WY: Chapter 12
It was now eight o'clock here in the little town of Peach Creek and we could see a police car driving down the road near the Peach Creek/Sunflower Shoal county line. And it was in this police car that we could see the two men from before, Peter and James, with Double D sitting in the backseat, a worried look imprinted across his face.
It was then that the police radio started to go off in the police car, "Officer Trival! Officer Greene! Please, come in!"
It was soon that the black-haired man who was in the passenger seat, Peter, picked up the communicator and spoke into it, "This is Officer Trival speaking; what's the status on Evan and Eddy McGee?"
"That's the problem; we do not know of their current statuses," stated the voice on the other line, which made everyone's hearts in the police car stop in fright for a moment, "We had to be called out to another situation, so we had to abandon our positions at Mondo-A-Go-Go."
"Dammit!" shouted the blond-haired man who was driving, James, "We need to get there now before something happens to the boy!"
"Right! We will leave that up to you two now, and we will meet you guys back up at the station; over and out!" the voice stated as it clicked off.
The police car was silent for a few seconds before any of them spoke, "Will… W-Will Eddy be alright?" questioned Double D to the two men in front of him.
"… If we get there in time, he'll be fine," Peter replied.
"Oh, okay…" Double D muttered with a sigh of sadness as he lowered his head with a thought, 'Eddy… please be safe…'
Darkness was all that Eddy could see as he started to come to his senses. He opened his eyes in a groggy way, only to see himself in an unexpected place. He was now in a small bathroom, with a bathtub, toilet, and sink. He was about to comment on where he was until he noticed that he could not move his mouth.
'W-What the heck?!' Eddy thought as he tried to figure out why he could not move his mouth, only to discover something else. He could not remove his wrists from behind his back.
'Oh, this is just great!' Eddy thought with sarcasm, 'Am I a prisoner or something now? Geez…'
It was then that Eddy noticed something that he had failed to notice at first; the bathtub was being filled up with water, all the way up to the brim, 'Huh, what the heck's that for?' Eddy thought.
Soon Eddy could hear footsteps coming towards him from the other side of the door near him. The door then opened to reveal Evan. Eddy only glared at Evan when he appeared at the door.
"Oh, you're finally awake, eh Pipsqueak?" stated Evan when he noticed that Eddy was awake. He then went over to the now full bathtub, "I've decided to give you a lesson; a floating lesson, that is," Evan continued to say as he turned off the water for the bathtub.
That was when Eddy realized what was going on, his eyes widened in horror toward his brother and what was about to happen.
Eddy was then grabbed by Evan by his bound wrists as he made a sinister smirk, "Time to start this lesson, Eddy."
Evan then directed Eddy's body to the bathtub full of water as he grabbed the back of his head with his right hand, "Any last words before I start this lesson, my dear little brother?"
Eddy's face dropped a little at a thought he just had, 'Double D's probably dead now…' he closed his eyes in sorrow for his best friend, 'I guess there is no reason for me to live anymore if he's gone; everything would be empty without him… Ed, Double D, I'm so sorry.'
"… Aww, too bad your mouth is all wrapped up," Evan stated as made a sick chuckle, "That's such a damn shame for you!"
Before Eddy could even brace himself, Evan slammed his head into the bathtub full of water. Eddy was unable to do anything as the water came crashing into his lungs from his nose. He struggled to let himself free from Evan's grasp. But it was a useless effort; Evan's grip on him was too strong. Soon Eddy stopped struggling altogether as his eyes rolled to the back of his head.
"… Heh, mission accomplished," Evan stated once he noticed Eddy had stopped squirming completely. He finally lets go of his brother's head and wrists, leaving his head floating in the water, "Guess I'll throw him into the ocean nearby, just like all the others. One more 'tragic victim' of a suicidal drowning, how very unfortunate!"
"You will do no such thing!" stated a familiar voice from behind him Evan widened his eyes with shock and turned around to see something that he did not expect at all.
Standing there at the bathroom door was Double D, Peter, and James, with Peter and James pointing a pistol at him, "Evan McGee, you are under arrest for the murder of Eddy McGee and attempted murder of Eddward Johnson," Peter stated.
"… Heh, who would've thought I'd get caught like this?" Evan muttered as James and Peter came into the bathroom and handcuffed him.
"Eddward… I'm sorry about this. Please go get your friend," Peter stated as they led Evan out of the bathroom, while James started to recite Evan's Miranda Rights to him.
Double D looked on with pain in his heart as he walked into the bathroom. He lifted Eddy's head out of the water, untied his hands from behind him, and laid him down on the bathroom floor. It was then that Double D noticed the duct tape over Eddy's mouth.
"E-Eddy…?" Double D muttered as he gently took the duct tape off of Eddy's mouth, "Please, d-don't die on me! I beg of you…"
Double D soon took his trembling right hand and placed it over Eddy's still chest; there was nothing. Double D then placed his right ear over Eddy's chest to hear anything. Still nothing.
Double D's heart seemed to stop at these signs, "No… Eddy…! I-I'm so sorry!" he stuttered with sadness as he grabbed Eddy's right hand once again, placing it up against his left cheek. Double D started to weep for Eddy; one of his best friends was now dead, and it crushed his soul.
But then, it was when Double D was holding his hand that he felt something that surprised him; there was a faint pulse coming from Eddy's wrist. Double D gasped a little at this sign; Eddy was still alive, but he was not breathing.
It was then that Double D got an idea; an idea to save him, something he knew would work if he tried. Double D made sure that Eddy was lying flat on the ground as he propped his head upwards. Double D closed Eddy's nose as he came closer to his mouth and blew his air into it. Double D did this for five seconds before separating from Eddy to catch his breath. After another five seconds, Double D continued to blow into Eddy's mouth.
Meanwhile, inside Eddy's mind, he could feel himself floating, floating in the darkness around him. He did not like this feeling at all. It made him feel useless.
Suddenly, he could see a spark of light in front of him, "Ack! What the heck?" he questioned as the light grew bigger and bigger until it formed a shape.
The shape turned into a girl, a girl that looked to be the age of six or so. She had long, waist-length blond hair that was almost white in color. She wore a white sweater, a pair of blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. Her eyes were a hue of a bright, grass green; the same hue as Double D's eyes. But, there was something behind her that normal girls did not have; she had a pair of angel wings.
Eddy only stared at the girl for a moment before asking, "Who are you?!"
The little girl only smiled a little at him, "My name is Evelyn, and I am an angel."
"An angel…" Eddy questioned as he realized, "So, am I really dead…?"
"Actually, you're in a state of limbo, Eddy," Evelyn stated, "But, you will be revived soon by my brother. Then you can be together again!"
"… Wait, what do you mean by your brother?" Eddy asked.
Evelyn only chuckled, "He's performing CPR on you right now, so you will soon see for yourself," It was then that a bright light started to shine behind the angel, "All I ask of you is to say hello to him for me, please."
"Wait, what…?!" Eddy started to question again as he was now blinded by the light behind Evelyn.
Double D was performing CPR for five straight minutes on Eddy before he finally had to stop, he was slightly out of breath himself. It was immediately after he stopped that Eddy started to cough up the water out of his lungs as he opened his eyes with shock, gasping for a breath. Double D almost jumped back a little with surprise, yelping a little as he did.
"E-Eddy?!" Double D muttered with shock as Eddy continued to gasp for breaths. It was when he stopped gasping for air that he noticed his surroundings, and then Double D, "D-Double D…?"
"Eddy! Y-You're alive!" Double D cried with overwhelming joy in his voice as he gave Eddy a hug, almost on par with one of Ed's bone-crushing hugs, "I-I thought you were really gone!"
Eddy blinked a little at his behavior before a bit of a blush came across his face, "Uh, well, I, err…"
"Eddward?" questioned Peter as he came back to the bathroom, "I thought I heard…?!" It was then that Peter noticed Eddy sitting up on his own, with Double D hugging him, "Holy cow, he's alive!"
"… Hey! You're one of the guys with Evan!" Eddy stated as Double D let him go from his hug; Eddy narrowed his eyes at Peter, "What are you-?!"
"He's an undercover officer, Eddy," Double D quickly replied to Eddy, "He and the other person helped me out of there… But not before Evan beat me up."
"Oh… really?" Eddy stated.
"Yes," replied Double D with a nod of his head as he soon got up from where he was. He soon looked back down to Eddy, "Do you need help getting up, Eddy?"
"… Nah, I can get up on my own, Sockhead," Eddy replied to his friend as he got up from where he was, "Let's get the heck out of here."
"… I couldn't agree with you more, Eddy," Double D stated with a nod of his head as he and Eddy left the bathroom, walking with Peter out of the whale-shaped trailer they were in.