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Potoperson: Ah! Cella stop! Cella stop! It's ME Potoperson!

Cella: Poto?...ZOMBIE!!!!

Potoperson: I'm not a zombie!

Cella: But didn't you die?

Potoperson: NO

Cella: Then how come you haven't written this in like, oh I dunno A YEAR!?

Potoperson: Uh…forgetfulness, laziness, and I've been focusing on my original stuff. And I've kept these kind people waiting long enough can I please continue?

Cella: Proceed

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I don't own Ed, Edd, and Eddy, yadda, yadda, yadda ON WITH THE SHOW!

(Warning, things get a little serious later in the chapter. (gasp!))

Chapter 12- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Starlight Festival

The dark figure paced the roof anxiously, waiting and waiting for his accomplice to return. When the woman in the tweed suit and the neat bun finally returned he screamed, "YOU'RE LATE!!!!" The woman didn't even flinch. "Actually I'm not. In fact, I'm early. You're just over exited Pa- er, I mean Chocolate Rain" She grimaced at the choice of name and continued, "Shall we continue on to the next step of the plan?"

"NO!!! This plan has gone on too long; people are going to begin to loose interest in the plot if we don't act quickly. We must skip to the last step of the plan." He paused, thinking, "Where are the children now?" The woman flipped through her notes and replied, "At the annual Summer Starlight Festival sir." The man grinned wickedly, "Perfect, they'll be all tuckered out and not suspecting the attack tonight!"

The woman heaved a sigh. The man shot her a glare. "What? You don't like my plan?" he thundered. "Honestly? No. And why is it we always say it'll be put into action next chapter or tomorrow. I think people are going to be vexed by our always leaving people with cliff hangers and things…"

"ENOUGH! The plan goes on tonight because I SAY SO!"

"Whatever Coco Puffs…"

"GRRRRR!!!!"

Let's skip to at the Star Light Festival before this gets ugly, shall we?

Ed and May were in the center of the festival riding on a merry-go-round side by side. "GIDDY UP HORSY!!" May screamed at her pink ceramic horse. The horse moved up and she continued squealing. Ed looked on affectionately.

Just then Eddy came to the railing that surrounded the merry-go-round and screamed, "ED!!!" Ed glanced up waved then turned back to May. "I'll be back Fuzzy Bunny, I gotta go see what Eddy wants." He said. May nodded. "Okey Dokey Gravy- HEY I SAID GIDDY UP HORSEY!!!"

Ed galloped over to where Eddy stood. "Yes Eddy?" he asked. He whipped out a sack and dumped gardening tools out from shovels to pots to rakes over him. "You. Pick. Flowers. For. Scam. The. Now. GET TO WORK!" Eddy shouted. Ed gave a sloppy salute, gathered up the tools and galloped off in the other direction. Eddy rubbed his fingers together and chuckled maniacally as he went and set up his hastily built stall amongst the vendors of the festival.

Double D. wandered over as he set up a sign that said, "Hybiscusus, 25 cents" . "Eddy I believe you are trying to spell 'Hibiscus' spelt h-i-b-i-s-c-u-s." he said. Eddy ignored the disparage of his spelling and began laying out his plan.

"Listen Sock-head, I've been spending this vacation trying to split Ed and May up and forgetting the important things…CASH! Cold hard cash. I haven't set up one scam since I've gotten here! So as soon as Mono Brow gets back with the loot then the scamming can begin."

Double D raised an eye brow. "You sent Ed to find a hibiscus?" he asked, "Do you honestly think he'll know what one is?" Eddy waved him off. "I sent him to find flowers and every flower on this stupid island's a hibi- hib- you know. There's no way he can possibly screw this up."

At that moment Ed galloped onto the scene, in his teeth was an entire hibiscus bush. He dumped the thing behind Eddy. "Good going lumpy!" Eddy said with glee, picking out the orange flowers and laying them on the counter top. Double D was incredulous. "Ed? Where'd you find these?"

"Somewhere."

At the Hotel Conch Shell…

The hotel owner was leading a group of tourists around the hotel, explaining the place in great detail. "The Hotel Conch Shell is renowned for its amazing gardens including its rare, prized orange hibiscus collection." He rounded the corner and came upon the gardens only to find a huge gaping hole in the flower garden where the orange hibiscus bush once was. He paused then went on, "We also have an excellent pool."

Starlight Festival

Kevin and Nazz were going to hang out (they were still friends after all) until Nazz accidentally bumped into a toddler and sent him sprawling to the ground. "Oh I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" she asked trying to help him up. He looked up, his big doleful eyes all too familiar. "Oh….no…."

"MOM! This mean lady knocked me down!" he screamed. Just then a lady appeared whom you may know as the over-protective mom, looming over her menacingly. "You. Hurt. MY BABY!!!" She shrieked, brandishing her purse. "Kevin…I'll have to see you later." Nazz mumbled under her breath. Kevin nodded as Nazz turned and ran for her life, followed by the over protective mom.

Kevin sighed and kept walking. He guessed he'd just have to go on The Minotaur by himself. Now, most carnivals have only normal rides like the tilt' a' whirl and the Ferris wheel. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill carnival here. They also have The Minotaur, a roller coaster that could only be described as a knot with a car attached to it.

Most people stray away from it for no other reason than the island is flipping haunted and they barely trust their own hotel rooms, let alone crazy roller coasters. But Kevin was the dare devil type of guy who wasn't afraid of that sort of thing. (That and he really wasn't taking into account that there was a ghost out to get them.)

When he got into line he was surprised to find Marilyn waiting there, staring up at the roller coaster with terror filled eyes. "Hey Marilyn." Kevin said. Marilyn looked up and gave a small, tight, still -suppressing-trepidation smile. "Hi Kevin…" she said quietly, "I take it you're going to ride this…this ride too?" The way she said ride seemed like she was thinking of a hundred different words to say, namely screaming metal death trap.

"Yeah, I never thought you'd want to ride this thing." Kevin said.

"I really don't."

"Then why are you here?"

"Well…"

Flaaaaaaaaash baaaaaaaaaaaack.

Johnny knocked over a popcorn cart, barreled between several couples, and nearly ran over a baby carriage trying to get to Marilyn who sat on a bench sipping lemonade. Marilyn looked at him in concern when he finally made it. "Johnny? Are you ok? What's wrong?"

Johnny was panting like a dog. "Have you seen plank? I've looked everywhere!"

"Oh, I thought you knew, he went off to find Coco remember?"

"I got ditched for a girl?"

"Pretty much, yeah."

Johnny frowned and folded his arms mumbling. "Oh cheer up Johnny. Maybe if Plank wins her back you'll have an entire new friend to hang out with."

"Yeah guess so." His face suddenly exploded into a wide grin. "I know what'll make me feel better!" Marilyn stared up at him curiously. "What?"

Johnny grabbed her hand, dragged her all the way across the festival and stopped in front of a ride called The Minotaur but Marilyn would've called it "Death sentence". She stared at it in horror as Johnny said that they had to go on this one. "J-johnny. I don't know about this one…" she said.

"Oh c'mon!"

"Can't we go on a normal carnival ride? Like the tilt' a 'whirl or something?"

"We could, but we're going on this one."

"Why?"

"Because we'll be so busy being dizzy we won't have time to be depressed!"

Marilyn would have continued to disagree but Johnny had already begun to drag her into line and made her double promise that she would ride the ride. Marilyn gulped, inwardly wondering what song they'd play at her funeral…

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEND FLAAAAAAAASH BAAAAAAAACK

"Ok where's ole 2x4 anyway?" Kevin wondered. Marilyn's eyes fell. "He chickened…I didn't make him promise to ride it…" she mumbled. Kevin smiled sympathetically. "Don't worry; it's never as bad once you ride it." Marilyn looked hopeful. "Really?" Kevin nodded confidently.

Just then Sarah came to the railing and asked if either of them had seen Jimmy. "No, we thought he'd be with you." Marilyn asked in surprise. Sarah shook her head. "He ran away. I think he said something about proving he wasn't a 'girly boy'." She shot a glare at Kevin who shrank away under it.

Right on cue Jimmy stumbled out of the exit to The Minotaur, looking mighty green in the face. "Jimmy!" Sarah gasped, running over to support him. Jimmy looked dazedly at Kevin. "Told you…I wasn't a…" He put a hand to his mouth and ran off, undoubtedly in the direction of the nearest trash can. Sarah growled in Kevin's direction, a sound promising she'd be back to pummel him later. Kevin cringed as she ran away.

Marilyn was looking up at him, obviously more terrified than before. "Don't worry, that's just Jimmy. I'm surprised he was even tall enough to climb into the car." Kevin assured him.

"Next." A steely voice suddenly called from the ride. The roller coaster car was waiting, empty as a ghost ship, for them. A man with sickening pale skin dressed in the garb of a Greek warrior with a name tag that said "Hello I am Theseus" sat smiling at them. It was a cold, scary smile. "Go on then, you're next." He said pleasantly.

Marilyn's feet were plastered to the ground; Kevin had to all but drag her to get her to follow him into the front car. The warrior came by and pushed the harness down over them informing them that they must remain seated at all times until the ride comes to a complete halt in a sing-songy voice. Was it them, or did the sound of the harness clicking into place sound distinctly like a jail cell door closing?

"It'll only last a minuet, maybe two." Kevin assured her." Marilyn nodded meekly and repeated, "One minuet, maybe two" "Have a nice ride!" the warrior called. With a push of the button the minotaur sprang from the platform and began to slowly creep up the side of the slope, all the while Marilyn repeating over and over "One minuet, maybe two" As they got to the top of the hill she braced herself squeezing her eyes shut and gripping the harness for dear life. The ride came to a complete stop as they were staring down the hill.

With Ed having abandoned him for May and Double D off doing who knows what Eddy's luck was atrocious, until that is Nazz came out of no where and dove behind the stall. She shushed him furiously, Eddy couldn't imagine why. Just then a tall, menacing woman dragging a toddler behind her stormed up to the stall. "Have you seen a horrible juvenile delinquent that harasses babies?" she demanded.

"Uh….what?" Eddy asked. The woman shook her head mumbling, "Never mind then…" She opened her purse, pulled out a quarter and slapped it on the desk. She yanked a hibiscus from the bush and walked away.

Eddy stared at the coin on the stall. It couldn't be…could it? He picked it up and bit it. Why? Because Eddy loves money so much that he licks quarters in his spare time so he knows the taste. I know, weird isn't he? But that's beside the point; he had a true blue quarter for once. He leapt onto the table and started dancing, whooping, and hollering.

Nazz poked her head out from under the table and stared. "Uh…" Eddy stopped mid-running man and fell off of the stall. Nazz couldn't help it, she laughed. Eddy sat in his seat and said in a squeaky surprised voice, "You didn't see anything." Nazz laughed harder at this to the point that Eddy couldn't help laughing too. They both laughed until Eddy noticed Double D. standing across the way smiling smugly. Eddy let his smile disappear and glared at him until he walked away.

"Ok… Well, thanks for hiding me Eddy, I owe you one." Nazz said, obviously perplexed by the sudden glaring. (She didn't see Double D) "Wait, you're the delinq.. juevinl…"

"Child harassing juvenile delinquent? Yes, that would be me." Nazz clarified.

"Uh…"

"Trust me, it's a long story." She looked back at the flower bush that was precariously perched behind them. "Uh…you're selling hibiscuses?" "How the heck did you know what a hibi…what those were?" Nazz shrugged. "They're my favorite flower."

Eddy smiled mischievously. "So you might want to…oh I don't know…buy one as a keepsake?" Nazz shook her head, smiling. "I don't have any money with me." Eddy pouted like a miffed child, Nazz couldn't help but laugh.

Just then Rolf ran up to the stall so fast he nearly ran right through it. Eddy was about to ask if he would like to purchase a hibiscus when Rolf shouted, "EDBOYANDNAZZGIRLYOUMUSTCOMEQUICKLY!!!THESTEELWHICHAMACALLITHATISNAMEDAFTERANANCIENTBEASTHASSTOLLENKEVINANDMARILYN!!!" (Good luck reading that) They both stared at him blankly. Double D suddenly came by and clarified in a concerned voice, "Kevin and Marilyn are stuck on The Minotaur."

Marilyn could've cried. She honestly, honestly could've sat there and bawled had it not been fir the fact her very tears were scared back into her head. (weird…) "What're we gonna do? What're we gonna do?" she whimpered. "Nothing for now." Kevin asked, "We have to wait for the crazy guy in the Greek clothes to fix the ride." Marilyn nodded, although she had a sinking feeling that the guy wasn't going to do anything about it.

"Let's just try to keep our minds off the drop." Kevin said. Yeah, that was easy. They were staring it in the nose. Kevin glanced over the side at the frighteningly high drop and saw that the Cul-de-sac kids were gathered at the bottom of the coaster staring up. He saw Rolf's blue hair from a mile away. That reminded him…

"Hey Marilyn." She looked up at him. "I know you said that your dad and Rolf's were good friends but how do they know each other?" he asked, "Child hood friends or what?" Marilyn suddenly looked suspiciously shy, she tried to stare down at her feet but ended up staring down the hill again. She whimpered and was forced to look Kevin in the eye.

"I'm not sure if it's my secret to tell…" she said softly. Kevin raised an eye brow, there was a secret now? "There's a secret now?" he asked. Marilyn bit her lip and nodded. "You can trust me you know." Kevin said, "I mean if it is a family secret it's ok but if you want I won't tell anybody." She stared at him in admiration. "Really?" Kevin nodded.

Marilyn stared at her lap, thinking. She finally said with a sigh, "Well first of all I should apologize for lying…" "Lying?" Kevin asked. Marilyn nodded, now with an ashamed countenance. "I really wish I didn't have to, but Rolf would feed me to Victor if I told anybody we were actually related…" "SAY WHAT?!"

Marilyn nodded. "Yeah, my dad and his dad aren't good friends…they're the same person. Rolf's my twin brother." (Everybody gasp and begin the soap opera confession music) Kevin stared at her incredulously.

"I thought you said your dad was a soldier…"

"Yeah. He was a shepard for most of his life but when he got drafted into the army we both moved to America. For a while I stayed at an all girls academy but then I moved to Peach Creek…"

"Wait, wait, wait." Kevin stopped her, "If you're Rolf's brother doesn't that mean that Johnny…" Marilyn smiled a little. "Why do you think Rolf doesn't want me to say anything? Everybody knows Johnny is my cousin but nobody knows he's Rolf's. When he met Johnny he decided he didn't want people to think them related.

"I don't blame him." Kevin mused. Marilyn looked pleadingly at him. "You promised you can't tell anybody now." She said. "Don't worry I won't." Kevin assured her. She seemed to relax a little. "But can I ask one more thing?" Kevin asked. She nodded. "When Rolf was singing that song, in the elevator the one that made everyone want to hit themselves over the head with a hammer, you got really upset. Why?"

Marilyn looked away, even staring down the deathly drop, clutching her silver rose necklace. Was he imagining there were tears in her eyes? "I haven't seen my father in years…" she said, "Not since his ship got caught in the storm. Some people say he's dead, some don't believe it. I don't know what to believe, I just want him home…" she said, her voice cracking.

(What was that? Was that a tear? Don't you dare start crying on me guys! You'll make me feel bad…)

Kevin put a hand on her shoulder; she sniffled and whispered "Thank you Kevin." Kevin smiled. "Don't worry, I'll take it to the grave."

Just then there was a sound that sounded similar to a car engine exploding and The Minotaur roared to life once more and it began to inch over the hill. "You won't have to wait long then." Marilyn whispered petrified as the car went over the edge, tumbling into oblivion.

It all reminded her of when she took a class on ribbon twirling a while back…only this time she was the ribbon. They went over, under, around…lets sum it up with a completely nauseating experience. But soon the ride began coming back to the platform, they realized with relief. But that relief ran cold as soon as they passed the platform and saw that there was no one at the controls. They didn't stop.

They went through the ride another two times before everyone below realized that the ride wasn't stopping on its own. Everyone burst up to the controls, trying to make sense of all the colorful buttons. (and by everyone I mean Double D)

"Out of the way! This is a job for a Kanker!" Marie shouted, shoving her way to the controls. "Marie's the smart one!" Lee said proudly. She studied the panel carefully then brightened. "I've got it!" She went behind the controls and found a bright orange tool box. Everyone watched hopefully as she drew a wrench from the box. That is they were hopeful until she started smashing the controls with it. The car sped up and passed the plat form, heading up the hill again.

Eddy shoved her out of the way. "Move! You're doing it all wrong you can't just smash it." He grabbed Ed by the ankles and brandished him over his head. "You got to completely obliterate it!" (Yeah, big word for an Eddy.) Despite pleas from his peers to stop he hit the control panel so hard with Ed that is fell into a big mechanical pile of nothing.

The car slowly came to a stop at the platform, both riders looking like they were about to pass out, vomit, or some combination of the two. The harnesses came up and they both collapsed out of the car onto the ground, everyone surrounded them in an instant asking if they were all right. Marilyn looked around, trying to see strait through her dizziness. "W-w-where's the w-warrior… w-where's Th-theseus?" she asked. Everybody looked perplexed.

"There was a guy here, he was working the roller coaster dressed like a Greek Soldier, where is he?" Kevin clarified. People exchanged glances. "There was no one here when we got here." Nazz said. Marilyn and Kevin looked at each other. They didn't just imagine a weirdo dressed in Greek clothes, did they?

"I think it would be best if we left the festival now…" Double D. said quietly. Everyone muttered their agreement and began walking back to the hotel. As they reached the hotel Eddy reached in his pocket and pulled out a hibiscus that he'd forgotten he'd left there. Nazz was walking not to far away, he remembered what she'd said about them before.

Impulsively he said, "Hey Nazz." She glanced up. Eddy turned (insert red fruit here) red and looked away, shoving the flower towards Nazz. "Here, take it. You don't got to pay me or nothing." He mumbled. (awwww…) Nazz looked surprised , but took the flower anyway. "Thanks Eddy." She said. Eddy said something she couldn't hear and walked away.

Nazz walked over to a mirror that was in the hotel lobby and put the flower behind her ear. She smiled, now wasn't that sweet of him? She stopped suddenly, the smile disappearing. They stare at her, then they start sending her notes and flowers then they ask her out, and when she tells them she doesn't like them like that they're devastated.

Great…just great….

Potoperson: Hey folks! Do you like to see me and Cella annoy each other? Then check out my page on DeviantART for a series of comics called Jade and Cella. Not only do you get to see how annoying we can be but you get to see us too!

Cella: What the flip? Are you planning on going into marketing when you grow up?

Potoperson: No, but I know that I certainly enjoy writing this part so I figure people would want to hear it.

Cella: Why don't you actually work on writing for a change miss author?

Potoperson: All right, all right. Yeesh. Thanks for reading folks! Bye!