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PE: Chapter 2

It was early morning in the town of Peach Creek. The sun was rising, birds were chirping, and Sarah was screaming up a storm at her older brother for leaving his sock in her bedroom again.

Yep, just your average morning in Peach Creek.

But then, something happened that didn't seem quite as normal, at least by Cul-de-Sac standards. A heavy mist hung in the air around where the suburb's local creek was found. Out of the mist, one would have sworn they had heard… a woman… weeping.

Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light, and a split second later the light vanished, leaving a small, red and white ball in the tall grass…

"Please, this has to work…" The feminine voice said in an almost inaudible whisper, "You may be our only hope now…"

~~~

An oddly unnatural fog hung heavily in the air. Although it was thick, one could still make out the silhouette of a… young girl.

"Who are you…?" A young man's voice asked, as if echoing in the mist.

The 'girl' turned to where the voice was coming from, her image becoming more clear through the fog. She wiped away something from her face, something wet. She smiled sadly and then tried to say something, or at least it appeared that way. Oddly enough, no words came from her mouth.


"What do you want?" The young man asked.

The girl motioned the boy to step forward. The boy obliged and walked towards her subconsciously. He kept walking, his feet making now sound as he stepped on the dew-covered grass.

"Why do I… feel like I know you?" The boy asked in his head.

He was about a few feet away from the girl, when he started feeling a terrible pain. It started in his head, but then coursed throughout his whole body. It was terrible, almost unbearable. The pain ripped apart at his chest and spilt his mind in two. It eventually became too much for him, and he started blacking out. The vision of the girl slowly dissolved from his view as he fell on the ground, unconscious.


The alarm clock went off.

~~~

Eddy's eyes snapped open.

With sweat dripping down from his brow, he scrunched up his face with an annoyed groan and dove deeper into the confines of his bed sheets. Aw man, why did he have to wake up so early in the morning? On a Saturday no less! Man, that stunk. Maybe he could try going back to sleep.

But much to Eddy's chagrin, the alarm clock was still ringing. It didn't show any signs of stopping either. Eddy tried to ignore it but after a few painful seconds, Eddy couldn't take its high-pitched wiling anymore.

"Shut up!" He yelled hoarsely. He raised his hand high over the god-forsaken contraption and slammed a fist on his alarm clock, ending its metallic life prematurely with a loud bam.

Knowing it would be useless to back to sleep, Eddy opened his eyes only slightly. They looked terribly bloodshot and baggy. He groaned loudly as he attempted to sit up, but ended up lying back down due to his fatigue and splitting headache.

Eddy sighed and stared up at the mirror-ball that hung on his ceiling.

"That weird dream again…" Eddy thought out loud, "Why… why do I keep havin' it? I don't even know that girl…"

That stupid dream. Stupid fog, stupid girl and her stupid crying. Why did he have to have it now? For cryin' out loud, it was Saturday! Can't Eddy ever get a flippin' break? No, of course not. His life was never that easy, otherwise his scams would work. Great. Stupid dream's a great to start off his stupid day. Just great. Stupid crying girl that gave him a stupid start o the day. Why was she cryin' anyway? Wait, did he care? No way! He had no time to worry about this stupid dream girl… wait… that sounded so wrong in his head. As if it wasn't aching enough already.

With another sigh, Eddy finally roughly tossed the sheets off him and sat up successfully. He groaned tiredly as he stretched his stiff arms.

"Ah well. Guess I better get ready for today's scam." He mumbled as he trudged to his bathroom to shower off.

~~~

Double D shot up from his sleeping position, his breathing fast and shallow and his eyes wide. He swiveled in place on his bed, searching left and right for even he had no idea what. He found himself back in his bedroom, just the way he left it the previous night.

After the sock-headed Ed took a minute or two to calm himself, he wiped his sweaty forehead and hunched over, his knees arched up under the bed sheets.

"That girl again…" Double D mumbled miserably, massaging his paining temples.

He looked out of his bedroom window and sighed morosely.

Oh dear… oh dear, oh dear. Why? Just why did he have that dream again? That was the gosh-darned seventh time! Yes, he had kept track. He had good reason too. He hadn't been able to sleep all week, which really cut into his… ahem, as he puts it, his personal resume. And the worst part of it was that it looked so real. That poor girl, so sad and yet she had such a kind air to her… wait, what was he thinking? She was just a part of a dream. A series of mental images only accessible when sleeping, affected by lack of sleep and what you eat, nothing more… right?

That pain though… felt even more real than anything else. Double D suppressed a shudder.

"Oh… dear." With a quick massage of his aching forehead, Double D got out of bed and went off to start his day.

"Might as well not let Eddy and Ed wait on my account." He said to himself as he went to his closet to get his shower supplies (a new sock-hat included).

After a short silence, if anyone else had been home that day, they would have heard Double D say, "I have got to stop talking to myself."

~~~

Ed's loud and garbled up snoring penetrated the (unusually) quiet air of his house. Although it sounded like the boy was sleeping peacefully in his filth-ridden basement, his snores were interrupted by the occasional moan and whine, signaling he wasn't in fact sleeping as peacefully as he seemed to be.

Then suddenly, there was a loud knock on his door, followed by a slam, a signal that said door had been thrown open.

It was Ed's little sister, Sarah, who didn't look happy one bit. She growled (one would swear she was literally foaming at the mouth) and marched up to her brother's bed, only dressed in her pink nightgown. She took a deep breath and released a big, loud…

"ED!"

Ed screamed in a start and fell out of his bed, landing in an awkward heap on the hard floor. He sat up, blinking and sweating, trying to get over the shock.

"'Bout time you got up, you idiot!" Sarah said rather loudly, "Mom said that you have to take me to Jimmy's today. Wasn't that sweet of me to remind you?" She added in a fake sweet tone.

Ed stared at his sister in puzzlement. He blinked a few times before breaking out in his trademark grin.

"Do not fret, oh lovable baby sister of mine!" Ed exclaimed, "For I, Ed, shall make sure to bring you to Jimmy's on time!"

Sarah deadpanned and rolled her eyes. "You better. And take your stinkin' sock outta my room while you're at it!" Sarah added as she stormed out of Ed's room.

Ed sat on the floor for a few minutes, trying to think of what to do next. Then Ed remembered the dream he had before he woke up, and sighed in a sad manner.

That poor girl. She kinda looked like a princess from one of Ed's comic books, but only much sadder. Princesses weren't supposed to cry. They were supposed to be saved by the knights in shining armor! Yeah! But… she still cried, and Ed felt so bad for her. Ed may have been as thick as reinforced concrete, maybe even more so, but that didn't mean he was oblivious to other people's pain. He was more aware of others pain than even that of his own. May explain his intense tenacity and endurance.

Then, a thought registered in his mind. He had to get ready to 'escort' Sarah to Jimmy's and then meet up with Eddy and Double D. Now was not the time to focus on the past.

Ed smiled and stood up, a little tangled up in his bed sheets. He ran to the hallway outside his room and dove into his dryer to change.

"Skip to my Lou, my darling!" He exclaimed in glee from within the titanium box he rarely used for actually washing his clothes.

~~~

Later on that day, maybe around noon-ish, Eddy and Double D could be found pushing a wagon full of supplies to the creek in the woods. Well, at least Double D was. Eddy was, as he so eloquently put it, observing.

As he observed, he tapped his foot, impatiently waiting for their third party. "Where the heck is he?" Eddy asked.

"Have some patience Eddy." Double D grunted in exhaustion as he pushed the wagon. He sat down and wiped his brow, "I'm sure Ed will arrive soon."

"Yeah, yeah. Well, he better, 'cause this is, if I do say so myself, the greatest scam ever! But we need Lumpy to make it work!" Eddy added, rubbing his hands together deviously.

"That's not saying much." Double D muttered sarcastically as he went back to pushing, "Speaking of which, what precisely is all of this equipment for?"

"I'll tell you about it when Ed get's here." Eddy said curtly.

The two preteens continued working in silence, only interrupted by the occasional grunt from Double D as he pushed hand heaved the wagon of supplies. Eddy was really beginning to get impatient, and Double D's lack of ability to help with his scam didn't lighten his mood either.

"C'mon! Hurry up already, would ya?" Eddy snapped, "We need to get this stuff to the creek before next century!"

Double D sighed in fatigue and slumped against the equipment. "I'm doing… the best I can Eddy." Double D wheezed, "You know very darn well that I'm not the most physically suited for this sort of thing."

Eddy sighed in annoyance and rubbed his temples. "Yeah, you're right. I didn't mean to snap at you like that."

Double D gave his short friend a surprised look, not expecting an apology from his regularly impulsive friend, well not such a quick one anyways. He was usually much more stubborn than that.

"Eddy?" Double D asked in concern, "Is something bothering you?"

Eddy snapped at an embarrassed attention, trying to salvage himself. "N-no! Of course not!" He stammered, "W-what gave you that idea?"

"Well, you seemed troubled about something. It's not every day I get such an apology from you without an argument." Double D said, "Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yeah… I-I'm fine." Eddy said forcefully.

In truth, he was not exactly alright or fine. Eddy knew he was lying. Double D was right. He was indeed troubled by something. His dream. Don't get him wrong now, he wanted to tell Double D about it, get it off of his chest. But Eddy was never very open about his worries or feelings. He just thought that Double D would think he was crazy, or just not understand. Could you blame him?

"Well, if you say so Eddy." Double D said, worry and concern in his voice. Double D's jade green eyes looked downcast at the ground.

Little did Eddy know that Double D would have probably been able to understand Eddy's worry. He was in fact having the same kind of dream trouble. Double D had been thinking about it or a few days now, but of course, Double D would never admit it either. No need for his friends to worry for his sake.

Then the two boys heard a series of loud thumping sounds that made them jump. At first it was low, but then it started to get louder, as if something was coming their way. They searched for the source of the noise. They didn't have to look for long…

"Eddy! Double D!"

… For both Eddy and Double D were tackled to the ground by a familiar unibrowed companion. The two Eds groaned in pain under the third party's great weight. Their assaulter laughed his trademark dopey giggle and bounced playfully on top of them.

"What's up guys?" Ed asked innocently.

"Ed…" Double D gasped in pain as Ed bounced, "Please get off… You're crushing my… diaphragm…!"

"Oh!" Ed said with a nod. He got off his pals, giving them the chance to breathe again. Ed only smiled cheerily, "Are we having fun yet?"

Eddy gritted his teeth, fire burning in his ice-blue eyes. Ironic, no? "Oh… you'll have fun, healing after I'm through with you!" He yelled.

Eddy cracked his knuckles as he got back up and started marching menacingly towards Ed, ready to thrash the Lump. Thankfully, Double D managed to get up and step between to two before a brawl broke out.

"N-now now gentlemen, this isn't the time for fighting." Double D reasoned nervously.

Eddy snarled under his breath. He grumbled angrily and crossed his arms, seething with contempt. Ed just spaced out confusedly, his hazel brown eyes blinking in confusion. Double D sighed in defeat. Sometimes his friends could be so difficult to deal with.

However, Ed had a good reason for spacing out. He was thinking (he thinks?) about his dream about that girl. Now, not much bothered Ed, but this was one of those exceptions. He would have told his friends about it, but he figured they wouldn't believe him, that it was one of his 'Ed-isms'.

"Now that Ed has decided to join us," Double D said, "Care to enlighten us on this scam of yours, Eddy?"

Eddy perked at the mention of the scam, and his original self returned. "Alright Sock-head, now picture this. We're gonna…"

As Eddy and Double D discussed about the day's scam, Ed continued to stare off into space. As his eyes wandered aimlessly around the trees ad tall blades of grass in Peach Creek's local woods, they eventually fell upon a nearby patch of overgrown grass. Ed cocked a quizzical eyebrow. He thought (again, he thinks?) he saw something shining in the grass…

"Are you sure that it will succeed Eddy?" Double D asked skeptically, "Now, I can understand holding a camp-out, but inviting the entire Cul-de-Sac? What if no one comes?"

Ed cocked his head to the side and let curiosity get the better of him. He walked over, Eddy and Double D not noticing, and kneeled next to the patch of grass…

"Why do you gotta question everything, Sock-head?" Eddy asked exasperatedly, "For once, can't you be a little more confident that everything will work fine?"

"I will if or when our scams start working." Double D said sarcastically. Eddy glared daggers at the sock-headed Ed.

Ed reached down, and picked up the little bobble he saw shining in the grass. It was the oddest thing he'd ever seen. It was a little half-red, half-white ball with a small button on a black stripe that went down its middle.

"Well, why don't you just help out for once, and maybe it will work!" Eddy snapped.

Double D gasped indignantly. "Are you suggesting that it's my fault our scams never work?" He asked defiantly.

"Well, if the sock fits…" Eddy muttered. Double D rewarded him with a hurt glare.

"Guys!" Ed yelled in his friends' ears cheerfully, nearly making them go deaf, "Look what I found!"

Once Eddy and Double D took a minute to make sure their eardrums weren't burst open, they turned to Ed, and saw the red and white ball in his outstretched hands. The two Eds blinked in surprise at the object. Curious, the other two Eds stepped closer to get a better look.

It was indeed odd. Neither Eddy nor Double D had ever seen anything like it before. Double D took the ball from Ed and rolled it around in his hands, observing it intently.

"Intriguing… It seems to be made of metal, but has some characteristics of a plastic polymer." Double D muttered aloud.

"And not to mention a duck!" Ed said randomly.

"Yawn." Eddy said dryly. Double D and Ed disregarded the comment and continued to observe the strange ball.

"Fascinating… I've never seen anything quite like this in my entire life." Double D awed.

"It's cool, huh?" Ed said.

"More like useless." Eddy mumbled, "Go put that hunk of bologna where you found it Ed."

"Aw, but it's shiny Eddy." Ed whined.

"Ed," Double D said suspicion notable in his tone, "Where exactly did you find this, anyway?"

Ed pointed to the small patch of grass where he had found the ball. Double D walked over to get a better look and crouched down, looking over the odd patch of grass. Double D was surprised to find that the grass looked very much different than the rest in the woods, even though it was the exact same kind.

"Very peculiar…" Double D muttered, scratching his chin thoughtfully.

Eddy cocked an eyebrow at the sock-head. "What? You onto something Double D?" Eddy sighed in dry curiosity since they didn't look like they were going to get to their scam anytime soon.

"Come take a look at this, fellows." Double D said.

His friends came over and looked at the grass, but unlike their observant friend, they didn't notice anything weird about it.

"So? It's stupid patch of stupid grass in the stupid woods. Big whoop." Eddy said dully.

"Yep, it's grass alright." Ed said with a smile.

"But not everything is as it seems fellows. Take a closer look," Double D said, "Doesn't it look much greener and fuller than the other blades around it?"

Eddy and Ed cocked quizzical eyebrows, but obliged and looked closer at the patch of greenery. Much to their surprise, Double D was right. The patch of grass looked much thicker and a brighter shade of green than the rest on the ground.

"Well would a look at that…" Eddy whispered, "Now how did that happen?"

"I honestly haven't the faintest idea Eddy, but I have a feeling it may have something to do with this little bobble." Double D said, holding it up.

Eddy thought for a moment, and then a big light bulb appeared over his head. He rubbed his hands together deviously. He could use this for a scam… maybe call it a rental fertilizer, or something like that. It was the 'perfect' (in his opinion) scam.

Not noticing his shorter cohort's devious expression, Double D handed Ed back the ball. "Ed, you may want to put that back." He advised.

Eddy stared incredulously at Double D. He could not believe what his friend was saying!

"How can you say that, Double D?" Eddy exclaimed, "Just think of what this kinda thing could sell for! A grass-growing ball? It's a gold mine!"

Double D crossed his arms. "Is that all you think about Eddy? Money?" He asked.

"Sometimes I think about jawbreakers too, and we need money to get jawbreakers! That ball could be our meal ticket!" Eddy said, getting frustrated with his smart friend.

"But it's not ours to keep Eddy." Double D defended, "And why are you suddenly so interested in it? A few minutes ago, you didn't want much anything to do with it."

Double D fidgeted with his fingers. Truthfully he just wanted to get away from the thing. Although it was fascinating, Double D couldn't help but feel uneasy with the thing around. He just had a bad feeling about it.

"Well times change!" Eddy retorted. He couldn't like Sock-head ruin this perfect scam of his!

While his friends continued to argue, Ed started playing with the ball, throwing it up in the air and then catching it again. Ed continued to play until he saw the button on the ball again. Ed cocked his head to the side, and let his curiosity get the better of him.

Ed smiled widely. "What does this button do?" He asked as his index finger inched closer to the button in question.

Eddy and Double D fighting about what to do with the ball and turned to their dim friend. Ed's finger was now half a millimeter away from the ball.

"Ed, what are you doing?" Double D asked as he walked over and tried to pull Ed's arm away from the ball, "Please go put that back where you found it."

"Ah, what do you know Sock-head?" Eddy snapped as he went over and tried to push Ed's am back to push the button, "Let the Lump keep the darn thing already."

"But Eddy, this doesn't belong to Ed. S-someone may have left it here and is looking for it." Double D said with a pull.

"Well I say 'finders keepers, losers weepers'!" Eddy snapped with a pull.

Then a tug-of-war began between the two Eds as they tried to either help Ed push the button or stop Ed from pushing the button. Poor Ed was being tossed from side to side as his friends continued to pull on his arm. If Ed or his two friends had been paying more attention, they would've noticed that the ball was starting to glow… it started off soft and low, but then it started to grow…

"Well, we should at least try to return it!" Double D said, now getting impatient.

"No way! We already tried that when we found Ed's key!" Eddy exclaimed with one last harsh pull of Ed's arm.

That harsh pull did it. Ed's finger came in contact with the ball. The Eds froze in place, waiting to see what would happen next. A few minutes of tense silence passed by…

Eddy and Double D suppressed gasps when the ball's glowing suddenly became noticeable. Suddenly, much to their surprise, the ball suddenly grew to twice the size of a fist and opened with a small half-clicking, half-whooshing noise.

Then it happened.

A blinding light burst from the ball. It engulfed everything and forced the Eds to shield their eyes with their free hands. The world started shaking violently around them. The three preteens was so startled, he would have dropped the ball if it wasn't somehow stuck to their hands.

"What's happening?" Double D yelled.

"I don't know!" Eddy exclaimed, "But it can't be good!"

If only Eddy knew how right he was. Before any of the boys knew what was happening, they felt themselves being lifted up in the air, as if they were levitating. Eddy and Double D screamed in surprise and fear, but Ed seemed almost unaffected. Ed thought it was cool, but the same didn't go for his friends.

"Cool!" Ed awed as he flipped around in mid-air.

"Not cool, Ed!" Eddy and Double D shouted in dismay.

Eventually their eyes adjusted to the light, and they could see. They opened their eyes, and their jaws went slack. What they saw was not their home town of Peach Creek, or the woods near it for that matter. It looked like some kind of big and swirling vortex that flickered slightly.

"Oh… my… word…" Double D whispered.

"Wow-whee big." Ed said.

"Okay, I'd like to get off this ride now!" Eddy said in frustration.

Then the world suddenly stopped. Everything went pitch black. The Eds looked around. Even thought they couldn't see anything in the sudden darkness, they knew they were still close by to each other.

"Where… where are we?" Double D asked.

"Hello?" Ed asked, his voice making an echo, "Echo! My name is Ed!"

"What the…?" Eddy asked, "Guys where you?"

"Eddy? I can't see anything… Is Ed still here?" Double D said.

"I'm as helpless as a kitten in a tree!" Ed exclaimed in dopey glee.

"Yep, Ed's here." Eddy deadpanned.

But before anyone could say anything else, something else happened, something none of the boys would have expected.

"Gah!" They all shouted.

The Ed's all screamed loudly in pain, even Ed. They had good reason too. Something, they didn't know what, was causing them excruciating pain. It was terrible. It felt like something was tearing away at the very fabric of their beings. Their bones twisted, their skin felt hot like fire, everything hurt like mad. It was like they were being changed, changed into something unnatural, something… wrong.

"Make it stop!" Eddy screamed.

Their screaming didn't stop, even when the pain made their bodies go numb. When the Ed's couldn't scream anymore, they just took deep, hoarse breaths from where they were suspended, a few tears of pain strained across their faces, which Eddy felt personally ashamed for.

They then felt the sensation like they were falling… falling into the dark abyss. They couldn't scream anymore, they couldn't move, they could do nothing. So they just let it happen.

They fell and fell and fell… seemingly into oblivion. They all felt lightheaded from the enormous strain put on their bodies. After what felt like an eternity where they teetered on the bridge of consciousness, they all blacked out.

~~~

At precisely seven in the morning, all was peaceful along Route 102. Taillows were chirping, Zigzagoons were happily playing near a pond, and the grassy woods gently swayed to the quiet rhythm of the forest.

The peace was rudely interrupted when a sudden chiming noise filled the air, followed by a bright flash of light. Forest Pokémon were startled by the sudden light and ran away as fast as they could. When the light suddenly died down, there wasn't a single sign of life in sight, except for one single small Pokémon.

This Pokémon looked like a small cream-colored cat with brown and black ears, brown hind paws, a brown tipped tail that was curled at the end, and an odd gold charm on its forehead. It was a Pokémon known as a Meowth.

However, there was something odd about the Pokémon. It wore a yellow collar around its neck with a red stripe going down one side, and a silver chain attached on the other.

The little Meowth groaned tiredly and rolled on its side. It snoozed peacefully on the bed of grass, as if nothing had even happened.

~~~

At exactly seven in the morning, it was the same story for Route 117. Water Pokémon played near the ponds, and Doduo and Roselia sauntered through the tall grass, trying to hide from passer-by trainers.

The normal quaint quiet in the early morning was shattered by the chiming of a bell, followed by a sudden burst of blinding light. The Pokémon were startled away, but oddly enough, no trainer seemed to even notice. The light eventually faded, and here wasn't a soul in sight, except for one lone figure in the tall grass.

It was a Pokémon, one that looked like a little brown fox. It had long ears, a bushy, cream-colored tipped tail, a soft cream mane around its neck, and appeared it could have walked on all fours if it weren't asleep. It was a Pokémon called an Eevee.

There was something off about the Pokémon though. It wore a strangely oversized, black sock-like hat.

The Eevee groaned drearily and let out a small yawn as it slumbered away as if nothing was wrong.

~~~

At just a second or two past seven AM, well it was the same situation for Route 104. Shroomish as well as other kinds of forest and field Pokémon enjoyed the Petalburg Woods serene nature beauty.

But then (yep, you guessed it) a sudden uncommon chiming sound filled the air, followed a sudden bright flash of light. Of course, the Pokémon nearby were startled and ran away, scared for their lives. When the light finally died down, there wasn't a soul in sight, save for one that is.

By the look of it, it looked like a yellow, mouse-like Pokémon. It had long ears with black tips, red circles on its cheeks, brown streaks on its back, and a yellow zig-zag tail, almost as if it was shaped like a lightning bolt. It was Pokémon called a Pikachu.

But there was something not quite right about the Pikachu. It wore a green collar-like bandana around its neck with green stripes going down its sides.

The electric mouse Pokémon yawned loudly and got more comfortable on the bed of grass, a bit of drool coming from its mouth, blissfully unaware of what had taken place.

~~~

Little did anyone, human or Pokémon suspect what had taken place at 7:00 in the morning. No one had any way of knowing that two worlds had collided, and in the most unimaginable way possible.
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