Really?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of characters from the show.
Summary(prolog) The group is sixteen and in there Junior year. Sheen and Libby are still together. Carl has shed all of his weight in freshman year. Who knew gym could do that, right? Jimmy is not so short anymore. He sprouted during the summer, and his head is now in proportion with his body. The adventures have lessened over the past year.
Chapter 1
(Jimmy POV)
Jimmy couldn't get over the fact that he actually had to raise the tables in his lab. He had gotten tall. And bending over all the time was hurting his back. A ringing sound vibrated in the lab. And Carl and Sheen appeared on the screen.
"Jimmy! Let us in." Sheen screeched. Grabbing the camera and shacking it.
"Yeah Jim, Something you'd want to know."Carl said.
Jimmy pressed a button on his chair, and the floor matt slowly started to go down like an elevator. He had fixed that last summer, no more dropping into a pile of pillows. Jimmy finished the last leg and stood up, he nodded, perfect height. He put his tools away when the elevator touched the floor. This way was slower but more reliable.
"What's up guys, ready to go to the Candy bar, I don't know about you but I'm in the mood for a chocolate shake." He said cheerfully. Carl looked at him sadly and Jimmy's smile faded.
"What's wrong?"
"Well you see.. It's like this... um ...we just found out from Libby.. And don't get mad..." Sheen pushed Carl out of the way.
"Cindy is going out with Nick." Sheen cried. Momentary sadness filled his face but Jimmy quickly masked it.
"So, why would I be mad at that?"
"Dude, you need therapy." Sheen said sympathetically.
"Are we going to The Candy Bar or what?"Jimmy asked annoyed.
"Ok Jim. But We're going to sit with Libby, which mean we'll also be sitting with Nick and Cindy" Carl pointed out. Jimmy threw off his lab coat and walked toward the elevator.
"Honestly guys I'll be fine." He lied putting on a fake smile. He pressed the up button and they went upward.
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He was not fine. Definitively not fine" He thought as he looked over a Cindy and Nick completely engrossed in each other. Sheen and Libby the same way. Jimmy looked over at Carl who was actually drinking diet coke. He still had a sad look on his face for Jimmy. Jimmy nodded in defeat.
"So is anyone going to see the new Jet Fusion movie Tomorrow. (Saturday)?"Jimmy asked the table.
"Can't, Me and Libbs are going to see the Ultra Lord movie." Sheen said.
"I'll be there." Carl supplied from Jimmy right in the booth seat.
"Got a skateboard thing tomorrow."Nick answered.
"How about you Cindy?" Jimmy asked hopefully. But she shook her head.
"I'm going to watch Nick." Jimmy nodded his head in understanding.
"Guess it's just me and you Carl."
"Can't wait Jim."
"Look I think I'm going to head to the Lab, I've got an experiment to work on. I'll be there if anyone needs me." Everyone said a short goodbye.
Jimmy was just out the front door when he bumped into Betty Quinlan.
"Oh hey Jimmy." She actually had to look up at him. She looked miserable.
"Hey Betty. What's wrong." She looked through the window behind Jimmy and looked back.
"Nothing just disappointed I guess." She forced a smile.
"Betty do you want come with me to the Lab I have something that might cheer you up." She now smiled genuinely and nodded.
"I've always wanted to ride in this" She said as they got into the hover car. They flew over to the lab. Jimmy plucked on of his hairs and put in up to vox's scanner. "Access granted. Hello Jimmy"
"Hello Vox,"
They went into the Lab,."There purple flurp in the cooler if you want some. I'll be right back."
Jimmy went back to a back room and Betty grabbed a purple flurp and slide onto the couch. Jimmy came back a few minutes later wheeling in something with a cloth over it.
"It's my pleasure to present to you Betty Quinlan, The Story teller 5 thousand." He pulled the cloth off. Betty made a face. It looked ..what was the word unfinished.
"Well it's still in it's testing faze. But it's fully operational. I was planning on making it look presentable today."
"Well what does it do?"Betty asked. Jimmy smiled with pride.
"The story teller 5 thousand, is a visual of all your favorite books. You can actually be there in the story granted you can't alter it. But I'm working on that part. And two you can start a blank and make your own story with just thinking about it. So Betty what your favorite book?"
"Um Jimmy I'm not that big on books. Reading in general."
"Ok would you like try making your own story?"
"No this really doesn't interest me Jimmy, I'm sorry. It's a great invention though." She looked down.
"Betty why don't you tell me what's really wrong?" Jimmy asked coming to sit by the couch with her." The ringing sounds vibrated through the lab again. Jimmy looked up and saw Cindy looking in.
"Her, she's my problem." Betty admitted bitterly.
"Why?"
"Her and Nick." Jimmy looked surprised than his face softened,
"I know what ya mean." he said softly
"Jimmy you there?" Cindy asked.
"Do you want me to let her in?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah I'll leave. I need to get home anyway."She kissed him a the cheek."Thank for listening Jim."
"Your welcome. "He said putting his hand up to his cheek
"Neutron!"Cindy said louder. Jimmy pressed the button and the elevator started going down.
"Maybe we could help each other our?" Jimmy said.
"How?"
"I'll call you later." She nodded and headed to the elvator to go up after Sincy got up.
"Vortex."Betty said cooly
"Quinlan"She replied in the same tone. Betty got into the elvator and went up.
"So did you have fun with Betty, Neutron?"
"Did you have fun with Nick, Vortex?" He mimicked and she glared at him. "What do you want anyway, shouldn't you be with Nick?"
"We'll this insane thought came into my head, For a while here I thought we were friends, so I came here to apoligise,"
"For what."
"One for not telling you about Nick which really wasn't your business and that I can't go see that movie tomorrow."
"Oh" A silence fell and Cindy's eye wondered to the Storyteller.
"What's that?"
"It lets you get into a book , you can be in the story while it's happening. Or you can start new and make your own story with your mind."
"Wow that's amazing can I try?" Jimmy couldn't help it he smiled.
"What book?"
"How about the Harry Potter Book 6."
"I didn't know you like those books."
"I know there completely unrealistic but there fun."
"I find them fustrating."
"What do you mean."Cindy asked.
"All there problems, have pretty easy solution, if one them had a brain I mean,"
"Hermione's smart."
"Ron an airhead."
"You have a point there, he can't tell That Hermione likes him, or he's to chicken to know."
"Yeah well, I thinks it's kind of obvious"Jimmy started pressing buttons, and smoke started rising. A blast soon followed. "Well I guess I need to work on it a little longer, get the kinks out."
Cindy nodded.
"Well did you do your English homework yet?"
"Yes, but it's not very good." There was a silence.
"Jimmy what were you doing with Betty Quinlan?"
"Just, talking, She was upset."
"So you were comforting her that's it."Cindy gave a look like she didn't believe him.
"It's not of your business."
"Well I don't care anyway."
"You could hide better."
"What every Nerdron!"
"Were back to name calling are we I thought we stopped that when we were like 12."
"Old habit's die hard. Now let me out of here."
"With pleasure."
"Oh and you might wanna wipe Betty's lipstick off your cheek." She screamed as she went to the elevator. Jimmy rubbed his cheek, his face turning red,