I recently got this idea after reading the Manga, MÄR, and thought about how there are no crossovers of it with Ed, Edd n' Eddy. This one will be Edd centric because I kinda want to see how Double D could become a great warrior with aid from the world of Märchen's magic. Hope you guys enjoy this one. It's my overall third attempt at writing a MÄR FanFiction, so I'm a bit rusty. Ed, the disclaimer please.

Ed: Okay, mister author guy! *Pulls out a set of notecards* The following is a no profit fan based FanFiction for… point at Ed, Edd n' Eddy and Märchen Awakens Romance. Um, Ed… Edd n' Eddy are owned by Danny Antonucci, while Mär is owned by Nobuyuki Unza, um… Anzai. Am I a good reader or what, Eddy?

Eddy: Shut up, stupid!

Ed: That's my line, Eddy.

An Edd Awakens in a Far off Land!

Edd's POV.

'Most hated Parents, by the time you read this I will be long… far… Oh dear…!"

I tore the paper off of my notepad. That wasn't right either! I neatly folded the paper and placed it into my trash bin, which has already been filled past the brim with notes that were just no good. I don't know why I'm writing this note in the first place. Mother and Father will most likely never read it and will probably only enter my room when they see how badly the chores have accumulated after I've gone.

Either way, I swallowed my anger and decided to instead write a note to my friends here in the Cul-de-sac. Picking up my pen, I attempted to write a note once more.

"My dearest friends, it is with great shame…"

My handwriting has gone a bit sloppy. I put down my pen and tried to calm down as angry tears welled up in my eyes. This just couldn't be any harder than the first time I left the Cul-de-sac when that horrible scam of Eddy's went awry! Taking a deep breath, I steeled my resolve and began writing again.

"...That I have regretfully decided to…"

I stopped again, clenching my fist. Why was this so damn difficult?! Terribly sorry for my harsh language, readers. My pen met the paper and I continued to write while remembering all of the horrendous acts my parents made against me during my childhood.

"...I have regretfully decided to leave the Cul-de-sac for good. I only ask that you all forgive me for leaving like this, but I can no longer put up with my parents and their inexcusable, unconscionable, reprehensible, abhorrent, detrimental, detestable, IMMORAL, THOUGHTLESS, HURTFUL…!"

I can't take it anymore! I need to release some of this anger right here and now, before I do something I know that I'll regret!

"OH, WHY DID I HAVE TO BE CURSED WITH SUCH ABUSIVE, SLAVE DRIVING GOOD FOR NOTHING PARENTS LIKE THOSE TWO?!"

I can't stand to be here anymore! I quickly grabbed my backpack which I'd taken the liberty of packing with several necessities that are sure to aid me in my endeavor of finding where I truly belong. Namely a few changes of clothes, my toothbrush and toothpaste, dental floss, and some food that would surely last me at least a week if I ration it out.

But then I looked over to a stack of gifts that I'd been given by my friends here in the Cul-de-sac. I turned fourteen recently, but I haven't yet gotten a chance to open any of them because of all of the household tasks my so-called parents leave me with! But since I'm leaving forever, I might as well open them.

I started out with Ed's gift first, having a pretty good idea of what it was. I carefully removed the paper and sure enough, there was a complete set of Red Lantern comics in the box along with a plastic Red Lantern ring. I put the ring on and found that it fits perfectly. I put the comics in my bag and moved on to the next gift. Eddy's had been a bit more practical. A small bottle of Simply Cologne. No, seriously, Simply Cologne is the brand name.

Johnny and Plank, it seems, chipped in to get me a book on Astrophysics. Sarah's gift was a good luck pendant while, Jimmy, bless his young soul, gave me a handknit sweater. Nazz's gift had also been something practical. A set of hair ties. Seems like someone didn't forget the incident where the Kanker Sisters removed my hat in front of the whole class before hanging it by the flagpole, revealing my long black hair and the scar that I've been burdened to carry for years.

The Kankers certainly deserved that three month in school suspension!

And Rolf's gift… oh my goodness, cured meats! I have a feeling these will come in handy! And Kevin… my word! Is that a… it is…! A JAWBREAKER! And my favorite flavor, too!

I quickly put all these gifts into my bag before looking at the clock. It's 11:30 at night, so I'll have to move quickly! Everyone else will still be asleep, but my jailers will be returning in less than thirty minutes!

And so, I quickly ran off to the outskirts of the Cul-de-sac in hopes that I'll be able to escape without detection from the other kids. I just can't say goodbye to them face to face. It would be far too heart wrenching for all of us.

As I walked over the final hill leading out of Peach Creek, I turned around and took one final glance at the humble Cul-de-sac that has been my home for the past fourteen years of my life. Yes, you may call me a softy, but I suppose it truly is like the old saying goes. You never know what you have until it's gone…

And I had a great home and friends and I gave all of that up!

...No! No tears! Not now…! I must trek onward towards a fresh beginning! Although I really must wonder… am I floating, or is it just me?

"...Do I dare look down?"

I was very much hesitant to do so after what happened during one of mine, Ed and Eddy's last days of hijinks and shenanigans. And yet I looked down to see a deep dark hole directly beneath me.

"DYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

As I fell deeper and deeper into the hole, I couldn't help but scream my final thoughts before my mind went black.

"THIS IS NOT MY DAAAAAAAAYYY!"

Several Hours Later…

I don't know how long I was out for, but I do know that I had at least stopped falling quite some time ago. I felt light shining brightly in my face and attempted to open my eyes, but they felt like someone glued them shut. Finally, I managed to get my eyes open and saw the blue sky above me.

I got up and shook the cobwebs from my mind before taking a look around and saw that I… HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THINGS SCIENCE!

I seem to have been transported to the land of Märchen! The land that I've had dreams about ever since I was but a wee lad! I have to pinch myself because I must be dreaming!

"OW!"

Well, I'm not dreaming. I'M REALLY HERE!

I immediately got up and began running into the woods of this beautiful dream world. I saw strange fruits, a bird that I couldn't identify, oh there's just so much here that I just can't believe I'm seeing in real life!

Third Person POV.

However, as the young Double D Ed Boy, there was a pair of eyes watching him intently.

Double D stood in a clearing panting as he got his second wind. He's never run so fast for so long in all of his life and yet he feels great! Wait just a darned minute here!

"How intriguing…! I seem to have gained an increase in my athletic abilities upon my arrival! Normally, I wouldn't last so much as five minutes in Physical Education!" Double D said to himself.

That's when Double D noticed something about himself. Looking at his hands, he noticed that they now have five fingers each instead of four! Counting his thumbs. Looking himself over, he saw that his arms and legs were now thicker than they were in his world. And his legs are now longer with his torso no longer being as long as it used to be.

"Well this is a fine kettle of fish! My body seems to have acclimated to handle the new properties of this world!"

"Hallo there young one!" A voice said from behind Double D.

Double D looked back towards a tall oak tree and saw two rocks with faces on them! One has a mustache and seems to be a grown up, the other seems to be a small child!

"How sunny you are! Has something joyous occurred?" The grown up rock asked.

"Really joyous?" The kid rock asked soon after.

Double D's face lit up like a string of lights on a Christmas tree.

"My word! Rocks that can talk! Oh, Ed would just love to see this!" Double D exclaimed. "This certainly is a joyous occasion! I've finally arrived!"

"Quite some time since a human has visited! If I may ask a favor young one? The sun's rays are quite harsh today, and the waters of the river would be very soothing..." Papa Rock trailed off.

"Say no more, good sir!" Double D said without a second thought.

The young sock hat wearing boy walked over to the nearby stream and used his hands to carefully scoop up some water. He then slowly made his way back to the rocks before lightly splashing them with the water, effectively cooling them off.

"Ah, lovely! You've restored us indeed!" Papa Rock said in happiness.

"Lovely!" added Baby Rock.

"So tell us young one, where do you hail from?" asked Papa Rock.

"Oh, I come from a place known as the Cul-de-sac. In Peach Creek Minnesota." Double D replied.

The two rocks glanced at each other.

"Oh? Never heard of it." said Papa Rock.

"Never ever!" added Baby Rock.

"This Peach Creek that you speak of…"

Before the rock could say anymore, he was cut off by a small explosion from behind Double D. When the smoke cleared, he saw the cause of the explosion. It was a small suit of knight armor! And it appeared to have a mind of its own!

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!" yelped Double D as the armor charged at him.

"RUN, YOUNG ONE!" cried the grown-up rock.

And the young man's first instinct was in fact to run. But then he thought of how running never truly got him anywhere in life and how so many bad situations could've been avoided if he'd just stood his ground and been more assertive. So Double D narrowed his eyes and steeled his resolve.

He held out his arms, and stopped the walking armor in its tracks! His feet skidded back a bit, but he held strong.

"Courage! Courage, Eddward!"

"A human… protecting us?" the elder rock thought in amazement.

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" shouted Double D.

He adjusted his grip on the armor, and threw the pile of metal over his shoulders sending it tumbling across the ground! The two rocks were absolutely flummoxed by the strength of this boy. Even Double D was astounded by his newfound strength.

"How on earth did I…"

Double D's thoughts were interrupted when he heard the sound of someone clapping.

"Very impressive!" said a woman's voice.

Double D looked up and saw a girl whose beauty surpassed even that of his old crush, Nazz. She appeared to be about his age and seemed to be just a few inches taller than himself. She had long pink hair that was tied into twin braids. The braids were held together by black beads. She was wearing a black dress that stopped at her ankles, black slipper-like shoes, and a black hat that looked like a nightcap with a Pom-Pom at the top. She also wore black fingerless gloves that stopped over her wrists. She also carried a strange looking broomstick with her.

"Salutations, miss…"

"Dorothy. My name is Dorothy. Pleased to meet you!"

"D-DOROTHY?!" gasped the elder rock.

Dorothy ignored the talking stone and made her way over to the downed armor. After a quick inspection, she came to a conclusion.

"Hmmm, it doesn't seem to be broken." she said to herself.

That's when Dorothy did something really strange. She focused some of her power into the armor and in a poof of smoke, it changed into a ring with a knight helmet design! Double D was shocked at the fact that a suit of armor became a common accessory!

"True, it was the weakest of all my Ärms, but still!" Dorothy said while slipping the ring onto her finger. "What did you use?"

Double D broke out into a huge grin and turned to the rocks.

"How astounding! Did you see that?! That armor just-"

Double D was cut of by the big rock yelling in panic.

"RUN! THAT'S AN ÄRM! AND THAT WOMAN-!"

Dorothy then moved closer to Double D and began searching him for something. While she heard him mumble something about not respecting one's personal space, she found that he was not wearing any magical jewelry like she was.

"Eh? That's funny! No Ärm!"

Her eyes widened in shock as Double D grabbed her by the shoulders and proceeded to start geeking out.

"What a discovery! I'm speechless! I mean this is an absolute coup! The displacement of perspective! Why-"

Dorothy clapped a hand over Double D's mouth and said "I thought you were speechless."

Double D just smiled and removed her hand.

"If I may? What exactly was that strange technology you used in that ring?" Double D asked.

Dorothy raised an eyebrow at that question.

"Don't be silly! It was an Ärm!" Dorothy stated.

"And what exactly is an Ärm?" Double D asked.

"What's an Ärm?! What tree did you fall out of?" Dorothy demanded.

"Oh, I come from the Cul-de-sac of Peach Creek Minnesota!" Double D replied.

What he got from Dorothy was a response similar to that of the rocks.

"Never heard of it!"

Dorothy mentally sighed. If this guy really doesn't know anything about Ärms, she'd need to use a basic summary as an explanation. Sure, he seems smart enough to handle the long and detailed stuff, but she didn't feel like giving such an explanation.

"Well, I guess you could call it magic. Each Ärm is piece of jewelry that is imbued with magical properties giving them their own unique abilities." Dorothy summarized

"Normally I would write off something as incredulous as that as nothing more than pure fiction, but in this case I have proof that it's real! How many of these Ärms are there?" Double D asked.

"You mean...you really DON'T know?"

Realization soon dawned upon Dorothy.

'Indeed, this boy isn't wearing an Ärm! Then did he really throw my Ring Armor with his own physical strength?! Not even a grown man can do that! I just assumed he must have one! I should learn not to assume...' Dorothy thought to herself.

That's when the gears in her head got to turning.

'Wait...'

Dorothy got a cat-like smirk on her face and snapped her fingers as an idea made its way into her head. She held up her left hand getting Eddward's attention.

"Weapon Ärm: Ring Dagger!" Dorothy intoned, invoking the Ärm.

In the blink of an eye, the ring on her ring-finger transformed into a wicked sharp dagger! To say Double D was surprised would be the understatement of the century! Just as quickly as it became a dagger, it changed back into its base ring form.

"Would you like this? Dorothy asked.

"Really?! You mean I can have it?!" Double D asked excitedly.

But his excitement died down as seriousness made its way to his face.

"What exactly do you want in return? I have my doubts that anything in this world is truly free." Double D asked.

Dorothy just smiled as she turned around to leave.

"You're smarter than you look, Sockhead!" Dorothy complimented using a familiar nickname. "All you need to do is follow me, and it's yours!"

Double D wasn't quite sure what to make of this. On one hand, his instincts were screaming at him not to follow her. On the other hand, he really doesn't know much of anything about this world. So he decided that for now he would follow Dorothy and try to find himself a clear destination. But before that, Double D had one final task to accomplish here.

Reaching into his bag, Double D took out his trusty label gun and typed out a label that reads "please water the rocks when asked."

"There! That should supply you fine fellows with water while I'm away." Double D said.

He then put his label gun away and slung his pack on as he ran after Dorothy.

"WAIT FOR ME, DOROTHY!" Double D called.

But the elder rock tried to stop Eddward from going with Dorothy! But why?

"WAIT! DON'T! You gave us water! You shielded us! I will not allow you to-"

Unfortunately for the rock, Danny wasn't listening.

"Bad thing, dada?" The little rock asked his father.

Seriously, why is that a bad thing?!

"Oh. That woman...Dorothy...is a famous...WITCH!"

Oh, that's why.

With Double D and Dorothy

We now find our heroes at the entrance to a cave that's sealed off by a thick layer of vines.

"Ah ha! Just as I thought! Beyond this cave lies an Ärm of untold power! The Ärm known as "Babbo"!" Dorothy said to herself as she checked a map that she had.

"Excuse me, Dorothy." Double D said getting her attention.

"What is it?" Dorothy asked.

"I recall you saying that you would give me that dagger ring Ärm, as you called it, if I followed you here. Would you please be so kind as to make good on this deal?" Double D said, holding his hand out for the Ärm that she said she'd give him.

But Dorothy merely kissed him on the cheek a few times before going back to her map of the dungeon.

"Just wait a bit, okay?" Dorothy requested.

"Um, yes, of… course..." Double D replied, a bit dazed at the fact that Dorothy had just kissed him.

It was actually such a big short circuiting of his brain that steam was rising off of Double D's head as a scarlet blush appeared on his face. True, he's been kissed by Nazz before when he was a bit younger, but those seemed to lack something that these kisses had.

'Yes! The Ärm is here! But whatever this Ärm is, it must be very valuable and quite the powerhouse! This boy may be more brain than brawn, but his strength will surely come in handy!' Dorothy thought to herself.

That was all she had time to think before she noticed Double D was gone.

"Eh? What?"

After looking around for a few minutes, she saw Double D run right past her, towards the cave. And with great speed, too!

"EEEEE! I said WAIT!"

"I'm merely going to clear out this debris from our path. Not to worry!" Double D explained.

Dorothy crossed her arms over her chest. Despite this boy's gentlemanly nature, she wasn't about to drop her pride so easily.

"Just don't get any ideas, Sockhead! I'm going in first!" Dorothy stated.

Double D stopped at the mouth of the cave, trembling not from fear, but from sheer excitement.

"Oh this is so thrilling! True, Ed and Eddy may not be here to join me on this adventure, but it's finally my time to gallantly stride onward towards my true destiny!"

Boy, Double D's parents must've been real jerks if he thinks he needs to find his own destiny. Maybe it was the Big Picture Show that triggered this need for adventure? But anyways, Double D let loose a wicked strong punch that shattered all of the vines at the cave entrance!

'It's true! I really HAVE powered up since I arrived at this place! But how is that possible?! Could it be similar to how some Olympic runners train at high altitudes for greater speed and stamina? Oh well, I'll think about it later! For now...'

"Onward, Dorothy! ADVENTURE AWAITS!" Double D proclaimed as he strode onward.

"I said I'M GOING IN FIRST!" yelled Dorothy.

Inside the Cave/Dungeon

Double D was highly surprised by all of the traps in this place, but he kept pushing forward with Dorothy for the win! Even if all of these skeletons littering the place were starting to give him the creeps.

"So, this treasure we're looking for, what is it?" Double D asked Dorothy who gave a shrug in return.

"I don't know. All I do know is that it's a very powerful and extremely rare Ärm! But I don't know what it does! Is it a weapon like a dagger? A Guardian that fights alongside you? Is it's form a ring, or a pendant? What is Babbo?! That's what I plan to find out! And when I do, I'm adding it to my collection!" Dorothy proclaimed.

But this proclamation made Double D stop in his tracks in shock. After a few minutes he ran out in front of Dorothy, looking kinda frazzled.

"PARDON?! Are you saying that all this time you've been leading us to nothing?!" Double D demanded.

Dorothy simply pushed the sock hat wearing boy out of her way.

"No, I'm taking you to the Ärm called Babbo. You just have to figure out what it is. But believe me when I say that once Babbo is in my possession, I'll give you the ring dagger as a pres-eh?"

Dorothy noticed that Double D wasn't there. But then she saw a horrifying sight! Double D had triggered a trap that nearly impaled him with several arrows! However, he was in a position where he couldn't move away from the wall. Not without possibly triggering another trap, at least.

"Assistance, please. Assistance!" Double D begged.

"Are you okay?" Dorothy asked.

"The people of ancient times are SO unforgiving!" Double D replied.

Dorothy shook her head and sighed. This guy was lucky to be alive right now. Fortunately, she managed to pry Double D off the wall without triggering any traps.

"You're beginning to become a liability boy. You wanna go home?" Dorothy asked.

"No, Dorothy! I refuse to return without seeing this through to the end!" Double D said. "I'm just so excited I can't pay attention to anything! But I need to know, what are you hoarding all of these things for anyway?"

Dorothy gained a dark smirk at the mentioning of her reasons.

"That, dear boy, is a secret!"

Double D didn't like that smirk, but they continued on anyway. Soon they came upon a big empty room. And in the middle of that room was a pedestal with a treasure chest on top of it.

"My word! There really IS treasure here!" exclaimed Double D.

But before he could blindly charge in, Dorothy stopped him!

"Wait! Something's not right here. It's too easy! Only bandits, or Ärm makers would hide one like this! And even then, they'd set traps in case someone tried to steal it!" she explained.

And true to her suspicions, there indeed was a master trap here! In a bright flash of light, a giant, bulky man made of Armor appeared in front of the two! It was roughly the size of a three story house, and had some sort of cross insignia on its chest.

"Oh my lord!" gasped Double D.

"Just as I thought! A Guardian! And it's a pretty strong one too!"

Dorothy prepared herself for battle, using her broomstick as a weapon.

"DOROTHY, I FAIL TO SEE HOW A BROOM IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST THAT MONSTROSITY!" shouted Double D.

"And what is THAT supposed to mean?!" Dorothy snapped in return.

Their little scuffle was interrupted when they were nearly flattened by the armor guys fist! Double D gained a ticked off look at this sneak attack and decided to retaliate. All the while, he remembered a line that was once used by a certain son of a shepherd.

"You have broken the celery stalk on the back of a sea urchin!" Double D yelled.

"What'd he say?" Dorothy asked herself.

*SUBOLUWA!*

Double D hit the Guardian with a wicked right hook...only to be on the receiving end of the pain!

'So even his strength is no match for it! He's quick to fight though.' Dorothy thought to herself as she watched Double D run around in circles clutching his possibly broken fist.

"Well then, I guess I have no choice but to fight a guardian, with a guardian!"

She then invoked the magical powers in the bracelet on her left wrist and in a flash of light, her own guardian appeared!

"Flying Leo, GO!"

The light died down to reveal a full grown sky blue colored male lion with wings! It let out a roar before flying towards the armored giant and bit into its shoulder, only to be swatted away! All the while, Double D watched in awe at the battle taking place.

'Unreal! This is simply unreal! Giants doing battle against each other in a clash of Titans! Jewelry that has magical properties! It's almost like being in one of Ed's video games, but it hurts! And I don't even care about the pain part!' Double D thought to himself.

Double D looked towards the pedestal where the chest containing Babbo sat. He looked back at Dorothy and knew she wouldn't be capable of making her way to the chest and releasing the seal, so he came to the only logical solution to this equation.

"Hold him off Dorothy! I'm going to get Babbo out of that chest so we can leave!" Double D called out going after the chest.

Dorothy saw this out of the corner of her eye and grit her teeth in frustration.

'Darn it! I can't let him take Babbo! But if I move, Leo will return to bracelet form, and that guardian will be free to attack! ...I really should've sent him home!' Dorothy thought bitterly.

Double D meanwhile stood in front of the treasure chest.

"This is it! What could be in here? Is it a guardian? A weapon?! I SIMPLY MUST KNOW!" Double D proclaimed, opening the chest...only to find something totally ridiculous in there!

Inside of the chest was a small, double sided hammer with a spike at the top, and a chain at the bottom of the handle that was connected to a ball made of steel that was roughly the size of a full grown human head. But it's what was ON the steel ball that puzzled him the most. It had an actual face on it! There was a zigzag mustache, and a short, pointy beard showing that it was clearly male, with a long nose. It appeared to be asleep if the anime snot bubble was anything to go by.

"Mmg, nnn, huh?" the Ärm mumbled as it woke up.

He looked a bit unnerved seeing Double D's face literally a few feet in front of his own.

"What are you looking at? And where am I? I can't remember a thing. How long have I been sleeping? And how did I get here?!" The Ärm asked a bit rudely.

Knowing that his warrior companion might know more about this than he did, Double D turned his attention to Dorothy.

"Dorothy? A moment of your time, please?"

"WHAT IS IT?! WAS BABBO IN THERE?" She asked, not taking her eyes off the battle.

"Do Ärms ever...talk?" Double D asked.

"Don't be ridiculous! A talking accessory would be DISGUSTING!" Dorothy cried out in disgust.

This didn't sit well with the Ärm.

"WHO'S DISGUSTING? YOU TAKE THAT BACK!"

This caught Dorothy off guard. Even the armor and Flying Leo ceased their fighting! Danny turned back to the talking Ärm.

"Yes, well… who might you be, good sir?" Double D asked, keeping his manners up.

"Babbo! That's all I remember!" the Ärm replied.

"You're… Babbo?" Double D asked incredulously.

He was kinda shocked that Babbo was this crazy looking thing.

'THIS is supposed to be an Ärm of great power?! It looks more like a child's toy than a weapon of mass destruction.' Double D thought to himself.

"Don't you know it's rude to stare, boy?" Babbo asked, having become uncomfortable with Double D's staring.

'Wait a second! I've seen this shape somewhere before. But where...?' Double D thought as he analyzed Babbo's design.

Then, it hit him like a strike from Soul Edge!

'Of course! The cup n' ball game!'

"Why were you modeled after a toy anyway that was clearly intended for children's enjoyment?" Double D asked.

"PUT ME DOWN RUDE BOY! YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO PICK UP A GENTLEMAN IN SUCH A WAY!" Babbo yelled, not liking the way he was being handled.

Having had enough of these two bumbling idiots and their argument, Dorothy decided to make herself known.

"HEY! If you have Babbo, then let's get outta here! This guardian's too tough to handle!"

It's true! This guardian appears to be a far higher level than what Dorothy has in her arsenal! Flying Leo seems to be on his last ropes!

"You heard her! We'd best be vacating this untidy premises!" Double D urged.

Babbo's response was to bounce out of Double D's grip and chomp down on the chest he was sealed in. "

I wiw not! I'm goig mak to fweep!" Babbo said with a full mouth.

(Translation: I will not! I'm going back to sleep!)

Double D turned to Dorothy with a nervous look on his face.

"You might wanna go on without me! This looks like it'll take a while!"

"IDIOT! I can't move while I have a guardian out! But if I recall Leo, that guardian will immediately attack you to protect Babbo!" chastised Dorothy.

She would've gone on, but the enemy guardian ended up landing a hit on Flying Leo's spine, dealing a massive amount of damage! It was enough to make him turn back to bracelet form, and shatter! Flying Leo is now pushing up daisies I'm sad to say! Dorothy didn't take this into account it seems.

"LEO!" Dorothy cried in horror.

rShe let out an eep before screaming at the top of her lungs as the enemy guardian picked her up in a vice like grip! Double D noticed this as the guardian took up a new battle stance.

"Maybe I was a bit too confident. I should've brought a higher class guardian with me..." Dorothy mumbled to herself.

Double D scowled at the Guardian Ärm before him. He didn't like the fact that this thing was trying to kill him and Dorothy, and decided to take matters into his own hands!

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER! YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST DO AS YOU PLEASE JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TALL AND HAVE A SEEMINGLY IMPENETRABLE LAYER OF ARMOR AT YOUR DISPOSAL?! WELL THIS BRANIAC IS THROUGH RUNNING FROM DANGER!" yelled Double D. "If you don't unhand Dorothy immediately, I will be forced to use more than just my brain to disassemble you!"

Dorothy was seriously impressed by Double D's sheer will to fight. And the fact that he cared about her so much despite having just met her made her heart flutter.

"Babbo! -Hey! -Wake up, Babbo!"

Seeing that he wouldn't be able to wake Babbo just by calling him, he did the next best thing… Double D yanked on Babbo's mustache while picking up his hammer!

"YEEEOOOOW!" cried Babbo.

Double D leapt off the pedestal and took up his own battle stance. But it was much less threatening due to the currently whining Ärm that was held in his hands.

"OH! OH! OH! OH! YOU'RE PULLING MY MUSTACHE OUT!" Babbo cried out in pain.

Double D let go of the mustache and adjusted his grip so he was holding Babbo by his chain. But the living Ärm was in no way happy about the audacity of this boy.

"Rude! So, so RUDE! As a gentleman I am left with only ONE retort! I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!"

Babbo would've continued his rant, but Double D had already reared back the arm that was holding Babbo's chain… and threw him at the guardian full force!

"OFFENSIVE MODE, BABBO!" Double D yelled as a battle cry.

"GYAAAAAAAH?!" yelped Babbo as he sailed through the air.

Dorothy looked shocked by this action, but she couldn't do anything about it. As Babbo was flying towards the guardian, he began talking to himself, as he got closer and closer.

"Really! The things I put up with! ALL BECAUSE YOU HUMANS CREATE THESE NEEDLESS MESSES FOR YOURSELVES!"

Babbo slammed into the guardians chest area and knocked it back a bit, making it release Dorothy in the process! He also made a considerably large dent in the Guardian's chest plate.

"Oh dear! It appears as though even with my recently obtained power up I won't be able to put this giant to rest!" Double D thought to himself. "If only Babbo could increase in mass and weight!"

Suddenly, Babbo's hammer grew big enough to stop the Guardian and end the battle right in Double D's hand! Not wanting to look a gift in the horse's mouth, Double D just raised the hammer over his head and slammed it down in the knight's face! With the enemy out of commission, our young hero began to celebrate.

"How intriguing! I wished that the hammer was bigger, and it grew enough to take out our enemy! This really IS like one of Ed's video games!"

Dorothy meanwhile was staring at the boy and the Ärm in his possession. There was an anime sweat drop on the back of her head as she examined the Ärm.

"That's Babbo?! Why a cup n' ball?" Dorothy thought to herself.

Yet she couldn't help but smile at Double D's accomplishment. He was certainly a lot more capable of a warrior than he let on. Now all that's left is for her to claim Babbo and be on her way.

Only, there's one SLIGHT problem with her plan...

"I REFUSE! I REFUSE! I AB-SO-LUTE-LY REFUSE! I WILL NOT BECOME YOUR ÄRM!" Babbo yelled at the young witch.

"What are you talking about?" She asked in irritation.

Babbo decided to clarify.

"You absolutely REEK of evil magic! I don't even want to be TOUCHED by you!"

This didn't really sit well with her.

"B-b-but, I've searched so long! Gone so far..."

Dorothy didn't get to finish as Babbo was so heavy, he caused her to fall flat on her face! She got back on her face and looked Double D in the eyes as she just remembered something.

"W-w-wait a minute! Kid! You actually THREW this heavy thing?!" Dorothy demanded.

"Why yes! With how heavy Babbo is, it seemed far more logical to throw him rather than try to lug him around." Double D stated, completely oblivious to his own accomplishment. "Who knows, maybe he'll let ME have him!"

"I can change size incidentally... But my weight stays the same!" Babbo said, sneering at Dorothy.

"Then..." Dorothy began to get another idea. "What's your name anyway?"

"It's Babbo! That I can remember!"

"Not you!" Dorothy snapped.

"My name is Eddward, but with two ds. However, my friends back home just called me Double D as to not confuse me with my two other friends, Ed and Eddy."

Babbo smirked at this bit of information.

"Ain't that a coinkidink? They all have the same name!" Babbo said.

Dorothy tried to hold in her giggles for as long as she could, but she eventually succumbed to laughing out loud at this ridiculous joke. And Babbo wasn't far behind.

"Humorous indeed!" Double D said.

"Anyway, Double D, I'll let you have this ugly thing!" Dorothy said.

"I HEARD THAT! How dare you speak of a gentleman like that?! Besides, I detest this one too!" Babbo yelled in protest.

"But you'll have to be careful," warned Dorothy as she ignored Babbo. "Carrying around an Ärm as rare as that one, you'll become a prime target for Ärm thieves!"

Double D took her warning to heart immediately, but also smiled at the gift he'd just received.

"Really? You really want me to have an Ärm as rare as Babbo?!" Double D asked excitedly.

"Sure! It won't work with me anyway! Hideous thing…" Dorothy replied, mumbling that last part.

She held up her wrist to reveal the bracelet containing the Guardian the two of them just fought and grinned.

"Besides, I'm still coming out ahead!" Dorothy said.

She then did the last thing Double D expected her to do. Dorothy took hold of Double D's face and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you so much for helping me! I'm sure we'll meet again soon! Bye-bye!" Dorothy said.

And thus, with her business at the ruins finished, Dorothy mounted her broomstick and flew off into the mid afternoon sky. Double D glanced at the kiss mark on his cheek and mentally sighed.

"Females are such confounding creatures."

That's when he noticed Babbo attempting to hop away and stopped him by grabbing him.

"Hold it right there, mister!" Double D ordered.

"Unhand me right now, you rude boy! I never agreed to be your Ärm!" Babbo demanded.

That's when Babbo finally got a whiff of Double D's scent. Hey, that honker of his ain't just for show!

"Hm? What a peculiar scent you have… like nothing of this world…" Babbo said offhandedly.

Double D just smiled at the Ärm.

"That's because I hail from an entirely different world. But it's certainly a pleasure to be here, Babbo!" Double D explained.

*To Be Continued…*

Behold, readers! The first chapter of the first story in my newest Quadrilogy! Now, Double D is going to get a harem in this story, and I'd like you all to give suggestions for the girls through reviews and private messages! But know that Dorothy and Snow are already in it. Also, expect to see some of my more redundant stories disappear because I am completely out of inspiration for them and don't want them taking up space. Sorry about that.