is 'coco'," Bloo explained.
"Seriously? What kind of idiot would imagine a friend who can only say one word?"
"Eddy, don't be rude," Edd scolded. "I'm sure there's some way to communicate with Coco despite her limited vocabulary."
"I bet there is," Eddy muttered to himself.
"Guys, this is Ed, Double-D & Eddy. They're imaginary kids and they just moved in," Bloo told Wilt, Eduardo & Coco. The latter three looked at the Eds with confusion.
"Bloo, are you sure they're imaginary?" Wilt asked. "I'm sorry but they look human."
"Of course they're imaginary. They just told me,"
"How can you tell?" Eduardo asked.
"Good question," Bloo replied, unsure of how to answer that question. He turned to the Eds. "How can we tell?"
"Our creator gave us different-colored tongues so we'd stick out from other humans," Eddy explained.
"Oh! That's okay then," Wilt said.
"Works for me," Bloo said.
"Lots of imaginary friends have those," Eduardo said.
"Sorry we doubted you guys," Wilt apologized to the Eds.
"Apology accepted," Edd replied.
"Frankie and Herriman did the same thing when we met 'em," Eddy mentioned.
"Anyway, welcome to Foster's. I'm Wilt and this is Eduardo," Wilt introduced.
"Hola," Eduardo greeted the Eds.
"What'd he say?" Eddy asked, unable to understand Eduardo.
"That's Spanish, Eddy. Eduardo said 'hello'," Edd translated.
"You guys wanna join our Whizbee game?" Bloo offered.
"I do," Ed agreed.
"Got nothin' else to do," Eddy agreed, shrugging his shoulders.
"We'll need a new Whizbee first since Ed has already violated the first one," Edd mentioned, pointing to the chewed-up Whizbee that had Ed's saliva on it.
"Coco," Coco said as she sat down and laid a plastic Easter egg. It opened itself up and revealed a brand new Whizbee inside. The Eds were amazed by that.
"Whoa!" Ed exclaimed.
"Fascinating!" Edd exclaimed.
"What's she doin'?" Eddy wondered.
"Whenever she gets excited, she lays eggs with prizes in 'em," Bloo explained.
"Can you lay an egg with money or jawbreakers in it?" Eddy asked. Coco shook her head. "No? Why not?"
"Co co co coco," Coco replied.
"Huh?"
"She says she doesn't take requests," Bloo translated, causing Eddy to groan.
The group of seven started a new Whizbee game. During the game, Eddy and Bloo teased Edd for not being able to throw the Whizbee very far and Eduardo for being scared of it. The game continued until Ed accidentally threw the Whizbee so hard that it landed in Old Man Rivers's yard. Old Man Rivers scolded the gang for messing up his freshly cut lawn and confiscated their Whizbee. Coco didn't want to lay another egg, thinking Ed would chew up or lose the third Whizbee, so the game ended.
After the Whizbee game, Frankie dropped the gang off at the Game Hive Arcade. There weren't many people there since it was a school day. Edd was concerned that someone at the arcade might question the fact that the Eds weren't at school like they were supposed to be but Eddy told him to get over it. When the gang arrived at the arcade, they started playing various games.
Eduardo was playing the Whack-A-Bee game. "Here, buzzy, buzzy," he said nervously while holding a mallet and waiting for the plastic bees to pop out of the machine. "Here, buzzy, buzzy."
Suddenly, the bees popped out, causing Eduardo to freak out. He screamed and started whacking the bees at a fast pace, thus earning him many tickets.
"Eduardo," Wilt called out. He was at an electronic basketball game, shooting perfect baskets and winning many tickets. "Remember, it's just a game."
"Right. It's just a game. It's just a game," Eduardo said, trying to calm down. It wasn't long before the Whack-A-Bee game started up and scared him all over again.
Ed was in the video game section, playing Super Mega Blasteroids 9. After a short while of moving his ship around and blasting his enemies with lasers, the words "Level Complete" appeared on the screen. His score appeared after that and it rapidly increased.
"I AM THE MAN! High score, high score, high score!" Ed cheered as he jumped and ran around in circles. He fell to the floor after suddenly being hit in the head with a skeeball that was flying in his direction. Ed felt dizzy and wondered, "Who's there?"
Edd was at the miniature golf course, doing calculations in his head and trying to measure the length of the hole he was playing. When he was done, Edd placed his golf ball at the starting point and hit it with his golf club. He made a hole-in-one.
"Success!" Edd cheered. "I think I've finally found a sport I can excel at."
Suddenly, Edd was hit in the head with a skeeball that was flying in his direction. After falling to the floor and recovering from his dizziness, Edd stood back up and walked over to Eddy and Bloo, who were playing skeeball.
Eddy and Bloo each threw a skeeball at their respective machines. Instead of entering any of the holes, the skeeballs bounced off the machines and hit Eddy and Bloo on the heads.
"Stupid broken game," Bloo grumbled.
"They built it wrong on purpose," Eddy grumbled.
"Your technique is incorrect, gentlemen. To increase your score, you must roll the ball, not throw it," Edd informed.
"Throwing is the new rolling," Bloo said.
"Forget that. I got a better idea," Eddy replied as he climbed onto his machine.
"Eddy, no!" Edd protested, knowing what Eddy was doing.
"Lighten up, Double-D. If you wanna get the ball in the hole, just drop it in." Eddy grabbed a skeeball and dropped it into the highest-scoring hole, thus earning him several tickets.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Bloo wondered.
"Eddy, you can't cheat. It's against the rules," Edd argued. "If one of the workers finds out, we could get banned from the arcade."
"So? Even if we do, we still got an arcade back at Foster's," Eddy countered.
"Well, I prefer to earn my tickets the honest way," Edd said before walking back to the miniature golf course.
"Suit yourself. C'mon, Bloo, let's get crackin',"
"Right behind you, Eddy," Bloo replied as he climbed onto his machine. He grabbed a skeeball and dropped it into the highest-scoring hole, thus earning him several tickets.
When the gang was done playing games, they decided to eat lunch. They sat at a table together and shared three large pizzas with pepperoni, sausage and cheese.
During lunch, a truant officer entered the arcade. Eddy was the first to notice this and when he did, it made him very nervous. He knew if the truant officer found the Eds, they'd be sent back to Peach Creek and their scam would be a bust.
"Hey, Ed, Double-D, let's go get some more soda," Eddy suggested.
"But, Eddy, I have plenty of-" Edd began.
"We'll be back," Eddy told the four imaginary friends before grabbing Ed and Edd and running off.
"Eddy, the soda machine is over there," Ed said, pointing to where the soda dispenser was.
"Forget the soda! We gotta find a place to hide," Eddy panicked. He found the playground and rushed over to it. "Quick! Let's get in the playground."
"We're supposed to remove our shoes before entering the playground," Edd mentioned.
"No time! Just follow my lead,"
The Eds climbed up a slide and made their way over to the ball pit.
"Is everything alright, Eddy?" Edd asked once they were inside the ball pit.
"No. There's a cop here," Eddy informed, pointing to the truant officer, who was walking around the arcade. Ed and Edd panicked when they saw him.
"That's a truant officer," Edd explained. "He must be searching for kids who are skipping school. The three of us fit that description. Do you realize what'll happen if he finds us?"
"I know what'll happen," Ed replied. "He'll tell the school and the school will tell Sarah and Sarah will tell Mom and Mom will tell Dad and DAD WILL JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH TV!"
Eddy slapped his hand over Ed's mouth. "Shut up, Monobrow! Do you want the cop to hear us?" Eddy scolded. "Let's get under the balls so he can't see us."
"Oh, dear. I hope it's clean under there," Edd groaned.
The Eds ducked under the balls. Meanwhile, the truant officer walked over to the Prize Hive so he could talk to the clerk.
"Good afternoon, officer," the clerk greeted. "What can I do for you?"
"I received a report from Peach Creek Junior High this morning, regarding three boys who never showed up at the school," the truant officer explained. He gave the clerk detailed descriptions of the Eds. "Do you know if they've been here or not?"
"Yeah, I think that's them over there," the clerk replied, pointing to three boys who were playing pinball. The boys were the Eds' doppelgangers from the Foster's episode, "Eddie Monster".
"Thank you, sir," the truant officer said. He walked over to the doppelgangers. "Alright, boys, fun time's over. I'm takin' you three back to school."
"Aw, man," Ed's doppelganger groaned.
"I told you guys playing hookey was a bad idea," Edd's doppelganger argued.
"Well, it was fun while it lasted," Eddy's doppelganger commented.
The truant officer escorted the doppelgangers out of the arcade. Meanwhile, the real Eds, who were still hiding in the ball pit, emerged from under the balls. They were able to catch a glimpse of their doppelgangers before they left.
"That was way too close," Eddy said in relief.
"I told you we should've waited until after school to travel to Foster's, Eddy," Edd reminded.
"Whatever. We're off the hook, aren't we?"
"Those guys look like us, guys," Ed commented.
"It's almost as if they're our exact doubles," Edd agreed. "I can see why the truant officer mistook them for us."
"That works out perfect!" Eddy exclaimed. "If those guys can cover for us back in Peach Creek, that means we can stay at Foster's for as long as we want."
"Should we feel guilty about their predicament?"
"Nah, they'll be fine. Let's get back to lunch,"
Later that afternoon, when everyone was back at Foster's, the Eds entered the foyer and saw Bloo sitting on the stairs and staring at the front door.
"Hey, Bloo," Eddy greeted. "Are you waitin' for someone?"
"Yeah, I'm waitin' for Mac," Bloo answered. "He's my creator."
"Your creator hasn't given you up yet?" Eddy asked in surprise. "Why do you live here then?"
"It's a long story. We worked out a deal and now, he visits me everyday," Bloo explained.
"How nice. You're lucky to have such a close relationship with your creator," Edd commented.
"You got that right," Bloo agreed. He looked at a nearby clock. "It's almost 3:00. Mac should be here any minute now."
"I wish our creator would visit us," Ed commented.
"Who's your creator?" Bloo asked. Before any of the Eds could answer, there was a knock on the front door. "That must be him."
"Our creator's here?" Ed asked in confusion.
"No, mine is," Bloo corrected. He and the Eds walked over to the door and opened it, revealing Mac. "Hey, Mac."
"Hey, Bloo," Mac greeted. He noticed the Eds. "Who are these guys?"
"This is Ed, Double-D and Eddy," Bloo introduced. "They're imaginary kids. They moved in this morning."
Mac looked at the Eds with confusion. "Um...no offense but they look human. How can you tell they're imaginary?"
"Our creator gave us multicolored tongues in order to distinguish ourselves from other humans," Edd explained.
"Oh, okay. Well, it's nice to meet you,"
"Thank you. It's nice to meet you as well,"
Madame Foster entered the foyer while carrying a plate of cookies. "Hello, Mac," she greeted. "I baked you and Bloo some chocolate chip cookies."
"Cool!" Ed, Eddy & Bloo exclaimed in unison as they rushed over and started eating the cookies.
"Thanks, Madame Foster," Mac said as he and Edd walked over and started eating the cookies too.
"You're welcome, dearie," Madame Foster replied. "I see you brought some friends over from school."
"Actually, they're not from school. They're imaginary kids," Mac corrected.
Madame Foster looked at the Eds with confusion. "Really? They look more human than imaginary."
"That's what we thought too at first. Their creator made their tongues different colors," Bloo mentioned.
"Oh, that makes sense. Do you know who created them?"
"I was gonna ask 'em earlier. Who created you guys?" Bloo asked the Eds.
There was a short silence. None of the Eds were prepared to answer that question. Luckily for them, Eddy thought of something fast.
"Um...our creator was an old guy named Danny. He wanted kids and he thought it'd be easier to make some up," Eddy explained.
"Works for me," Bloo said.
"Yeah, I can see that happening," Mac agreed.
"Well, it's nice to meet you three," Madame Foster told the Eds. "I hope you enjoy your stay here."
"Thank you. I'm sure we will," Edd replied.
"I know I will," Ed agreed.
"You boys enjoy the cookies now," Madame Foster said as she left the foyer.
After their snack, the Eds, Mac & Bloo decided to play some more Whizbee in the backyard. They had a new one now after winning one at the Game Hive. They played the game until Ed accidentally threw the Whizbee too hard again. This time, it flew into the Extremosaur cage.
"Ed, not again," Edd complained.
"Relax, Double-D. The Whizbee just went inside that cage. I'll go in and get it," Eddy offered.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. There's an Extremosaur in there," Bloo warned.
"What's that?"
"It's a giant monster that was created by a teenager," Mac answered.
"Monster?" Edd asked in fear. "Oh, dear. I hope it doesn't escape."
"Extremosaurs are really dangerous. I remember getting caught by one when I first came here,"
"Good thing it's locked up. We'd sure be in trouble if someone was stupid enough to let it out," Bloo commented.
Just then, the sound of a large metal door opening was heard. Edd, Eddy, Mac & Bloo turned towards the sound and panicked when they saw Ed opening the door to the Extremosaur cage.
"Ed, get away from there!" Eddy ordered.
"It's dangerous in there, Ed!" Edd warned.
Ed ignored Edd and Eddy and entered the cage.
"Oh, man! He went inside!" Bloo shouted.
"We gotta get him outta there before he gets hurt," Mac advised.
Edd, Eddy, Mac & Bloo ran after Ed. They snuck into the cage and found him staring at the Extremosaur, which was a giant rock monster that was sleeping against the back wall.
"There's a monster in here, guys," Ed mentioned.
"We know, Ed. That's what we were tryin' to tell you," Eddy replied in annoyance.
"I'm terrified beyond rational thought," Edd said nervously.
"We might as well get the Whizbee since we're in here," Bloo suggested.
"We don't have time, Bloo. We need to go before-" Mac began. He was suddenly interrupted by a deep growling noise. The group of five saw the Extremosaur waking up. "-it wakes up."
Edd, Eddy, Mac & Bloo backed away in fear as the Extremosaur stood up and glared down at them. Ed, on the other hand, just stood there and stared at the Extremosaur like it was the coolest thing ever.
"Not good!" Edd shouted.
"That Extremosaur's huge!" Eddy shouted.
"Hi, Mr. Rock Monster!" Ed greeted as he waved at the Extremosaur. "I'm Ed and these are my pals, Eddy, Double-D, Mac and Bloo."
The Extremosaur lifted its foot over Ed as if it wanted to crush him. Ed, who was immediately startled, moved out of the way just in time. The Eds, Mac & Bloo ran for the exit. They almost made it out of the cage but then, the Extremosaur reached down and grabbed Edd, who screamed when he was captured.
"DOUBLE-D!" Ed and Eddy cried out when they, along with Mac and Bloo, turned around and saw the Extremosaur bringing Edd close to its mouth in an attempt to eat him.
"NO! DON'T EAT ME!" Edd begged.
"Ed, do something!" Eddy begged.
Ed found the Whizbee and grabbed it. "LET HIM GO, EVIL MONSTER!" Ed ordered as he angrily threw the Whizbee at the Extremosaur's head.
Thanks to Ed's superstrength, the Whizbee hit the Extremosaur so hard that it made it release Edd and back away into the wall. Edd began to fall but Ed and Eddy ran over and caught him before he hit the ground. The Eds, Mac & Bloo exited the cage. Then, Ed and Eddy placed Edd on the ground and helped Mac and Bloo close the door.
"That was way too close," Mac said in relief.
"So much for our Whizbee," Bloo complained.
The Whizbee came flying through the window and landed on the ground. It was chewed up and there was a big hole in the middle of it.
"Look! The monster gave it back," Ed pointed out, picking up the Whizbee and looking through the hole.
"I think we've had enough Whizbee for one day," Edd commented, standing up.
"Yeah. Let's go inside and do somethin' else," Eddy suggested.
The Eds, Mac & Bloo headed inside the house, into the game room and played a board game. After a while, Frankie entered the room.
"Hey, Mac," Frankie greeted. "I was hoping to find you. Can you help me cook dinner? I need to get it done so I can start getting ready for tomorrow."
"Sure, Frankie," Mac replied.
"Are you gonna stay for dinner, Mac?" Bloo asked.
"Yeah. I can stay longer tonight since my mom's working late,"
"Cool. Let's go," Frankie said as she and Mac left the room.
"I'm gonna go watch TV. See you guys at dinner," Bloo said before leaving the room too.
"This is the life, huh, guys?" Eddy asked once Mac, Bloo & Frankie were gone.
"You bet!" Ed agreed.
"How long do you plan on living here, Eddy?" Edd asked.
"Forever," Eddy answered.
"Pardon?" Edd asked in shock. "Eddy, we can't stay here for the rest of our lives."
"Sure, we can," Eddy argued. "We already proved we're imaginary and those kids who look like us are coverin' for us back home."
"Pure luck and coincidence," Edd countered. "Imaginary friends don't age like humans do. Once we start aging, someone may discover we're not imaginary and we'll be forced to move out of Foster's and return to Peach Creek."
"Don't rain on my parade, Sockhead," Eddy retorted. "We got it made here and we're never goin' back to Peach Creek. From now on, we're livin' large."