Hey guys and welcome to something I've been looking forward to doing for a while: an Ed, Edd, and Eddy fic. This one is with Borderlands (which you should have guessed easily) and some point down the line I'll write some of the other Ed, Edd, and Eddy ideas I have.

I'm gonna say now that I'll try to keep some of the Ed, Edd, and Eddy humor, but since this will involve them being older than in the show it won't be there ALL the time. Plus, Pandora doesn't exactly leave you a lot time to enjoy comedy once you've fully settled into the planet.

Anyway, the Eds are gonna be a mixture of classes given the fact I could see them being different ones and fitting into those rolls very well. They still have the recharge and such for most of them, but not all of them since Bloodwing doesn't need to "recharge" really. As to who is what class, you'll have to wait and find out.

Also yes, the characters you play as in Borderlands will be in the fic, though they won't necessarily be the major characters since this is about the Eds.

Just to warn everyone: This chapter is primarily set up for the fic. It will involve how the Eds and others got involved and then a bit of a later moment to end off with.

Also, I may add some females from other franchises to this to spice up the Eds' love life a bit.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ed, Edd, and Eddy, Borderlands, or anything else I add in for fun or filler between main areas.

"Speech"

"Thoughts"

[Speech over a radio/communicator]

"Robot/Eridian/Zer0's Speech"

"Robot/Eridian/Zer0's Thoughts"

Chapter 1: There Goes The Neighborhood.

It was just a normal day for the cul-de-sac: the sun was shining, the teenage residents were relaxing in their own ways, and the Eds were building something. However, unlike what you'd expect, the Eds weren't scamming anyone. No, they'd given up on that after the incident with Eddy's brother and decided to change things up after they left middle school. Now, they just built different things to kill time while charging admission fees to use said items until they made something else.

For those confused, the Eds were currently 16 along with the others of their year while Jimmy and Sarah were 13. Things had changed in the past 4 years and it was more than physical but there was that too. Ed was still the tallest standing near 6 feet 4 inches and was still ridiculously strong while keeping his buzz cut hair style. He also wasn't the Neanderthal he used to be as he was sufficiently smart in that he could get Cs and Bs instead of straight Fs except for PE where he always got an A. He was still nowhere near as smart as Edd, but he wasn't a moron either. This came about from Edd finally having enough of Ed's antics and began a tutoring regiment for him and it had slowly begun to sink in over the past 4 years. Thankfully, he also showered more often so there was less repulsion when someone got close to him.

Edd had filled out more as he was no longer scrawny and was now in "acceptable shape" as his PE teachers classified it and had only gotten smarter. The main reason for him losing some of his scrawniness was the construction work he and the others were doing for the various projects. They'd design, build, and set up then charge enough to cover their labor and supplies when they couldn't scavenge enough to build whatever. As a result, all three of them had at least semi-fit bodies because doing the labor tended to keep them in shape. Edd still wore his signature hat and rarely removed it for any reason still, but Eddy and Ed understood since he did wear it for a reason and they helped deflect any questions asked about it when they came up from time to time. He also didn't get embarrassed as easily as he used to, he was still a gentleman and would do his best not to talk about certain… subjects, but he wasn't getting embarrassed at any accidental innuendos or any comments made in his presence. Like before, he was the middle of the height bracket standing at around 5 feet 11 inches.

Eddy had arguably changed the most of the three. He had joined in Ed's studying since he needed better grades or his parents would kill him and thus he was smarter than Ed, getting Bs with an occasional A, but not as smart as Edd, though no one they knew was. He also wasn't a bully like he was when younger since he used to pick on Jimmy, Johnny, and Rolf when he could or mess with Kevin if he wouldn't get beat up for it. He still messed with the previously mentioned people, he just wasn't an ass about it and they knew it was all in fun. He still had his love of money, but it wasn't so much that he'd ruin the friendships he got after the debacle with his brother. By process of elimination, you can easily guess that he was still the shortest of the three with him standing at 5 feet 7 inches, which was actually average for his age but he stopped caring about it. He still had his pranking fun when April Fool's Day came about, but it was all good fun and everyone usually participated in it.

While Ed was the strongest and most durable, Edd was the smartest and capable, and Eddy was easily the fastest and most agile of the three. Edd and Ed also said he was the most creative, but that was fine since Ed was still the most imaginative and Edd was the most innovative. So they each made up for weaknesses in the others while being a great team when working together.

At the here and now, they were currently working in one of the back areas of their neighborhood building a skate ramp for the neighborhood. They already built a shooting range for their "Canadian squirt guns" as they had called turkey basters when they were younger and it was still something the whole neighborhood did for some amusement and nostalgia. Then they built a train track set for the area and then different model trains of their own design. Then a mini golf course, field hockey course, track and field course, and some other things and items like the mini golf course were still getting some new things added as they went.

Nearby them were the Kanker sisters, who had also mellowed out in the past four years and were no longer the neighborhood bullies. They still messed with others and everything, but nothing like they used to do such as beating up Jimmy nearly every time they saw him. Naturally, they were still madly in love with the Eds but weren't as aggressive in pursuing them since they finally understood that it freaked them out a bit. They had also filled out a LOT in the physical department as they were each competing with Nazz for the title of hottest girl in their school.

May still had her buck tooth, but now it was lessened to a way that it was cute. She still had long blonde hair, but she kept it in a braided ponytail now instead of the flowing look she had when younger. She had also gained CC cup sized breasts and plump ass, which unknown to her was a benefit as Ed was an ass man, with her ass being the biggest of the sisters. Like her sisters she wasn't scrawny, but she wasn't chubby either and was in the area of she had some meat on her but it only added to her look. She had also begun to get into comics and monster movies after Ed invited her once and they watched "Lurking Horror of the Swampland" in the theater, she actually enjoyed the items over just doing it to be close to Ed. Plus she got her sisters hooked onto some comics and movies too so they got more bonding time.

Marie had let her hair grow out a little more but only to her shoulders and kept her bangs over one eye look, she also showed off her freckles more because apparently Edd found them cute. She had the biggest breasts of the three with D-DD cups and a tight ass to go with it. She'd also gotten closer to Edd by asking him to tutor her since she needed to get better grades, which Edd agreed to if she promised to take it seriously. Marie did and her grades had improved and she started helping her sisters too since they needed it, or at least Lee needed it since May was smart she just didn't care to put in the effort unless it was worth her time. Marie and Edd got a bit of bonding over their apparent shared interest in spiders and insects, though Marie originally only liked them to freak out her sisters and people. She enjoyed teasing Edd by wearing low cut shirts to show off her tits.

Lee was the tallest of the three by about two inches and now kept her hair in a high ponytail with it still being bushy and curly, but now you could see her green eyes easily. She was in between her sisters in assets as she had bigger breasts than May, but smaller than Marie while having a bigger butt than Marie but it was smaller than May's. Her main asset was her legs which she'd find Eddy looking at at times and make her blush. Plus Eddy was just the right height that if she wanted to tease him, she could hug him straight into her body and his head was at her breasts. She had gotten closer to Eddy by talking with him about new projects and their mutual hatred of birds.

The Kankers had even helped the Eds with some of the projects to get closer to them and help them out, though the cash coming their way was also a bonus.

The others hadn't changed much as Kevin was still a jock gear-head and was the most muscular of them all. Captain of the football team and all, though he still couldn't get Nazz's attention after his idiotic moves when they were going after the Eds. He also still sold out the garage when his dad brought home too many jawbreakers but now he made sure everyone got at least one of them.

Rolf was still a shepherd/farmer and still the tallest of all the kids pushing 6'6" and had a fit body from doing farm work. Surprisingly, Wilfred and Victor were still around and kicking, though everyone thought it was good for Rolf that they were still around since they were his only friends before he moved to the cul-de-sac. He still kept the farm at his home going and occasionally sold some of the produce to the others in the cul-de-sac.

Johnny still carried plank and was quirky to say the least while still being the shortest except for Jimmy and Sarah, though he was also a pain in the neck at the start given his "villain" persona he took up after the others beat him up for roughing up the Eds after Eddy's brother. However, he had gone back to his usual self after everything was explained. He didn't like it at first, but he calmed down after a while and began to hang out with the others.

Nazz was still popular and head cheerleader with C cup breasts and a nice jiggly ass that made many of the guys' heads turn. She still seemed to be flirting with every guy, though whether intentional or not was unknown and her cheerleader outfit made a lot of people stare at her since the skirt was short. It didn't help that she started wearing skirts over her old baggy purple pants so she showed off her legs a lot. She did hang out with the others, but she was more interested in fashion and cheerleading than anything else at the moment.

Sarah and Jimmy were still close, but Sarah had only increased in her crush towards Edd. Jimmy didn't mind though since he just wanted his best friend to hang out with and even tried to help her out at times. They were the shortest in the cul-de-sac but they were also the youngest and still had the most time to grow. They also still had eclectic tastes for their games and such, only now they had the Eds build them whatever they needed whether it was a salon, plane, store, or whatever. Everyone also felt that Sarah wasn't a brat anymore since she didn't shout at Ed every 10 minutes or make him do things just because she didn't want to do them.

All in all, things hadn't really shifted much from their usual way of doing things.

At least, they hadn't yet as something BIG was going to happen today and it was going to change all their lives from then on.

Cul-De-Sac

"Hey Edd, where's the heavy nails? I want to make sure the platform isn't going to fall apart." Eddy called as he was up on one of the landings of a large skate ramp finishing it as Edd was on the ground on the other side and Ed was in the middle.

"They should be in the bucket pulley on the side, Eddy. If they aren't there then ask Ed to fill the bucket again." Edd called from below as he was reinforcing the supports on his side of the ramp.

"Got it!" Eddy shouted as he started pulling the bucket up to him and then grabbed a few nails before hammering some more planks into place. "Ed! Make sure you take it easy, you got work tomorrow." Eddy stated since their projects were going better after Ed got a job at a construction site as Ed got a better idea for construction and layout plus he was making good money that helped them out in different ways while Edd still had his paper route and Eddy was working at a local store part time.

Ed's ridiculous strength letting him carry a girder by himself probably had something to do with him getting the job.

"Don't worry, I'm good." Ed stated as he hammered a few more nails into place.

Eddy nodded and was about to keep hammering when he looked around and up with a frown, "Uh… Edd, isn't it a little early for it be getting dark?" Eddy asked as it was getting darker very quickly.

Edd frowned and looked up and nodded as he came around and Ed stopped working too, "Yes. It shouldn't be getting this dark for another four hours or so." Edd stated as Eddy slid down the ramp to them and scratched his head.

"There's no eclipse or orbital event right?" Eddy asked since there wasn't any that he was aware of, but Edd was a living encyclopedia on just about everything.

"No, and there were no reports of a new comet or anything." Edd stated and the others frowned.

"I got a bad feeling about this guys." Ed stated making the two nod since this was weird.

"Ed, run inside and see if there's anything on the TV about this." Eddy stated and Ed nodded before running inside.

"You ever see or hear anything like this, Edd?" Marie asked as the sisters walked over and Edd frowned and shook his head.

"No, this is an anomaly of some kind. It's not an eclipse or any other known phenomena. I honestly don't know what this is." Edd stated as the others of the cul-de-sac came over while Jimmy and Sarah were missing.

"Where are the squirts?" Eddy asked and the others shrugged, "Great, I'll go look for them." Eddy stated as he walked off towards where the two usually played with Lee going with him.

Ed then came running back over, "There's reports about the sky, but no one knows anything and even on the night side it's darker than normal and the stars are getting blocked out." Ed stated and Edd frowned since that was unheard of. Ed then looked around, "Where'd Eddy go?" Ed asked and Edd motioned towards the nearby woods.

"He and Lee went to go get Jimmy and Sarah." Edd stated and Ed nodded before said people came out and joined the group with Sarah latching onto Ed in fear and Jimmy hugged her from behind.

"So we know anything?" Eddy asked and the others all shook their heads making him sigh. However, he paused as something caught the corner of his eye and turned to look, but once he did he really wished he hadn't, "Uh… guys." Eddy stated making them look at him and saw him staring at the sky before they turned to look and gasped in shock and fear.

In the sky above them was a demonic looking eye with a purple glow around it and the sky was filling with the glow, "W-What the hell?!" Edd shouted not knowing what else to say and it only got worse as a large gaping maw opened and tentacles were around the eye now.

"W-What do we do Eddy?" Ed asked as his mind was going through every monster and creature he knew of from his collection and found they all paled in comparison to whatever was looking at them.

"Running would be a good idea right now." Eddy stated as he backed up slowly before they all took off running, "Head for the old storm shelter!" Eddy shouted as they ran into the trees trying to put distance between them and whatever the hell that thing was.

They got further motivated to run as the creature released a loud roar making the Earth shake. However, Eddy, who was out in front, had to come a clearing before he had to come to a screeching halt as one of the tentacles smashed the ground causing a huge ravine to form and he quickly stopped the others. "We can't jump that!" Kevin shouted since they were stuck and Eddy frowned before looking at Ed.

"Ed, tree bridge." Eddy stated and Ed nodded before he went over a tree and bearhugged it before he groaned and ripped it from the ground. Ed walked over to the ravine and laid the tree down with it just barely being long enough to reach. "Okay, Ed, you hold onto it as best you can, everyone else cross one at a time." Eddy ordered and the others all nodded before Eddy sent Kevin across first so he could help support the tree from the other side.

Once he was across, Rolf was next followed by Johnny so they could help Kevin steady the tree. Nazz and the Kankers followed next then Edd with Johnny helping the others get off the tree. However, now came the problem of Jimmy and Sarah being too scared to cross, no matter how much encouragement they were given from the others.

Eddy cursed since he could see the creature or whatever getting closer. Knowing there was no other option, he held onto the tree and turned to Ed, "Ed, throw them across." Eddy shouted and Ed blinked before nodding and grabbed Jimmy and Sarah before chucking them across with the Kankers and Edd being there to catch them.

"WOAH!" Sarah and Jimmy both shouted as they flew across the ravine before May and Lee caught Sarah and Edd and Marie caught Jimmy.

"Oof." All four shouted as they landed in a heap and got up to see Eddy bracing the tree.

"Ed, you next." Eddy ordered and Ed shook his head.

"No, you next, you can't hold the tree by yourself." Ed stated while trying to keep the tree from slipping and knowing his friend couldn't hold it alone.

"Ed, get your ass across then pull the tree and me over!" Eddy shouted not wanting to keep talking about this and Ed finally relented and quickly ran across the tree to get across quickly.

However, the ground under the top of the tree started to give way after another roar from the creature shook the ground. Kevin and Rolf cursed as they were losing their footing and the tree was falling. "Shit." Keven cursed as the tree slipped from his hands as his footing slipped and he fell back with Nazz pulling him and Johnny pulling Rolf to keep them from falling.

Ed managed to jump onto solid ground just as the tree fell into the ravine, "EDDY!" Everyone shouted as Eddy was trapped on the other side of the ravine.

Eddy cursed as he looked around before looking at the ravine and then at Ed and Edd. Eddy then turned and ran back to the forest, "Eddy no! You can't make it." Edd shouted as he saw what Eddy was about to do.

Eddy ignored him as he turned and got in a runner's stance before he took off running as fast as he could before jumping at the lip of the ravine. Eddy kept his body compacted to cut back on wind resistance and grit his teeth as he got closer to the other side.

However, just as he was looking like he would clear it, gravity struck and he started falling. Eddy slammed into the edge of the ravine with his arms and head above the edge and most of his body dangling. Eddy clawed at the edge trying to get up, but the ground was collapsing at his impact and weight and he was sliding down.

Luckily, Ed had dove for his friend and grabbed him under the shoulders before Edd and the others grabbed Ed's legs and pulled getting him and Eddy up onto solid ground as the lip of the ravine crumbled into said ravine.

"You're an idiot." Ed stated panting slightly as he stood back up.

"Agreed, now we need to go." Eddy stated as he got up and they started running again for the old storm shelter.

However, the creature roared again and now storms were starting up making lightning strike various places and starting some fires. "You've gotta be shitting me!" Eddy shouted in exasperation since they couldn't catch a fucking break.

The group kept running getting closer to their intended target as the weather got worse and the shaking increased in intensity. Jimmy stumbled from said intensity, but Ed quickly scooped him up and carried him as he ran.

Eddy was the first to reach the storm shelter and opened it before waving the others in as the wind and storms were increasing in intensity along with the seismic shaking. Nazz and the Kankers entered in first with Kevin and Rolf helping Eddy hold the doors open before Edd and Ed arrived and Ed put Jimmy down to get in. Eddy then looked around and saw that Sarah wasn't there and cursed, "Both of you get down there, I'll go find Sarah." Eddy stated running back into the woods to search before the other two could say anything.

Eddy ran through the trees looking and trying to find any sign of Sarah. "Squirt! Hey! Squirt! Where are ya?!" Eddy shouted as he kept looking before he heard something and stopped a moment.

"Eddy! Here!" He vaguely heard Sarah shouting and ran towards the source of the voice.

He found Sarah in a hole in the ground where it had apparently caved in from the shaking. Eddy laid on the ground and reached for her, "C'mon squirt, you gotta jump for it." Eddy stated as he reached as far as he could without risking falling in.

Sarah tried to jump for it and kept just missing before the shaking increased and Eddy cursed before he went to a tree and broke a branch off. Going back to the hole, he stuck the branch down to her. Sarah managed to jump for and grab it and Eddy pulled up before grabbing ahold of her and pulled her out. "C'mon!" Eddy shouted as he picked up Sarah and began running with her holding on.

Reaching the clearing by the storm shelter, Eddy kept running before he heard the trees breaking behind him. Looking back, he saw some of the trees flying around in the gale force winds and threw Sarah towards the shelter into Ed's arms before Eddy was slammed by one of the trees. "Eddy!" Ed and Edd shouted seeing their friend get slammed into another tree and he was pinned.

Ed then turned to Sarah, "Sarah, get in the shelter and close the door, we'll be right behind you." Ed stated and Sarah teared up in fear for him.

"B-but Ed!." Sarah tried to protest and Ed shook his head.

"I'm your brother, so do what I say and get in there." Ed stated as he picked her up and put her in the shelter before closing the door. He and Edd then ran over to Eddy, who was trying to get out of being pinned.

"What are you guys doing?! Just get out of here!" Eddy stated as he tried to get free in vain since the wind had wedged him in good between the two trees.

"Just shut up Eddy." Ed stated as he pulled hard to pry the trees apart and Edd was trying to pull Eddy free even as the shaking and roaring got worse along with the wind.

"Look! It's pointless, just get out of here!" Eddy stated not wanting his best friends to get caught in all this with him.

"Eddy, we're not leaving you. Now stop being so combative and help us get you out of here." Edd stated as he kept pulling Eddy and Ed grit his teeth before digging his fingers into the tree and pulling hard.

Eddy grit his teeth seeing that they weren't going to listen to reason so he started thinking fast. "Ed, stop trying to move tree, just break it!" Eddy stated quickly since they had to hurry the hell up and Ed nodded before he started punching the tree causing dents as the bark broke.

Ed grit his teeth and started punching harder and harder before he finally roared and punched straight through, luckily he missed Eddy, and grabbed it before tearing it in half letting the two halves be blown away. Ed and Edd both grabbed ahold of Eddy and ran since his legs were a bit beat up.

They arrived at the storm shelter just as the winds hit hurricane level and the monster seemed to be closing in on them. "Shit." Eddy stated looking back and seeing one of the tentacles hitting the area they were just in.

Ed let go of Eddy and started trying to pry the doors open, which was hard given the winds blowing against them. When he got the door open, the others were cheering for them as Edd got Eddy to the doors before they were sideswiped by another tree.

The others shouted in horror as Eddy and Edd were sent into the air before Ed caught Edd, who was still holding onto Eddy. Ed grit his teeth as he held onto them and the door while planting his feet into the ground to the point he was cratering it. Edd was in a similar situation as he tried to pull Eddy in towards him to make it a little easier on Ed.

Eddy grit his teeth seeing their situation and knowing there was no way they were getting into the shelter, "Edd, just let me go! If you don't we're going to all get sucked into this thing and tear the shelter door off!" Eddy stated and Edd shook his head and not letting go, "EDD! There's no time! Just let me go and get in that damn shelter!" Eddy shouted with tears starting to form as he didn't want his friends to die because of him.

Edd grit his teeth knowing Eddy was right, but he couldn't just sacrifice Eddy to save his own skin. Looking at Ed, he saw that Ed was struggling too and glanced at the door before at Edd. Edd could tell what he intended and nodded his head while gripping both Ed and Eddy tightly.

"You're right Eddy, if we keep holding onto the door, we're going to get the others killed." Edd stated as he grit his teeth preparing for what Ed was about to do.

Eddy frowned before seeing Ed pressing his feet down harder, "Wait! Ed, don't!" Eddy shouted but it was too late.

Ed grit his teeth before slamming the shelter door closed and grabbed hold of Edd with both hands while the others were shouting and trying to get the door open to help.

Ed, despite the pain and struggle he was doing, could only smile at his friends, "We got you, Eddy, always!" Ed stated with a grin while Edd nodded with a smile and tears in his eyes.

Eddy merely grit his teeth as tears started coming faster knowing his friends decided to not let him do this alone. "You guys are the biggest idiots I've ever met!... But you're also the best friends a guy could have." Eddy stated with a smile before the creature was closing in faster and Ed's feet uplifted and the trio were sent hurdling into the air each screaming but not letting go of the other while the others could only watch as the Eds were sucked away and the creature continued to get closer.

Then… then there was nothing but a flash of light. The Cul-De-Sac was gone… and so was the planet.

Unknown Time and Place

Eddy jolted up with gasp while holding his chest and looked around to see he was in some pure white space. There was nothing around him at all… except his two friends on the ground. Eddy widened his eyes and stood shakily while finding his body felt tired and weak before he managed to hobble over to the others. "Ed! Edd!" Eddy shouted as he managed to get closer and ignoring the pain in his legs.

Edd and Ed groaned as they opened their eyes and saw Eddy hobbling towards them among a sea of white and both tried to get up, but like Eddy they felt tired and weak.

Though given what they just went through, it was understandable.

"You guys ok?" Eddy asked as he got near them and then had to sit down as he was exhausted.

The other two nodded and merely sat down before laying on their backs panting with Eddy laying back too with their heads in a triangle formation.

"So… any fucking idea where we are?" Eddy asked not really caring about his swearing so much. After the shit show they went through, Eddy was gonna swear and curse as he pleased till things calmed down.

"None whatsoever." Edd stated as he hadn't read anything like this.

"Well, depending on your disposition towards things, we could be dead or in the Matrix." Ed supplied making the other to blink before groaning and laughing.

"Well, shit. That figures." Eddy stated since they did get sucked into a hurricane created by some giant monster of a creature. "So what do you think we are doing here? Waiting to be judged on if we go up or down?" Eddy asked and the other two shrugged.

"Well, if this were a video game, we'd probably be getting some mystical entity that would offer us a chance to either load a saved game or start over to get a chance for revenge." Ed stated making the other two chuckles since leave it to Ed to make life seem like a video game.

The trio then blinked as a ball of light appeared in their vision and took the shape of a weird creature with a long neck, wings on the back, and three fingered hands on long arms with a lengthy body to go with it. "You gotta be shitting me." Eddy stated since he didn't honestly think that Ed was right about this shit.

"This defies all logic and expectation of sanity." Edd stated since he was a man of logic and science and now he was seeing something… mystical.

"Greeting young ones." The creature spoke telepathically making the trio blink.

"Okay, now this is getting ridiculous." Eddy stated while the creature seemed to be looking at him in amusement.

"Well, your planet is considered a backwater planet, so it's be expected that you'd not be able to comprehend this quickly." The creature stated and the Eds felt their eyebrows twitch.

"We can comprehend things pretty well, but excuse us for reacting to meeting a different species for the first time!" Eddy shouted since it stating Earth was a backwater planet kind of implied the thing before them was an alien, still he wasn't going to let it insult them.

"Apologies, it was not meant as an insult. It was merely a statement of fact that your planet is not as advanced as others." The alien stated to them and the trio nodded.

"So where are we and what the hell are you?" Ed asked with a slight bit of eagerness to his tone making his friends roll their eyes with a smile.

Of course Ed would be excited to talk to an alien.

"I am what is known as an Eridian, though there aren't many of us left outside of one planet and its moon. As to where you are, you could say this is a pocket space between worlds. To the questions you have yet to ask: Your world has been destroyed by The Destroyer: An entity from another dimension that consumes worlds." The Eridian stated making them widen their eyes in shock, "Your friends are alive, they are merely in another space. While I saved you, one of my brothers saved them before The Destroyer could reach them." The Eridian clarified making them breathe a sigh of relief.

"For what reason did you bring us here? Furthermore what reason did you have to rescue us?" Edd asked and the Eridian hummed a moment.

"You are here because I require your help. You each showed skill and courage in saving your friends. Where many would have simply abandoned them, you chose to save and protect them even at the cost of your lives. Such strength of heart, body, and mind and loyalty is rare and I did not wish it be wasted." The Eridian stated as they frowned wondering what they could possibly do for the alien. "As for what I need, I wish for you to kill The Destroyer." The Eridian stated making them widen their eyes.

"WHAT THE FUCK?! HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KILL THAT THING?!" Eddy shouted in shock with the other two nodding in agreement.

"You misunderstand, I don't want you to kill it now. I want you to train, grow, arm, and improve yourselves to kill it. After it attacked your world, it aimed at others and my people sealed it away and practically destroyed our civilization to contain it in a planet called Pandora. However, eventually people will seek out the vaults that keep it contained in order to obtain the riches that come with it as it leaves a rare mineral in the wake of its destruction. There are many greedy mortals in the cosmos that would seek to let it out to harvest the minerals left after it destroys the worlds. However, a byproduct is that the weapons will become stronger and more powerful, which improves yours chances of killing it." The Eridian stated and the Eds all looked at each other.

"No offense, but why the fuck are you sending us? You can't possibly tell me that there's no one else in the universe that meet the same requirements you just listed." Edd stated not really being able to maintain his composure.

"There are, but they are either old men and women or are bound by duty and honor to others who are not so honorable and capable. Believe me, if I could, I would pick someone else to do this, but you three are the best immediate option to not only to defeat The Destroyer but to also gather warriors and allies to help you against it and the other threats in the universe that wish to claim Pandora and The Destroyer for themselves." The Eridian stated before turning to Ed, "You have the strength of ten men for one so young and you are loyal and dedicated to a fault." It then turned to Edd, "You are wise beyond your years, skilled in a variety of things, and are willing to disagree with your closest friends to get the job done and keep them safe." It then turned to Eddy, "You are charismatic, think on your feet, adapt quickly, are a leader, and are capable of inspiring and motivating those with you with them being willing to follow you." The Eridian stated as it looked to all three, "Tell me I am wrong." It stated and the trio merely looked at each other since they kind of saw where he was coming from, at least for the other two.

"Okay, fair enough of a point." Eddy relented making the Eridian nod.

"Now do you three accept? Be warned that you three will be separated for a few years until you are on Pandora and can begin your mission to find the first vault and stop the Destroyer." The Eridian stated making the three look at each other and nodded.

"All right, we'll do it, but what about our friends?" Eddy answered for the trio with the other two nodding.

"They will be on Pandora at some point after the time you arrive. I will try to keep them safe until you find them, but I am limited on what I can do. Some may be captured and others may find shelter, but you will have to find them and help them be prepared for the planet. It is not a friendly planet and 95% of what is on it wants to kill you." The Eridian stated with them glaring a bit since it could have mentioned the danger sooner.

"You know guys,, this is really sounding like a video game. Go to a planet filled with danger to find some mythical location that people believe has treasures but really contains an ancient monster hell bent on destroying the universe." Ed commented idly making them nod.

"Yeah, count in the fact we have to train and improve ourselves before we encounter said monster just makes it seem like some kind of RPG." Edd stated as this really was sounding like some plot to a video game.

"Are you ready?" The Eridian asked and the three nodded as the white all around them began to fade.

"Well, this is it guys, see you in a few years and I better be impressed!" Eddy shouted as he started to fade away and the other two grinned.

"Same to you, pal!" They shouted before fading away as well.

The Eridian floated there in the darkened space, "I hope you three will succeed. The universe is counting on you three and the allies you will gain along the way." It commented to itself before leaving to watch over their friends.

10 YEARS LATER: PANDORA

He didn't know how long he'd been there. He wound up in some weird wasteland area with giant insect-like creatures, weird dog creatures, and then a bunch of psychotic people with some wearing hockey masks. He was happy to see other people at first, before they started shooting at him and chasing him before they caught him. He was roughed up, hogtied, carried, and tossed into this hut like structure with a few of them talking about eating him, skinning him to make new boots, or even fucking him and he honestly didn't know what was worse.

What the hell had happened to his home? Where were the others? Was Sarah all right? How long had he been unconscious before waking up in that wasteland?

So many questions and no answers for him, plus his clothes were ruined and that kind of bummed him out.

He broke from his musings as gunfire and explosions echoed out along with screams and shouts. "Get that fucker! No one crosses us and gets away with it! Let the beasts out right no-Ack!" Someone shouted before it was replaced by a gurgling noise.

"C'mon motherfuckers! That all you got?!" Another voice shouted out with it seeming familiar to the tied up individual.

Said individual was forced to listen as the gunfire increased along with the explosions, but they were joined by psychotic screams, roars from the animals, and maddening laughter along with the sound of blood being spilled and bodies hitting the floor.

"Get that gun trained on him before he gets too close!" Someone else ordered only for a louder gunshot to echo out and the bound individual flinched as a body fell back into the hut with the head completely gone.

If he hadn't already seen worse and hadn't eaten in a long while, he would have puked his guts up.

After a few more minutes, the noises all quieted and there was only the sound of footsteps and different containers he had seen scattered around the makeshift camp being opened. However, he was afraid as he didn't know if the individual coming towards him was better, as bad, or even worse than his current captors and started praying to anyone and thing that he could think of to let it be the former over the others.

He held his breath and clenched his eyes closed and waited as the footsteps were right outside the doorway of the hut. He then heard the rustling of the curtain for a door and the footsteps before nothing and opened his eyes to look up and saw an armored figure standing there. Said figure stood about 6'1" with a black bandana mask with a weird red symbol that was a red circle with a lance through it on his face. He had a black muscle shirt with red shoulder pads, a black belt with the same crimson emblem, and black combat boots with red laces. He could see that the individual's left eye was crystal blue and his right was a robotic blood red one with the latter seeming to look at him in interest and zoomed in on him. On the man's back were two different big guns while on his hips and waist were different pistols. He also had some grenades attached bandolier style on him along with a large knife on the small of his back. To top off his look, he had a black cowboy style hat on his head.

The man looked him over before sitting him up and looking intently at his face before then at his clothes and widened his eyes, "Jimmy?" The figure asked making the bound figure look at him in confusion.

"Do.. I know you?" Jimmy asked with a parched throat since he hadn't drank anything in at least two days.

The figure nodded before he pulled out a small canteen and uncapped it before pouring some water into Jimmy's mouth, "Easy, Jimbo, drink it slow." The figure stated while seeing that Jimmy was still scrawny and a bit small, but that was likely due to his poor treatment over who knows how long. He'd be better once he was safe. He then pulled his knife out and held Jimmy still, "Easy, I'm just cutting the ropes." The figure stated before he cut Jimmy free making him groan in relief before he took the canteen and drank some more.

Jimmy drank the water before taking a breath of air and the words clicked in his head making him look at the figure in surprise, "Eddy?" Jimmy asked as the figure chuckled before pulling his mask down and showing his face to Jimmy.

He looked similar to how he did when they last saw each other, but now he sported a clean cut goatee of black hair on his face and Jimmy could see that the scar over his robotic eye went from his forehead down to his chin bone. "Hey, Jimbo, fancy meeting you here." Eddy stated in a joking tone to try and make the guy feel a little better.

However, Jimmy didn't care as he lunged forward and hugged the man making Eddy chuckle as he steadied himself. "All right, all right, c'mon, let's get you out of here." Eddy stated before standing up with Jimmy's arm over his shoulder and began walking him out.

Jimmy flinched as the daylight got in his eyes as he was in there for a while. Feeling something on his head, he felt a pair of goggles being pushed onto him by Eddy, "These will keep your eyes safe, not only from the light but also from the dirt when we start driving." Eddy stated and Jimmy nodded and helped position the goggles over his eyes.

Slowly, his eyes adjusted and he saw the carnage Eddy had brought on the camp. Different huts on fire, green puddles of sludge with some bones floating in them, burnt bodies, Swiss cheese looking bodies, dismembered bodies, and blood everywhere. Jimmy turned a bit green but kept walking with Eddy, "Just keep it steady, bud, you're gonna see a lot worse from here on out." Eddy stated as he walked Jimmy through the camp.

"W-where are all the others?" Jimmy asked wondering if anyone else made it.

"They're all safe or as safe as they can be right now. You were the last one to find after we all got here. I know Sarah will be ecstatic to see you." Eddy stated with a grin as he and Jimmy left the camp and began heading down hill.

Jimmy smiled hearing his best friend was all right, "Where are we?" Jimmy asked since this didn't look like the Earth he knew at all.

"Just be patient Jimmy. Right now my goal is to get you and some cargo I have back to base. Then there's getting you fed and looked at by a doctor, then we can have a discussion about what the fuck is going on." Eddy stated and Jimmy merely nodded since he really was tired and weak right now and just wanted to get some sleep, but he didn't want to make Eddy have to carry him to wherever they were going.

"How far is it?" Jimmy asked sounding very tired.

"Don't worry, my ride is just at the bottom of this hill. Once I get you strapped in and secure, you can sleep while I drive and I think I got some snack bars in the car so you can eat those to tide you over." Eddy stated making Jimmy nod as he willed himself to walk a bit better so they could get to and in the car.

A few minutes later, had Eddy looking around cautiously with his right eye roaming and zooming around looking for any ambushes or native creatures looking for food.

However, it seemed they were lucky as they made it to the car and Jimmy saw it resembled some weird hybrid of a dune buggy and a tank with a large cannon and machine gun on top of it. Eddy and he walked up to it before Eddy placed his hand on a scanner and the back opened up revealing a cargo and passenger area with a large case strapped down. Eddy helped Jimmy up the ramp into the vehicle before he set him down and strapped him in.

Eddy then dug in a bag he had in the vehicle before giving Jimmy a small bar wrapped in foil, "Not five star gourmet, but it will keep the hunger back. Just take it easy and don't eat too fast or you're just gonna puke it up." Eddy stated and Jimmy nodded as he opened the bar and took a bite moaning in happiness as he ate it and set the bar down next to him after he swallowed. Eddy could hear his light snores a few moments later, poor guy forced himself awake long enough to get in and put something in his belly.

Eddy then got out and closed the area before going around and jumping in the front and pulled his mask up while pulling a single monocle-style goggle over his natural eye. A quick ignition and he was taking off down the wastes heading for home. Eddy smiled happily as he reached down and grabbed a radio, "Hey Ed and Edd, this is Eddy, I'm heading back with cargo in hand and I got a plus one! Old Jimmy boy finally showed up!" Eddy stated with a grin as he drove through the area and made sure to roadkill a few Skags as they got in his way.

[Great news Eddy! I'll let everyone here know]. A male voice spoke from the other end of the line.

[WOO! Glad to hear it pal. Sarah will be so happy!] Another male's voice sounded off from the line.

Eddy grinned, "You know it, I'll see y'all in a little while." Eddy stated placing the radio back down and drove fast heading for his and his friends base of operations.

Sanctuary wasn't much, but it was home now and they wouldn't trade it for anything.

Well… they may trade the city if it meant the Destroyer being dead, but that wasn't in the cards.

Regardless, the trio had come a long way since they first met the Eridian and a lot had changed not just for them but for Pandora as a whole. Now, now they just had to deal with that asshole Jack and the rest of Hyperion before the idiot opened the wrong vault.

Yeah, nothing like good old Pandora to bring the psychos, killers, megalomaniacs, and assholes to one place and make you wish you had enough bullets to kill them all.

Oh well, first things first was to get Jimmy and the cargo to Sanctuary, then they could plan their next move since rumors were stating that some new Vault Hunters were coming to Pandora, Eddy just hoped they were made of tougher stuff than some of the other supposed hunters that had come and gotten wiped out pretty quickly. So far it was just him, Edd, Ed, and four friends of theirs to successfully survive the worst Pandora had to offer.

Time would tell if these newbies were made of stern enough stuff.

He hoped Jimmy was too, poor guy would have to come to accept that Pandora was home now and he had to either adapt to survive or die in the wastes.

Eddy hoped it was the former, for both Jimmy and his friends' sake.

DONE!

Hope you all enjoyed the first chapter.

To clarify what many are no doubt thinking, NO, I am NOT skipping over the first game. Next chapter will have Eddy arriving at Sanctuary and then reflecting on how they started out on the planet with the following chapters being in the past leading up to this present time. So the next… many chapters will be in this order: start at the current point, go into a flashback, and then we will essentially be staying in the flashback until we reach Eddy finding Jimmy among a bandit camp. After we hit back to current time, the fic will be going into Borderlands 2 and beyond.

Anyway, I don't think I have anything else to mention or bring up, so I will see you all next time for the start of Borderlands 1.