Blending In

26. Exposing Spies, Unraveling Lies

Hellscream's surprised face twitched at the barb, before changing to one of anger. He wasn't wrong and he knew it.

"I've gotten quite lazy after all. I suppose I should've listened to Crabgrass when I should." He titled his head, pursing his lips before smacking them. "Well, nothing to be done about it now. Might as well take one of you down with me."

Before Ed could move, Hellscream threw his hand forward, a potion gripped into it. The contents of it came out and splashed the boy on the face, landing square between the eyes. Ed had the decency to look surprised at the move.

The hunter himself smiled, waiting for the screams to follow so he could make his escape. The triumph quickly turned to confusion as Ed simply wiped off the potion with a grimace. A little bit of horror quickly formed too the longer the potion failed to work.

Eventually Ed did notice the quietly shocked look on the man's face before realizing something. "Oh, now I get it! That was supposed to hurt me!"

And then he started laughing.

Hellscream actually took a step back at that. He dropped the bottle, causing it to crash against the floor, making him even more frantic. Ed's laughter still didn't cease as he got up, leaning onto the desk to support his trembling form.

"Why didn't that hurt you?" Hellscream took another step back. He didn't dare reach for another bottle, unsure if any of them would harm the kid. "What even are you?"

Ed eventually slowed down the laughter, an occasional chuckle coming out of his mouth as he raised an eyebrow at the hunter. His expression looked way too playful. "Do you really think you're the first human to sneak in here, Victor?"

The question made the man pause, which was a mistake. Ed lunged forward, over the desk, slamming his palms against his shoulder and one of his knees. Hellscream could feel something jab into them quickly, then leave him almost as fast. He let out a strangled cry.

Ed hummed as the man's back hit the door, watching him reach for the handle. He made the paralytics last night with Double D's help, along with the tiny needles he needed for it to work. It wouldn't leave any serious wounds on him, just surface level punctures. He was going to lose feeling in his arm and leg soon enough.

"Other than wanting to destroy this place, there's one thing that makes us different, Victor." Ed cackled as the man opened the door finally opened, the man running for his life. "I'm so much more creative."

Ed laughed fully as shadows formed and his monster form was finally let out.

Double D had hoped that things wouldn't turn into fight, but Ms. Crabgrass had quickly dashed them. That just made sure that he would attack her twice as hard considering the circumstances, though.

The fake Bloodgood had shifted into Crabgrass long ago, attacking to and fro with her plant tentacles, attempting to hit him. His metal arms helped him navigate the hallway quickly, moving from wall to ceiling, ceiling to wall, and then back onto the floor.

A pause within her attacks gave him room to lung at her, grabbing a plant tentacle with force. He put in several volts, stopping her dead and deal with the electricity. To his right, Eddy slammed his hand onto the floor, causing it to rise and land a solid hit to the woman's midsection.

"I better get extra credit for this." Eddy closed a few more doorways, forcing Crabgrass to continue running down the hallway. "Hey Sockhead! Did ya ever think we'd ever end up in this situation?"

"Of course not! Who'd imagine themselves doing this?" Double D dodged as Crabgrass threw a textbook at him, giving Eddy a brief glare. "I figured we'd just be setting up a few parties or school events. Not fighting for our lives."