Disclamer I don't own Jimmy Neutron

Authors Note: This is the sequal story to my previous story oneshot The Island. Read that first or you will not understand this story. Please enjoy and if you prefer, review.

The Land Down Under

Chapter 1: Oceanic Plunge

"So Jimmy, when are we going to arrive into Australian airspace?" asks Cindy.

Jimmy, slightly dazed from the kiss he and Cindy shared, takes a moment to compose himself before voice commanding his watch.

"Watch, calculate ETA till we reach Australian airspace."

Jimmy, as he waited for the calculation to finish, looks over the ocean, which only a short while ago, almost killed him and his hovercar companions. Jimmy also looks at the sky and realizes that night has fallen.

Had Cindy and I really kissed for that long? I mean, I know when I kissed her the sun was setting, but I didn't think we kissed for that long.

Jimmy is broken from his thoughts when his watched beeps. Jimmy had to raise an eyebrow at the number his watch was displaying.

There's no way. According to this, we should be coming up on Australia in just under 2 hours. But that's impossible. There should be at least another 4 hours.

Cindy, having heard the beeping of Jimmy's watch, turns to face the boy genius. As she does, she notices the look of utter confusion on his face. Slightly confused herself, she decides to voice her confusion.

"Jimmy, what's wrong?"

Jimmy turns to his blonde-haired companion, face still in a confused stupor.

"According to my watch, we should arrive in just under two hours. But that shouldn't be possible. With the speed we're going and considering the direction, there should be at least another 4 hours till we get there."

Cindy closes her eyes and thinks for a minute. Then it hits her.

"Jimmy, have you considered the time change. Perhaps your calculations were based on American time. When you factor in the time change, we could arrive two hours sooner."

Jimmy considers this for a moment, then facepalms.

Of course, why didn't I think of it before? By factoring in the time change, we would arrive two hours earlier.

"Of course. Thank you Cindy. I never would have thought of that. Now before we crash, I think you should turn on the headlights."

Cindy, smirking at the fact that she thought of something that Jimmy didn't, nods her head, and turns back to the task at hand.

"Ok, which button?"

"The green one"

Cindy looks around the dashboard, but not only does she not see the green button, but she notices something far worse: she notices the damage that Sheen did to the hovercar trying to rescue them.

"Uh, Jimmy, we might have a problem."

Jimmy, concerned about his new girlfriend, walks up to Cindy and puts his hand on her shoulder.

"What's wrong?"

Cindy points to the damage. Jimmy, following her finger, looks to where she is pointing, and gasps in horror. Not only did Sheen pull out the alarm system, and the headlights button, but he also pulled out part of the stability system which Jimmy failed to notice when he was modifying it. Cindy, hearing Jimmy's gasps, turns to him, only to turn back moments later. The face that Jimmy is making could only be described as 'ghostlike'. This frightens Cindy in way that she would never admit. Deciding she needs to know what they are in for, Cindy looks at Jimmy and speaks in a tone that she only used in times of extreme distress.

"Okay brainzilla, what inexplicable danger did you put us into this time?"

Jimmy doesn't want to answer, for fear of what Cindy will do to him, but he speaks anyway, because they needed to figure out a plan, and figure out one now.

"Well you remember Sheen saying that he pulled a whole bunch of stuff off when he came to rescue us."

Cindy nods her head, in grim recognition.

"Well, for the most part, when I modified the hovercar, I fixed the damage that Sheen caused; however, there were certain things I couldn't fix due to the island's limited resources. I meant to fix them later, but when we were arguing and I suggested we go to Australia, I forgot about the repairs I meant to do."

Cindy notices Jimmy's hesitation at this point, and resigning herself to her fate, does her best to not lose her temper. She then asks the inevitable question.

"Ok, so what did you forget to fix?"

Jimmy gulps at the question. Looking at his feet he answers Cindy's question, but before he does, he remembers a quote by a wise man.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worse

With quote in mind, he says, "Sheen took out the headlights, alarm system, and part of the stability system, none of which could be fixed on the island".

Cindy looks at Jimmy, mortified. Then, after a full minute of pure horror, Cindy does the unthinkable; she jumps on Jimmy, and begins hitting him as hard a she could. Jimmy, with just enough sense, hits a button on his watch, which activates a shield which gently but quickly pushes Cindy back and off Jimmy. After a few minutes, Cindy calms down somewhat, her anger still there but not enough for her to hit Jimmy anymore. Jimmy deactivates the shield, but keeps his hand near the button, incase Cindy snaps again. After looking over himself, to make sure there we no injuries, Jimmy turns his attention to Cindy, who is giving him a death glare, which Jimmy returns in spades. Jimmy is first to speak.

"Cindy, I know your upset, but calm down a little".

Little does Jimmy know, you should never tell a woman to calm down. Cindy, enraged yet again, goes to attack Jimmy once more, but stops, thinking that pounding him into oblivion would do her no good.

Besides, I might need his help later. But darn it, why did he have to doom us? No, it's not his fault, its Sheen's. If he wasn't such an idiot, we wouldn't be here in this mess. Course, if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have gotten home either.

As Cindy collects her thoughts, and as Jimmy's adrenaline stops flowing through him, the hovercar starts to nosedive. Jimmy and Cindy start to take action but it's too late; the hovercar plunges into the ocean. Unlike last time, the kids aren't so lucky; they are both knocked unconscious. Cindy's head is bleeding slightly and she has received a concussion, and Jimmy's arm is twisted in a way human arms aren't meant to be twisted. And what's worse, just five miles eastward, the notorious pirate Blackbeard and his crew is scrounging the seas, searching for unsuspecting victims to be taken prisoner.