"Okay, just another screw here and...done!"
Tord puts down his screwdriver and picks up the legs that were now attached together, admiring his handiwork. He turns to Jon who had been watching him work for nearly the whole day.
"How's this? You think it'll be good enough?"
Jon smiles with a thumbs up.
"As long as I can live again through it, I don't mind what it looks like." He tells him. "Well, it has to look like me. But you get what I mean."
"Well, this version with the scraps of those robots won't be the final thing." Tord explains. "Think of it as a beta test. Now let's start the torso."
The ghost nods in agreement. Suddenly, the door leading into the bar from the garage suddenly opens and slams shuts. Tord jumps in surprise at it and swivels around in his seat, seeing Sophie holding a drink and bag of crisps while looking petrified and Edd too.
"Oh Soph, Edd! Are those for me? That'll keep me going for a-"
Both rush towards the norski, Sophie covering his mouth, forcing all three to the ground. Tord pulls her hand away from his mouth out of confusion.
"Hei! What gives Soph?!-"
"Shh!" Edd silences him.
They fall silent, listening to the sound of what sounds like a group of men on the other side in the bar. Tord quickly begins to understand.
"Oh no... Don't tell me it's -"
"Red Army soldiers? Yep. Don't know how they found us, but by the sounds of things they've been doing a sweep of the town." She whispers.
"And here is their next stop." Edd finishes.
They continue to listen, Sophie choosing to shuffle closer to Tord to feel more safe. The Brit in green is about to speak before they hear a familiar voice.
"Soldiers! Spread out and search the building. If you find anything, report it to me outside. Hop to it!"
They gasp in unison.
"That's Matt!" Sophie whispers.
"He must be leading the soldiers that came here." Tord mutters. "Which is..."
"Really bad?"
"And we're doomed to get caught?"
"Perfect!"
They look at him in utter confusion.
"How is this a good thing?" Sophie asks.
Tord gets up and pulls her up with him. He grabs the gift box from yesterday and grabs a small black device from inside.
"While I was out yesterday I bumped into Red Leader's adjutant, Storm."
"That brown and orange haired guy from the announcement?" Edd recalls.
"Yeah. They don't seem to be on Red's side, since they gave me this box that has a note explaining why they're helping us, and hints on how to rescue Matt and Tom."
"Rescue them?" Sophie repeats.
"Yep. Your theory of them being mind controlled wasn't that far off. Matt seems to have been brainwashed, and Tom is the one being controlled according to Storm's notes. How? I don't know."
"Okay, that's interesting to know. But aren't we meant to be getting back to our time, and not running around here?" The girl asks. "Not that I DON'T want to rescue them, don't take that the wrong way."
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(MOVED TO AO3) Time Travel Trouble - An Eddsworld Fanfic
FanfictionTord knew in order to pursue his dream he'd have to leave the comforts of home in England and say goodbye to his old friends, giving them his word he'd return someday. What he DIDN'T know was the mess he'd return to 5 years later. The house has been...