Kevin spread the news to all the cul-de-sac kids about the fight that was going to happen. Nobody could sit still in their final classes. Once the bell rang they were out of their seats and running out the doors.

The only person who didn't follow was Ed. He emegrged from behind the goal posts in the football field. His hand was bandaged and one of his eyes was black and bue.

Didn't any of them see if when they ran passed?

Ed wiped that thought awa and took out the egg that came apart. It had a face drawn on it, along with a little black cap to wear on its head. It looked very similiar to someone he knew.

"So, little Double G," Ed spoke to it. "Seeing as my old pal Double D is now a nasty McDustYourKnuckles, you are going to be my new friend. What would you like to do today?"

Ed waited in anticipation for response.

There was nothing.

But, Jonny always heard something when he talked to Plank.

Ed's throat tightened. "I, Double G, am gentle, unlike that evil Double D you speak of. Um, shall we talk about fossils and dish soap?"

Ed's heart broke at how pathetic this was. He couldn't stop thinking about Edd. Since lunch he'd been trying to understand things and put two in two together. He had no idea where Eddy was. There were all the other kids, but they din't want to talk to him. They all looked at Ed as if there were something wrong with him.

Was there?

Ed burst into tears wanting everything to go back to normal.

Just then, Ed was grabbed and pulled on to the top of a large comfy armchair.

"Move it, slow coaches! Or I'll make sure you're next in the pit!" Eddy ordered Rolf and Jonny who were hauling it towards the woods.

Ed and Eddy were silent. This is the first time they'd seen one another since the incident in the cafeteria. Neither of them were okay. Eddy felt so helpless believing that his friendship was coming to an end. He didn't want things to be this way, but unfortunately you couldn't get what you wanted in life. His brother always made that clear.

He had to see what this fight brought. He was so pumped that Jimmy challenged a duel. The little punk was going to get smashed.

The chair bulldozed through the trees. Eddy stood so highly of himself. The kids and Jimmy were on one side while Edd stood alone, wrapping his hands in white plaster.

"Out of the way, make room, best friend of the school bruiser comin' through! So move it if you know what's good for yah."

Eddy looked into Edd's eyes. He was still there, but how far had he gone into this maniacal person?

Sarah's heart pounded when all she saw Edd do was check his watch.

She turned to Jimmy who was busy practicing punches. "Jimmy, are you crazy? He's gonna turn you into cold cuts!"

"Sometimes a man's gotta do what a mans gotta do, Sarah." Jimmy said displaying his wrestling uniform. It was hard to take him seriously when he was wearing bunny slippers.

"Spare the cliche's twerp, 'cause Double D's gonna mop the floor with that curly head of yours!" Eddy yelled.

Edd stepped in. "You still have time to yield to your inevtiable fate of losing to me, Jimmy. Make haste before I change my mind!" This was starting to become contagious, Edd thought in his mind.

"The pasty boy is done for!" Rolf screamed. Yup, the kids believed this.

Edd and Jimmy approached one another, rolling out their fists. They looked ready to duke it out, but weren't willing to throw a punch. Jimmy talked the fight over with Edd. He assured him that none of them would get hit.

The other kids were beginning to get suspicious. The two hadn't done anything to hurt one another for thirty seconds.

Jimmy and Edd began whacking one anothers hands.

"This is not happening!" Ed screamed clinging to Rolf. He shouldn't have come here. His mother told him never to go near a physical altercation. If she caught him right now he'd suffer an ever worse punishment then what he was going through now.

Trying to hit one another wasn't going to work. Jimmy thought quickly and ran for it. Edd was right behind holding his arms over his head as he were a bear.

"Run, Jimmy, run!" Sarah shouted. Why did she let Jimmy do this? She protected him like an older sister her whole life. She'd be guilty if something happened to him.

"That's my boy! Stay on him sockhead!" Eddy yelled out while chomping down on hotsogs he smuggled from the cafeteria.

Kevin was starting to grow tired of this fight. He should have called it a game of tag since that's all they were doing. "Quit pouncing around and pound him, Jimmy!"

Eddy snickered. "What's the matter, Jimmy? Your curls go limp on yah?"

Jimmy halted. "Pardon?"

A hot dog with yellow mustar was thrown into Jimmy's face.

Eddy began laughing. "That mustard looks good on you!" Edy taunted. "It's yellow, like you! Get it? I got a million of them!"

Jimmy needed to ignore Eddy. He was only trying to get attention. Even Edd was smiling at this. Before they could become even more distracted, Jimmy made Edd pay attention. Did he really enjoy hanging out with his friends. He didn't understand how a kind person like Edd could be friends with two trouble makers.

The kids were chanting his name. That's what he always dreamed of.

Before they started again, Eddy threw more hotdogs.

"Stop that! How can I concentrate with you?"

"That's not fair!" Nazz screamed.

Everyone went silent when Edd turned, distracted by the sudden outburst.

They were all staring at her. Nazz shouldn't have done that. Speaking out about something wasn't a part of her image anymore. "Uh... nevermind."

"Bombs away!" Eddy threw the hotdog, but there was a different turnout.

Jimmy caught it.

Edd saw Jimmy get that dark look in his eyes. The same once from when he got his revenge off them.

"Jimmy looks as if he's gonna blow up! Oh wait, he already did when we turned him into a sumo wrestler, remember?"

Oh, so he was going to go there. "I hope you're wearing a cup, 'cause you're creme brulee, mister!"

Edd followed Jimmy and grabbed the boy who was trying to pull himself up to dismantle Eddy. "Nonono, have you forgotten our mission here?" Edd never saw Jimmy act this way before. He went from being so mature to acting like a kid. Which he was. Edd recalled that's how he acted as a kid. The more he thought about it he and Jimmy were very alike.

"Sha! Double Dweeb's gonna pants him!" Kevin said in an ecstatic way. He and Rolf ran up trying to get a better shot.

Then, Edd yanked Jimmy too hard. Jimmy flew backwards into Rolf.

"Way to go, sockhead!" Eddy laughed as Edd lay on the ground. He slapped his had. This wasn't how the fight was supposed to go.

The kids crowded around Jimmy. His face was all red, but not from embarrassment.

He always let himself be such a pushover. It was so embarrassing to trip over a leaf every dayand get hurt. And Eddy... he poked fun at him day after day, but this was the worst.

Sarah was talking to him, but her words didn't go through to him.

Steam blew out of Jimmy's ears as he literally exploded, catapulting the kids off to the side. A blind fit of rage took over him. He looked like a wild animal, running on all fours and snarling like a wolverine.

Edd stood up, but was pummeled to the ground.

The fight took place behind a cloud of dust, but that didn't stop the kids from cheering.

Eddy saw Edd's face emerge in snippets. He was powerless. Jimmy was tearing him apart.

It looked as if he were losing on purpose.

"Double D, do something! You're the tough guy!" Eddy had to help him in some way. In the past he always let his friends take the rap, while he took the easy way out.

The thought came back about how Edd wasn't fighting back. He had to be doing that for a reason. He prayed that everything would go back to normal if he promised to change his ways.

Then, the dust cloud cleared.