(MOVED TO AO3) Time Travel Trouble - An Eddsworld Fanfic

3 - Goodbye For Now, My Friends...

1 month later...

It had been little over than a month since the clone incident and life had gone back to normal for a while. In that amount of time, Sophie had learnt more things about the boys nextdoor to her and had grown closer to them.

She and Edd always enjoyed drawing together, given their shared interest in art. It was never a dull moment as they'd flip on a playlist full of music and listen to that while they doodled.

Despite not being vain or narsacistic like Matt, she found interest in a few of the novelty toys he had accumulated. That, and she just enjoyed being around the ginger in general as his silly naivety couldn't help but make her laugh sometimes.

With Tom, she shared his interest in music. While she had a mixed taste, she liked Tom's choice in ska. She also enjoyed sitting in his room and listening to him playing tunes on Susan from time to time.

As for Tord...there wasn't really anything they had in common. The norwegian had his interests of guns and reading his hentai comics, while the girl he enjoyed being around didn't. Of course she didn't mind him and his weird habits.

Though the one thing they enjoyed doing was being competitive as hell in video games they played. Always trying to outsmart the other whether it be Mario Kart or something else.

Still, sometimes Sophie wished there was something Tord liked that wasn't dangerous weapons or weird hentai drawings.

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It was a warm day and Edd and the others were spending most of it watching TV and looking for ideal holiday locations. Sophie was once again over their place for the day, a nearly finished bowl of cereal in her hands.

"So, where can we go for a holiday this year?" Tom asks, looking up from the leaflet in his hands.

"I don't think we'll be able to afford anything...good." Edd says, looking at the 1ps and 2ps lying in his hand.

"There must be somewhere we can go. I don't even remember the last time I went on holiday myself." Sophie chuckles a little before eating a spoonful of cornflakes.

Coincidentally, as she utters those words, a commercial begins going on the TV. One advertising a 'holiday' by joining the army that's completely free!

...By which it means as long as you agree to selling your life away for two years, THEN it's free.

As it ends, all four boys have smiles on their faces, Tord especially.

"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Edd grins excitedly, getting up from his seat. "Let's join the army!!"

The other boys get up, raising their arms and cheering. However, only one individual seems uncertain about it.

"Whatcha think of a holiday in the army eh Sophie?" Tord asks, grinning.

"Well, I've never really been interested in that kind of stuff." She mutters. "But I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Matt cheers, wrapping an arm around the girl and dragging her out of the house.

"Wait, I gotta put my bowl away in the kitchen!"

"Oh, right! Be a bit silly if you showed up in the army holding a bowl of cereal huh." He laughs.

"Hehe, yeah. Don't think it would make a good weapon." She agrees.

Matt lets go of her so she can go do that. He and the boys wait outside for her. As Sophie quickly washes the bowl and spoon and sets it to the side to dry, she couldn't help but hear the creak of a floorboard come from behind her.