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Chapter 6: Time Machine Paste, the Missing Potato, and Rejected Request

The journey to Peach Creek Commons and the Cul-de-Sac didn't take all that long, but it is starting to get late and Holden needed to get some sleep. While his house is close by, he decides to keep on going towards the Cul-de-Sac. The sight of a cardboard fortress looms over the trees as Holden approaches and the doors to the fortress are two huge versions of Plank.

Holden laughs at the sight and enters what's left of the area. Eddy, who is sitting on the thrown, drops the comic he is reading when he sees Holden approaching.

His mouth drops open and says with a smile, "Whoa Holden, it's good to see you're alive and well. What brings you all the way out here?"

Holden frowns, because he hates Eddy, but he replies in a curt tone, "I need to find Mandark so we can fix the time machine so I can go back to stop Fuse."

Eddy's eyes widen and knew this isn't a time for a scam.

Eddy nods and replies, "Mandork is out by Peach Creek Estates. He's been trying to study the fusion of Eduardo, but his equipment keeps breaking or getting stolen by the fusion."

At that instant a big purple haired monster shows up and shouts happily, "MI AMIGO! HOLDEN, HOW ARE YOU!"

Holden smiles at Eduardo and replies while shaking the imaginary friend's hand, "I'm fine Ed. How are you?"

Eduardo then says in a sad tone, "Mi potato was stolen by mi fusion."

Eddy frowns and he adds quickly, "Yeah, I just had some paste made up to fix the time machine for Numbuh 2 and it was also stolen by that fusion. Tomorrow, you're gonna have an interesting adventure Holden. Come on, I'll show you to a house you can stay in for the night."

As Holden follows Eddy to a house, Holden looks around at and then replies, "How is it that the fusions can't get inside the Cul-de-Sac?"

Eddy grins and replies, "I don't really know. You would have to ask Sock head when you get back to the past about it, since he's the one engineered this fortress. We did borrow boxes and tooth paste from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends to construct the walls. That's all I really know."

Eddy opens the door to a house for Holden to spend the night in.

Eddy then replies with a sad look, "This house used to belong to our friend, Rolf. He was the leader of the Urban Rangers. He was killed a few months ago. Well, good night Holden."

Eddy leaves and Holden lies down on the couch to sleep.

The next morning dawned as it always did, green and eerie. Holden leaves the Cul-de-Sac and slowly makes his to the bridge that is to the north, when suddenly his com beep and he takes it out of his pocket.

Holden answers to find that it's Vilgax who then replies, "I have a job for you human. Are you interested?"

Holden is very skeptical about this request and he responds, "Are you gonna tell me what you need or is this gonna be a "do-as-your-told-and-don't-ask-questions" task?"

Vilgax snorts and responds, ignoring Holden's questioning, "I want you to get me three items. That is all I'm giving you for information."

Holden frowns and says, "Sorry Vilgax, but you're on your own." He turns off the com before Vilgax can make an attempt to reply.

Holden crosses the bridge and finds the construction zone and just outside of it is Mandark and Samurai Jack.

Mandark is pleased to see Holden and he says happily, "I see you're here to deal with our fusion problem."

Jack nods and then says in a calm manner, "This will be a worthy test for you, Holden."

Holden sits down on a large rock and replies, "Well I have two items to get: paste for the time machine and Eduardo's potato."

Mandark then says in an arrogant voice, "When you get them, give me the paste. I'll recruit Eddy and we'll go apply it to the time machine. Jack will take the potato back to Eduardo."

Holden then asks quizzically, "Where is the lair entrance?"

"Not that far in, but there is a field of toxic goo in the middle you have to jump over. It also seems that our fusion friend uses corruption attacks. We lose energy rather fast to it, but I bet one of your nanos could absorb its energy and redirect it."

Holden nods, stands up and walks over to the infection zone entrance which is in the distance. Inside Peach Creek Estates, Holden peaks over the fence to see some infected ground, but luckily he spots many platforms and building materials that he can stand on so he can cross over it. Holden runs across a board, uses a jump pad to get to the top of an unfinished building and walks across a few large iron beams. He finally gets to a transport cannon and uses it to shoot himself to the entrance of the fusion lair.

Once inside the small condensed area, Holden finds Fusion Eduardo relatively quickly. The fusion has a red ball glowing in its hand and aims it at Holden. Holden summons nano Numbuh 2, and it immediately appears and deflects the attack back at the fusion. The fusion howls in pain from the reversed corruption attack.

It tries another corruption attack, but this time in blue. Holden switches to Eddy and the result turns out the same as the last time. Holden raises his gun and fires eight times, hitting Fusion Eduardo in the chest and it soon becomes Swiss cheese and falls to the ground. From the left over fusion matter, Holden receives a copy of Eduardo.

Holden sighs and then remarks, "Well that's done now, let's find those items." After looking for several minutes, Holden finds Eduardo's potato, but unfortunately it has been baked and prepared for eating. He soon finds the paste, which is in another corner in a big crate. Holden continues to examine the room for other useful items he can use.

"Ah-ha!" He exclaims spotting a familiar item near a rock. Holden decides that as an added bonus, he would take the Grape Grenades so he could use them to take down any infuriating Terrafusers when needed.

Holden exits the lair and returns to where Mandark and Jack are waiting. Jack smiles and Mandark laughs as they see him return.

Holden hands over the paste and the potato and Mandark then exclaims, "Ha ha ha, Ha ha ha ha ha. We now have the paste, but I need you to fetch one more item in the Goat's Junkyard for me. Then we can use the time machine to its full extent."

Holden rolls his eyes and says reluctantly, "What would that item be Mandark?"

"The head of Larry 3000." Mandark replies with an evil grin on his face.

Jack gives Mandark a look of reproach, and then he adds, "The remains of the defender MegasXLR is in the Junkyard as well. It's frozen under a large web of fusion matter, so be careful around it."

Holden nods to them in thanks and leaves for Goat's Junkyard.

Mandark gives the paste to a Manroid and then says in an arrogant tone, "I have an important task to complete involving those time pools. I must send a message back to Dexter, Ben, Edd and Mojo. It's vital they hear what I have to say."

He then leaves hurriedly to complete his task.