The Cul-De-Sac on the main street of the small city of Peach Creek may look like any other neighborhood; picket fences, backyards, large roads to play in…the kind of place to raise your kids, especially in an age where magic, fantasy, sci-fi and fiction blur so much.
Oooooooh brother, would you be surprised!
For within the Cul-De-Sac, filled with many a colorful and adventurous youth, three stood out…and not just because they shared the same name:
The leader of the trio was Eddy; a hyperactive schemer with an addiction to jawbreakers and the charisma of an uber-successful car salesman. Next was Double-D, the genius of the trio; a normally kindhearted and somewhat neurotic boy. And finally, there was Ed; what he lacked in brains (filled with cartoons, comics, monster movies, and sugar) he more than made up for in superhuman strength…if he ever remembered to use it.
However, in recent years, The Eds have added two more members to their group: Roscco and Ben.
When Roscco was only a year old, his parents died in a war, leaving him to be raised by his aunt and uncle. When he was old enough, Roscco was allowed to leave and explore the world, coming across an injured Pichu, which he adopted.
Roscco soon hitched a ride on a shipping freighter, bringing him to Peach Creek. Once there, he wandered into the Cul-De-Sac, where he was found and befriended by The Eds.
Roscco became a welcomed member of the rest of the Cul-De-Sac and while he became friends with the other kids, he was the closest to The Eds in particular, since they were the first people to extend the hand of friendship to him.
Since Roscco didn't have a home in Peach Creek, the other kids all pitched in to build him a treehouse home and were willing to donate some living essentials as well. As the kids grew up, Roscco went on various misadventures with his friends, getting into all sorts of trouble, mostly due to Eddy's many hair-brained scams to earn money for candy.
As for Ben, the way they met him was a truly bizarre encounter; While The Eds and Roscco were thinking up a new scam, Ed came across a mysterious cave and, being the adventurous imaginative sort, went inside. His worried friends followed and it was there they found some ancient ruins hidden inside.
Curiosity got the best of them, especially since Eddy wanted to see if they could find something to sell and get rich off of. As they ventured deeper through the ruins, the boys found something extraordinary; a young man their age sleeping in a crystal coffin.
As if their presence had triggered something, the boy awakened, confused by his surroundings and unable to even remember anything but his name; Ben. The four Eds took Ben out of the ruins and helped him settle in at the Cul-De-Sac, helping him become acquainted with civilian life.
As such what was once a trio became a quintet, Roscco and Ben becoming honorary 'Eds'. Through many shenanigans, the boys always stuck together and now they've just recently graduated Junior High and are ready for the next stage in their lives...
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It was just an ordinary day at Ed's house, the oafish young man reading the latest issue of Spider-Man, looking captivated.
Ed was a relatively tall young man with tanned yellowish skin, a unibrow, emerald-green eyes, feathery auburn hair, and freckles. He wore a green jacket over a red and white striped undershirt, baggy purple pants, and black boots.
"ED!" Barked a younger girl's voice as Ed saw his little sister Sarah coming downstairs. "You got a letter!"
"OH BOY! MY CATALOG ENTRY!"
Ed happily snatched the letter from his sister's hands and ripped it open to read what was inside. He found it was not his catalog entry like he had expected, but something different. Something that genuinely excited him. Jumping through the small window that led from his bedroom out to the backyard, Ed squeezed through and made his way to Double-D's house first.
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At Double-D's house, the brainy boy was working on a new invention.
Double-D was a young man of average height with pale peach skin, golden blonde hair that was covered by a black sock-like hat, baby blue eyes, and a gap in his front teeth. He wore a tomato red t-shirt, purple shorts, red knee-high socks, and light blue shoes.
A beeping got his attention as a Roomba he modified to act as a delivery and retrieval unit came in through the makeshift dog door into his room. It was carrying a letter in the two pincer arms it had.
"Thank you, ROO-BA." Double-D thanked his drone as he opened the letter with an energy letter opener of his design and read the contents inside. His eyes widened in surprise at what he saw before a crash was heard and he turned to see Ed had kicked down the door.
"DOUBLE-D! WE MUST TELL EDDY, ROSCCO, AND BEN!"
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"La-La-La-La~!" Eddy sang in the shower as he finished scrubbing himself before getting out and drying himself off. He then went and got dressed in his signature clothes after he finished up.
Eddy was a slightly short young man with pinkish skin, chocolate brown eyes, and shady blue hair with three asymmetrical spiny stalks jutting out. His clothes consisted of a yellow t-shirt with a purple collar and a red vertical stripe running down the side, baggy light blue jeans with a wallet chain attachment, and bright red shoes.
As he checked himself out in the mirror to admire his looks, he noticed a letter on his table that wasn't there before. Curiously, he opened it before reading the contents inside. His eyes quickly trailed over it several times to make sure he was reading it right before a wide and silly grin spread across his lips.
"Oh yeah, baby! This is the big break!"
Suddenly, Eddy and Double-D came in through the back patio door that led to Eddy's room. Letting his friends inside, Eddy could see they also had letters the same as his.
"EDDY! LETTER!"
"Did you get one too?"
Eddy grinned and showed it off. "Feast your eyes, boys!"
"We gotta tell Roscco and Ben!" Double-D exclaimed as the trio ran to the nearby treehouse set up in between Eddy and Double-D's houses.
"Yo, Roscco! Wake up, brother!"
A yawn came from the treehouse as a young man of average height with green eyes and green hair peeked out.
"Guys, what's going on?"
"Check this out!" Eddy said, showing the letters he, Ed, and Double-D had gotten.
Roscco leaned closer and his eyes widened in recognition before ducking into his treehouse and then coming back out holding a similar letter.
"I got this delivered early this morning!"
"Sweet! We gotta get Ben in on this!" Eddy cheered.
"I think he's currently helping Rolf on his farm!" Double-D said.
"Hold up!" Roscco said as he ducked back into the treehouse again and then slid down from a rope, now clad in a black long-sleeved shirt, a purple jacket, a pair of teal trousers, and black shoes. "Alright, let's roll!"
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In another house nearby in the Cul-De-Sac of Peach Creek, Rolf Yvorik, the resident foreign kid from a faraway land known only as 'The Old Country', was tending to his crops.
Rolf was a tall and lean boy with washboard abs. He had tanned skin from dutiful farm work, a unibrow, navy blue hair, and light brown eyes. He wore a yellow t-shirt with a red horizontal looping stripe, baggy light blue farm pants, and orange and cream-colored farm shoes.
"Ben-Boy, how are the beets!"
"Looking ripe, Rolf!" The fifth member of the Eds said, giving a thumbs-up.
Ben had pale white skin, a shaggy mop of black hair, glasses covering red eyes, and a tall skinny build. He was wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. While Roscco had his treehouse, Ben often slept wherever being welcomed at whatever house the cul-de-sac kids were willing to let him stay at for the night.
"Rolf, you and Scrawny Ben-Boy have received a letter!" Came the wisened old voice of his dear Nana.
"Thank you, Nana!" Rolf said as he took two letters from his grandmother, one addressed to him and one addressed to Ben.
The two boys read through their letters and their eyes widened before turning to each other, excited looks on their faces.
"An offering from the Gods!" Without thinking twice, Rolf immediately got packing as he decided to let his family know first.
"Mama! Papa! Nana! Nano! Rolf and Noodle Arms Ben-Boy have been given an offer to attend a special school that caters to the ones with special talents! Rolf requires plenty of supplies for the trip to start his own farm when he arrives!"
"Yo! Ben! Rolf!" Eddy said as he and the rest of the Eds barged in. "Guess what we got!"
"Oh, you guys too?!" Ben excitedly asked as he joined his fellow Eds, the five boys cheering as Rolf came down, now carrying a comically large bag on his back.
"You too, Ed-Boys? Truly a glorious day where we are blessed with such opportunity!"
The contents of the letters were as written:
We are proud to inform you that you have qualified to enlist at Canterlot High, due to the abundance of magical occurrences, it has expanded its borders to all sorts of unique individuals. Come join us so we may introduce you to new friends, new opportunities, and new adventures! We are really looking forward to meeting you!
-Principal Celestia
"I was worried about the prospect of us all going to different high schools but if we're all being invited to the same school, our fellowship shall not be broken!" Double-D proudly proclaimed.
"Woo-hoo!" Ben cheered as he and Eddy high-fived.
"We shall never be separated!" Ed gladly said, pulling his friends into a hug.
"Rolf is also grateful to be given this opportunity to study alongside the Ed-Boys." Rolf smiled.
"Hey, guys!" A girl's voice spoke up as everyone turned to see the town's pretty girl, Nazz Van Bartonschmeer, arrive.
Nazz was a girl with blonde hair in a bobcut with teal eyes. She wore a black T-shirt, a white tank top over it, blue/purple jeans, and black shoes with white soles.
"Oh, hi Nazz! What's up?" Roscco asked.
"Did you guys get letters too? So did I!" Nazz beamed. "And Kevin and Johnny did too! I think Sarah said she and Jimmy got letters too!"
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With such a recurring event, Double D quickly organized a town meeting to confirm what seemed to be going on.
"Kinda weird how we all got the same letter to the same school, huh?" Kevin asked, his feet propped up on a box while reclining in his seat.
Kevin Machone was the resident jock of the town. He wore a green sweater, black shorts, and a red baseball cap turned backward over his buzzcut red hair and green eyes. Originally, he was The Eds' arch-nemesis, but mostly Eddy's. However, recent events had Kevin warm up and consider them friends.
"Yeah, I almost didn't get mine since my idiot brother almost ripped it up when he opened his," Sarah grumbled, giving Ed a dirty look as he shrunk into the collar of his jacket sheepishly.
Sarah Alba, Ed's younger sister, had long auburn hair, olive green eyes, a pink tank top, blue jeans, and magenta shoes. Sarah was short-tempered, bratty, and tough and was well-known for giving her older brother a hard time. However, Sarah had lately started showing how much she cared about Ed more and more lately.
"It was like a dream come true for me!" Jimmy happily said, having heard of all the magical occurrences at Canterlot High and always fancied seeing them for himself.
Jimmy Nucci was Sarah's best friend and the local wimp of the town. He had pale white skin, fluffy light blonde hair, light blue eyes, a light blue sweater, white khaki pants, and black shoes. While he was quite frail, Jimmy made up for it with cunning and wit, though he was a bit of a crybaby. Though lately, he had been maturing more but was still rather innocent and childish.
"Plank says that this was a one-in-a-million chance, alright!" Johnny laughed.
Johnny Teubifor (pronounced two-by-four), was the resident weird kid. He had buzzcut black hair, brown eyes, a baggy white t-shirt, ripped jeans, and sandals. In his arms was his best friend and close companion, Plank, a board of wood with a smiley face on it that the other kids swore was much more sentient than they initially believed.
Also present were the Kanker Sisters, Lee, Marie, and May. Lee, the oldest and leader of the sisters, had curly orange hair with bangs covering her hazel eyes and wearing a white tank top with red polka dots, blue jeans, and dark blue shoes.
Marie, the middle child, had dark blue hair with bangs that covered her right eye, both of which were green. She wore a black tank top, green cargo pants, and black shoes.
May, the youngest sister, had long golden blonde hair with freckles on her face, braces, ocean blue eyes, a grey t-shirt that exposed her midriff, red shorts, and purple shoes with yellow socks.
"It ain't fair we gotta stay!" May groaned at one point.
"Well, just a thought, but…" Roscoo suggested, whimpering under the Kanker's angry gaze. Eddy decided to step up and handed the trio a rolled-up paper.
"Here! Double D made blueprints! Even material list! Save up and build your own!"
Considering how much they traumatized him, Double D and Ed? This standing up to them was impressive…
"Holy cow!"
As were the plans the Kankers laid their eyes on.
"This looks WAAAY better than the last plane you made, Love-muff…" Marie started flirting with Double D before stopping when she saw he had a thousand-yard stare on his face and responded, with Johnny, Eddy, and even Ed adding in:
"We-don't-talk-about-that-plane."
"Alright, guess we'll all pitch in for this," Kevin said, rolling his shoulder and breaking the silence. "I could use those skills I picked up in Mechanics Class to good use!"
"Alright! We've got ourselves a plan!" Lee said.
"Wait, you're helping?" Nazz asked.
"Well duh! We want you guys to get there so we can!" May added as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
No one wanted to turn down the help, but the Eds were understandably…less than euthanastic to accept.
"Okay, but FOCUS." Ben commanded. "In other words; no smooching, no hugging, no cuddling…just build."
"Reserve the right to collect on all those and other stuff later," Lee demanded.
"Reserve granted." Ben followed, and the two shook hands, Ben shooting the Eds a sorry look. "Sorry guys. Best I could do."
And thus, the construction of an actual plane.
What the fourteen kids didn't realize was the big adventure waiting for them at the high school of their dreams.
Knightmare Lord A/N:
This is a bit of a personal thing for me to write with Mrotrax. Let's just say there were a lot of bad memories behind the old ideas this story is based on. I was selfish, cruel, and ill-tempered to my old co-workers and it cost me a lot of friendships.
But now, I hope to make a change for the better and Mrotrax has always been there for me when it's been tough.
Anything you'd like to say, Mrotrax? I know you don't know the full story, but I'd love your thoughts on this idea.
Mrotrax A/N:
I'm just glad to be a part of this!
While Knightmare Lord is the primary author (li old me just adding some bits here and there), we've decided to post the story on my profile as, if one looks at my page can see; I rarely ever delete stories.
So, please give this story your love, some ideas and feel free to ask KL any questions you may have.
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Looking forward to seeing more of this!