Well! This was certainly an unexpected idea that came to mind. But to be all honest, I'm quite excited! I hope it turns out well. This is a huge idea for me and I hope so much that you guys will enjoy it, or at least give it a chance.

Okay, so, for now, I'm going to keep it in the "main" Hey Arnold section, so you guys won't miss it. Later on I guess I'll move it to the crossover section.

So, this is the story's summary:

Arnold and Gerald come to find a strange amulet near a dumpster one day. They're pretty curious about it, and are on their way to the boarding house to check it out and see what it is and if they can find the owner of , along the way, they accidentally bump into Helga, which leads to her own little curiosity about the locket, and she and Arnold end up fighting over it, playing Tug-O-War while Gerald is trying to reason with them. Then it drops, opens up, and a strange light is illuminating from it. So now, even more curious, Arnold and Helga both reach for it and touch it, and a bright light flashes, blinding them.

When the light clears...

Arnold and Helga are gone! Where did they go!? They ended up in a new dimension. A cross-dimension of a world just like theirs...only different.

They end up in the dimension containing the world we know of as Naruto. (No, the manga/anime doesn't exist in this story) All along the way they meet up with some characters, having to wander around this strange place with only each other to turn to, and later on become involved with two unlikely allies who they end up teaming up with in order to help the two kids find a way home. It all becomes one big, colossal adventure. And of course, along the way, Arnold comes to terms with his feelings for Helga. :D So no worry, there will be some love between these two! And yes, once again, this takes place after the movie. XD After Helga's confession.

All characters belong to their respectful owners. :) Craig Bartlett, Kishimoto Mashashi, and some, owned by me.

Enjoy! :D

"How do you do it, Arnold? Really man, how? How do you let Helga G. Pataki just push you around like an old sock and yet you can still show her kindness?"

"Well like I said before Gerald, Helga's really a good person deep down, she's just afraid to show it because she's afraid of getting hurt. She must feel that she can only earn respect if she acts mean." Arnold said, a faraway look in his eyes.

Gerald shook his head. "I don't know what to think sometimes, man."

Arnold nodded slowly. "I know, Gerald. She can be confusing sometimes."

"That's not what I mean, man! It's like you see her in a way no one else does, and you always are so drawn to her for some reason."

"Hey, I don't understand it either, Gerald." Arnold said, and then looked off absently to his right. His eye caught something, and he stopped walking.

"Well you're the one feelin' it, so you must have a better understanding as to why you-Arnold?" Gerald stopped walking as he realized Arnold was no longer walking with him. He turned around, seeing Arnold staring at something in an alley. "Arnold? What are you doing?" He went over to him.

"There's something shiny by that dumpster." Arnold said, pointing into the alley.

Gerald followed his eyes, and came to see that he was right. Half-buried beneath a garbage bag was something shiny sticking out. Both boys went into the alley and moved the garbage bag aside to see what the shiny thing was. Laying on the ground was a strange, oval-shaped golden amulet on a thick golden chain. It glistened in the afternoon sun, with strange markings and drawings carved onto it. It was very thick, and had a clasp on one side, along with a red jewel on the middle of it that seemed to pulsate as if it were alive.

"What...is that?" Gerald wondered out loud, mesmerized.

"I don't know, Gerald." Arnold uttered in amazement, and his hand reached out to touch, hesitating, as if something would happen if he did. "It's so...strange." His hand gingerly reached out and touched it, feeling the smooth gold.

Nothing happened.

Arnold picked it up, and brought it closer to them, examining the strange amulet locket thing. Gerald touched the ruby on the front of it, and once more, nothing out of the ordinary occurred.

"Weird...who would throw away a perfectly good antique like this?" Gerald wondered out loud.

"I don't know. Maybe someone lost it." Arnold guessed.

"Lost it? Who the heck would lose something near a dumpster? If this thing had been lost, we'd have probably found it in the street!"

"You never know where you might find a lost item, Gerald. We should take it with us to my house and we'll make posters for it."

"Whatever you say, Arnold."

The boys exited the alleyway and continued on down the street to get back to Arnold's place. While the amulet looked a little strange, it didn't seem like any kind of out-of-the-ordinary amulet locket that had a unique design. Still, there was something about it that was pretty unsettling.

Maybe it was because of that clasp on the side, that meant they could open and see what was inside it? Neither of them knew.

"I wonder where it came from, who owns it, or what it represents." Arnold wondered out loud, studying the amulet curiously. "I can't read the words on here, these markings make no sense."

"No kidding, probably some kind of ancient language or somethin'." Gerald remarked. "Maybe the guy or woman who owns it can shed some light on the subject."

"Maybe." Arnold nodded. "It's pretty cool, maybe it's worth a lot of money, with all that gold and that ruby in there. It's pretty amazing."

"I tell you man, if no one claims this thing, we can sell it to the Antique Shop and get rich!"

"Gerald..."

"I'm just sayin'..."

The boys were so transfixed on their discovery, that they didn't even see Helga coming their way as they turned the corner, and inevitably crashed into her.

"Oof!"

"Oof!"

"Oh, criminy, jeez!"

Arnold rubbed his head, having dropped the amulet, and looked to see Helga on the ground before them. "Helga?"

"Arnold?!" Helga exclaimed in surprise, and then instantly scowled. "I mean, watch where you're going, football head!"

"S-Sorry Helga, we didn't see you there. I didn't mean to crash into you." Arnold stood up and offered his hand to her.

"Whatever, football head. You and Tall-Hair boy had better watch it next time! I mean criminy, don't you know how to look where you're going?!" Helga ranted, and then the amulet still on the ground caught her eye. Curiosity overcame her and she picked it up before Arnold or Gerald could. "And what is this?"

"Oh, uh, it's nothing, Helga. It's just something we found." Arnold said. "Can you give it back, please?"

"Yeah right, like I'm going to give something like THIS back!" Helga said, shaking her head. "Just what is it, anyway?"

"Hey Helga, you mind givin' that back? It's ours and we're keeping it!" Gerald told her indignantly.

"I didn't ask YOU, Geraldo!" Helga snarled.

"Give it back!" Arnold grabbed the amulet, but she held onto it. "Come on, just give it back!"

"No way! I want to see what it is first, hair boy!" Helga tugged it back toward her.

"No! Give it back! It doesn't belong to either of us!" Arnold tugged it back toward him.

Tug. "Got into stealing, Arnold?"

Tug. "No! We just found it, that's all!"

Tug. "Please, not like you'll find who it belongs to. Give it!"

Tug. "We'll find the owner somehow! Now let go!"

Tug. "No way!"

Tug. "Give it back, Helga!"

Tug. "Why should I?"

Tug. "It doesn't belong to either of us! Now let go and give it back!"

Tug. "Forget it, football head."

Tug. "I'm warning you..."

Tug. "Ooooh, I'm sooooo scared! What are you going to do, football head? Hit me?"

Tug. "Look, just give it back!"

"Guys, stop it!" Gerald intervened, trying to grab the amulet from them.

The amulet fell from their hands, and bumped on the side of the sidewalk, the clasp coming loose and causing its chambers to open, and it fell to the ground face up. To their utmost surprise, a glowing light emitted from within the amulet, shining brightly.

"What the heck!?" Helga exclaimed.

"It's glowing...!" Gerald uttered in awe.

"Weird, why is it doing that?" Arnold knelt down and reached out to touch it.

"Oh no you don't, I want to see!" Helga knelt down too, touching the other side of it.

What happened next was something neither of them could explain.

The moment Arnold and Helga's hands touched the amulet, the amulet pulsated, and the light from within its chambers brightened and seemed to expand, blinding them all, and within the blinding light Arnold and Helga screamed loudly, and then strangely faded away as if they were far away. Gerald shielded his eyes, and wanted to ask if they were all right, but no words came out.

Finally, the light cleared, and Gerald adjusted his eyes to the regular sunlight of the daytime, and found a huge surprise.

Arnold and Helga were gone!

"What the...?! Arnold? Arnold? Arnold!? Helga? Where are you guys?! Arnold?! Helga?! Oh no, don't play this on me! What happened?! Guys?! Arnold?! Helga! Arnold!"

In a panic, Gerald searched all over where they once stood, and with no other option hurried off to get home and tell his dad to help him find his mysteriously disappeared friends. And the amulet locket, he didn't notice, was gone too.

Well, I wanted to post this now, since I was feeling pretty anxious about it. I want to see what you guys think of the idea. It'll be a while before I continue it, but I assure you, it WILL be done, as long as you guys want it. So, tell me what you think of the idea, and if you want me to continue it, then I will.

Let it be known! A Naruto/Hey Arnold crossover! Two of my favourite fandoms brought together. So yeah, let me know what you think of this idea and we'll see where it leads us.