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: And now, here comes a twist in the Eddy plot line! Seems like life isn't going to be so simple anymore for our Eddy anymore…. On with Eddy's story!
Chapter Eight- Level 1: The (Really, really creepy) Basement
Eddy looked around the hall to find any recognizable landmark. After the horrible realization that he was stuck in this parallel universe, he wanted to see anything familiar- even Lady Allith!
Not recognizing anything, he decided to open a few doors. The first door he opened led into a room much like his bedroom from the first level of the Mansyonn- almost identical, except for the wallpaper. Eddy blinked, but then remembered he had many bedrooms in this twisted universe. "Maybe," he said, eyeing the computer, "I can find a map of this place on the internet."
Eddy logged in and typed in the search box, map of the mansyonn, and pressed enter. A few seconds later, a list of links appeared. The first link was titled, "Mansyonn Map". He was about to click on it when another link caught his eye: "PeopleFinder- Map of the World's People…"
He clicked on that link instead. Eddy was surprised when he read the summary of the website- apparently, in Eddy's parallel's universe, everyone was listed under the PeopleFinder Association from their moment of birth. With the right tools (a.k.a. cash and passwords) you could go on the website and, basically, learn about everybody in the world. Of course, only simple things- name, birth date, a picture (perhaps) and whether they are a threat or not- are listed on the site. Eddy, of course, had the cash, and for some reason, he knew the account by heart.
After he logged in, he clicked on the Person Search Box, and typed in Eddy McRich. Up popped:
Name: Eddy McRich
Birth Date: (Author: make something up!)
Pictures: Link
Place of Birth: McRich Hospital, (Somecity, Blankstate), USA
Important Information: (Went on to describe information we already know about Eddy's parallel)
Eddy nodded. "Hm… I wonder if Double D exists." He typed in Double D's full name. Up popped:
No results. Try again.
He did the same with Ed's name, and got the same results.
Eddy blinked. For the second, he was speechless. His mouth opened, prepared to yell at Fay, but out squeaked, "What?"
Suddenly, he heard people talking in the hall. He walked up to the closed door and opened it just a crack, listening in on the conversation.
The first voice, shrill with anger, was one that he recognized. It belonged to Lady Allith. "I don't care if your shift is over; I want you to find that brat!"
The second voice Eddy didn't recognize. The wimpy, scared voice said, "But, Lady Allith, the- the size of the mansion- we'd never find Eddy in time for class to begin-"
"I don't care!" Lady Allith screamed in a very unrich-like tone. "Just find that boy in time for the daily tours! And don't let him in the basement!"
The scared voice turned a bit curious and asked, "Why shouldn't I let him in the basement?"
Lady Allith's voice lowered to a loud whisper, and Eddy could barely hear what she said. "That's none of your business." Louder, she said, "If you want to keep your job, I suggest you send all of the security personnel in the Mansyonn to find him!"
The second voice, shrilled and terrified, squeaked, "Yes ma'am!"
Eddy could hear the sound of the man talking into a walky-talky as he ran into a different hallway.
Lady Allith was alone in the hall. "Stupid commoners. Only rich people should be allowed to live…" Eddy could almost hear the snootiness in her step as she walked away.
Eddy blinked. Wow, he thought, I just learned a lot more then I ever learned from school right there. For one, Lady Allith really, really, really hated non-rich people. Two, Lady Allith obviously had more power then just being a teacher, as he formerly thought she was. And, three, he realized with a blink, a bunch of people where trying to find him right now….
"I better get out of here," he whispered, wishing he could just leave that whole universe. Quietly, he stepped into the hall, careful not to make any sound at all-
"Over here! I heard something over here!" A voice from around the corner cried.
Eddy burst out into a run. He turned left, hearing the shouts from behind him grow louder, and ran straight into a dead end. "Oh no- oh yes!"
On the right wall, Eddy saw what looked like an elevator. He quickly pressed the down button, and when the door opened, he jumped in. He looked at the button choices- levels 1 to 20. He frantically pressed the level 1 button twenty times before the door closed. To Eddy, level 1 was the best choice because it was closest to the backyard, where there were many hiding places (and, perhaps, where Fay could hear his plea to escape this world.)
To Eddy's surprise, though, level 1 was not floor-level. When he stepped out of the elevator, he was greeted with total darkness. A few seconds later, a light flickered on. He was in a very small basement- it wasn't even big enough to fit a bed in. Startled by the fact that this fancy mansion had a basement, he stood there dazed- until he remembered what Lady Allith said.
"I wonder why Lady Allith didn't want me to go in here," he said. Then, in a mock-Allith voice, he answered his own question. "Eddy, rich people cannot soil their feet by touching a dirty old basement floor."
He smiled slightly, absentmindedly walking forward, when suddenly he tripped. "OOF!"
He stood up, brushing his shirt off. "What did I trip on?" Even in the dull lighting, he could see the tree root sticking out of the ground. "What the heck?" he asked as he bent down and touched the root, examining it.
The root started trembling at his touch. Eddy jumped back from it, staring at it with wide eyes. The root stopped moving. Eddy inched back to the root and pulled it upwards. To his surprise, the root came up without a struggle- and so did the wall in front of it.
The wall revealed a brightly lit, office-like room. The room was very, very long with an equally long desk. At least twenty chairs surrounded the table, and neatly piled stacks of papers where located in front of each one. It looked very much like the meeting rooms in large businesses Eddy had seen on TV, except the walls were made of dirt and there were no windows.
Eddy blinked, and, dazedly, walked up to one of the chairs. He looked at the first page of paperwork- and, to his surprise, found his name written in bold red letters that filled up the entire first page.
He sat down, prepared to look through the papers, when, to his surprise, giant, skinny televisions slid from slots in the ceiling and replace the dirt walls. A video started playing, and Eddy was surprised to see Lady Allith's face on the screen.
"Welcome to another meeting," the recorded message said, "Of the Eddy McRich Assassination Plot, or EMAP. Stage Three has started, and I am sorry that I cannot attend the meeting today, but next meeting I shall explain all in person. But, until then, I have left instructions in your Anti-McRich Files. The next meeting shall be held just three days before the big McRich Homeless People Charity Parade at three o clock. Goodbye."
The video turned off then was replaced with the dirt walls again. Before Eddy allowed himself to think, he looked through the papers. Quickly, he found a page labeled, "Stages."
Stage One, it said, the getting-into-power stage. Check.
Stage Two, the gain Eddy's trust stage. Check.
Stage Three, the assassination.
Eddy just stared for a minute. "Oh, no."
