Author's Notes: Got this done sooner then I thought! Here you are, the fourth chapter!

Chapter 4: The Bridge Across Worlds

The storm seemed to be dying down. The winds slowed down to a simple breeze, yet the rain continued to fall as distant thunder roared.

Double D stood, breathing heavily. He hadn't exerted that much power in a very long time. The glowing relic in his hand slowly dimmed, until returning to normal.

Rolf stood there, completely flabbergasted by the immense light display he just witnessed. "…Edd-boy."

"Rolf." Double D turned around. "Do you recall that terror we death with almost four years ago. That evil power that tried to overcome us?"

Rolf slowly nodded.

"…it's come back. I can't explain it, but it's here." Double D said.

"…that woman. She was so very malevolent."

There was a bit of silence, except for the rain that fell on them.

"…we best go home. I must attend to my livestock." Rolf said. He took a step away from Double D.

"Rolf, there is something I must show you." Double D said.

"Yes, Edd-boy?"

"Come home with me for a moment, please." Double D said. He expected Rolf to react, but the blue-haired one said nothing. "…this is very important."

A light switched on.

"Turn it off, I'm trying to sleep!" came the sound of a harsh voice.

"Lee, didn't you see that flash of light?" Marie asked, sitting up in her bed.

"Yes, it's called lightning." Lee said, turned to place her face into her pillow.

"No stupid, the red one!" Marie shouted.

"You're seeing things." Lee mumbled.

"No, I saw it too." May said, backing up her blue-haired sister.

Lee growled and slowly got up from her bed.

Marie and May walked out of their room, rubbing their eyes. The two sisters, now being followed reluctantly by the redhead Kanker proceeded down a set of stairs and into the main room of their trailer. In the second that they looked through a circular window, they managed to catch a glimpse of receding red light. A four-second long pillar or smoke rose from within the woods before it receded.

It had caught all of their attention now, waking them up fully.

"…what do you think it was?" Marie asked.

"My guess is a fire, but it burned out too quickly." May said.

"Yeah, and how's that? There's a stupid rainstorm out there, smarty!" Lee shouted.

"…still, I can't help but think…" Marie said, rubbing her head. "…what else could it have been?"

"…can we just figure it out tomorrow?" Lee asked.

There was a sudden crash of thunder. At that instant, all of the lights in the trailer flickered and went out.

"Aw, man!" Lee shouted. "I can't see the stairs!"

They sighed collectively. "…looks like we ain't turnin' back." Marie said.

"Check that out." May stated, pointing out the window.

The group looked out of the window and spotted a single house in the cul-de-sac through the trees with lights that still glowed, like a lighthouse in the darkness.

"That's Double D's, isn't it?" May asked.

"Yep. How come he's got power when the rest of us don't?" Lee asked.

"He is real smart. He must have found a way around the blackout or something. Let's go over and ask him how." Marie said.

"Can't we just sleep?" Lee whined.

"No." her other two siblings said, before opening the door. Lee gave a disgruntled sigh before following after them, right into the rainy night.

Double D and Rolf finally made it back to Double D's house. Aside from this house, every other place was dark. It seems the storm had caused a power outage, and his backup generator saved him the same fate.

"Please, Edd-boy." Rolf said. "Rolf must return home and check on the well being of his livestock."

"Go then, but please return." Double D said back.

Rolf quickly bowed. "Thank you. Rolf shall return."

With that, the boy raced back to his home.

Double D turned back and was about ready to open up the door when it opened up for him. Nazz stood at the other end, with a worried expression.

"Nazz, are you okay?" Double D asked.

"Am I okay? What about you?" She asked. "I was finishing up a m- …erm, something when I saw an explosion from the woods. I was about to go out and check! What the heck happened?"

"I… just forgot how powerful the eye of wisdom is, that's all. I… um, accidentally cast out a spell, like I did the first time." Double D said, realizing how strange he sounded. Though to keep her from getting too worried, he didn't want to say the truth.

"You need to be more careful!" Nazz shouted. "Remember almost 4 years ago? The last time you cast the spell without realizing it, you put three people in the hospital!"

"I am sorry." Double D said. "…but nobody was hurt."

"Good." Nazz said. "Still try to keep more control over your power."

Double D walked into the house, shutting the door behind him. "By the way, Rolf will be here shortly."

"Aw, you didn't ruin the surprise, did you?" She asked.

"He just happened to be there when I cast the spell." Double D said, lying again. Every lie that rolled from his tongue made him guilty, but she was happy, and he didn't want to ruin it. "So… what where you up to?"

"…aw, you're going to drag it out of me… okay fine, I guess you should know." She brought him through the main room and into the kitchen. On a nearby table, bowls and plates with various foods where placed, many seats collected from around his house where placed around the table.

"You made dinner?" he asked.

"Yeah." She said. "I figure once we see our friends again, we should try and bring them here and show them our world."

Double D smiled. "That's a good idea! I can't wait to show them our world! If they where anywhere near as fascinated as I was in their world, they should love it here!"

There was suddenly the sound of the doorbell.

"It's Rolf." Double D said. "I'll get it."

"I'll finish up the table." She said, walking over to kitchen as he ran to the door to answer the call.

He pulled the door open and was greeted to a sight he didn't expect. Everyone was at his doors. Both of the Eds where in front, though for some reason Eddy looked a little dazed. Behind them was Johnny and Plank, Jimmy, and Sarah. The Kankers were behind them, and in the back was Kevin and Rolf, whom had decided to take his goat Victor, and another man.

"…can I help you?" Double D asked.

"We saw the fire spell." Jimmy said.

Double D gulped. Was it that big?

"Double D, what's going on?" Sarah asked.

"…do I have great news!" Double D said. "You will not believe it, but I found a way to make a portal!"

"…what?" Eddy asked.

"It's a portal machine! I cam literally create the 5th dimension! We can go to that other world!"

The others finally caught on, with smiles and exited chatter. Well, most of them.

"…I think it's time somebody told me about all of this." the other man said.

Double D's eyes widened. "Eddy's brother! I can't believe you came back!

"So, that's what you guys call me here? "Eddy's Brother?" I have a name, you know." he said.

"…erm, what is it?" Jimmy asked.

"Oy, kid." Eddy's bro seemed frustrated. "It's-"

Double D, what's everyone doing here?" Nazz asked, running to the door. "Please don't tell me you already ruined the surprise."

"…it's okay." Double D said.

"Nazz?" Kevin asked. He gave a small growl. "What are you doing at Double D's?"

"Helping him set up the machine, what's it to you?" she asked.

Kevin looked as though ready to respond, but he was cut off.

"So, Double D, can we come in or not?" Eddy asked.

"Oh, yes!" Double D said. He stepped out of the way to allow his friends (and three foes) through the door.

"So, when do we get to see them?" Eddy asked, looking excited.

"Everyone follow me!" he shouted.

He had led the entire group into his workshop chamber, giving a brief summary of everything that occurred in their adventure.

"…so we returned him and resumed our lives." Double D finished.

Eddy's brother looked at him blankly for a few seconds. He then began to snicker before he burst out in laugher.

"What?" Double D asked.

"Other dimensions, saving a world… Eddy with… (snicker) a girlfriend? You're making this all up!" Eddy's bro laughed.

"Hey!" Eddy shouted.

"Yeah, and who was it anyway, baby bro?" his elder brother asked. "A fairy princess?"

"A Goomba, actually." Eddy said, trying to sound smart.

"Can't wait to meet her." Eddy's brother said sarcastically. "…look, I need to do something, so let's hurry up with this game already."

"That reminds me." Kevin said. "…how do you expect to even find them. It's not like they will be expecting us. Besides, they could have gone to any place in that world."

"That is no difficulty." a electronic voice said.

The entire group gasped and turned toward a monitor near the giant gears which remained turning.

"Who was that?" Eddy's brother asked.

"I am TEC, the perfect computer." the voice responded.

"TEC?" The rest of the group, minus Double D and Nazz.

"I can't believe you're alive!" May shouted.

"Yeah, what's up?" Marie asked.

From the monitor, a beam of light hit the area nearby. A glowing figure suddenly appeared. It was a hologram, that looked exactly like the 3 dimensional star chart they had seen before in the other world.

"We have pinpointed their exact locations." TEC explained. "For some reason, they are all gathered in Rogueport, for some bizarre reason."

Double D approached the large machine. It looked like nothing more them a square metallic bow, with a rod pointing at a wall. He stopped at the square machine, and reached for a handle. He slowly pulled on it, and revealed a hatch.

"This will be adequate for a magic power source." he said, taking the Eye of Wisdom, and placing it in the hatch.

"Is everyone ready to step into another dimension?" Double D asked.

Eddy's brother folded his arms. "This should be good."

Rolf's goat bleated as he pulled him back, the others all taking a few steps backwards. Eddy's brother played along and stepped backwards.

Double D grinned. "Then with this machine, I fulfill my promise and open the bridge across worlds!"

Double D placed both hands on the switch and forced it down as hard as he could.

The second he did, it all began. The hologram of the star chart began to spin rapidly. The computer screen flashed, then revealed a bar, and number that read 10.

The laser suddenly shot a beam of light, to everyone's surprise. It hit the wall at the end of the room. When it did, light began to shine from the spot where it hit. This light slowly began to swirl around, until it got faster and larger. The portal was forming before them, glowing brighter and brighter.

The percentage sign was up to 70 already, as the hologram was spinning faster and faster.

"WHOA!" Eddy's brother shouted.

Finally, the hologram slowed down and resume it's usual speed. The portal was left, spinning in a spectacular glow before them, and the screen on the computer read 100. It had been done.

The group gave a collective cheer. Jimmy picked up Sarah and begun to spin her around in the air, Nazz and Kevin exchanged high-fives.

Eddy's bro's expression was of complete shock.

"Priceless." Eddy said. "You should believe me more often."

"…ready to go?" Double D asked.

"Are you sure it's safe?" Kevin asked.

"Yes." TEC said. "Go on, those other friends of yours will be very surprised."

"…maybe I shouldn't." Eddy's brother said, slowly walking away.

"Oh no you don't!" Eddy shouted. "I'm going to prove to you that I was telling the truth!"

Before Eddy's older brother could protest, he grabbed his arm and began to pull him toward the portal. The older gave a bit of a surprised yelp as his body hit the portal and vanished.

"Wow." Double D said. "I never expected to see him again, let alone travel into that other world. I think I have seen everything now."

"Shall we?" Jimmy asked, holding his hand out toward Sarah.

"Yeah!" She shouted.

They both ran across the room and jumped into the portal, laughing in happiness.

"Come, Victor!" Rolf shouted, pulling his goat. It seems that the goat was a bit reluctant to go near the light. The goat gave a "baa" in protest, but Rolf dragged him down anyway.

"Do not fear, Victor! The punnies are most breathtaking!" he shouted. He ran through, taking the goat along with him.

"C'mon girls, let's see if Peach is still the same." Lee said. She and her sisters laughed, almost with a wicked tone before walking through the portal.

Kevin looked over to Nazz. "Come on! Let's see if the others are okay!"

"Cool, dude!" she said. They both walked through together.

"Wait for us!" Jonny shouted, as he chased after them with his wooden friend in hand.

"Goody, goody!" Ed shouted in glee. He grabbed Double D and pulled him toward the portal.

"Tell Peach I said greetings!" TEC shouted.

Double D waved before Ed pulled him through the portal.

That left TEC, waiting there. The sound of machinery humming, the storm, the gears grinding, and the portal pulsating was all that was left to accompany him.

"I wish I could have gone with them. I wish that I wasn't confined to these metal containers, these circuits and wires… maybe I don't have to be."

As the next second passed, a window appeared on TEC's screen, text began to write itself…

Double D was suddenly falling, and spiraling.

Eddy and his brother where spinning together as they fell.

"Eddy, you better know what you're doing!" his older brother shouted.

The others where was screaming as some of them had held onto each other as they fell. This continued for about thirty seconds.

Then, they felt themselves tumbling. One by one, they shot from the exit of the portal, collecting into a pile on the ground, until Double D finished the pile landing on top.

"…did we make it?" Kevin asked.

Double D looked around. They where at a dock. The skies where shinning brightly, with the sun glowing radiantly in the sky above. The portal remained at the end of the dock, where the ground met the water. It was Rogueport… the trip was a success.

He was suddenly interrupted as the pile he was placed atop began to shake, as the ones in the bottom began to break free, sending the others on top to the ground.

"Is this that other world?" Eddy's brother asked.

"Yup." Eddy said proudly.

Rolf's goat shook itself, then looked around the area. It gave a small "baa," as I to question the others.

"Remember this place, Plank?" Jonny asked. "Isn't it cool, buddy?"

"So what are we waiting for?" May asked. "Are we going to go find the others or what?"

"They are here, in Rogueport." Double D said. "TEC confirmed they are all here, for some reason."

"Yeah, but where?" Eddy asked.

"He didn't say." Double D said. "You can't expect TEC to know everything."

"But he calls himself the world's best computer!" Eddy shouted.

"I think we should pay a visit to an old friend first." Double D said. "If memory serves, he should be smart enough to know where they all are."

Double D led the others through the surprisingly quiet streets, until he came to a familiar house.

"Do you even think he's still here?" Kevin asked.

"He has to be. TEC located him right here." Double D explained.

"Could you guys stop being so vague all the time?" Eddy's brother asked. "Who are you talking about?"

"You'll see." Double D said.

Eddy's brother groaned as Double D extended his hand and knocked on the door.

"I'm coming!" a familiar voice shouted.

The others all smiled when they heard his voice, except for Eddy's brother and Victor, who looked up to watch the door.

It slowly creaked open, revealing an odd, yet familiar creature. It was a Goomba, which looked like a brown mushroom with no arms, and gray hair with huge spectacles, who was about half the size of Ed.

"What the heck is that!" Eddy's bro shouted.

"Mind your manners, youngster! I am professor Frankly, esteemed member of the university of U-goom! And you are?"

Eddy's brother sighed. "My name is-"

Frankly suddenly gasped. "…wait a moment. The rest of you…"

"Yes, professor!" Double D said. "It is us!"

"My word!" Frankly shouted. "How in the world did you heroes get back here?"

"Can we come in?" Eddy asked.

Frankly was still stunned for a moment. "…oh, why sure! Come in!"

Author's Notes: I hoped you liked it, even though it was a bit short, and I admit it was not as exiting as other chapters, but I'm trying. I don't want to reveal more, but maybe some can already tell what may occur next. If you have already know, let me know your assumptions (not in your reviews though, it may spoil the story if you're right. Send me messages for your assumptions.

Alright, I'll get started on the next one. You may have already predicted I woul say this, but please review.