Huge Shout-Out to jumbochamploonrules. The story is my crossover remake of his Little Queen's Story fanfic.
"Ugh, I can't believe Sockhead convinced us to go on this trip."
These were the words said by Eddy Skipper McGee, having been dragged along on a trip to visit the cousin of his best friend, Eddward Marion 'Double-D' Sampson. She lived in a homely cabin house in the countryside and both Eddy and his other best pal, Edwin Horace Alba, had been asked to come along since Double-D had wanted his cousin to meet them.
Eddy was a 16-year-old man of below-average height. He wore a yellow polo shirt with a purple collar and a red vertical stripe, light blue jeans, red tennis shoes, and a wallet chain in his pocket. His jet-black hair had three stalks jutting out in an asymmetrical line, and his eyes were a rich chocolate brown.
He would have been bored out of his mind if the cabin didn't have a wi-fi connection, which he miraculously had. Double-D's cousin was nice, but Eddy also needed some time to enjoy himself.
"Eddy! I found an old copy of Isotope Man in the Kingdom of Macrame!" Ed said, holding an old comic book issue in his hands that he had found lying around.
Ed was a dim-witted but good-natured young man with a unibrow, feathery orange hair, and emerald green eyes He was much taller than Eddy and wore a green jacket over a red and white striped undershirt, purple jeans, and black mountain boots that had seen much wear and tear.
"Wow, good for you, Ed," Eddy said in a bored tone as he looked at his phone before groaning. "Ugh! Geez, Sockhead! Can the signal be any crappier?!"
"Eddy, can't you just enjoy the wonders of nature for a change?"
This came from Double-D himself. He was a boy of average height and slim physique with pale skin, golden blonde hair, and baby blue eyes. He wore a tomato red t-shirt, purple shorts, long red socks, and light blue dress shoes. The most unique thing about him was the black sock-like beanie he wore atop his head.
"Not like I can enjoy the wonders of nature when I'm cooped up in this cabin with a crummy network signal!" Eddy huffed as he put his phone away and stood up. "What's taking your cousin so long?"
"She's a bit of a late sleeper, Eddy. I'll see if I can try and wake her."
In her bedroom, Korrina Sampson, Double-D's cousin on his mother's side of the family, woke up from her bed and stretched her arms with a loud yawn.
Korrina was a teenage girl with a slim and attractive figure, long brown hair that reached her shoulders, and crystal blue eyes. Right now, she was only clad in a pair of pajamas with socks.
"Ah... This is such a peaceful location."
Korrina was overjoyed to see her cousin arrive as well as introduce her to his best friends. Eddy was a bit rough around the edges while Ed was a total sweetheart...even if he didn't have much in the ways of personal hygiene.
The girl smiled as she looked over to her old toy box that she had for sentimental reasons from her childhood. She and Double-D used to play with it all the time when they were little before he moved to Peach Creek.
However, she gasped when she saw a small group of rats nibbling at the toy box, already having scratched it up and chewed out holes in the corners.
"Hey! Get out of here!"
Jumping out of bed, Korrina chased after the rats as they scurried away when they saw her charging toward them. They slipped out from under the door right as Double-D approached to wake Korrina up, only for her to swing open the door and comically slam him into the wall.
"Good morning, Korrina..."
"Morning, Edd!" Korrina quickly greeted her cousin before chasing after the rats as they scurried around the cabin. "Get back here, you little demons!"
"The Rat King has invaded our sanctuary!" Ed exclaimed as he saw the rats scurrying circles around him before retreating out of the cabin. "I shall dispose of them!"
"Oh wow, are we getting some action?" Eddy asked excitedly as he took out a frying pan and readied it. "Let me get in on this!"
Korrina, Ed, and Eddy followed the rats out of the cabin as Double-D peeled himself off the wall before noticing them running off and quickly giving chase to make sure they didn't get lost.
"Oh dear, oh dear, not good, not good!"
The group chased the rats in an attempt to get them far away from the cabin. However, they realized too late they had strayed away from the path and had gotten themselves hopelessly lost as a result.
"Good one, Korri..." Eddy sarcastically said, disappointed he couldn't crush the rats and annoyed that they were lost. "How are we supposed to find our way back now?!"
"I don't know..." Korrina frowned, feeling bad for dragging The Eds into the whole mess.
"Now, now, let's not worry," Double-D reassured. "I brought a map."
As Double-D took out the map from underneath his hat and began to read it, Korrina's eyes suddenly came across a strange golden shine, which didn't go unnoticed by Eddy and Ed either.
"Do you guys see that?"
"Yeah..." Eddy's eyes turned into dollar signs. "I bet it's treasure!"
"The treasure of El Dorado!" Ed exclaimed as the three made their way toward the light.
Double-D quickly noticed his cousin and friends leaving and hurriedly followed after them. Soon, the quartet came to a single clearing in the woods.
"Aww come on!" Eddy complained. "Don't tell me it was just a hoax!"
"Regardless, we should probably make our way back," Double-D said.
"Korrina, is that you?"
Korrina perked up and beamed happily when she heard a girl's voice, turning around to see a girl her age with reddish-brown hair and a green dress accompanied by a large young man with auburn hair tied in a sprout-like style.
"Verde! Liam!" Korrina greeted. "What are you guys doing here? Normally you'd give me a call before coming to visit."
"Well, we were actually on a treasure hunt," Liam explained as he showed a paper in his hand.
"I knew it! There is treasure here!" Eddy grinned. "The light didn't lie!"
"Oh, this is your cousin Double-D, right?" Verde asked as she and Liam noticed The Eds. "And those two are..."
"My best friends, Ed and Eddy. Do forgive their...quirks." Double-D smiled awkwardly. "Might I see that paper, Liam?"
Liam nodded and shared the paper with Double-D, which he could clearly see was indeed some kind of treasure map. It appeared to be quite old and the lines were nigh-unreadable but the sockheaded boy could make some of the words out.
"Yeah, Verde and I came across it while out shopping the other day," Liam explained. "We were planning to call Korrina and tell her about it but I guess you guys found us first."
"It was really hard following what was on this map," Verde said. "I think the final clue is... 'Ye fond te map nd follow hem all... now lok uner te ro and rul o'er all...' Very strange dialect these people spoke."
"No kidding, the grammar is simply dreadful!" Double-D noted.
Korrina checked the map herself and rubbed her chin as she focused on the words before a lightbulb went off in her head.
"Aha! Maybe under here."
Everyone looked to where she pointed to see an unnaturally large rock. Korrina moved to push it with her friends moving to help out as well. However, the stone proved to be more easily moved than it looked and rolled over quite easily, causing Korrina to slip and fall.
"Oh my heavens, are you alright, Korrina?!" Double-D asked his cousin worriedly.
"I'm sure she's fine," Eddy said as he moved to get a closer look. "Come on and lemme see what we got!"
"Dirt, Eddy!" Ed proudly said.
"Uh...I don't think it's dirt, you guys." Liam awkwardly said.
Sure enough, as Korrina picked herself up off the ground, everyone else saw it, including who appeared to be an old man clad in knight armor riding a little cow as his steed.
"Um, Korrina? Is that the treasure?" Verde asked with a questionable gaze.
Korrina was confused as she moved her hand to rub her head, only to feel something on top of it. Feeling around, she stood up in alarm as she felt what she could only guess was a crown...which it actually was, and a very elaborate one at that. Quickly, she tried to take it off, only to find it was stuck.
"RRRRRGH! Why won't this thing come off?!" She grunted before turning to Liam. "Hey, Liam, can you help me get this off?"
"As you wish, Queen Korrina."
Everybody stared at Liam in complete shock. The large young man was also surprised, even more so when he felt his body move on its own to help pull the crown off...sadly, to no avail.
"What the heck just happened?" Liam asked as he put a hand to his head. "I felt like some weird jolt ran through my brain and to the rest of my body just now."
"It can't be! Long I have awaited for the day when I could find the one true ruler!"
Everyone turned to see the old knight clicking his heels giddily with a cheer, his cow steed hopping around in joy as well. Soon, the old knight got down on one knee and bowed his head, the cow doing the same.
"Uh...when did this guy show up?" Eddy asked. "Like, I don't think we saw him while we were running through this forest earlier."
"Is something going on in his brain?" Verde asked.
"I don't know... maybe I should try something different..." Korrina then smiled at Verde. "Verde, kiss me."
"Honestly, Korrina!" Double-D huffed. "I know about your sexuality and am fully accepting it, but don't you think that's being rather-"
"A-A-As you wish... Q-Queen Korrina," Verde said, her voice making it sound like she was trying to fight against the command while she walked over.
"Oh crap, she's actually gonna do it...!" Eddy said in shock.
"Haha! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!" Ed said as he playfully elbowed Double-D, who was blushing in embarrassment.
Verde then stood up on her tip-toes, due to being rather short despite being the same age as Korrina and the other teens, being almost the same height as Eddy, and kissed Korrin right on the cheek. Needless to say, both girls were flushed deeply red.
"I think that settles it," Korrina gulped, still red in the face as she put her hands on her head. "It seems that not only am I unable to remove this crown, but it allows me to give commands to people without them being able to resist."
"What on earth even is this phenomenon..." Double-D said, trying to wrap his head around it.
"Do you give me permission to slap you for making me kiss you involuntarily?!" Verde seethed in anger
Korrina frowned. "Permission granted."
Verde then proceeded to give her best friend a full-on bitch slap right to the face, making Liam and Eddy laugh.
"Chris Rock and Will Smith ain't got nothing on that!" Eddy joked.
"S-Sorry..." Verde apologized. "I-I didn't mean to hit you that hard..."
"It's okay, I feel like I kinda deserved that anyway..." Korrina reassured, rubbing her stinging red cheek.
"This is a very strange power indeed," The old knight noted while rubbing his chin.
"Oh, I forgot he was still here," Liam noted. "Uh...who are you, mister?"
"My name is Howser the Bull Knight! I have spent my entire life trying to find the one true ruler and I have finally found it in you!" The old knight introduced himself while saluting by thumping his chest. "We must depart and create your kingdom!"
Howser mounted his little cow and gestured with his head for the others to follow. Needless to say, the six teens had a big decision to make.
"What do you guys think? Follow the old crazy knight or just live life as usual?" Korrina asked everyone else.
"Well, who wouldn't want to rule a kingdom?! And besides, we could help you out with that," Liam smiled.
"If we can make our own kingdom, we can be filthy stinking rich!" Eddy cackled. "Maybe this won't be such a bad vacation after all!"
"There is so much going on that I just can't wrap my head around..." Double-D sighed while massaging his scalp. "But, I might as well tag along, just to make sure the rest of you don't get into too much trouble."
"This is just like King Arthur and the Holy Grail!" Ed excitedly said. "I nominate myself Captain of the Royal Guard!"
"Sounds like a perfect fit for you, Ed." Korrina giggled as she turned to the others. "What about the rest of you? If we're gonna be doing this, we might need to come up with roles for ourselves."
I'm very good at keeping things organized, so I could be the Records Minister!" Verde smiled happily.
"And I'll be your Anything Minister!" Liam said proudly with his fists on his hips.
"Anything Minister?" Korrina asked.
"It means I'll help you do anything you need help with. You know, fighting enemies, doing work, cooking food... I'm kind of a Jack of All Trades you know?" Liam explained.
"I might as well make myself the Royal Adviser and Engineer if that's alright," Double-D said, choosing his own role for this new venture.
"And I'll be the Treasurer and Chief Planner!" Eddy smirked. "Not a single penny will go missing on my watch!"
"Just don't horde it all for yourself." Korrina playfully retorted. "Now then...Let's set forth for adventure!"
"Aye aye, Queen Korrina!" Everyone else said as they followed her, immediately groaning after saying that.
"I feel so violated..." Double-D wretched.
"You're gonna have to get used to it, guys... even if I don't mean some of my commands, it seems no matter what I say, you guys seem to obey while calling me queen," Korrina said. "Maybe I should just stick to trying to talk to you without giving you any kind of orders... make everything suggestive, you know?"
"I know I wouldn't want to call you Queen Korrina every single day for the rest of my life," Verde frowned honestly.
"You got that right," Eddy said in agreement. "Eddy McGee is his own boss!"
"I shall dutifully serve you, my queen!" Ed said with a salute.
Liam chuckled. "I'm with Ed for the most part."
"Well, it looks like we're gonna be making a new life. I hope that it gets interesting." Korrina said..
"Here here!" Verde giggled.
"Well, let's sally forth, ladies and gentlemen!" Double-D said.
What our lovable trio of Ed, Edd, and Eddy thought was just a nice vacation/family visit turns into a grand royal Ed-venture in running their very own kingdom! What twists, turns, and other surprises will our friends find along the way? Be sure to Favorite and Follow this story to find out more soon!