Eg Ella froze. Smoothtown had a way to the Abyss? It was the center of all the dimensions, sure, and could go to places such as Redflash's dimension where fighters lived the art of Egspinjitsu, but the Abyss was not normal dimension! However...if Smoothtown had a way to the Abyss, then she would be able to see Eg Rat Matt and maybe even Eg Duck Will!

"Can we please go see Eg Rat Matt? I haven't seen him in such a long time! And I really need to know if Eg Duck Will is alive!" Eg Ella pleaded.

Eg Eva smiled sadly. "We can't just come and go as we please in Smoothtown, there are rules. You need to learn how to use your blades to fight, then we will be able to go to the Abyss, I promise."

Eg Ella sighed. "I'm guessing that's why Eg Rat Matt can't leave the Abyss?"

Eg Eva nodded. "If Foot Eg or any of his cronies find out that Eg Rat Matt escaped the Abyss, they'll kill him. So we have to wait until we take down Foot Eg so that it's safe for him to come back."

Eg Ella stood up and took off her toilet plunger, exposing the blades. "Guess we'd better start the training then."

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Eg Rat Matt was eating some of the Abyss snacks, sitting in one of his favourite corners. He hadn't seen Eg Duck Will in two weeks, and he worried that something that happened to him. Suddenly, he saw a shadow of a duck eg approaching from the side, and immediately knew that it was Eg Duck Will.

As soon as Eg Duck Will saw Eg Rat Matt, he stopped in front of him and said, "hello," in a clipped voice.

Eg Rat Matt tiredly looked up at Eg Duck Will, having a dash of hope that he changed his mind. "How are you doing in the Abyss?"

Eg Duck Will avoided his question. "They were right to put you here, you know," and then he turned around and left him sitting there.

Eg Rat Matt wasn't very surprised, but he was certainly confused. Eg Duck Will was always a loyal friend, and listened to reason. So why was he so adamant about Foot Eg?

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Foot Eg was sitting in the corner of his small house as usual, enjoying the calmness of the day. It was nearly time for daily tea time with the members of his council. He moved the table to the middle of his house, placed the tea cups on top, then poured in some tea from his tea maker. After the tea cooled slightly, he took a vial of clear liquid and carefully dropped three drops of the liquid in each cup of tea, which dissolved immediately.