Author's Notes: Yes, I like Johnny Test. And I'm disappointed that there's so little fan fiction for it. One would think that something like this would at least warrant a few good, thought provoking stories but so far, that's not the case. So here's my entry into the Johnny Test achieves.
First off, this story only came to be as a spur of the moment deal, but now I think I have the story line done enough for me to feel confident in writing it. So here's the prologue and let me say to you this: I rarely do prologues and when I do, it's usually means I'm dead set on completing that story. This is definitely one of my more complex stories and certain themes may not be for everyone.
Second, please note that this story is Susan and Mary centric with Dukey, Johnny, Wakko, Brian-Freezer, Mittens, Bling-Bling, and Gil Nexdor as Major characters. The rest will be revealed later on. The story will more often than not tend to focus on Susan but Mary is without a doubt one of my favorite animated female characters of all time.
Thirdly, this is not, I repeat NOT a romance story by any means although it will happen from time to time. Mainly its friendship-based and deals with the relationships that occur between the Test family as they deal with this new situation. So enough rambling, enjoy and please review.
Entirely Probable
Prologue: Evident Success
How did this happen?
As she sat alone in her electro-stasis, titanium reinforced cell, it had become the only question she come bring herself to ask. Even with all her scientific and technological knowledge, she was helpless to do anything to improve her current situation. As she leaned against the sole un-electrified wall, she silently reflected back on the events prior and how hopelessly obvious that this was almost entirely her fault.
It was Saturday. Which meant two things were bound to occur: Gil Nexdor would be hard at work on his lawn, hacking down the knee tall grass with his dad's manual push mower. This meant that the combination of the blazing hot sun and laborious work would cause him to sweat profusely and whip his forest green shirt to ease the rising heat. As a result, Susan and Mary Test would stare dreamingly at the teen's sculpted form through the window of their above ground lab.
"Ahhh, shirt-less Gil." they both said lovingly as their eyes stared to form hearts.
This had been going on for as long as the two super-genius twins could remember. The boy was a god, or possibly a demi-god because in Mary's opinion demi-gods were way hotter, and the mere sight of their body glistening sweat made them want to melt. However, they knew that any attempt to win his affections never worked or back-fired in the most comical ways. For example, one of their most recent attempts involved using morphic fields as a way influence his thoughts into want to come over and smother them with his affection.
However, it back-fired in the form of his bull dog, whose morphic field had been influenced instead, and had rushed into the house and smothered them in wet, slobbery dog kisses. They grimaced in disgust. Even the Turbo Hydro Cleaner 2000 failed to rid them of the truly horrible sensation that there was still lingering licks of drool on them.
"Hey my super-genius sisters who I love so much and would do anything for!"
Enter Johnny, the second thing that was occur on this faithful day. The flame haired child was always a frequent visitor to the lab, most of the time either out of boredom or need of some invention to do something so trivial or mundane that he was simply too lazy to do himself. Today, it most likely the first.
"What do you want, Johnny?" they both said simultaneously with the same deadpan expression
"I'm bored. Make me a Super Robo-Buddy so me and Dukey can play Extreme Ultimate Laser Tag!" he demanded
"Oh, and can you make it with a built-in coffee maker? I like to have that extra jolt when I play laser tag." the mixed-breed canine asked
Dukey was a secret from both their parents and anyone they didn't want to know. Their dad had placed the girls under a strict no genetic-extermination rule which Dukey clearly broke. The talking dog had been programmed with an extensive language library, noble and easy-going nature, and love for steak, coffee, and a combination of the two. The dog was also as mischievous as Johnny and so one needn't wonder why he was his constant companion.
"Beat it, Johnny." Susan said impatiently "Can't you see we're watching shirt-less Gil?"
"But you guys own me. Remember?" the young boy reached in his pocket and pulled out a small LCD screen, flaunting it in their faces.
The girls both groaned. They knew that on the device was a recording of their various failed experiments, anyone of which would've easily grounded them for easily a year. Sighing in defeat, they conceded and promptly went to work their little brother's request.
Caution Sign.
No more than half an hour later, the two were finished and proudly introduced their feat of technological genius.
"Behold: The Robo-Buddy 2000!" Susan proclaimed
Truth be told, the design and function of the Robo-Buddy was based off largely off of Wakko's design. Only this one wouldn't grow spikes and giant transmorphing arm cannons bent on keeping them caged inside their house. Alright, maybe it did have a small photon cannon, but it was only for defense purposes. Outside of that, the purple, blue and white robot was designed now with bipedal legs as opposed to the original tire trends as well as full four digit hands complete with thumbs. Mary flicked a switch and the miniature palmate activated.
"Let's Play." it droned in a lifelessly voice
"Alright!" Johnny exclaimed and grabbed his playamte as he and Dukey made a dash for the door.
Everything that happened next seemed to occur in a blur. Thousands of shards of glass rained down on the poor, unsuspecting group as they screamed in surprise. Then, an echoing, crazed laugh entered the room. The four instantly shot their heads up, looking at three floating figures propelled by jetpacks. And in the center was Wakko, the mad toy maker.
"Wakko! What are you doing?" Johnny asked, inching his way towards the hidden switch that would unlock the lab's vast array of weapons.
"Oh, you know why I'm here," the crazed man shouted "to get revenge on you, Johnny Test!"
Johnny's angry and cornered expression quickly changed as his hand pressured against the wall, a hiss revealing a plethora of weaponry ranging from conventional to situational to simply absurd. Johnny quickly reached for a conventional blaster and began open-fire with his trio of nemesis'. Dukey soon followed suit and before they knew it, their laboratory had become a battlefield. Laser fire rained from above as well from the ground as the opposing sides attempted to strike the other down.
In the midst of this chaos, Wakko had turned his sights from the meddlesome flame headed boy to the red head crouched behind a computer terminal, completely unaware that she was within his sight.
Susan panted from her hiding place, peeking out every so often to see how her brother and his dog were faring. Currently, the battle appeared to be a stalemate as neither side could gain leeway from the other. Johnny tried to make his way back to the weapons wall but was blocked by a towering wall of ice that the Brain Freezer had shot from his Chilliccino machine. Mittens was firing trigger happily at Dukey, a deranged look in his eye as he fired his blaster over and over again, each time missing by the slightest hair.
"If I could just get to computer, I could activate the home defenses…" Mary said slyly as she inched from behind the barrel of bananas that were to be Lolo's lunch.
Mary had always been more adventurous and ready to believe in the impossible than her strictly logical sister. Even her crush on Gil was explained by her as 'the biological need to seek out the most eligible mate to reproduce.' But what she was about to attempt now was beyond mere adventurous and crossed into the realms of pure stupidity. Waiting for just the right moment, she dashed out from her safe zone into the open.
Her white lab coat ruffled in her wake, trailing behind as she zigzagged this way and that to avoid being caught in the crossfire. Even as she was over half way to her target, she could have sworn she felt her brain throwing the mother of all conniptions at her needlessly reckless behavior. She didn't care. All that mattered was getting to the computer and activating the defenses.
A stray laser fire stop just short of her and she slid into a skid, going below the blasts trajectory and landing her at the foot of the monolithic computer. Her hands quickly glided over the keyboard, a string of commands being keyed in a series of seconds. When she finished, she hit enter and found a blaring, flashing light beaming in her face.
"Oh no! Wakko's implanted a computer virus!" Mary said franticly
Johnny took a brief reprieve and yelled at his motionless Robo-Buddy.
"Hey, you wanna lend a hand?" Johnny asked
The robot complied and its arm whirred loudly as it transfigured into a cannon…pointed at Johnny. Before he could even protest, a powerful, concussive blast struck his chest and sent him flying into the wall.
"Johnny!" Mary shouted with concern
Susan stared at her little brother, checking for signs of injury. Luckily, the constant experiments to his eleven-year-old body had made it quite resilient to pain and injury, rendering him dazed but still fully conscience. The girl took one glance at the robot and went wide-eyed as the realization struck her.
She had used Wakko's first Robo-Buddy as a base and simply built around it. She hadn't taken into consideration that she should've overridden the robots primary objective and not simply its sub-systems. She had effectively re-created Wakko's Robo-Buddy without the Security Upgrade and Automatic Defense Program but with the same programmed intent on destroying Johnny. She would've tried to help Johnny if not for the nerve-numbing blast to her back which knocked her out.
"Susan!" No sooner did the two remaining Test siblings utter the word, a pained howl filled their ears as Dukey went down the count.
Wakko smiled at his own sharp shooting and released a pair of yellow orbs from his pocket. The sphere each beelined for one of the fallen Test family members before unfurling into matching straightjackets.
"Whaddaya want, Wakko!" Johnny asked, fist balling in rage.
The man chuckled under his breath and smiled smugly "I already told you, Johnny. I'm here for revenge," the crazed inventor then pointed a finger to their fallen family "by taking your two greatest assets!"
Mary and Johnny were speechless as they watched Dukey and Mary be hoisted in the air by the hovering drones, hanging limply and unconscious in their restricting arms. And then, just like they arrived, they zoomed off into the distance, bringing along the spoils of their battle.
Susan quietly hung her head and wrapped her arms around her knees. Tears edged at the corner of her eyes, tiny streams falling down. No matter how she looked at it, it was all her fault. All of it.
Author's Notes: If you haven't figured t out yet, Wakko has kidnapped Dukey and Susan. The question is why? How will Susan and Dukey react to their new living arrangements? How will Johnny and Mary save their family? Is Wakko certifiably insane? All these answers and more next time on EP!
Also, the Caution Sign stands in place of a break and means that a change in scenery or shift in time has occurred like in the show. This might change depending on the circumstance so keep your eyes open. TTFN!