Hi guys! If you remember, or if you don't, there used to be a fanfic exactly like this one. I wrote it with a different account, and I only posted one chapter. Since then, I deleted that account, and now I have a new one. I am re-writing this story, and if I must say, it's better than the first one! I'll try to update as soon as I can. And I don't own Jimmy Neutron or any other related characters.

"Screwdriver." Jimmy Neutron held a free hand out impatiently as he waited for Sheen or Carl to hand him the tool. He soon felt something long and cool, possible made of metal. This wasn't a screwdriver.

He sighed, annoyed. "Which one of you two gave me the wrench?" Jimmy scoffed as he looked up from his portal.

Sheen immediately looked at Carl and smacked him in the back of the head. "Carl did it," he said with a straight face.

"OWWW." Carl wailed. "No I DIDN'T, Sheen." He paused for a moment before saying, "Oh, and, that hurt."

Jimmy put his fingers to the bridge of his nose. Did his friends have to be such imbeciles all the time?

Carl adjusted his glasses and wiped some of his snot on Sheen's sleeve. "Why are you fixing your portal, anyway, Jim?"

"Because, Carl," Sheen said, laying a hand on Carl's broad shoulder. "Most of Jimmy's inventions fail in the first few uses. So he's fixing it in order to avoid—"

"No!" Jimmy interrupted, quite offended. "While it may be true that most of my inventions have shown to be risky and dangerous, I'm just fixing the portal to ensure safe travel. And I've added a new feature. When I'm finished, this baby will be able to scan life forms in other dimensions, who we could potentially visit."

While Sheen and Carl pretended to be interested, Jimmy tightened the last screw. He then ventured to the back of the portal, still talking animatedly, and made the necessary adjustments to all types of wires and chips.

Jimmy's two friends just stood there, waiting for something interesting to happen.

"When do you think he'll be done, Sheen? This is boring." Carl plopped down on the floor.

Sheen checked the imaginary watch on his wrist. "In 5, 4, 3, 2,-"

"Finished!" Jimmy popped out from behind the machine with grease on his face, smiling eagerly. "Oh, man, I can't wait to try this thing out."

"Yeah, uh, Jimmy? This has been really fun and all, but Carl and I want to go to the Candy Bar. It's free All-You-Can-Eat-As-Long-As-It's-Less-Than-A-Pint day! We HAVE to go!" Sheen's eyes got bigger.

Carl rolled onto his back lazily. "Ohhh, yeah. I could go for some of that right about now."

Jimmy was offended, again. Here he was with his newly-improved portal, and his friends wanted to eat small portions of ice cream instead of trying it out? He didn't want to travel through his portal alone, so he agreed to going to the Candy Bar.

He rolled his eyes and took off his lab coat. "All right, fine. Whatever."

"Mmm. Ohh. YEAHH. That's wha I'm talkin' abbuh. Mmm," Carl moaned as he shoveled his 15th cup of ice cream down his throat. It looked like he was about to inhale the spoon.

Jimmy twirled his spoon around in his own ice cream, bored. He wasn't hungry. He wanted to go try out his portal.

He looked at his two friends around the booth. "So, uh, you guys ready to travel through time and space with my new portal?" He smiled.

Carl didn't answer. He was still inhaling the ice cream. Sheen didn't answer, either. Instead, he was shouting, "LIBBYLICUOUS. OVER HERE, LIBBY!"

"No!" Jimmy shook his head in disbelief. "No! Don't let them come over here. They'll take up all of our time, and then we won't get to—"

"Hey, Sheen." Libby sauntered over to the booth and slid in next to Sheen, smiling. "Hey Carl, Jimmy."

Carl lifted his free hand slightly, but still didn't look up. Jimmy grimaced.

Libby raised an eyebrow. "What's he all worked up about?"

"Probably because he finally figured out how short he is!" Cindy's voice rang out harshly. She sat next to Jimmy.

"Really? You insult me, and then sit next to me? What kind of logic is that?" Jimmy asked incredulously.

"Easily a logic that is far more superior to yours."

"That doesn't even make any sense. You have no communication skills, Vortex."

"ME? No communication skills?" Cindy's nostrils flared. "You're the one who forgets his name whenever Betty-freaking-Quilan comes around!"

Jimmy started to say something, but stayed silent. Cindy was actually right, as much as he hated to admit it.

There was an awkward silence, except for the occasional gobbling noises from Carl's eating.

"Anyway," Libby started, trying to ease the tension between Jimmy and Cindy. "What are you guys up to today? Any new inventions?"

"Hopefully ones that don't kill people?" Cindy smiled ruefully.

"The answer to both of those questions is 'yes'." Jimmy stated, not letting Cindy's comments get to him. "I've been working on my portal all day. I'm making it safer and more efficient to travel through. And it's got a life form scanner that will identify anything with life."

Cindy picked at a cuticle. "Isn't that fascinating," she said flatly.

"You know, Vortex, why are you always like this? You don't have to be jealous of my inventions." Jimmy came out and said it.

Libby's eyes widened. Sheen smiled eagerly and gave his friend a thumbs up. Carl was sleeping.

"JEALOUS?" Cindy screeched loud enough for all of Retroville to hear. "You think that I am jealous of YOU? Newsflash, Mega-Head, you're not the greatest thing since sliced bread."

"And neither are you!" Jimmy shot back. "You're always making fun of me and calling me names, but the truth is, you're just JEALOUS. Jealous of how smart I am, jealous of my inventions, jealous of my personality, EVERYTHING."

"Jimmy, that's enough," Libby said quickly.

"Libby, no!" Sheen was smiling widely. "This is great!"

"Oh, oh, you SURE are a lot of talk, Spewtron." Cindy slammed her fist down on the table. "You're inventions aren't that great, okay? In fact, they suck. They're always putting us in danger or summoning some creepy thing who wants to take over the world. You and your inventions. You're not the only genius out there, you know."

"The only genius in Retroville besides Calamitous." Jimmy grinned triumphantly.

Cindy rolled her eyes. "Okay, Retroville is one town. ONE TOWN. There's gotta be someone else smarter than you."

"Like who? Where?"

Cindy stammered, "Uh, I don't know, some kid, maybe in another state. Country. Dimension. Who cares? As long as you realize that your ego is off the charts!"

Sheen looked at Libby and Carl, who was now awake, and said, "Who wants to wait by Jimmy's lab for the adventure that's about to start?"

"What adventure?" Libby frowned.

"You'll see." Carl rubbed his stomach.

"I am telling you that there IS someone smarter than you out there!" Cindy growled in Jimmy's face. "And you know what? We're gonna use your new portal to find them."

"Oh, really?" Jimmy smirked.

"Yes, really, Big-Head." Cindy stood up. "Come on, let's go."

"I TOLD you!" Sheen yelled as the 5 walked towards the lab.