"Ed Approaching"

There was a tension in the air as thick as butter with Flowey's appearance yet again. He just stood there, and smiled, as if he hadn't tried to kill them moments ago.

"S-should we call Toriel, Double D?" Eddy whispered, backing up and bumping the boy genius with his elbow. His shoes making a soft slick as they slid across the ground.

"Oh, come now!" Flowey grinned and winked at the boys. Hearing Eddy's voice despite the whispers.

"You think that old HAG is going to believe you? She wouldn't have left you with me if she thought the danger was real…" The Eds gulped as they let that sink in. Could they trust Toriel to come running if they cried wolf? Flowey continued on.

"Anyway, I'm not going to kill you… In fact, it wouldn't matter if I did." The flower snarked, glaring at the three boys.

"What do you mean?" Double D bravely stepped forward and asked. "Moments ago you were trying to do so for our souls, correct?" Flowey looked to the side as if staring at someone, before glancing right back at the three.

"I mean what I mean, it wouldn't matter if I killed you. But, I feel like you're going to find that out anyway." Flowey said vilely, getting a gleeful expression.

"Down here, it's kill or be killed, and lots of monsters want you three dead," Flowey explained, but Eddy stepped forward next to Double D.

"They can try it! I'm not scared of some dumb monsters!" He pointed a finger at Flowey as if calling him out. Eddy was no fighter by any means, but he knew that they were especially good at running if they had to. Ed stepped forward as well, nodding and looking uncharacteristically serious.

"WE are Eds! And, our souls will not be taken minion of Evil Tim!" Ed knew he was strong, not exactly how strong, but that he was strong enough to protect all of them if he had to. Double D stepped forward to finish.

"Everything is possible if we work together as a team, and I know that by meeting Toriel, not only are we not alone but that you're wrong, Flowey!" Double D finished and pointed out to Flowey. He had to believe that they had allies down here, as the thought was too scary otherwise. But, he also knew that he could always count on his fellow Eds. They were his best friends.

Flowey lost his smile, just staring at the three. Whose souls had started to pulse and reveal themselves, even without being in a fight. All glowing red, red like…

"There it is, that's that Determination that superseded mine!" Flowey laughed, the boys, they had just overwritten his own save file, and they hadn't a clue.

The Eds in the meanwhile showed no fear. Their first encounter hadn't gone well, but, together, Flowey wasn't going to stop them! But, he just looked even more excited and gleeful at their declaration.

"Fine, if you're so determined, go find that waste of space. She'll be the test." Flowey said, speaking to the Eds, then himself. "And I can't WAIT for the results!" And then, he was gone. The ground cracked where he had left, a simple hole just resting where he once was.

There was a big exhale between all three Eds as they sat down and slumped against each other.

"That was scary, guys," Ed admitted, fiddling with his hands. Sarah may have beaten him to a pulp, but she'd never been so weird and confusing while doing it!

"No kidding." Eddy wiped sweat from his forehead and tried redialing his parents, but he got a no signal beeper. He gripped the phone tightly in response.

"Ugh! These phones must be broke!" Eddy was about ready to toss the brick he called a phone before Double D grabbed his hand.

"Not quite, Eddy. Toriel's number rings fine, strangely enough." He held up his phone, which now had three more antennas and what looked like a radar built into the side of it. Double D continued speaking.

"So my educated guess is that we're too far underground to reach the surface world, even with my modifications." Eddy nodded, listening.

"No luck just waiting for someone to pick us up, huh?" Eddy looked down, a bit disgruntled. His feet were going to be killing him by the end of the day.

"I'm afraid not. And, with the danger Flowey suggested, perhaps we should just wait for Toriel." Eddy didn't really like the idea, but he also didn't like any of the stuff Flowey was blabbering about.

"It's okay guys!" Ed smiled, and hugged his friends again all together!

"AS long as we are three and not four! Three and not two or one, then we are Ed, Edd, and Eddy!" Ed cheered and hoisted the boys onto his left and right shoulder. His arms were more than capable of raising the two up there. Double D, of course, was uncomfortable and made a strange type of eugh in response.

"Hehe!" Eddy smirked and pointed ahead. "Straight ahead then, monobrow!" Ed grinned and marched on. "Roger Wilco, Eddy!"

"I fear for our sanity by the end of all this." Double D remarked while holding a hand over his face. Worried and a bit uncomfortable that they were disobeying Toriel's orders.

But, the Eds marched on and came into another dirty leaf covered room that was decaying from time and lack of care.

"Messy messy messy…" Double D remarked, sighing and looking about. There were leaves everywhere, and nobody had bothered to maintain the conditions of this place.

"Don't get your hat in a twist sockhead." Eddy grinned before his eyes settled on a strange monochrome frog. Its head bobbing from side to side as its body was wrapped around by a cape that had three triangles on it. Eyes blinked from the shadows under its coat, and its mouth seemed to frown at them. It was also only a bit smaller than them in size.

"Coolllll…" Ed remarked, staring at the monster.

"Ribbit, Ribbit. (Excuse me, humans.)" The frog spoke through croaks at them. The Eds stupefied as the croaks somehow sounded like words!

"Well, there's another mystery to the world…" Double D remarked, putting a hand to his head and trying to keep his composure.

"Yeah yeah, what do you want frog? We're kind of busy here." Eddy remarked, pointing and hmphing with impatience. Getting over his initial surprise quite quickly.

"(I have some advice for you for battling monsters.)" The Frog continued, shivering a bit in discomfort. The Eds too had a bout of distress, knowing how great advice about battling went last time.

"(If you act ACT a certain way or FIGHT until you almost defeat them. Then they might not want to battle you anymore." Ed listened with rapt attention, Eddy failed to conceal a yawn, and Double D nodded, following the logic.

"(If a monster does not want to fight you, please, use some MERCY, Humans.) Ribbit." The Frog gave his last ribbit and stared at them silently.

"Geez! Sounds like basic common sense to me." Eddy hmphed, but Ed raised his arms and began to shout.

"Do not worry, Amphibian! For I, Ed shall ensure every monster be spared our wrath!" The Frog seemed pleased with Ed's response.

"Ribbit (Good. My name is Froggit, humans. You may find more of my brothers ahead. They will not harm you but beware, there are bullies in these ruins.)" The Froggit finished, then hopped deeper into the ruins. Taking the downward road and making the turn eastward.

"Goodness, will all our encounters with monsters be so strange?" Double D remarked, unable to fathom why the monster would be explaining such a simple concept as ending a fight.

"Well, they've been underground for ages. Some must be as dumb as Ed here." Eddy clapped Ed on the back as he spoke.

"They speak with fists, not intellect." Ed concurred, making Eddy pause for a moment at the thoughtful look adorning his face before it slipped back into ignorance. Eddy facepalmed and gave him a concerned look.

"We gotta get you outta here Ed. This cave air is rotting your brain even more." Eddy took charge, electing to follow the upward path rather than the downward. Heading through a wide-open stone doorway that entered another leaf crusted room. But, there was a prize in this room, a bowl of candy!

"Jackpot boys!" Eddy grinned, moving forward to dig his hands into the bowl and scoop it all up. But he was cut short as something snapped hard against his hand and made him shout in pain.

"Yowch!" Eddy rubbed his hand to try and ease the pain while Double D pointed to the sign by the bowl with the ruler that snapped against his friend's finger.

"Eddy, the sign says to take one! And, I happen to know that you're literate!" Double D chastised him and wagged the ruler.

"Oh boohoo! The sign told me not to do some-Hey! Ed!" Eddy shouted, pointing at the boy who had already dug into it during the distraction.

"Mrmmf?!" Ed shouted, having eaten some of the candies with their wrappers still on.

"Share some for me, you idiot!" He shoved the taller boy and sent him flying. A loud slam echoing through the halls of the ruins as he hit the wall and left a sizable imprint of himself in it. While his shoes got wet from one of the passing streams at both edges of the room.

"Gentlemen, please! We are all allowed to take one!" Eddy ignored Double D, looking through the candy bowl for more than the small candies. Launching bits and pieces of candy across the room as he dug for his prize in a calculated frenzy.

"What kind of candy bowl is this!? Where the heck are the jawbreakers?" Eddy shouted in anger. The anger turning to satisfaction to confusion as he finally found one. It was so small! Smaller than his finger!

"What is that?" Double D said, at last, coming over by Eddy to look at the small packet of candy.

"It says it's a jawbreaker, but there's no way, it's puny!" Eddy said in confusion. Examining it and turning it over in his hand.

"What is it? I can't even see!" Ed returned from his imprint in the wall and shoved both Eds down into the ground to look at the "jawbreaker." "Ahhh… Yep, this is clearly for babies, Eddy." Ed concluded. Eddy was quick to push both of his fellow eds away and hold up the jawbreaker to his eye for another critical view.

"It's a rip off! Free candy including jawbreakers but it's the smallest jawbreaker in the world!" Eddy growled in frustration. Throwing the jawbreaker against the wall. The small candy thudding loudly and causing a sploosh as it hit the water and sunk into its depths.

"I must admit, it's certainly some kind of crime for our glorious jawbreakers to be downsized in such a way." Double D admitted, all the boys having a moment of silence for their favorite treat.

"Forget this room. Come on boys, we're supposed to be leaving remember?" Eddy put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the room casually. Ed giving the candy bowl one last look before following. Double D procuring one distinctly flavored candy from the container and putting the lid back on before following. Together, the Eds made their way back into the room where they met the Froggit, then into the direction he hopped off to.

The slight walk was cut off shortly though. The Ed's hairs stood up, and there was this feeling of alarm that rang through them. Almost like an exclamation point was hanging above their head as the background turned pitch black. Their hearts exiting their chest's as they gasped. This was the beginning of a battle! Expectation raced through them, but it was all for naught as what they faced… Well, it was probably the most pathetic thing any of them had ever seen.

The enemy, identified as "Whimsun" was floating very slowly above the ground. Having moderately-sized bug-like wings with rather wimpy looking legs, A ghost-like body with small toothpick arms. Antennae that hanged from his head, and sad slanting eyes with his mouth in a position where he looked like he was about to sob. This monster would be their first actual fight.

"What…" Eddy said just in complete disbelief. This thing challenged them to a fight? It looked wimpier than Jimmy! And, that was quite an achievement in Eddy's opinion.

The monster sniffled and muttered something lowly, probably an apology, before a wall of butterflies erupted on both sides to the left and right of the Eds. Strangely enough, said butterflies made no move to attack them. Just floating in a wall by them.

"…Is this the monster's might?" Ed said confused. Usually, there was a battle cry, and mash of weapons! Emotion! Blood and gore! But, this monster wasn't even making an attempt to attack truly.

Double D sighed and looked at the poor thing, walking towards it and trying his best to console it.

"Now, now, I'm sure there's no need for a fight, um, is there anything we can do to he-" but the strange creature flew away sobbing at the first word. The background returning to full color and appearance while Double D stood in shock.

"Huh, you know, I think Flowey was totally punking us earlier," Eddy said, rubbing his neck awkwardly. This wasn't even the FUNNY kind of burst into tears moment. That thing just seemed… Hopeless.

"I have to admit, that wasn't how I thought our first fight with a real monster would go." Double D stood shocked at the monster's reaction. Monster… Was it right to call them that? It was the name they had chosen, but only Flowey had really acted as the word implied.

"Where do you think it went?" Ed asked, peering around the room for where it might have come from. Eddy, however, was done asking questions and was ready to get moving. He began to speak.

"Let's just keep going boys, we've got an entire underground to go through, and I intend to make it out in record time!" He snapped a finger and pointed forward while looking back at the two. His fellow Eds snapping to attention and recognizing his call to action. The trio forming up again as they went deeper into the ruins. Realizing from their encounter with Whimsum that this would not be their ordinary type of adventure. Or, any kind of experience they'd ever been on.