Eddsworld - The Next Chapter

1 - Forgiveness

Tord was walking along the streets of England in hope to find his old friends' house there. He saw a lot of wanted posters of himself in the town, so he put his hoodie over his head to hide the most important feature: his hair. His hair was a dead giveaway, and he knew it as well.

He also hid his robotic arm if anyone recognized it under the hoodie. He realized the hand was out, so he put both of his hands in his pants-

TAKE 2

He also hid his robotic arm if anyone recognized it under the hoodie. He realized the hand was out, so he put both of his hands in his hoodie pockets. That was good for now.

The Norwegian man decided that it would be best if no one had tracked him. Or his phone. So he decided to turn it off for the time being. Once he got to Dirdum Lane, he knew he was close. The cold wind and the light rain kept his hopes low, and he was thinking of giving up. But he was determined to mend the broken heart of their friendship.

He saw tons of wanted signs on the walls, and so he ripped them down one by one. Hopefully, no one saw him. But he wanted to get them out of the way. One had writing on it that said "KILL HIM" "BEAST" "HE CAN'T LEAD AN ARMY". There were ones that made no sense to him like "HITLER" "卐"

"But I'm not even German..." Tord remarked, rolling his eyes.

Then he saw one that had "☭" on it.

"Now that one is correct." He spat. Then he went and dug his pockets, found a lighter, and burned that particular poster. Then he just burned the rest.

Once he found a familiar road, he went towards it. I walk a lonely road- He couldn't handle the rain anymore, as it was getting on his nerves. He went over a roof of one house, dreading to find Edd's. He wouldn't look forward to seeing Tom. Or the others. But he liked Matt and Edd. So he was going to take this nice and slow.

He got to the address quickly, as he was speed-walking to avoid getting more wet and cold. He dreaded meeting Tom so much. He walked up the walkway to Edd's door, hesitating. He felt extremely bad for what he did. But that wouldn't stop him one bit. He raised his red robotic arm to the door, hesitating. What if they killed him on the spot? Nonetheless, his robotic arm whirred solemnly as he knocked normally.

Tom was asked to get the door again. He was sick and tired of their bullshit. But who could blame him? He answered the door, surprised to find his old enemy, Tord. Hadn't he been wanted?

It took a moment for Tord to say anything. "Hello...old friends..." Tord sighed, disappointed to see Tom first. He really hoped to see Matt or Edd first. Eduardo might've been good. But Tom. He had to get over his hatred and be friends. Ugh, it hurt.

"Tord?" Tom asked. He seemed edgy. Very edgy. And rude. And drunk. As he was all the time. "Why are you here?" He asked with a wooden expression, crossing his arms.

"Yeah..." the one in the green hoodie, Edd, replied, looked scared and forlorn. Memories had kept coming back to haunt him. Edd and Matt, the two inside the house, looked confused as well. They began to inspect Tord's movements, as to try and guess why he was here again. It was really suspicious that he came back again. They needed answers.

"Look." Tord began with a deeps and heartfelt sigh. "There were some things I shouldn't have said to you. And I'm feeling quite guilty. So I came back to apologize... And ask if I could temporarily live with you guys again."

Matt was a little suspicious about this. Live with them? Was he going crazy? No. Maybe. But this was actually happening. He looked slightly down at Tord, as he was taller. "Why exactly, may I ask?" He asked him. Boy he was curious on his explanation.

Tord took off his red hoodie, leaving a white tank top on. He had his red robotic arm that was built so he could wave it to them, wincing in pain as he did so. "I-I need to get used to this thing." He pointed to it, mechanical whirrs coming from it.

Tom smirked as he saw it. He looked as if he was smug toward it. "No regrets." He replied sarcastically. It was just a joke. It's just a prank bro-

"TOM!!" Both of them turned to face him, angry that he would say that. How rude. Well, Tom was.

"Sorry, just joking." Tom chuckled. He had waited a while to tell them this.

"So..." Tord replied. Then he offered his hand. He was looking scared. Like they would decline his offer. "What do you say? Friends?"

Matt wasn't hesitant at all to shake Tord's hand, as he was dimwitted. "Friends!!"

Tom hesitated at first, then shook his hand. "Eh. Friends." Then he yanked his hand away from him, as he wanted to sanitize his hand after that.

"...." Edd didn't reply. He was too frightened that Tord would do what he did again.

"...oh, come on, Edd." Tord smiled. "It's not official without your approval. Besides, it's your world."

"..." Edd was very hesitant. But Tord looked so genuine... He shook his hand finally. "Friends."

Tord smiled as he looked down at Edd, as he was taller. Edd then hugged him, as did Matt. Tom stayed out of the fun, just watching. He seemed more happy than usual. The two hugging Tord brought instant tears of joy to Tord's eyes, all of them smiling big and widely. They haven't had a tender moment like this in a long time.

There was a shadow. Not dark, nor light. A shade of gray departed from the shadows and next to Edd and the gangs' house. It smiled as he saw Tord in there. That was the conformation he needed. Tord knew them.

To be continued...