A/N: This is a B-Day gift to Darklord331. Also, I blanked on a proper name for the story. If anyone has a suggestion, please send it my way. Thanks.

It was a day like any other in the town of Peach Creek. The birds were singing, the kids were out playing in the cul-de-sac, and the Eds were busy with yet another scam.

The Eds were inside of Edd's garage. Edd was working on something under a tarp, Ed was drawing a lot of crude backdrops and Eddy was simply pacing back and forth thinking of all the money he was going to make with this scam.

"Oh man! This has got to be the best scam I've ever had!" Eddy said in with a big grin.

"Just like the last one and the one before that." Edd muttered from under the tarp before holding his hand out. "Screwdriver."

"Says you." Eddy scoffed as he handed him a screwdriver. "How much longer are you gonna take?"

"I'm almost done." Edd grumped before holding his hand back out. "Duct tape."

"Quack." Ed said while Eddy handed the duct tape to Edd.

"How much longer?" Eddy asked as he lifted the tarp.

"The more you ask me, the longer it will take me to complete!" Edd snapped as he pulled the tarp back down.

"What are we doing again?" Ed asked as he started to draw a bunch of weird creatures on the backdrop.

"We are about to begin the greatest scam of all time! You make the sign?" Eddy asked.

"Yep! Here it is, Eddy!" Ed declared as he held the sign up close to Eddy's face.

SMACK!

In fact, he held it so close that he smacked it right into the shortest Ed's face. Eddy pulled it off his face and growled at Ed before reading the sign.

"Perfect!" Eddy proclaimed just as Edd got out from under the tarp.

"Well, it's ready." Edd stated as he wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Sweet!" Eddy grinned as he looked under the tarp. "Alright, boys! Let's go scam us some pigeons!"

The cul-de-sac was bustling with activity as the neighborhood kids were all out playing. Kevin was showing off some bike tricks to Nazz, Jimmy and Sarah were playing hopscotch, Johnny got his head stuck in a tire and Rolf was doing laundry. That all stopped when they heard Eddy start shouting into a megaphone.

"COME ONE, COME ALL! BE AMAZED AT THE GREATEST MARVEL OF THE WORLD!" he yelled.

"Oh great. The dorks are here." Kevin groaned.

"SEE LANDS SO DIFFERENT, YOU'D THINK THEY WERE A DREAM!"

"What do you think he's talking about?" Jimmy asked.

"Who cares what that fat head says?" Sarah said in annoyance.

"HOW, YOU ASK? SIMPLE! JUST TAKE A PEEK THROUGH 'ED'S PORTAL TO THE UNKNOWN!'" Eddy declared as Edd pulled the tarp off, revealing a crudely made circular device hooked up to a computer. The device itself looked to be made of cardboard, kitchen tools and scrap metal, all held together with duct tape and surrounded by light bulbs.

"I made the sign!" Ed said as he pointed at the crudely spelled sign hanging above the device.

"Oooooh!" Johnny said in awe. "Check it out, Plank!" Johnny said as he held up Plank so it could see the device.

"Another world? Rolf is curious about this strange device." Rolf said as he looked at it. "Explain how it works to Rolf, Ed boys!"

"It's quite simple, Rolf." Edd began with a smile. "This device is designed to break through the barrier of what scientists call the 'Multiverse.' You input the coordinates on this computer, and the portal here will send you there. It could be a land out of a fairytale." That got Jimmy excited. "A scientific, futuristic world. Or even a world that looks like a crudely bunch of drawn pictures placed everywhere inside a garage." he finished, making Eddy frown at his smart friend before smiling at the crowd.

"And you can take a look at these strange and exotic worlds for a special price of only 25 cents!" Eddy announced before holding a jar out to the kids. "So who's first?!"

"How about us, Eddy~"

The kids all tensed up as a familiar trio of girls approach them all while giggling.

"Kankers!" Eddy growled.

"'Ed's Portal to the Unknown', huh?" Lee asked. "So where's it supposed to go?"

"I bet this turns it on." Marie said as she pointed at the computer before looking at a sweating Edd. "Well? You gonna turn it on, Oven Mitt?"

"Oh! Well, yes! Um, I..." Edd stuttered.

"Can it send me and Big Ed here out into the stars?" May asked as she hugged Ed, sending him into a massive panic.

"GIRL GERMS!" Ed yelled before he slid out of her grasp and began to bang on the computer's keyboard. "SEND ED FAR AWAY FROM THE YUCKY KANKER SISTERS!"

"ED! DESIST! REFRAIN FROM DEMOLISHING MY COMPUTER!" Edd yelled as he tried to stop his dimwitted friend while the other kids laughed at the Eds misfortune. "ENOUGH, ALREADY! IT'S JUST A PROP! IT'S NOT A REAL PORTAL!"

"It's not?" Johnny asked before listening to Plank. "What's that, Plank?...Plank says, 'If it's not real, then what's all that?'"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked where Johnny was pointing. They saw that the device was not only on, but was also lighting up, a glowing blue vortex in the center.

"Wait! Is that thing actually working?!" Eddy asked.

"This can't be! It's just a cobbled collection of cardboard and kitchenware! It's not designed to break through the dimensional barrier!" Edd stated.

"Cool!" Ed said before he started pushing a bunch of keys. "LET'S GO TO THE PLANET OF ZOMBIES AND BACON BITS!"

"ED, NO!" his friends yelled before Ed accidentally hit the 'ENTER' key. The moment he did, the surrounding area was engulfed in a bright light. When it vanished...everyone was gone.

"Ow...my head." Edd groaned as he started to stir.

"Well, looks like you're awake."

Edd blinked and looked up to see an unknown man sitting across from him.

"Who are you?" Edd asked before looking around. He couldn't see his home, or the cul-de-sac, or anything familiar. All he saw was a misty forest all around him. He tried to move, but found that his hands were bound by rope. He also noticed that his clothes had been replaced by rags. "Where am I?"

"We're all on our way to Helgen. You and your friends there must've tried to cross the border. Walked right into that Imperidal ambush. Same as that thief over there, and us." the man explained.

"My friends?" Edd asked before looking over to see an unconscious Ed and Eddy sitting in the middle of the wagon, hands tied and backs to each other.

"Damn you, Stormcloaks! Skyrim was fine until you all came along! Empire was nice and lazy. If not for you, I'd have stolen that horse and been halfway to Hammerfell by now." he said in anger before turning to Edd. "You there. You, me and your friends here? We're all innocent. It's these Stormcloaks the Imperials want."

"I'm confused. What's going on here?" Edd asked. "Who are the Stormcloaks and Imperials?"

"You been living in a cave your whole life?" the thief asked. "How can you not know about the war going on in Skyrim?!"

"I'm afraid I'm not familiar with anything you've said. What is this Skyrim you keep mentioning?" Edd asked.

"Wow. You really are out of it." the first man asked.

"Quiet back there!" the driver ordered.

Edd flinched at the harsh tone before he looked at his friends.

"Ed! Eddy!" he whispered while tapping them with his foot. "Wake up!"

"Five more minutes, mom." Eddy groaned.

"Wake up!" Edd repeated a little louder.

"What? What is it?!" Eddy asked after blinking a few times before yawning. He then opened his eyes again and looked around before closing them. "Weird dream."

"This isn't a dream, my friend." the man told Eddy. "If it was, we wouldn't be on our way to be executed."

"EXECUTED?!" Edd yelled, jolting his friends awake.

"I said quiet back there!" the driver snapped.

"What'd you mean executed?!" Eddy asked.

"It's as I said. You, me, your friends and Ulfric Stormcloak are all to face the headsman's axe.

"Ulfric Stormcloak?!" the thief asked in shock as he looked at the man who had a gag over his mouth. "You mean the one that started this whole war in the first place?!"

"Watch your tongue! You speak to the true High King of Skyrim!" the first man stated.

"Who cares about any of that?! I don't want to die! I don't even know what's going on!" Eddy said in panic.

"Who's there?" Ed asked after looking around before seeing Eddy behind him. "Hi Eddy!"

"This can't be happening!" the thief said in denial before he started to pray to a bunch of Gods for mercy.

"Why are we being executed?!" Edd asked.

"Because the Empire wants to see the true Nords of Skyrim die, all to appease those blasted elves." the first man answered.

"Elves?" Ed asked in interest.

"Yes. Those damn elves that forbid us from worshiping Talos." the first man explained before the wagon stopped.

"Why have we stopped?" the thief asked.

"What do you think? End of the road." the first man answered.

"No! NO! I'm innocent! You can't do this to me!" the thief yelled.

"Same here! It was all Ed, anyway!" Eddy yelled.

"Stop your sniveling! Face your end like men!" the first man admonished as they all stood up.

"P-Perhaps if we explain ourselves, we can clear up this misunderstanding!" Edd nervously stated.

"What he said! This is all a mistake!" the thief yelped as they were all lead off the wagon.

"Step towards the block when your name is called! One at a time!" a female Imperial Captain ordered.

"Empire loves their damn lists." the first man huffed.

"Ulfric Stormcloak! Jarl of Windhelm!" the man beside the woman called out, a quill and paper in his hands.

"It has been an honor, Jarl Ulfric!" the first man said as Ulfric stepped forward.

"Ralof of Riverwood." the man with the list yelled.

The Eds all watched the first man walk forward, showing that he was Ralof.

"Lokir of Rorikstead." was the next name called.

"No! I'm not a rebel! You can't do this!" the thief, Lokir, yelled before he bolted.

"HALT!" the Imperial Captain yelled.

"You're not going to kill me!" Lokir proclaimed.

"ARCHERS!"

"Archers?" Eddy asked before the Eds all gasped in shock when they saw Lokir be impaled with arrows.

"Anyone else feel like running?!" the Imperial Captain asked the other prisoners.

"You...You...You killed him." Edd got out between raspy breaths. Ed's jaw was still hanging low while Eddy fainted from the shock.

"And the rest of you will soon follow!" she declared.

"Wait. You there. Step forward." the man with the paper ordered. Edd couldn't move due to his legs shaking from terror. He soon found himself being pushed forward by another Imperial soldier until he was standing directly in front of the two. "Who are you?" he asked.

"M-M-M-My name is Ed-Ed-Ed-Eddward!" Edd stuttered out.

"Eddward...Eddward...He's not on the list, ma'am." the man informed his superior.

"Forget the list! He goes to the block." the Captain declared.

"N-Now see here!" Edd spoke up. "I don't know what's going on, nor do I know where I am, but executing children is inexcusable!"

"What are you talking about?" the man asked in confusion.

"Ignore him and get him in line!" the Captain ordered. Edd was about to be brought to the line before the Captain stopped them. "Hold it! What's under that hat?!"

"Oh, um...uh...!" Edd stuttered.

"Remove it!" the Captain ordered.

"Wait one dog gone second here!" Edd protested before he was subdued by another soldier.

"I said it comes off!" the Captain declared before walking over and ripping his hat off. A round of gasps rang out as those who were watching saw what was under his hat.

"By Talos!" Ralof exclaimed while a nearby woman fainted.

"I'm gonna be sick!" the man with the quill gurgled before throwing up.

The Captain just stared in horror before shaking her head and placing the hat back on Edd's blushing head.

"Make sure he's buried with that hat on." she ordered.

"How mortifying." Edd muttered before he was shoved forward.

"DOUBLE D!" Ed yelled as he tried to get up to save Edd, only to have a sword pointed at his face.

"Stay still, or I'll execute you now!" the Imperial Captain ordered. Ed shivered as he sat down.

Edd frowned and was looking around before he saw where he and the other prisoners were going to meet their end. "Not good!" he repeated like a broken record. He stopped when he saw man that was called General Tullius speak to Ulfric Stormcloak about his crimes and how executing him would bring peace back to Skyrim.

Suddenly, a distant sound echoed around the area, getting everyone's attention.

"What was that?" the man with the quill asked, still looking a little green.

"It's nothing. Carry on." Tullius ordered. The Captain obeyed and ordered the nearby Priestess to administer their last rites. The first man interrupted them and willingly placed his head on the block.

"My ancestors are smiling down upon me. Can you Imperials say the same?!" the man asked in a loud voice.

"What happened?" Eddy asked after stirring awake, only to faint at the sight of the man being beheaded.

"Oh dear!" Edd gulped in terror.

"You Imperial bastards!"

"Justice!"

"As fearless in life as he was in death."

"Next, the...stranger with the black hat!" the Captain ordered.

Edd gasped before the same sound as before was heard, this time sounding closer.

"She said move!" a soldier barked as he pushed Edd forward.

"NO! TAKE ME INSTEAD!" Ed yelled.

"You'll get your turn soon enough!" the Captain snapped.

"Wait a second! Shouldn't you wash and sterilize that first?!" Edd asked as he struggled against the soldier pushing his head down. "What about my last rites?!" he yelled in panic after they finally got his head down. All he could do now was stare up at the headsman, his body trembling in fear. So many questions filled his mind that he almost didn't register the gigantic black figure flying through the air towards them.

"What in Oblivion is that?!" Edd heard Tullius yell in shock as the headsman lifted his axe. He was about to swing before the figure landed on the tower behind him, throwing his aim off and only cutting the very tip off of Eddward's black hat. Eddward went white as a sheet as he and everyone else stared up at the...

"A DRAGON!" Ed yelled.

"Dragon?" Eddy slurred as he woke up again. He looked up at the Dragon with wide eyes as it seemed to roar before the sky changed colors and firey meteorites began to fall. Eddy stared for a second longer before he fainted once more.

Edd was knocked off of the block before being picked up by Ralof.

"Move it, stranger! We won't get another chance like this!" Ralof told him as he lead Edd away, with Ed dragging an unconscious Eddy on the ground behind him.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?!" Edd wailed.