Welcome to the jungle
Chapter 1: This cannot be happening.
It was Sunday, May 23, 3 days until Cindy's birthday. Cindy woke up, feeling happy.
Only 3 days until my birthday.
Cindy climbed out of bed and dressed. It was then that she saw the note. She picked it up, and unfolded it.
It said:
Cindy, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the island, we were stranded on a few months ago. There are some rare things that are not found anywhere else in the world. I would go alone, but my parents said that if you or Libby didn't agree to go, I couldn't go. Libby said she would go, but you and Sheen would have to go as well. Sheen and Carl agreed to go, so I just need you to go, so we can all go.
Jimmy Neutron.
P.S. my parents have agreed to let all of us have a one-week vacation if you go. Actually, all of our parents have, including yours. Please, just consider it.
Cindy thought for a moment, and then she agreed, at least in her mind, that she would go. Saying that to Jimmy, however, was going to be a problem. Cindy proceeded downstairs, were she was brought to the depths of confusion, because, standing not 15ft away was Jimmy, making breakfast, and sitting at her table, was her parents.
Jimmy was cooking an omelet when he noticed Cindy standing there. He greeted her.
"Hi Cindy. Care for an omelet?"
Cindy's parents turn around to face their daughter, who had a confused look on her face.
"Cindy, please come sit down." said Cindy's father.
Cindy wanted to sit down, but her legs would not move. She was, not to say scared, but was petrified. She just stood there, looking at Jimmy. Then she burst into one of her angry moods.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Hey, watch the mouth. Jimmy is our guest." said Cindy's dad.
"Sorry!" said Cindy, mock-apologetically.
Cindy went and sat down at the table. She sat and folded her arms over her chest as she was glaring at Jimmy.
"You might want to turn around, Dorktron." said Cindy.
Cindy pointed at the omelet. Jimmy turned around and saw that the omelet was on fire.
"Ahh!" screamed Jimmy like a little girl.
Cindy shook her head as she walked up to the stove. She grabbed the fire extinguisher and used it on the fire. The fire is immediately put out. Cindy smirked as she put the fire extinguisher, now half-empty, in its proper place. Cindy then heard a low voice. Cindy looked at Jimmy. He had his knees up to his chest.
"Fire! Fire!" said Jimmy, in a scared voice.
Cindy walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder. Jimmy started to shake. He was scared, because he had a bad experience with fire before. Jimmy looked up at Cindy, and to both of their surprises, Jimmy smiled. Cindy smiled back, which shocked, scared, and surprised Jimmy. There was an uneasy silence for a moment, which was eventually broken by Mr. Vortex.
"Why don't you two go out and eat some breakfast, my treat?"
Cindy and Jimmy blinked their eyes, trying to perceive if what Mr. Vortex said was from a dream or reality. The look on Mr. Vortex's face said that he really meant it.
"Are you sure? I mean I would want to bother or anything." said Jimmy.
"It's no bother at all." said Mr. Vortex.
Jimmy thought for a moment, and then he said, "I don't mind, but it's up to Cindy."
Cindy looked at Jimmy, and then at her family.
"Why not? I mean, what can it hurt?"
Inside, Jimmy and Cindy were both screaming "yes!", but they would never admit it. Mr. Vortex handed Cindy some money. Cindy whispered something to her father and then she looked at Jimmy, silently telling him that they could go get some breakfast. Once they were out of the house, Cindy asked a few questions.
"Jimmy," she began, looking straight at Jimmy, "why were you in my house, and why were you cooking me breakfast?"
Jimmy looked at her straight in the eyes and said, "I wanted to surprise you, and I wanted to talk to you about the note I left."
Cindy, while looking at Jimmy, said, "I told my dad that I wanted to go, but I told him that I wanted to remain in contact with him at all times. So after we eat breakfast, we can go get Libby, Carl, and Sheen and we can go. Oh, and I also have to pack, just so you know."
"I understand. We should get going." said Jimmy.
Jimmy and Cindy walked to Denny's, the place they wanted to go and eat breakfast. As they were walking, Jimmy thought about walking hand-in-hand with Cindy, but he thought against it. Eventually, they arrived at the restaurant. Jimmy opened the door for Cindy.
"Ladies first." said Jimmy, politely.
"Thanks, Jimmy." said Cindy.
Did she just call me by my first name?
Jimmy followed Cindy into the restaurant. They see a sign that says "seat yourself.", so they sit down. A few minutes later, a waitress arrived at the table.
"Hello, welcome to Denny's, can I take your order?"
"Ladies first." said Jimmy.
What has gotten into him? Why is he being so nice to me? What does he want?
Cindy looked at the menu and then told the waitress, "I'll have the 2 pancake deal."
"Okay, 2 pancake deal, got it. And for you sir?"
"I'll have the same." said Jimmy.
"Yes sir. Would either of you want any drinks?"
"I'll have a cherry coke." said Jimmy and Cindy simultaneously.
Jimmy and Cindy looked at each other and they both lightly blushed. They waitress left to go fill the order.
"So, why do you want to go back to the island we were stranded on?" asked Cindy.
"I told you, I want to collect some rare things that aren't found anywhere else in the world." said Jimmy.
That really isn't why I want to go, but I would tell you the real reason, not until I'm ready anyways.
Cindy looked at Jimmy, unsure if he was lying or telling the truth. Before Cindy could say anything, her and Jimmy's food came. They eat in silence. After they were done, Cindy paid the bill and they left.
Once they were out of the restaurant, Cindy said to Jimmy, "I'm gonna go change and pack. Why don't you call Libby, Carl, and Sheen? After, we can all meet at your house and we can all leave."
"That sounds good to me." said Jimmy.
In a surprising move, Cindy kissed Jimmy full on the lips. After about 10 second, Cindy ended the kiss and left. Jimmy, who was spellbound, did the same. An hour later, Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, Sheen, and Libby were at Jimmy house.
"Is everybody ready?" asked Jimmy.
Everyone nodded their heads yes.
"Did everyone say goodbye to their parents?" asked Jimmy.
Again, everyone nodded.
"Then lets go!" said Jimmy.
Jimmy collected everybody's stuff and put it on his rocket. Everyone got on. Jimmy called Goddard and he got on too. Then, the rocket lifted off the ground and started flying to its destination.
"Hey, why are we taking the rocket instead of the hovercar?" asked Sheen.
"3 reasons Sheen. One: the hovercar wasn't big enough for all of out stuff. Two: the rocket is faster, and 3: after what happened last time, I decided that the rocket had a better chance of getting us our destination than the hovercar. So that is why were taking the rocket." said Jimmy.
"Oh." said Sheen.
The whole trip was silent, which spooked Jimmy. Anyways, a few hours into the trip, everyone except Jimmy was sleeping, when suddenly, something hit the rocket. Everyone immediately woke up.
"What was that?" asked Libby.
"I don't know, but whatever hit us, killed that main engines and left us without power." said Jimmy.
"In English please." said Sheen.
"Were going to crash." said Cindy.
"Oh thank you." said Sheen.
The entire group started to scream, as they crashed into the ground. The group went flying, and then they went unconscious. Once they came too, two hours later, they gather in a group.
"Is everyone alright?" asked Jimmy.
"Ya, but where's Cindy?" asked Libby.
"Cindy. Oh no, Cindy's missing! Let's spread out and find her." said Jimmy, hysterically.
The group spread out and looked for Cindy. A few minutes later, Jimmy found her, and called everyone over. Cindy was not in good shape. She had cuts all over her, and her body was bleeding badly. Jimmy got to work immediately. He covered he cuts and gave her some adaptable blood, which would adapt to any blood type. A ½ hour later, Cindy woke up, and the first thing she noticed was that her entire body hurt like crazy.
"What happened?" asked Cindy.
Cindy tried to remember. She had a headache, and it hurt her to think, but she did it anyway. Then she remembered what happened.
"Neutron, I'm gonna kill you! Where the hell are we?" asked Cindy, who was up on her feet.
"According to Goddard, were in the jungles on Africa." said Jimmy.
"Africa!"
"That's right Africa." said Jimmy.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" screamed Cindy, Libby, Carl, and Sheen.
The screaming didn't frighten Jimmy, as this was the reaction he was expecting. However, when he saw Cindy crying, he became worried.
"Cindy, what's wrong, besides the obvious?" asked Jimmy, sympathetically and with concern.
Cindy just kept crying. She kept thinking:
This can't be happening.