Disclaimer: Ed, Edd N Eddy and all its characters are copyright AKA Cartoon. I am not using them for profit; I am simply using them to practice my own writing skills….
Author: Well, this chapter is somewhat like the last chapter, except instead of featuring Edd, it features Ed. Also, this chapter is a little more action-packed and dramatic then the last one. (In other words, it isn't as boring.) Oh, and in the chapter, you will be introduced to the parallel-universe government. Does it seem familiar to another form of government? Kudos to anyone who can guess what I based the government off of.
Chapter Seven: The Great Space-Creation Crystal of Life (AKA the EdCrystal)
Ed sat down, looking around at the huge hall. The hall was like something out of a comic-book he had read, but had forgotten the name of…. According to the alien, this was the meeting hall. Here, he would explain everything to them, and they would explain everything to him.
"Ed?" Skuashi asked.
"Yeah," Ed responded, not really paying much attention.
"Um, could you explain where you came from and how you got here?" Skuashi asked.
Ed nodded. Then he (enthusiastically) started explaining, "I was born on Earth in a parallel dimension. I always hung with my buddies, Eddy and Double D, and tried to keep away from my scary baby sister! Then, one day, we were out looking for something in the backyard- when all of a sudden a loud noise came from the bushes!
"WOOSH, WOOSH! The noise went. Fearfully, me and my pals went to see what it was- and Eddy captured a fairy-thing! It said its name was Fay, and that it was a Fairixie that could transport you to parallel universes! We agreed and suddenly a vortex appeared in the sky and picked me up and I was on Ion!"
All three of the characters groaned. "Fairixies," Transformer-Saraline whined.
"Huh?" Ed asked.
"Fairixies are a species that live in a solar system in the far reaches of the galaxy," the alien explained, "on the planets Fair-AA1 and Ixie-SRR1A, hence their name. They can teleport into parallel universes. It makes sense that a Fairixie would do this."
"Oh," Ed said.
"Well, I guess it is our turn to explain. I am Skuashi, an advisor of Ed, a member of the Cabinet of the Space Rangers, Division A. I come from the planet Pengua33, and I am of the Pengua species," Skuashi said.
The alien continued, "My name is TargonTroi, and I am a Darshion. I come from the planet Darsh, and, too, am of the Cabinet of Space Rangers, Division A."
"My name is Transformer-Saraline," Saraline introduced, "and I am human, but I have Transformer blood running through my veins. I also am of the Cabinet of Space Rangers, Division A. Call me Saraline."
"And, in this universe," Skuashi explained, "you are also a part of the Cabinet of Space Rangers."
"COOL!" Ed yelled.
"Hm," Saraline mumbled. "There has to be an easier way to explain this- aha!"
With that, Saraline took out the device, and said, "This is a Space Ranger Communication Link, Type: Wrist Watch. Or, for short, SR-ComLink-WW. It can analyze things, and teleport things, too. I am going to use the SR-ComLink-WW to teleport this old DVD I watched in school about the government. It should explain everything."
The SR-ComLink-WW, which was what Saraline had scanned Ed with in a previous chapter, looked just like a wrist watch, except instead of being small and circle-shaped it was rather large and square shaped and obviously digital. Saraline typed something on the miniature keypad, and a DVD appeared in a green beam of light.
A huge video screen appeared at the end of the hall. All four of them sat down at the table, watching the DVD. The narrator of the DVD went on to introduce the purpose of the DVD- to explain the government to the residents of Earth- before telling some more interesting information.
Narrator: There are many legends about the creation of the universe. A rather popular one is that our current leader, Ed, created the universe.
(A picture of Ed holding the crystal on his suit in his hands appeared. The camera zoomed in on the crystal.)
Narrator: Ed holds the most powerful device in the universe. This device is a crystal of immense magical properties. This crystal's name is The Great Space-Creation Crystal of Life, or, as it has recently been nicknamed, the EdCrystal. Ed is the only person who has the power to operate the EdCrystal, and, as such, is the leader of the Space Rangers.
(A picture of a guy wearing a suit similar to Ed's pointing at the sky appeared)
Narrator: The Space Rangers are our form of government. They are our leaders and our protectors. The majority of Space Rangers are warriors. In fact, that is how all Space Rangers start out. But, through a long process, these Space Rangers could become a part of the Cabinet of the Space Rangers.
(A diagram appears, with the words Cabinet of the Space Rangers in bold at top)
Narrator: The Cabinet of the Space Rangers is our leader. The Cabinet is divided into three divisions, each with their own special jobs.
(Division A, second on the diagram, bolds)
Narrator: Division A enforces the laws of our universe. The members of Division A include Ed, Ed's protectors, and the top officials of the Space Rangers.
(Division B, under Division A, becomes bold)
Narrator: But who creates the laws that Division A enforces? Why, that would be Division B. In Division B, a person from each planet under the Space Ranger's rule represents their planet in the making of laws. While in Division B, one group of representatives creates laws and the other approves it.
(Division C becomes bold)
Narrator: But what do all those laws mean, anyway? Division C decides that. Division C is, basically, an Ultimate Court. Thank you for watching our video; for more information on the Cabinet of the Space Rangers, check out our follow-up videos….
Ed blinked as the credits appeared. That video was very weird, he thought. It was like a mixture of a really boring history video and a sci-fi movie.
"That movie," TargonTroi said, "was okay, but they forgot to mention a very important thing."
"What?" Ed asked. He resisted the urge to add, buttered toast?
"The Kanker Alliance," TargonTroi, Skuashi and Saraline said in unison.
Ed's blood ran cold. He resisted the urge to run away at the sound of the ultra-threatening siblings' names. Ed began to understand why the Fairixie sent him here- he was going to be a space hero and stop his worst fear…. "Kankers?"
"Kankers; yes. Do you recognize the name?" TargonTroi asked.
Ed nodded. "They were the scariest people I ever met in my home dimension."
"Well, guess what. Here, they are scarier," Saraline said. "But let us explain what the Kanker Alliance is."
"Or, even better, the Kankers," Skaushi said. "The Kankers were a very scary, and strong, species. The Kanker species was the 'big bully' of the galaxy. However, when their planet was destroyed, the Kanker species went extinct."
"Or so we thought," Saraline continued. "In actuality, three particularly nasty Kankers had survived. Those three were Lee-der-dum, May-toe-jam, and Marie-mop-plop."
Ed blinked at the sound of the similar names. It figures that Lee, May and Marie would be in his "perfect" universe.
"Unbeknownst to us," TargonTroi continued, "the Kankers were forming an alliance. The Kanker Alliance, as it became known, consisted of people who hated the Space Rangers and Ed."
"All was quiet and well in the universe," Skuashi continued, "but then the Kanker Alliance struck."
"We were unprepared for the rebellion," Saraline said, "and the Kankers hurt us bad."
"Many Space Ranger-supporting planets were left destroyed or in ruins," TargonTroi continued.
"Before we could organize ourselves to fight back," Skuashi said, "they had already made it to Earth."
"On Earth," Saraline said slowly, "there was a group of people prepared to fight though. Those people where the Transformers…. It was horrible. The Kankers had gained so much power, but from where? We dropped like flies. About mid-battle, I fell down. I was lucky, actually, that I fainted. If I had not fainted, they would have killed me. But that's beside the point; the point is that most of the Transformers fell and the three Kankers, Lee-der-dum, May-toe-jam, and Marie-mop-plop, made it to this palace."
Skuashi continued, very quiet, "The video was actually inaccurate, Ed. There were two people that could handle the power of the EdCrystal."
It didn't take a genius to figure out where Skuashi was going; a cold feeling entered Ed's stomach. He was afraid to learn what happened next, but stayed quiet.
"One of those people was you," Skuashi followed up, "and the other person was your sister, Sarah. It was a little known fact that Sarah could handle the EdCrystal, but, unfortunately, the Kankers had learned this fact."
"They killed Sarah," TargonTroi continued. "They also killed Jimmy, one of the best Space Rangers in the universe, who was with her at the time."
"Your parallel had heard that the Kankers were heading towards the castle," Saraline said, "and he rushed to get to there. He ran into Sarah's room just in time to see the Lee-der-dum drop Sarah, dead. In anger, Ed pulled out the EdCrystal and sent out a wave of power that practically sucked out all of the Kankers' strength. But the Kankers managed to escape, taking Jimmy and Sarah's dead bodies with them."
"The rebellion was stopped, soon afterwards; many of the rebels died and the other rebels went into hiding. The damage was immense," Skuashi said.
Ed was stunned at the information he was being told. How could this be a perfect universe for him if Sarah was dead? Sure, he wasn't exactly the Number 1 member in the Sarah fan club, but she was his sister!
"The reason we are telling you this, Ed," TargonTroi explained, "is because we think that the Kankers are planning another rebellion…."
Suddenly, the four heard a crash from behind them. A too familiar said, "You sure got that right, alien."
