Jimmy blinked coming back to his senses. Where did this major headache come from? "What happened?"
"Hooray!" Rolf cheered. "The head in sock pirate has ceased!"
They all began cheering.
The ground that Jimmy was standing on felt lumpy.
He looked down and gasped at the sight of Edd.
His legs and arms were tied to one another, as his clothes were torn apart. A piece of his hat was torn off the top and there was a chunk of his tongue was bitten off. Edd looked as if he was unconscious, but was starting to come out of it.
Before Jimmy could bend down to Edd, Sarah bulldozed into him, hugging him so tightly.
He was thrown up into the air and carried away by the kids. Jimmy was near tears over what he did. He must have had what was called a black out. Something his dad had after drinking too much. Was he starting to become his father?
The kids carried Jimmy over their shoulders, chanting; "Jimmy, Jimmy, he's our boy, he'll take you to the trash like a broken toy!" All while stepping over Eddy as he if were a doormat.
Kevin was last to exit, but not empty handed.
"Nice jacket." He said to Eddy.
To his surprise, Eddy handed it over. The jacket didn't mean much anymore. He noticed how his brother turned his life into shambles. He hadn't even been around for the passed seven years. It was time to start letting go of the past.
"Dorks." Kevin said under his breath.
And the Eds were alone.
"What the heck was that?" Eddy screamed. "So much for being the toughest kid in school!"
Edd was conscious enough now. His eyes bulged when he saw his bitten tongue splayed out on the ground.
He peered up at Eddy who continud to scream at him. "All that respect, all that reputation, that sweet naugahyse jacket, gone!"
Edd was pulled up by his hat to face Eddy. "You owe me a jacket."
A smile creased along Edd's face. He had his repuation back. "I guess I'm not as boorish a brute as you'd hope for, Eddy."
And he smiled.
Eddy hadn't seen that smile all day.
It looked so...
What was he thinking?
Eddy threw Edd over his shoulder.
His legs untangled from one another when he knocked into something.
"Double D?" Someone said his name. "Is it really you?"
Edd became aware of who was in front of him. That familiar body odor. The goofy smile. The person who was so tall for his age, but as gentle as a giant.
"Oh, Ed." Edd said wobbling around on his legs.
"Double D!" Ed said back.
It warmed Eddy's heart to see his friends back together. But, he shouldn't show it. "Yeah, Double D."
Both Ed and Edd turned to him and said Eddy's name. Ed excitedly pointed at Edd. The three of them were good...
The boys jumped when a familiar voice groaned. "We missed the scrap, Marie!" May Kanker announced.
Marie approached Edd. She didn't look so distraught. Instead she had that vivacious look back in her eyes. "Yeah, but we got here just in time to kiss the loser better."
Edd stepped back. "A little late for an entrance, isn't it?"
Someone grabbed him by his hat. He found himself hovering above the ground face to face with Lee Kanker.
"Double D, you should see the shiner you left on my foot."
A big cast was on her foot and yet she was able to walk normally. Was yesterday's event just a rues?
The Kanker's warm swarming around him like a pack of wolves. Edd couldn't run because they were clutching his hat. The top part was torn off. It was hard enought trying to keep people from seeing the scar.
"Clumsy oafs are so cute." Lee said tickling Edd's chin.
"They sure are." May chimed.
"Pucker up, sweetie!" Marie was te first to shove her mouth against his.
"No, please!" Edd cried out. He closed his eyes trying to make the painful moment pass by.
"Hey!" Somebody shouted.
The Kanker's turned around to see a red faced Eddy.
"HE'S HAD ENOUGH ALREADY!"
Everything was quiet. The girls stood fearfully. That was the first time in a while where someone stood up to them like that.
"Beat it!" Eddy ordered.
On command, Lee set Edd down and the Kanker's left without another word.
"Good one, Eddy." Ed said to his friend.
Edd stared so thankfully at Eddy. He really just stood up to their enemies. He doubted that he ever could.
"Goodness, I'm touched, Eddy." Edd stood up only for his back to painfully crack. When he opened his eyes he saw Eddy worriedly looking at him. Thinking that he didn't see, Eddy immediately acted as if he didn't care.
That's the Eddy, Edd remembered. He was still there. He never left. Things just got tough since they went back to school. Edd realized that half of it was his fault.
He went and took advice from his parents. They hardly wanted to be a part of his life.
It was time for a change.
"You standing up to a cliche show ending, for me," Edd went on. "Well, let me tell you, after the kind of day I had a taste of comeradery really..."
Eddy shoved a hotdog in Edd's mouth. "Yeah, yah, eat and shut up!"
"And for your Ed, Eddy?" A giddy Ed asked.
Before Edd could start chewing, Eddy took the hotdog from his mouth and gave it to Ed.
"Eddy, I thought that was my hotdog!" Edd grumbled.
Eddy forced a smile when he presented his friend with a new hotdog.
There were no more arguments as the Eds happily munched down on their hotdogs. It had been a rough passed few months for them. Each of them learned how they needed one another. They couldn't stop being friends. Friendship was all they had it this point.
"There, is everybody happy? Good!" Eddy had enought with this day, but he felt different. That warm sensation was back in his chest. He hadn't felt that for such a long time. From that point, Eddy needed to start being himself again.
It was best to move on and forget.