Disclaimers are in chapter 1.
A/N I would like to thank everyone who reviewed chapter 1. Your reviews cause me to write this monster. Hope you all enjoy this. This ones dedicated to all who read it. Please R&R.
Chapter 2: Explanations and Introductions
Across the street at the Vortex's house, the parents of the teenagers are having a small dinner party. Hugh Neutron and his wife, Judy Neutron, are enjoying some of the pie that they have brought over, thankful for the invitation into the Vortex's home. Mr. and Mrs. Weezer are conversing with Mr. Estevez, while Mr. Vortex and his wife, Sasha Vortex, are conversing with Mr. and Mrs. Folfax.
After a while, Judy says, "Thank you for having us over, Sasha. This is nice."
Sasha gives Judy a rare smile and says, "Well, since your son and our daughter seem to be getting closer, we thought it would be nice to have you over. Besides, we're all neighbors, we should do something like this every once in a while. Our daughters and sons are all friends, why can't we be?"
Judy nods her head. Suddenly, everyone hears a high wind coming from across the street. Judy shakes her head, while everyone else looks out the window. They see what appears to be the entire Neutron house shaking. Then, almost as quickly as it started, it stopped, only to be replaced by people screaming and what sounds to be people hitting things. Concerned for the safety of their offspring, the parents race outside and across the street.
As they do so, Sasha asks Judy, "Just what kind of trouble has your son gotten into now with our children?"
Judy gives Sasha a look and says, "I don't know."
I don't know, but I know this. It isn't good
As they approach the backyard, Judy's suspicion is right. In the yard, there seems to be about 14 kids unconscious. Not bad enough, Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, and Libby are still knocked out. Sheen is frantically hitting Jimmy to try to wake him up, although he has yet to succeed. Suddenly, Sheen sees his dad and the other parents and gulps.
Judy, being the most used to these types of things, is the first to react.
She tells the parents, "Make sure everyone is breathing and not hurt. Try to wake them up if at all possible. If they don't wake up, call an ambulance. Sheen, you need to tell me what happened, now!"
The parents immediately get to work. First they check on their children. It takes a minute or two, but they start to wake up. The parents then check on the unknown children. Meanwhile, Sheen tries to build up the courage to talk to Mrs. Neutron. It takes him a few seconds, but he begins.
"Well, we wanted to go visit our friend Timmy, who lives in another dimension. To do that, Jimmy had to fix his Chronoarch…"
At this point Sheen stalls, knowing that what he is going to say would upset the parents.
Mrs. Neutron senses Sheen hesitation, and slightly glares at the boy. She then says, "What did you do?"
Sheen gulps.
I'm a dead man. If I tell, I'll die, if I don't, my friends could get into trouble. Great, what am I going to do?
Sheen thinks for a moment, and deciding that it would be best to just get it over with, says, "I kinda snuck into Jimmy's lab when he isn't home and played with his inventions. Half of them broke, including the Chronoarch we needed to use."
Mrs. Neutron, instead of yelling, simply shakes her head in disappointment and says, "Continue with what happened."
Sheen, talking faster and with a higher pitch than normal, continues with, "Ok, so Jimmy starts fixing the Chronoarch with us complaining that it is hot out here. He finishes and pushes some buttons on the control column. Suddenly, the Chronoarch started to gush out wind. Everyone got pinned except me. Jimmy noticed and told me to push some buttons to stop it. I got to the control column and pushed the buttons. It stopped. I must have pushed the wrong buttons because all of a suddenly, the Chronoarch began spewing out some kids. I was trying to wake Jimmy up when you came."
"So your friend Timmy is from…another dimension. And when you tried to visit him an accident happened that brought us here?" asks a voice neither Mrs. Neutron nor Sheen has ever heard.
Mrs. Neutron and Sheen turn their heads and notice that the parents have woken up all the children and the teenagers. They then turn to the person who asks the question. When they do, they notice a girl who has a pink jumper on with blonde hair up into pigtails. The girl looks slightly confused, with slightly angry eyes and a look that says, "What just happened, and where are we?"
Next to the girl is a boy with a football shaped head, ruffled blonde hair and slightly dazed, almost love-struck eyes. He wears a blue cap ten sizes too small for his head. He also wears a blue sweater and what looks like a kilt underneath it and blue jeans.
On the other side of the girl with pigtails is a small Asian girl with glasses on. She has a slightly amused look on her face. She wears a blue sweater and dark blue jeans. Around them are five other kids.
One kid is an African-American boy with a huge afro. He wears a red sweater with the number 33 on it and blue jeans. He also has a slightly dazed look in his eyes and a slight bump on his forehead.
Another kid that is with them is a slightly overweight boy. He wears a blue shirt and a blue hat, although both are hidden under the catcher's uniform he is wearing. He is also wearing black jeans. He has a "that hurt" look on his face.
Beside him is a skinny looking boy with a buzz cut. He is wearing a black shirt with a pumpkin on it and black jeans that are slightly worn out. He has a really confused look on his face.
By the kid with the buzz cut is a boy with a big nose. He has a green cap on his head and is wearing a green shirt and blue jeans. Near him lie a baseball and mitt.
The last kid by them is a girl with a red sweater on with glossy blue jeans on. She seems to be wearing very expensive shoes. Both she and the boy with the big nose have their eyebrows raised.
Sheen looks around. First he notices that all of his friends are staring at the girl with pigtails. He also notices six more kids by his girlfriend, Libby.
One of the kids is a girl that has sort of spiky blonde hair. She is wearing a blue shirt with a picture of a beetle on it and slightly faded blue jeans. She is look at the big nosed kid with a slightly love struck expression.
Beside her is a boy with red curly hair. He has a white shirt on and black jeans. He has a slight cut on his forehead that currently has a Bandade on it. He eyes are zoning in and out of focus. Beside him is a baseball bat.
In front of Libby lies a girl with red hair in twisted braids. She is sporting a purely white baseball uniform, complete with white shoes and hat. She is looking at Sheen intensely.
By the lab door is a boy with glasses on. He is wearing a brown shirt and brown pants. He is looking at the girl in the pink jumper with love struck eyes, although unlike the other love struck people, his eyes are also filled with sorrow.
Also by the lab door is a slightly bigger girl. She is wearing a blue sweater and blue pants. She has an angry look in her eyes.
The last kid in the yard is a boy with glasses on with brown hair. He is also wearing a pure white baseball uniform. He has a slightly insane look in his eyes.
As the girl in the pink jumper waits for an answer, she looks around at the teenagers.
First she sees a boy with an extremely large head with a heresy's kiss hairdo. He is wearing a red shirt with a strange symbol on it and blue jeans. He seems to be quite guilty as well as angry.
She then sees a girl with a long blonde ponytail. She is wearing a blue-green shirt and black pants. She seems to be angry, too.
The girl then notices a slightly chubby boy with red hair and glasses. He is wearing a red striped shirt with green pants. He seems to be slightly scared and worried.
On the other side of the yard she notices an African-American girl with black braided hair. She is wearing a pink striped shirt and blue jeans. She seems upset.
Finally, she got a good look at the boy who is speaking. He is skinny with dark hair and a buzz cut. He is wearing a shirt that has a picture of a man in a purple battle suit with the name Ultralord on it. He is also wearing black jeans. He is wearing a very guilty look on his face.
The big headed boy, having overheard the girl's question, says, "Yes, our friend Timmy does live in another dimension. And due to an accident, you must have been transported to our world. Now, before we go any further, I think introductions are in order, so we know who the heck you are. My name is Jimmy Neutron and these are my friends, Carl Weezer…"
Jimmy points to the slightly overweight boy.
"…Sheen Estevez…"
He points to the boy wearing the Ultralord shirt.
"…Libby Folfax…"
He points to the African-American girl with the braids.
"…and finally, the bane of my existence, Cindy Vortex."
He points to the girl with the blonde hair in the ponytail, who at the moment is glaring at the boy genius.
The girl looks momentary shocked at such an introduction, but quickly composes herself and says, "My name is Helga G Pataki and this lot of misfits are my friends…"
The kids give Helga looks ranging from "Are you serious?" to "You did not just say that". Helga, indifferent to the looks of her friends, continues the introductions.
"The kid with the football head is Arnold, the bane of my existence and my lo…err…the advice giver of the group."
The kids raise their eyebrows at Helga's almost slip-up, except Arnold, who knows exactly what she was going to say.
Helga, a little more nervously, continues.
"The kid with the big afro is Gerald. He's Arnold's best friend and the biggest pain you'll ever meet."
"HEY!"
"Ah, can it, tall hair boy."
Gerald glares at Helga, and Helga glares back. After a few moments, Helga turns around and continues.
"The girl with the glasses is Phoebe. She's my best friend and the sweetest girl you'll meet, which is why it's such a surprise that she and tall hair boy are dating."
"Helga!"
Helga turns to be Phoebe and says, "What? It's true."
"Yes, but that doesn't mean you have to say it, especially like that."
Helga shrugs her shoulders and says, "I guess"
She then turns back to Jimmy and says, "The boy in the catchers uniform is pink boy also known as Harold."
"Hey Helga, shut up or I'll pound Ya!"
Helga turns to Harold and exclaims, "Shut up pink boy, or I'll bring out Old Betsy and the Five Avengers."
Harold cowers and yells out, "Help, mommy".
Helga rolls her eyes, turns to Jimmy, and continues.
"The boy with the buzz cut is Stinky. He's kinda simple, and loves lemon pudding."
"Can't argue with that" Agrees Stinky.
Helga continues by saying, "The kid with the big nose and green cap is Sid. He likes to hang out with Harold and Stinky. He has a strange obsession with those disgusting reptiles called frogs."
"Hey, there nothing wrong with frogs, Helga."
Helga turns to face Sid and says, "Frogs are disgusting little creatures. They're ugly, slimy, and disease ridden. I don't see why you like them so much."
Sid, knowing he can't win that argument, says, "Never mind, Helga."
"Good. Now as I was saying, the girl in the expensive looking clothes is Rhonda, the pop princess of our school. My advice, since she likes to gossip, try not to do anything stupid or newsworthy. She'll rip you apart. Seriously."
As Helga says that two things happen. First, Rhonda glares at Helga, and says, "Very funny Helga, I'm not a gossip queen", to which Helga rolls her eyes. Second, Cindy starts giggling and then laughs, hard.
Jimmy, noticing that Cindy is laughing, and quite loudly at that, asks, "Vortex, why are you laughing?"
Cindy laughs for another few seconds, and then says, "I'm laughing at the thought of you not doing something stupid, or newsworthy at that."
"Hey, what's that suppose to mean?"
Cindy glares at Jimmy, to which Jimmy glares back.
Cindy says, "You know what that's supposed to mean. It means that you'll inevitably do something stupid. For a genius you're really slow aren't you?"
As Jimmy gets ready to respond, Libby says, "Oh boy, another Neutron-Vortex special."
The remaining teenagers and the adults, who have taken Eugene to the local hospital and are now sitting in chairs, nod their heads while the kids look at Libby confused.
"You're Libby, right" asks Helga.
Libby turns towards Helga and nods her head.
"Ok, well, what do you mean by 'another Neutron-Vortex special'?"
Libby sighs then looks at Helga and says, "I suppose you wouldn't know. Ok, it's like this. Jimmy and Cindy are in love with each other but don't want to admit it. So they argue to mask their true feelings for each other. These arguments either end with us being dragged on some exciting but ultimately pointless adventure or with one of them storming off, usually hurt; of course with their pride, they would never admit that either."
Helga nods her head while the rest of the kids say "Oh". Cindy and Jimmy, who stopped their argument once Libby started talking, have something different to say about that, of course.
"That's not the reason we fight all the time."
Libby turns towards Jimmy and raises her eyebrow.
"Then what's the reason you argue all the time then."
Jimmy has a smug grin on his face as he replies with, "Because I'm right all the time and she never wants to admit it."
Cindy becomes livid at this as she says, "Oh please. You're not right all the time."
"Yes I am!"
"No you're not!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO"
"ENOUGH!"
Jimmy and Cindy stop arguing when they hear Libby's scream.
"That's enough you two. We still have guest here that haven't been introduced and I'm sure that they would like to get home soon. So can it!"
Libby, satisfied with the sudden quiet, turns to the kids, Helga especially and says, "See what I mean".
The kids nod their heads as Jimmy and Cindy glare at Libby. Libby glares back, daring the two to speak. They don't and instead turn to Helga.
Jimmy, still fuming, says to Helga, as kindly as possible, "Helga, please continue."
Helga nods her head.
"Ok, where was I?"
Helga thinks for a minute.
Wow, what an argument. I'm glad me and Arnold didn't end up like that. Now, that aside for now, who haven't I introduced yet.
Helga looks around.
Let's see, I introduced Arnold, myself, Gerald, Phoebe, Harold, Stinky, Sid, and Rhonda. I guess I should introduce Nadine next.
"Ok, I remember where I was at. The girl with the beetle on her shirt is Nadine. She is friends with Rhonda. She likes to collect bugs, which is almost as bad as collecting Frogs. Yep, that's right, she and frog boy are almost perfect for each other, and yet neither one of them will make a move. It's kinda sad."
Nadine and Sid look at each other for half a second, then turn away from each other, blushes on both of their faces. As they look away from each other, Rhonda looks at Nadine.
I didn't know she likes Sid. I'll have to ask about that later. And unlike what Helga thinks, I am not a gossip queen. Even I know where to draw the line.
"The next person I should introduce is the red headed girl. Her name is Lila, and she is little miss perfect. She personally gets on my nerves. She so sweet it's sickening."
She sounds just like Betty Quinlin. Except, I get the feeling that this Lila girl doesn't wear a mask or act perfect like Betty does.
Cindy listens in with special interest at the conversation between Helga and Lila.
"Helga, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Sure you don't. Don't tell me you don't try to act perfect just to please everyone."
Lila shakes her head.
"I do not. I'm just a nice person. In fact…"
Lila's expression changes from mild sadness to an edgy angry wickedness.
"…I'd say that the only reason you don't like me is because you're jealous of the fact that I'm respected more than you are. In fact, the only reason you don't have any true female friends is because you're mean to all of us. There hasn't been one introduction where you haven't been mean to or insulted the person you're introducing except for Arnold. Now why is that Helga? Could it be because you like him?"
At this question, Helga froze.
How could I answer that? I mean, Arnold knows, but the rest of them don't. Besides, Arnold thinks that is just the heat of the moment. If I bring it up again…
Helga, at an impasse, just shrugs her shoulders and says, "He is a friend. You have to like a friend right."
Lila gives her a look that said, "That's not what I meant." She is about to voice this very thought to, but Helga didn't give her a chance to.
"Ok moving on. See that kid with the glasses and buzz cut. He…"
Suddenly, a though hit Helga.
Darn, talk about irony. I move on from having my secret blown to almost having Brainy's secret blown. Some "friend" I am. Maybe Lila's right. Maybe I am jealous and mean to people.
Helga eyes widen as another thought hit her.
Crap, I'm taking too long. They're going to think something's up. Besides, I did this so I wouldn't give Lila a chance to speak and now here I am giving her that very chance. Ok Helga you got to speed it up.
Just as Lila is about to brooch the topic of Helga's love life, again, Helga continues.
"The kid with glasses and a buzz cut is nicknamed Brainy. No one knows his real name, because he has asthma and doesn't speak too much."
The group looks at Brainy and he smiles and waves at them. He gives Helga an extra long look. Helga manages a half-smile back. When Brainy continues to look at her, Helga coughs and then continues.
"Um, ok, then next person to be introduced is Patty. Patty is the giant girl in the blue sweater. She's one tough girl, so you better not make her mad. Me and her are…never mind."
That is close.
Patty is giving Helga a dangerous look when Helga almost said she and Patty are friends, but stops when Helga corrects herself.
Helga moves on and says, "The other boy with glasses is Thaddeus, although everyone calls him Curly. He's insane. Stay away from him. He also has an insane crush on Rhonda. Even for the pop princess, I still feel bad."
Everyone looks at Curly and they can immediately see what Helga's talking about. Rhonda, even though she's on the other side of the yard, still takes a few steps back. Everyone turns to Helga once more.
"Hey, are we missing someone?"
The kids look around.
"Ya, where's Eugene?" calls out Harold, after a minute of looking and thinking.
"Figures the jinx would go missing" says Helga.
"Actually, he's not missing."
The kids and the teens turn to the adults, especially Mr. Weezer.
"Eugene had a bad cut on his head, and a concussion. The misses and I took him to Retroville Hospital."
Jimmy shivers at the thought of that place as he too has spent many hours in that place.
Helga nods her head, and returning to the conversation at hand, says, "Eugene is a red-headed jinx who gets himself injured a lot. You'll be lucky to meet him not in a cast or otherwise injured."
The group nod their heads.
Finally the adults introduce themselves.
"I suppose it's time we introduced ourselves."
The kids and teens turn to the adults once again.
The woman in the green dress and the man wearing a duck shirt formally introduce themselves.
"My name is Judy Neutron and this is my husband Hugh Neutron."
"Pleased to meet you!"
"Hello" say the kids.
Next the man wearing the same outfit as Carl and the woman who is wearing a similar outfit introduce themselves.
"Hi I'm Mr. Weezer and this is the misses"
"Hello"
The kids are stunned and a bit frightened by Mrs. Weezer's voice. The teens silently chuckle to themselves, except Carl.
Next Mr. and Mrs. Vortex introduce themselves.
"Hello, I'm Sasha Vortex and this is my husband. You all seem like an interesting group of kids."
The kids smile and say hello, although they all get the feeling that they have been somehow insulted.
Next up are Mr. and Mrs. Folfax.
"Hello, I'm Mr. Folfax and this is my lovely wife."
"Hello."
"Hello to you, too" says Helga, on behalf of the group.
Finally, Mr. Estevez introduces himself.
"I am Mr. Estevez, air conditioning specialist. Pleased to meet you all."
"It's nice to meet you" say the kids.
With introductions over, Mrs. Neutron turns to Jimmy and says, "Jimmy, dear, how long is it going to take you to fix your machine? I'm sure that Helga and her friends would like to get home soon."
Jimmy gulps.
"Mom, to be perfectly honest, I can't fix the machine. It's too broken. I might have been able to fix the damage that Sheen caused, in time, but when the wind came out of it, it damaged it more. When Helga and her friends came out of it, it officially died. The power source got burned out. I would have to build a new one from scratch. And to do that, I would need pure ice crystals from Pluto, which I could only get in a month when they reform. It would also take me two weeks to get there and two weeks back. So at minimum their stuck here for at least a month and a half."
The kids' jaws drop. Not only at the fact of space travel but of being stuck here for a month and a half.
"DID YOU JUST SAY A MONTH AND A HALF?" exclaim the kids.
Jimmy solemnly nods his head.
Helga shakes her head and for the first time since she has meet Jimmy and his friends, she is mad.
"Just what the heck are we suppose to do for a month and a half. Where are we going to eat? Sleep? Live? It's not like we have any money, not that it would be good here anyways, but even if we did it's not like we could get a hotel. We're not old enough and we don't have adult supervision anyways."
Mr. Estevez picks up on the conversation and is discussing something with the adults.
After a few minutes of discussing, Mr. Estevez interrupts Helga's angry tirade, which went on for the duration of the adult's conversation and says, "The other parents and I have discussed this. Helga and friends, you may stay with us until Jimmy's machine is fixed. Mr. and Mrs. Neutron have room for two guests and the rest of us have room for three. It will be up to you to decide who you would like to go with, if you want to guest with us."
The group of kids discusses this among themselves and they decide to take the adults up on their offer.
"We would be grateful. Thank you" says Helga, on behalf of the kids.
"Awesome!" says Libby, surprising all those in the vicinity.
"Ok, since Rhonda likes to gossip, Nadine is friends with Rhonda, and Lila likes to keep tough people in line, they can live with me for a while" says Libby.
Rhonda, Nadine, and Lila look at each other, then at Libby.
"Can we talk amongst ourselves for a minute?"
Libby nods her head and the three huddle together to talk privately.
"What do you think?" asks Rhonda.
"I don't see a problem with it" says Nadine.
The two of them look at Lila. Lila blinks at the sudden attention shift.
Knowing what they are going to asks, Lila says, "I have no qualms about it."
"So we're all in agreement."
"Ya"
"Yep"
The three nod their heads and turn to Libby.
"That's fine with us."
To the pain of those involved Libby squeals and hugs the three girls. The girls awkwardly hug back.
As they pull away, Sheen says, "Hey if Libby gets to pick, so do I."
The kids look at the manic teenager, wondering who the poor saps will be to get chosen by him.
"Ok since Curly's supposedly insane, I want to room with him. I also want to room with Sid, since he's as weird as I am, and Stinky, because I'm also simple."
"Ha, simple, weird, and insane. Ya, that describes you perfectly, ultra-freak" says Cindy.
Sheen turns to face Cindy with a wide grin on his face, yet with somewhat angry eyes.
"Oh Ya, miss sarcastic, who do you pick? I suppose it doesn't matter. Whoever rooms with you will go insane in a week anyways."
"Want to bet? I just as cultured as I am ruthless."
Now it is Jimmy turn to laugh. Cindy's attention immediately turns to Jimmy.
"What's so funny?"
Jimmy at first is laughing too hard to respond. When he finally calms down, he responds by saying, "I am just laughing at the thought of you being cultured. You couldn't be civilized even if the survival of earth depended on it."
Cindy is livid, too livid to respond.
Instead, Curly responds to Sheen inquiry by saying, "We talked it over and we feel that you are just as insane as me. So naturally we accept."
Sheen is ecstatic by the news and starts doing his penguin dance. To everyone's added shock, Curly immediately starts doing the dance along with him. For the next five minutes, Sheen and Curly dance, with Sid and Stinky joining the dance after a few minutes. Leaving the chaos group to dance Carl, for the first time since the accident, speaks.
"As for me, I would like to room with Harold, Eugene, and Brainy."
That statement makes everyone stop and look at Carl.
Helga breaks the eerie silence by asking, "You want Harold, Eugene, and Brainy. Why?"
Carl gets nervous and starts to sweat at being the center of attention, but answers with, "Well, Harold looks like he can eat a lot and it would be fun to have eating contests with him. Plus he can be my protection from the bullies at school."
Everyone pales a little at the word school. How are they going to explain fourteen kids enrolling in school at the same time then leaving a few months later? Noticing that he brought up a sore subject Carl continues.
"Ya. As for Eugene, since he's supposedly a jinx, he will probably be in all the accidents meant for me. And as for Brainy, well, I know what it feels like to have medical problems and to be left out because of them, so it would nice to have a friend whose like me."
Jimmy and Sheen look at Carl. Something inside them made them feel guilty, although they couldn't pinpoint what. Jimmy speaks to Carl in a voice that can only be described at sad guilt.
"I'm sorry Carl; I never knew you felt that way."
Carl shakes his head and says, "Most of the time I don't. It's just that sometimes when we do stuff as a group, Sheen flirts with Libby, and you flirt with Cindy and it makes me feel left out. Even when it's just us guys, you two still seem distracted sometimes, that all."
Sheen nods his head and says, "Ya, we kinda do that sometimes, don't we. We're sorry Carl. We'll try to do it less often."
Jimmy loses almost all sympathy at this point.
"Carl, while I'm am sorry that you feel that we leave you out sometimes, I really am, I have to correct you and Sheen on one thing."
"What's that, Jimmy?" asks Carl, even though he knew what is coming next.
"For the last time…"
Here it comes think the four remaining teenagers.
"…I DO NOT LIKE CINDY VORTEX!"
I knew it
All the adults, teenagers (with the exception of Jimmy), and all of the children silently chuckle at that statement as all of them knew (again, with the exception of Jimmy) that that statement is nothing but a lie. Even Cindy knew better than to believe him. With a growing smile on her face, she decides to have some fun with Jimmy.
"Oh Neutron"
Jimmy shapely turns around to face Cindy, and then promptly gulped at the look she is giving him.
"So you don't like me huh. Then would you explain to me why you kissed me in that alley all those months ago."
The group went "Oh busted" as Jimmy pales. Jimmy being the genius that he is quickly regains composer but lacks the insight to know when he is fighting a losing battle. That being the case, the way he replies is the last thing you want to do when faced in a situation like the one he is in.
"What kiss?"
Cindy's grin grows wider as she knows that he remembers and is just being stubborn about confronting it, just like she planned. However, Jimmy's next words would wipe the grin right off Cindy's face.
"If the kiss is of any importance, then I would remember it. I am a genius after all. I don't forget important stuff."
Jimmy knew as soon as he said those words that he screwed up, big time. He immediately notices the look on Cindy's face. It is as if she is heartbroken.
"Cindy I…"
Cindy, on the verse of tears, says, "I would like to room with Helga, Phoebe, and Patty. Helga seems like she needs a friend who's been through the same things she has. A girl doesn't go anywhere without her friends, so Phoebe has to come. Plus she looks smart, so she could probably help us. And Patty looks strong and sensitive, something we all need right now. Now if you'll excuse me."
With that, Cindy takes off running to her room. Jimmy tries to stop her and apologize, but before he can take one step, he is stopped by his mother.
"James Issac Neutron, get in the house now!"
Jimmy shoots his mother a look, but his mom shoots him a bigger look and Jimmy immediately runs inside the house. His mother politely excuses herself from the group and goes into the house herself.
The parents, expecting a war of words, say to their new guest, "Would everyone like to go to Retroland. It's an amusement park here in Retroville, our home city."
The kids discuss amongst themselves for a moment.
"Retroland sounds like Dinoland back home. It could be fun" says Helga.
"Helga, it does sound like fun, but shouldn't we see how Cindy is doing?" asks Phoebe.
Helga shakes her head.
"Cindy needs some time for herself. She just got her heart broken. That isn't something we can fix. The only thing we can do is take our minds off it, and this Retroland sounds like the perfect distraction."
Phoebe considers this for a minute, and then nods her head.
"Your right, Helga. We should go. Besides, we will have to assimilate if we're going to stay here for awhile."
Helga nods her head at Phoebe's assumption.
"Ok, so are we all agreed?"
The kids nod their heads yes. They turn to their temporary parents and say, "Yes, we would love to."
"Good, I'll tell sugarbooger" says Hugh.
"If I can get a word in edgewise" he whispers under his breath.
As he enters his house the other parents are getting ready to go.
As the parents are getting ready, Sasha pulls her husband aside, and says, "I would like you to take Helga, Phoebe, and Patty to Retroland. I want to make sure our daughter is okay."
"Okay Sasha, just don't be too hard on her. She needs love and support right now, not hard criticism."
"Of course dear. I'm a woman; I know how to comfort by nature. Be safe okay."
Mr. Vortex nods his head. Right before Sasha leaves, Mr. Neutron comes out of his house, looking like he's seen a ghost.
Curious, Sasha asks Hugh, "What happened in there? You look paler that a ghost on Halloween.
Hugh looks at Sasha and says, "Your daughter doesn't need to worry about yelling at Jimmy. Judy's taken care of all the yelling for ten broken hearted Cindy's."
Sasha eyes go wide. She has heard about Judy's rare yelling, and how bad it could be. But enough yelling for ten broken hearted Cindy's? That's almost inconceivable. If Judy can do that then…
Mental note: Don't underestimate the Neutron's. Another mental note: Don't make Judy Neutron angry, ever.
Sasha, realizing she must look like Hugh does, manages to maintain her composer and nod. There are not many things that can break Sasha Vortex, but this might just be one of them. Nonetheless, Sasha, remembering what her mission is, says goodbye to the group and makes her leave.
Once Sasha leaves, Hugh says to Arnold and Gerald, "Arnold, Gerald, it seems like you two are booking it with us. I would suggest we get out of her for a while."
At that moment, Judy's yelling can be heard though the walls of the house, and believe me, it doesn't sound pleasant.
Arnold and Gerald look at each other with a look of, "What did we just get into". They quickly nod at each other, then turn to Mr. Neutron and say, "For our own health, let's go."
With that, the remaining teens, the parents, and the kids get to the groups respective cars and once safety protocols are followed, speed off to Retroland, all within the blink of an eye.
