Heyo! Just a few brief notes before we begin.

First off, this is strictly for fun pure and simple. I absolutely adore FOP (especially C&W), but I have a big Yu-Gi-Oh fic I work on so this is just what I do to get through the writers block that strikes when I work on that, so I ask now for your forgiveness and humble patience between new chapters that may not be appearing more than every two weeks or so. And since it just for fun, it will certainly not be quite as intense as my C&W one shot.

Second, I haven't quite caught all the FOP episodes as I've only been watching it for about 4 months now and even that is sporadic because of my life, so please don't get all serious on me if I get a minor point or two wrong. I will happily take polite corrections though.

Third, even though everyone is raving about Cosmo and Wanda going down hill towards a permanent separation thing, I remind you all to look at Channel Chasers. C&W end up becoming Godparents to Timmy's kids so they haven't split just yet. Gives me hope that they can get through their difficulties. I have my own ideas about why some of it is happening as you'll soon read. Hopefully. Besides…I'm the eternal optimist who always thinks of happy endings so that is what I prefer to write as I sit on my permanently reserved position on the big comfy couch of denial.

And finally, the chapters will be anywhere from 2 to 4 Microsoft Works pages long. It varies on my mood and inspiration. Some may be named…some may not. I haven't completely been sold on either side yet.

Okay, enough of that. Read on!

Trixie21

No, I don't own FOP or any reference to its varied characters mentioned herein, and unless the new episodes that follow 'School's Out' begin showing the love again, I wouldn't want to. So, for now, Butch Hartman can keep his name tacked on…even if it is for nothing more than the royalties at this point.

Oh…and I don't own The Big Comfy Couch either. That belongs to some broadcasting company in Tennessee I think. : )

Fairly OddParents : The Next Generation

Chapter 1. The Fun Begins…Or Not

"Sir?" began a shaking employee as he practically groveled on the floor before his boss.

"Yes!" snapped the boss, thin hair shaking from the jitters as the person held onto the sides of their well padded chair.

"Thefirst wave has just been sent out. Activation for half will commence in one week. The second half three days following."

A shaking set of thins hands steepled before a gaunt twitching face, a crooked smile forming to reveal a set of crooked teeth.

"Excellent. Continue to keep me appraised. I want to know exactly when it goes on line. I won't be caught unawares and I won't be undone this time. I'll have my revenge. I'll have it on all of them! Ha ha ha ha!"

The employee quickly rushed out leaving his boss to cackle in insane glee. He didn't need to be in there anymore and he was very happy to get out. Just being in the presence of that one was enough to send anyone over the edge and he had no wish to follow his chief down that weird road.

Nope.

None what so ever.

xxxxxxxxx

Wanda shuddered as she lifted the little manila envelope from off the table.

A summons to Jorgen's office was not something to look forward to. Not ever, and if she'd had her way she wouldn't answer the damn thing. But she was just one fairy among perhaps a few thousand, give or take, under Jorgen's command. Okay, with Cosmo she was more like two fairies, but that was beside the point. They were still technically active godparents, and they had to answer his request…even when on a very much needed and overdo break.

Fifteen god children in a row, one lasting 7 years, was a lot of god children even for the best, or worst, god parents. But ever since the 70's, things had gotten busy down there on earth. With more mothers going off to work and having careers, kids had a different lifestyle now. Many were left with terrible or uncaring babysitters, many with nasty relatives, and too many more left completely alone after school for two, three and four hours until parents were done work. That was the hardest Wanda thought. Kids that shouldn't be left alone were, and some of the things that occurred could be disastrous. So many miserable latch key kids, so few fairies.

She and Cosmo had watched three such kids in last ten years alone and reigning them in was like trying to ride a wild bull without a rope. It was darn near impossible. The last one they'd had like that had even managed to burn down the house…twice. Jorgen had gone through the kid's roof over both instances, after she and Cosmo had repaired the house after the fire of course, but it never ceased to amaze Wanda that with as much as Jorgen complained about them, he never had trouble turning them right around to go to another godchild.

'Wanda and Cosmo'

She smirked at the heading on the front of the envelope. Nothing from Jorgen's office ever came with Cosmo's name first. That was an invitation for disaster just waiting to happen. Let Cosmo think he was really in charge for one real moment and usually either one of two things happened. One, his ego inflated to the size of a double wide dirigible and in his haste to do his job in as dramatic a manner as possible he'd screw up royally, or two, he'd get so nervous he'd panic and just start shooting magic everywhere and screw up royally again. Not a good situation either way, though Wanda admitted that when the repercussions of which happened to none of other than Jorgen, it was worth a Level 1 or 2 probation just to be privy to its viewing.

Unfortunately, Snowball had made a thousand appearances to many for Jorgen to make the mistake of addressing such summonses with Cosmo's name first. Ah well. She could still dream.

Wanda opened the letter and read the little note card inside even though she already knew what it was going to say.

"Cosmo!" called Wanda aloud as she turned…and jumped a foot at the sight of Cosmo standing barely four inches from her, a Wisconsin Cheese hat on his head and a mile wide grin on his cherubic face.

"Wanda!" he called back merrily. "Are we ready to go?"

Wanda leaned against the table with a hand over her hammering heart as if hoping it would stop the erratic beating of the organ which, for about the millionth time now, had nearly suffered a Cosmo induced heart attack.

'Geez! How does he do that?' she wondered to herself over her husband's unpredictable ability to sneak up on her when she least suspected it. It was really an interesting thing to consider -when one had time that was-…particularly when 'Cosmo' and 'silent' were not exactly synonymous. Talk about your oxymoron's. She dismissed the thought quickly though as she took in his adorably eager face and realized she was going to have to disappoint him.

Damn she wasn't going to like this.

Fifty years straight without a break longer than a few months was too long to go without some serious down time. Especially for Cosmo. He needed to let loose completely at times or he was a complete mess. During their last long term god child he'd been a nightmare. Barely a full year and a half in and the strain had already started to show. He'd become rude, crude, insensitive, even flirtatious with other women…he had pissed her off major league on more than one occasion then, but she still had trouble blaming him. She'd been mad sure, but she understood completely. He'd been breaking down under the strain of some seriously intense and demanding wishes and the attitude of the boy in question when he was young hadn't helped.

Cosmo had to concentrate immeasurably hard to do the job even as he did do it and when he spent that much time focusing on their god children, he sometimes forgot to save any focus time for her. The result? A very nasty time for all involved and with the way time passed for them, it had been a nightmare for Wanda. Things have a tendency, when one is practically immortal, to take longer. Whether it is aging, grieving, or just dealing with the normal problems of life they just covered a larger span. The few exceptions to this was fairy pregnancy, a wonderfully few 6 months compared to the humans 9, and the first 20 years of growth were identical to the humans. The only saving grace for Wanda had been to remind herself that when enough time had passed, things would right themselves to the natural order of the universe as they always did and he would once more be the same old Cosmo he'd always been. She just had to be patient. But that was rule number 1 when it came to Cosmo, and after 9,915 years, she was a master there.

Fortunately their charge at that time had also done a great deal of growing up over the years and as he found his confidence, learned to be thoughtful of others, and needed less frivolous wishes, the load had lightened considerably and she and Cosmo found more time to relax. She could have sworn that Cosmo had breathed a very heavy sigh of relief when that had begun to happen and he started to calm down - well, as much as he could anyway - and his old happy side started to shine again. By the end of those seven years they'd been exhausted, but they came out of it pleased with the job they had done and had managed to transition into the next godchild easily enough even with only a few months break.

But there had to be a point where enough was enough and after their last godchild, the 15th in a row, she petitioned, and petitioned hard, for a very LONG break for the two of them. They both needed it.

And now it looked as though it might have to be canceled. Right when Cosmo was finally just getting back to, what was for him, normal. Of course.

Wanda gave him an almost sad look with a soft sigh.

"Our trip may have to wait, Cosmo."

His face fell to 'crushed mode' instantly, just as she knew it would, and she fervently cursed Jorgen for it in her head. Only an arrogant jerk like Jorgen would intentionally interrupt a godparent's approved time off for the sake of his own inflated opinion of power. At least he hadn't barged into their home to tell them what ever he had to say. He only did that when a fairy was on duty. Thank goodness for small favors.

"But we were supposed to leave ten minutes ago! How much longer do we have to wait?" whined Cosmo in dismal petulance.

Wanda took off Cosmo's cheese hat and placed it on the table before giving him a quick peck on the forehead, "I know its hard to be patient sweetie, but we have a summons to go and see Jorgen."

Cosmo shrank back involuntarily at the name. When it wasn't work related, Jorgen could almost be considered a friend, but when it was, he was all business and when dealing with business, he was strict. It was the strict side that terrified Cosmo no end and made him dread the name. It was precisely this that made Wanda not have any problem with seeing their commander occasionally hydra charred.

"When does he want to see us?" Cosmo asked nervously.

"As soon as we read this," answered Wanda holding the summons card up for her husband to view.

He looked down glumly.

"Can't we pretend we didn't see it and just go?"

The pink haired fairy gave him a gentle look.

"Sorry dear. You know he seals these things with magic and once the seal is broken he knows we have it."

Cosmo rolled his eyes with an unhappy grimace.

"You just haaaaad to open it, didn't you?"

"Cosmo," admonished his wife. "You know we have to."

Her husband gave a defeated sigh.

"Yeah, I know. I wish we didn't have to right now though."

"So do I dear. So do I. But we do have a job to do. We took our oath and made our promise and when he calls us in, we have to answer."

A disheartened Cosmo gave no answer.

Wanda smiled gently as she tried to cheer the depressed fairy up.

"Come on Cosmo," she started as she patted his cheek lovingly. "Maybe its nothing. Maybe we'll get in there and get out in a second and then we can head off to the cheese festival as soon as we're free."

Drooping green eyes perked up.

"You think?"

"Sure thing. As soon as we're done we'll head right out from there."

"Yay! Cheese festival look out! Here comes Cosmo!" he cheered as Wanda smiled.

No, you just couldn't keep an enthusiastic Cosmo down for long. Particularly where cheese was involved.

Cosmo and Wanda pulled out their wands and with a precision perfected through thousands of years of living and working together, they poofed simultaneously to Jorgen's office.

And there it is folks! Chapter one! I know, dull start. But I just needed to bring my two fave fairies back to you.

So who is the boss and what are they up to? What will Jorgen have to tell our heroes? And will Cosmo get to go to the cheese festival?

Find out in chapter 2!

Review please!

I would be ever so grateful if you did.

Until next time…

Trixie21

7/5/2005