Blending In

Hey everyone! I'm just warning you, a lot of things are happening in this chapter that you'll want to watch out for. It's nothing super violent or worth a trigger warning, it's just a lot of story is happening at once and while I think you'll like it, I do want to prepare you for it.

With that out of the way, I hope you like what I have in store! I've been waiting to write a certain part of this for so long, and I hope it inspires a certain level of shock in you for it.

Or not. That depends on all of you I guess. Either way, I'll see you all the end!

Ed didn't always mean to cause confusion to everyone he met. He was a weird person who just happened to cause weird things to happen around him. It all made sense to him, so he didn't necessarily mind when people looked at him like he'd grown a second head.

However, Hellscream looking a little surprised and very confused was satisfying in a way.

"Ah," Hellscream wasn't sure how to deal with Ed acting this confident. As far as he could tell, he wasn't normally this smug looking. "I'm guessing you received some good news?"

"I'd say I did." Ed shrugged, humming to himself. He'd keep up the act for only a few second longer. "I think some problems are about to be solved really soon."

"That seems like a surprise, considering what you came in here for." Hellscream closed the door, scanning the office carefully. He hadn't left for even five minutes and nothing directly looked out of place. "I'm guessing you have a few ideas."

"Nah. I think I just found the source of the problem." Ed made sure the grin he put on was wide and disconcerting. "Mind explaining why you have files on Badwolf and some Ever After High students?"

Hellscream would've immediately denied having those if Ed didn't pick them up and wave them at him. His face went through several different motions before settling into resignation.

"Well, can't say I wasn't expecting at least one person to figure it out." Hellscream didn't make a move. He hadn't figured out what kind of Monster Ed was and didn't want to find out. "What tipped you off?"

"Everything immediately going bad when you come in wasn't really subtle. Trust me, I'd know." Ed shrugged, getting his feet off the table. "I mean, I get that you wanted this done fast, but seems a little obvious when you do it like this."

"Usually there's no problem. I've been doing this type of thing for years." Hellscream kept track of the boy's movements. He'd underestimated him, which was a mistake. He'd gotten cocky about all of this. "It's pretty cut and dry at this point. Honestly, it took longer than I thought to get to this stage?"

"And what is your process?" Ed's smile changed. It became toothier, the eyes sharper. It was of interest and anger that he looked at Hellscream. "Just curious."

It was the hunter's turn to shrug. "The first step is usually finding two groups with the most difficulty between them. Second's finding the best things to rile them up with, most of them being threats relating to a Monster's heritage. I'm honestly about to get to the third step pretty soon."

"And that is?" Ed motioned for him to go on. He did it with a cocky little wave and everything. Hellscream looked annoyed by it, which was the point.

"Kidnap a few notable people from each side and watch them both tear each other apart." Hellscream's hands went behind his back, which didn't go unnoticed by the teen. "I should probably get to that."

"Nah, I think you'll have some trouble with that." Ed grabbed his own phone out of his pocket, causing the hunter to jump. He tapped the screen several times, stopping a recording before pressing more buttons. "And, sent. I honestly didn't think you'd monologue there. Rookie mistake."