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The Adventures of Ed and Luci: Episode One
I wrote this a couple of years ago. xD So just keep that in mind as you read. Also, all these stories are completely random. So like this one is about a ranch, but the next one is about outer space, no relation at all between them. xD Just warning you.
At any rate...Enjoy episode one!
What? A Ranch?
Ed and Luci were twins. They lived in a small apartment with two rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Both being nineteen without their parents around gave them almost nothing to do.
Besides look for a job.
At the moment, Luci was looking online for any open positions around town. Luci was about 5.8 feet tall, had long red hair, and hazel eyes. She noticed an add that said ‘help wanted’ on the homepage of a website for a ranch close by.
She looked over at her brother that was on the couch reading another one of his books. “Hey, I found one! Come and see!” She said twisting in her chair.
He glanced away from his book to her, and got up to see. He was tall, about 6.0, with black shaggy hair that was always in his face, and bright blue eyes. He leaned over to read the add. “So? Do you think we should go and check it out?” He looked at the laptop screen like it was going to eat him. “A ranch?” He said uncomfortably.
Luci looked up at him happily. “Yep! It says that we can both go in tomorrow if we are interested, and it pays enough to pay our rent every month!” He looked at her with a disgusted face. “But..a ranch..?” He complained.
“Yes, Yes, you have to work with animals, no one cares.” She exclaimed. He gave her a distasteful look. “Come on, it won’t be that bad!” She said as she got up to get ready for bed. Ed looked at the clock. It said 11:58 pm. He groaned, picked up his book, and went to bed.
The next morning came and Ed and Luci were right outside the ranch gate. ‘Wow!~.” Luci exclaimed, looking at the giant gate in front of them. Ed didn't really care, but he thought it was funny that she was so excited about working around a bunch of cows.
They walked inside the house that was there on the ranch. There was an old woman sitting in the kitchen. She looked and smiled at them because she knew exactly what they were there for. “Um, we’re here because of the 'help wanted' add.” Ed explained.
The old woman nodded her head and pointed out the window. “Yes, my husband is out in the barn. Please go see him about your positions.” Ed and Luci looked at each other and went out to the barn.
The barn was bright red like it was just painted yesterday, but still had the structure of an old fashion southern barn. They walked in and found an old man feeding the horses. He was as southern as the barn he was standing in. Overalls, beard, and a pitchfork.
He noticed them and turned to talk to them. “Ah, hello. We’re here for the two job openings.” Said Luci, a little nervous. The old man studied the two. “Hmm….Will ya'll two work hard for what I offer?” he asked. They looked at each other. “Yes.” They said in unison.
“And will do as I say no matter what it is?” He looked at them hard as he spoke. They flinched. “Y-Yes sir!” They stood up straight. It was almost like talking to a general…Minus the overalls...
The old guy smiled and threw a pitchfork at them. Ed caught it before it hit Luci in the face. “Then ya'll can start right now.” The old man said. “W-What? Right now?” They said at the same time.
”You kids can call me ‘Boss’ ” He told them. Ed sighed as he looked at his sister. “Next time you come up to me and say ‘don’t worry it’ll be fun!~’ remind me to decline…” He complained. Luci looked at him with the pitchfork in his hand, and laughed.
He glared. “What are you laughing at?” He asked as he shoveled up the hey and put it in the horses pasture. Luci helped, somewhat…Okay, she watered the horses and sat down on the hay bail.
The next week…The old-I mean ‘Boss’ looked at them and asked them to go water the cows. So Luci and Ed took turns carrying the water bucket up and down the field.
“Of course, the water troth is on top of a hill….” Luci complained. “Oh! look who’s complaining now! Wait…Say, what happened to your ‘happy, happy!’ attitude?” He teased. She glared at him.
“And where did my lunch money go?.....OH YEAH! That’s right!~ you spent it on another book!” She yelled back.
Ed rolled his eyes. ”You can’t blame me if your lunch money got replaced by an awesome book.” She groaned. “...’Replaced’ he says...” She grumbled and poured the water in the water troth.
She looked over and saw a guy walking to them. He was about 5.9 feet tall, had spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. “Do you two work here?” He asked suspiciously. Luci got nervous. “Y-Yes. We both do, since last week. ” She said pointing at Ed and herself. “Oh, well my name is Eden.” He smiled at Luci.
“O-Oh, well I’m Luci and this is my brother Ed.” She introduced. Eden gave a fake smile towards her brother, and Ed just plain out glared. Even though Eden was ‘fake’ smiling, he still set out an evil aura to Ed, who returned it with the same amount of force.
Luci shrugged and turned around. “I’ll go get some more water...” She said, fleeing from the scene.
Eden’s aura said--- ‘Don’t get in my way’
Ed’s aura said ----‘Touch her and you die.’
Luci returned with the water and started to pour it in. Eden came up behind her and helped put the water in the troth. “This is heavy, I’ll help.” He smiled, only making Ed madder. “Hey, Luci, why don’t we go see if the boss needs us?” he said forcefully dragging her away from the 'Eden'. She glanced to her brother. “Ah, um, okay.” She said not sure whether to thank him or not…
As time goes by, Luci and Ed start coming to the ranch whether it was for work or for just being there. The ranch was so much more than home too them. So, months and then a year go by and their sales start to go down.
Ed was told about the sales and starts to look for Luci. Nothing really changed much in the past year. Besides the sales obviously.
“Now, I know that he’s my brother but sometimes I just want him to stop reading books and do some of the work around here!” She yelled at the cow that just gave her a blank stare. “Yeah, I know what you’re thinking…'just go and tell him that’ and I do! But he gives me the same answer-”
“I do as much as you do, Luci.” He said as he walked up behind her cutting her off.
Being scared half to death, she fell backwards off of the fence, and scared the cow away. ”Ow…” She complained and sat up.
Randomly, Eden was there and helped her stand up. Ed, at that moment, was sending out an evil glare. Eden gave him the same look. Luci looked at them. This also didn't change.
Ed snapped out of it and remembered why he came here in the first place. “Oh, well since we’re ALL here…” He glared at Eden. “ I have something to tell you guys…” Ed then explained what had happened with the sales.
“Oh man…” Luci said. "We’re 500$ in the hole!?” Eden exclaimed. “That’s what I just said…” Luci was thinking while they were arguing. “Hey, isn't there a county fair coming up soon?”
Both boys moved their attention to Luci. “Ah, Yeah, why?” She looked at them. “Well, I read a little about it and I think one of the prizes for one of the contests was 500$, but you two will have to work together….Please! For me and Boss!!” Ed and Eden looked at each other. “Well...If you say it that way…”
The next week was the county fair. It was all lit up with music in the air. It was like you were somewhere else, and not in the little town the twins grew up in. Ed, Luci, and Eden all met up.
”Alright lets go and find out which contest it is!” Luci said way to happily. Ed sighed, and Eden laughed. They split up and looked at all the different contests. Finally they found it. The talent contest.
They all looked at each other. “Ah, do you guys have any idea what to do…?” Ed and Eden looked at the confused girl.
“Well….” Ed started. “Luci, you could sing.” Luci looked at her brother. ”I’ll do it for you two and the ranch...” She said a little nervously.
They walked up to the talent contest table to enter. Luci got a paper that said ‘number 13’. She looked up at her brother. “Um … what song should I do?” She asked. They both wondered.
“What song do you feel comfortable with singing?” Ed asked. Luci sat there for a moment. “Well, I did write a song…That I could do….” She said.
“Then do that!” Eden said and smiled. “Ok, sounds good to me!” She smiled back. Ed just sighed and also smiled.
When it was time for Luci to get up on stage she was a little nervous. She walked up and asked the lead singer of the band that was playing for his gaiter. He agreed and she started to play.
Her song talked about the life she had and the life she has now with her brother and Eden. It also talked about the ranch and how she loved the place. The chorus of the song was ---“I still can’t believe that I’m here…at home.” That’s when the song ended and the whole fair went into a clapping sensation.
Luci bowed and went off the stage. Ed and Eden come up and hugged her because the song meant a lot to them. When they heard the winner their faces lit up. “And the winner is number 13! Luci!” Everyone clapped. Luci at that moment jumped on Ed and hugged him. “We did it!” She yelled. Ed shook his head. “No. You did it, Luci.” He smiled. The three of them went and claimed their prize. 500$.
At that moment they all ran to the ranch and knocked on the house’s front door. The boss opened it in surprise. “We did it!!!” Luci yelled as she tackled the old man. Ed and Eden both laughed at her.
“W-Whats got ya'll kids so excited..?” He asked. Luci then explained what had happened and handed him the money.
“So now we can stay, right?” She asked the boss. As he was handed the money, the older gentleman started to cry. “Of course you can.” He said as he hugged her. “You two-” He pointed. “Get over here.” He said. The two boys finally agreed on something and walked over, being dragged into the hug by their boss.
Because of Luci’s song, everyone in town now goes to the ranch. Even though some time has gone by... Nothing has changed. Ed and Eden were glaring at each other. Luci ends up doing all the work. The boss is still relaxing and laughing at them. The boss’s wife, Mrs. Jessie still makes the best cookies, and Luci is still working on saving up for a guitar. Nothing has changed and I don’t think it ever will.
THE END
By: Gezus-Geek
The Adventures of Ed and Luci: Episode Two
What? An Alien?
The 18 year old twins, Ed and Luci, were renting a small apartment on the outskirts of town, a little ways away from civilization. Which made them both quite bored, well, Luci anyway.
Luci was lying on her love seat upside down, her green eyes closed in annoyance and her long red hair flowed across the floor.
On the other side of their small living room, Ed sat neatly in the office chair next to his desk, swiping his dark bangs away from his bright blue eyes in order to read his book.
Ed could hear his sister whining on the other side of the room but kept ignoring her in an attempt to keep reading. Once the whines became louder and unbearable, he finally looked over to her with annoyance. “What..?” He had a feeling he was going to regret asking.
She pouted, still upside down while waving her arms in frustration. “I'm so bored! Why can't something fun just...fall from the sky or something!?” She sighed, her arms falling to the ground numbly.
Yup, he regretted it. “Why can't you just-” He was suddenly cut off by a very loud crash coming from their backyard. It made Luci flip off the love seat and land on her face. Ed would have probably laughed if he hadn't ran towards the window, practically throwing his book at his poor defenseless computer.
He looked to find a huge crater now in their wounded backyard with glowing, blueish and greenish smoke rising from the center. He stared. “Something....fun, huh?” He really regretted asking now.
Luci got up to her feet and went over to stand next to him, looking over to try and see what it was, only to just see smoke. She blinked. “What is that..?”
He gave a slightly worried expression. “I have no idea.” He glanced to her, knowing what she would say next, which made him worry even more.
Her eyes lit up a little. “Ooo!~ Let's go check it out!” And with that she started dragging her worried brother with her out the door.
Ed knew she was going to say that. He just sighed.
Now at the edge of the crater, they tried to see what it was that made it in the first place, but the smoke still covered it up. Luci pouted.
The crater itself wasn't very big, just around 20 feet wide and 5 to 6 feet deep. Ed wondered if it was just a meteorite, but then how could it survive coming through the atmosphere? It didn't make much sense.
Then the smoke started to slip off and clear, making Ed wish he had never asked his innocent sister what she had wanted.
What was now in their sights...was a small cartoon-looking space ship, all beat and banged up from the crash landing.
They both blinked in disbelief. “Um...Ed?....Is that what I think it is..?” Ed couldn't even speak as he looked at the strange thing.
Then it suddenly popped open, smoke coming out of it, making Luci cling to her brother for dear life. Ed just blinked again, waiting to wake up and smell the roses in the vase next to his bed, wanting to get out of this strange dream.
And when they thought it couldn't get any stranger, a weird pile of lime green sludge, no bigger than the palm of your hand, came rolling out of it and stopped a few feet away from them.
Ed didn't know how he would die first. By the little green blob in front of him? Or by his sister squeezing him to death?
At any rate, he just stared at it and blinked when it seemed to stand up. You could now find that it had rounded off subs for arms and black dots for eyes and a mouth.
Ed wondered if this was some weird remake of Flubber and he would find cameras staring into his face soon, but he highly doubted it and found that he wasn't dreaming as the squishing pain still came from his sister.
This was reality.
He stared at it, but now it stared back. Luci shook in fear and looked at it. “E-E-E-Ed?....W-What is that? Please tell me I'm dreaming, or going nuts, or need mental help, or something!” She screeched as it looked to her.
Ed watched it. “Nope, this is reality little sister.” He was much calmer now that he found that it wasn't a part of his imagination, though Luci would have probably preferred it that way.
Ed bent down and tilted his head, the little one followed and copied the movement. Luci finally stopped shaking but still hid behind Ed, watching intently.
Ed gave a small smile. He couldn't help but think the little guy was cute. “Do you...understand me be chance?”
The green blob nodded. Ed and Luci blinked in surprise. “Oh, well, what did you came to earth for? You..ah..come in peace?” He felt really awkward saying that seriously. Luci was trying to hold in her laughter and was failing miserably. Ed glared at her.
The green blob melted back into a puddle and the two started freaking out.
“Ed ! You totally scared the little guy!”
“Says the girl that's still hiding behind me!”
“Hey! At least he likes me!”
“What?! How do you know that!?”
“I just do!”
“...So you two are part of this planet's ruling living organism? I hope your species won't become existent, you're quite entertaining.” The sudden voice was almost nerdy and slightly high pitched.
The two stopped altogether and looked over to him in unison. He suddenly had bulky glasses and a clipboard, and he looked amused.
Ed blinked again. “What the...Where did you get those?” He pointed to his glasses and board. The little blob seemed to have laughed, but it sounded more like a weird giggle... “When I change my temperament to be able to speak the same language as you tongued creatures of this planet, this is what became of me.”
Luci's eyes swirled in confusion and she had no idea what he had just told them. Ed, on the other hand, nodded. “So you pretty much change in order to speak the same language as us?”
It nodded. “Precisely.“
Luci was still totally lost and had no idea what was going on in her normally boring life. Ed was talking to the green blob while Luci stayed behind them mumbling something along the lines of 'when I said fun this isn't what I meant' and 'I won't ever say that again for the rest of my life'. Blah,blah,blah.
“So what's your name then? Mine's Ed and that's my twin sister Luci.” He greeted with his hand out, not really caring that it was an alien in front of him, and you know, not a person.
He seemed to have smiled and shook his hand. “Sal. You may call me Sal.” Ed nodded and withdrew his hand kindly, noticing that it was dry and not slimy like their new friend looks.
“So, Sal, What brings you here? You don't seem like you want to eat us or anything.”
Sal raised a brow he did not seem to have. “I just crash landed here on accident and will need repairs. Eat you? Where on this Earth you live on did you get that kind of idea? That's just irrational.”
Ed nodded and chuckled nervously. “Human minds are a strange place...” He thought of how many movies have that scenario but shook his head. “Anyway, you need repairs? I should be able to fix it, we can take it to the garage.”
Sal nodded and started walking towards the ship with Ed. He looked back at the earthling's twin sister. “Is your twin lacking intelligence..?” Ed looked back at his sister only to see her sitting on the ground with her hands on her head and her eyes still swirling. “Yeah...well, maybe?”
So Then (-' v '-)
After putting the ship in the garage, Ed and Sal moved Luci to the living room and calmed her down to where she understood that she wasn't crazy and that they do speak the same language.
As Ed thought, the ship was a lot like his computer and was able to fix it with little trouble.
And in just a few hours, the ship was fixed.
“Thank you very much for your cooperation with repairs, Ed.” Sal put out his hand, seeming to copy Ed's earlier actions.
Ed smiled and shook it. “You're welcome, If you're ever in the galaxy, come on bye anytime.” Luci nodded. “Yeah! Come on by sometime!”
Sal nodded and handed Ed and Luci necklaces with some type of rock on the end. They looked at him slightly confused as he jumped into the now repaired ship.
“A token from my planet. They mean 'we will meet again'. They're made of small stars. Take care of them!” Ed and Luci nodded. “We will!” They called as the ship closed and few out of their atmosphere.
The Next Morning (-^.^-)
Luci woke up and started freaking out about her 'strange dream' she had had the night before, explaining it in full detail while running around the house for no reason, which is how Ed was woken up.
When she had finally reached his room, she had come to the end of her story. “And then, he gave us these weird star necklaces that mean that we will meet him again!” She started to huff as Ed finally sat up, his hair in a total mess and he looked very annoyed at all the noise she was making.
“Isn't that the weirdest dream ever?!” She continued, but then she saw one of those spoken necklaces on his table. She started to stare at it and Ed sighed.
“Luci.....Love ya sis, and I hate to brake it to you but..” She looked at him and he looked her in the eye.
“That wasn't a dream and it really happened.”
Silence followed for a few solid moments....
“SAY WHAT!?”
THE END
By: Gezus-Geek
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