Eddsworld 2.0

a unique beginning (part 1)

Edd's pov:
"Damn no head?" I overhear Matt say looking at a porcelain penguin On the kitchen table that I just bought "well yeah you can expect good quality when the sale was 95% and higher"I said in a sarcastic tone. I guess things are becoming more like they used to before the incident, I'm not mad at Tord just disappointed, I could only fully forgive him if somehow we were in a jam and he magically came and saved us, but like that could ever happen. "Edd do you have glue or something I found a doll head that I want to put on the statue instead" matt said looking in my direction "Matt I don't have any and even if I did why would I let you use it for that, go ask Tom or Something" I say as Matt looks at me disappointed but goes to find Tom. Tom waltzes out of his room glaring at me like I woke him from a good dream "Matt you wanted my glue for this?....ok" Tom said annoyed but he still handed Matt the glue "Edd I'm hungry make me something" Tom in a whiny voice "Tom you know that I can barely cook food that a dog would eat, order take out like we normally do" "fine but it's for me and me alone so don't eat my leftovers this time" Tom walked off, probably to his room to order his food, I'm still going to eat his leftovers because that's what good friends do. I go plop myself on the couch and turn on the TV I don't really watch it but I just use it as background noise. Matt comes and joins me with the penguin/doll in his hands "this didn't look as nice as I thought it would" he said placing it on the console table and leaning back onto the couch "I told you" "no you didn't" "but it was implied" Matt Huffs and changes the channel. Nothing that's worth watching is on since we only have 6 channels and the majority are sports channels despite none of us have touched a ball since grade school, so we have the choice of the news or species world. Matt obviously chooses species world but who could blame him, it's the only enjoyable channel we have. Who could be smiling when hearing a news story saying "orphans died from the bubonic plague because of poor funding to their orphanage". The show that was on was called cat's from heaven, I remember watching this with Ringo when she was a kitten and even thought about getting her on there but the show was canceled and she became sour so that was a no-go. After some time I started getting sleepy and started fading in and out of consciousness then before I knew it I was out cold.
Tom's pov:
I normally don't sleep in all the time but I stayed up late trying to play a song I liked on Susan, it turns out the song is a lot harder to learn than I first thought, and before I knew it, it was already 5 am so I when to bed upset but I was too tired to even think about practicing. I was sleeping peacefully until matt came and bugged me for some glue I was pissed but I was up and decided to get some food while seeing what matt was working on. Edd refused to cook like he almost always does so I had to spend my money just to eat. I picked up my phone and called the local pizza place "Hello this is mama Jenny's how may I help you" the lady on the other side said with a forced joyful tone "hey may I have a small cheese pizza with hot wings" I said confidently since it's what I always get when I'm eating for one "ok I have to warn you that your food will take 1 to 4 hours to be done because the majority of our workers quit this morning and we're getting really backed up" she said this like she was going to break down any second now. I stopped to think about what I was going to say, "I live on bane street and the apartment is 468" I thought I was better with ordering food but things like this always mess me up, I just filled in what I would normally say after they get my order kinda disregarded what she just said "ok sir we'll see you when we get the chance" with that I felt bad but I'm not going to work there for 8.75 an hour. Time passes and I hear a knock on the door "it's only been 30 minutes I guess the other staff decided to come back" I grab my money and leave my room to answer the door I open it and see a guy in a business suit "is this the residence of anyone named Edd" the strange man said looking at me intensely "yes he lives here is there a problem" "I work with the IRS and we have been let aware that he has been avoiding paying taxes since 2006, is he home so I can speak with him" "no but if you leave a note I could give it to him" with that he gave me a card and a piece of paper and left. I'm shocked, I can't believe Edd would do something like this, I always thought if he were to commit a crime it would be shoplifting. I look down at the card and it was the basic name, number, and business format, but then I look at the sheet of paper and skim over it, but the big thing that stuck out to me was when it said "If you do not pay the 2,180,100.75£ you owe by the end of the week you will be hunted for sport". I looked around and saw Edd sleeping on the couch like he's not a wanted criminal. I walk over and shake him, he's not waking up, so I cover his nose and mouth, I know there are other ways of waking people up but I didn't have the time or patience to do so. He wakes up gasping for air "Dude what the heck you could have killed me" I look down at Edd and shove the paper towards him "I can believe all this time you haven't been doing your taxes, I even gave you some of my inheritance from my grandmother to help pay. Now you're going to be a human deer" I have the right to be mad at him, he was the one that handles Bill's and taxes, and him not paying probably ran my name through the mud too. "Look I know you're mad but it's just a little mistake. I wasn't taught how to pay taxes in school so why would I start learning now." Edd said in a calm tone, This made me mad and I looked towards matt "Matt are you seeing this!?" I should have known that Matt wouldn't be taking this seriously either "Tom I know this seems bad but everything happens for a reason it may not be a good one, but a reason none the less" after saying this Matt looked away from me and back at the TV. "Edd are you going to do something about this, we are in serious trouble" Edd looked at me and said "well we could skip town" I laughed, not a real one but one of those that you do when you are in a awkward situation. "Tom I'm mean it, let's just skip town. We should start packing today to be able to get as much stuff as we can" Leaving what is he talking about, all so suddenly and we just have to go along with it, I'm not having it "Edd are you crazy, just pay them the money you owe I gave you almost half that total and matt has also been paying rent so where in earth did you put it" "I invested it in a business that made utensils for cats and it when under" Edd said looking a little ashamed "all of it?" "all of it..." well that's a stupid thing to do, I know he likes cats and has Ringo and stuff but cats aren't well mannered enough to even want to use utensils "well I guess that's it for you Edd" I say trying to keep my cool "well you guy have to come with me" Matt perks up looking confused "huh what do you mean there only after you right" "well your names are also on the apartment and I haven't been paying for that either so you're also in hot waters" I expected to also be in some trouble for sharing a home with him but me also being in the same boat as him made me frustrated. I didn't know what to do so I just facepalmed. I don't know for how long, but long enough that my face was as red as a tomato "Tom I'm sorry but look on the bright side, it will be the 3 of us traveling Europe maybe even the world seeing new places and learning about new cultures, doesn't that seem like a fun time." Edd looking at me hoping to calm me down "we're on the run from the law, it's not supposed to be fun" I say down on the chair next to the couch when Matt got up and walked towards the front door"where are you going" I asked him "we're in the middle of something important" "Tom I'm going on a walk stressful situations aren't good for my complexion" with that he walked out the door. After that, it was almost 15 minutes of silence when he busted through the door yelling "GUYS WE HAVE TO GO, THE POLICE ARE HERE" it took me a moment to register what he had said and when it clicked I was in a panic "oh god, really right now Matt, are you sure they were looking for us" I said hoping for him to be wrong " it's 100% us they were talking about looking for a notorious tax evader and Edds the only one I know" edd looked worried but wanted use to pack right away. I packed the bare minimum plus Susan and some childhood trinkets I came into the living room and I heard a loud banging on the front door, I rushed to tell Edd and Matt what's happening "we should leave through my window" Matt said leading us to his room and opening it. It was big enough for all of us and our stuff to fit but it felt so dumb "I guess we have no choice" Edd said and started to lower himself down onto the ground with his things in hand, Matt followed then I left soon after. We started walking down the street "so what now" I asked not caring who answered "our first task should be getting out of town then we can plan from there" Edd said looking for some form of transportation so we could leave town quicker to prevent people from noticing us. I'm upset obviously but there's nothing I can do now so I just have to hope things don't suck too bad.

Bonus:
Delivery driver's pov:
I've been knocking on this door for over five minutes at first I was thinking "maybe I have the wrong apartment, maybe there not home" but no I can hear people inside talking to each other I knew I should have turned around when I saw those police cars, man I should have quit with the other workers when I had the chance. I turn around and walk back to my car and start eating the order "at least they had good taste."