9 - And Edd Makes Four

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"Matthew?!" Tord exclaimed. "What the actual fuck happened to you?!"
"I was given a confidence boost. I feel amazing! It's as if I could take over the world!" Matt exclaimed.
"You were already confident enough, you didn't need this!" Tord countered.
"Matt- sorry, Matthew, Alastor's just trying to manipulate you!" Vaggie stated.
"Heh, if I had a penny every time somebody said that, I'd be a millionare!" Alastor chuckled.
"Matt, is that you? Gosh, what on Earth happened to you?!" a mysterious yet familiar voice exclaimed.

A silhouette of a demon stood in the brightly lit doorway of the hotel. As he edged closer and closer, it became apparent who he was. I'll give you one guess. Ya done? If you guess Edd, then congrats, you won ten demon dollars. If you're alive or in heaven, sucks to be you. Anyways, Edd was the most normal looking demon, though his ears had become pointed, he had long, black claws on the ends of his fingers, a small black halo hanging by his head and large, black, feathery wings.

"Hi." Edd greeted.
"Edd, I leave for one hour and you already die. Bravo." Matt snapped.
"If it's not too personal, how'dya die?" Angel asked.
"You really like asking people that, huh?" Tom retaliated.
"It's a conversation starter." Angel answered.
In response to Angel's question, Edd moved some of his hair to reveal a hole in his head.
"To help me deal with the deaths of all my friends, I decided to go on a walk." Edd explained. "Midway into it, these two thugs grabbed me, threw me into an alleyway...and shot me in the head."

"That's so sad! Are you okay?" Charlie gasped.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Edd replied. "If you wanna hear something funny, wait until you hear about Matt's death."
"Don't you fucking dare." Matt said through gritted teeth.
Edd smiled before stating, "He fell down the stairs and snapped his neck."
Tom and Angel Dust immediately burst out laughing.
"You fell down the stairs?" Tord smiled, trying to hold back his laughter. "You fell down the fucking stairs?"
"...yes." Matt mumbled. Tord joined in with the others laughing. Matt felt incredibly embarrassed, but Alastor whispered in his ear, "Confidence, Matthew! Showing embarrassment is a sign of weakness!"

"Hey, you with the radio voice. What's your deal with Matt?" Edd asked.
"I, my dear boy, am mentoring him into the best version of himself!" Alastor explained.
"But...Matt always said he never wanted to change a thing about himself. This isn't the Matt I know." Edd argued.
"Oh, shut up, you little snipe! I don't give a shit wether this is the friend you once knew! He's the perfect minion to me, the Radio Demon!" Alastor scowled through his smile.
"Uh, Alastor, I think I can handle thi-" Matt started to speak.
"Quiet, Matthew. Let me take care of this." Alastor snapped.

Edd's eyes were fixed shut. All his rage started to bubble up inside him, and it was about to explode.
"No." he said, in a much deeper tone.
"What did you say to me?" Alastor asked, his smile breaking for a second.
"I said, no. Stop it, now." Edd repeated. Two parts of his hair lifted up like horns, and his eyes turned orange, fading into red, with pupils like black holes. Alastor remained smiling, edging ever closer to Edd's face.
"Make me." he whispered.

With a ferocious roar, Edd tackled Alastor to the ground and attacked him.
"Mmm, kinky." Angel remarked.
"You can shut up too!" Edd shouted.
All of Edd's fighting spirit spilled out of him, and, belirve it or not, even Alastor had trouble fighting him off. Charlie rushed over to try and stop all this madness, and, eventually, she prised Edd away from Alastor, making him revert back to normal.

"W-what happened?" Edd stammered.
"You don't remember that?!" Vaggie cried. "You literally just beat up the Radio Demon!"
"Oh, it's fine, Vagatha!" Alastor laughed, picking himself up off the ground. "We were just playing a little game, is all!" He then stared directly at Edd, and he took on a more sinister tone. In a non-staticy voice, he said, "And the fun's only just beginning.

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