While Sheen was trapped in space, things back on Earth hadn't been going so well for his friends and family, especially his family and Jimmy.

Sheen's sister was in great depression without her big brother, his grandmother went insane and Mr. Estevez went to Jimmy and spoke to him in a very low and sad voice.

"Please Jimmy," he said sadly to Jimmy "You have to bring Sheen back. You're the only one who can do it. Please Jimmy"

"I'll try Mr. Estevez, I'll try" Jimmy whispered.

Unfortunately, Jimmy couldn't focus on getting Sheen back, due to some...engagements.

Most of the days where he tried to focus on getting Sheen back were filled with glares, rolling eyes, tears and pointed fingers, all directed at him. He had gotten used to this type of treatment, since he usually put everyone in danger with his inventions.

Unlike other times where he was ridiculed, this is one that hit him most of all. Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, Cindy went right up to him.

"Way to go, Neutron" she said as she pushed him "Thanks to you and your big brain, Sheen is gone and look at what happened! His family's heartbroken and it's all because of you. It's always just like you to do that; you build some stupid invention and then you put everyone in danger! You never think anything through and you just think you're better than everyone else"

"Oh really?" Jimmy spat "Oh look at me! I'm Cindy Vortex and I yell all the time and I am so perfect and I do nothing wrong at all!"

"This is no time to see who's the most insufferable Neutron, but I'd say you would win" Cindy angrily said.

"What're you talking about, Vortex?" Jimmy asked angrily.

"You are a pompous, self-centered, egotistical jerk who only thinks about himself, and that stupid brain of yours proves it all!" Cindy snapped "You just waltz in and decide to upstage me and everyone else. Well listen up, mister, you're nothing but a menace and a threat to all of us. All you've done is put people in harm with your stupid inventions, your stupid ideas, and your stupid mouth!"

Jimmy was left silent and shocked. Cindy had antagonized him lots of times, but this was brand new.

Cindy continued "Listen Neutron, we will NEVER be friends and I will NEVER like you. You've nearly killed all of us and you still haven't died. Everywhere you go, people are afraid of you because of your stupid brain. How does it feel knowing that everyone around you nearly dies because of you? That's what you'll always be Neutron. A waste of time and existence! What I am saying Neutron is that NOBODY LIKES YOU! NOBODY LOVES YOU! NOBODY WANTS YOU AROUND! NOBODY NEEDS YOU! AND NOBODY WANTS YOU AROUND YOU! WE'D ALL BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU! IN FACT, I WISH YOU WERE NEVER EVEN BORN!"

Cindy then pushed Jimmy into the mud really hard and walked away. The boy genius was at a loss for words. Just then, it started to rain and Jimmy sadly walked back home. Hugh was inside the garage fixing up his ducks and Judy was inside making dinner.

Jimmy walked upstairs and sneaked past his parents so they wouldn't notice his wet and muddy appearance and depressed state. He went into his room, put on his pajamas slumped his head into his pillow. Goddard noticed Jimmy's state and walked right over to him. Before Sheen left Earth, he equipped Goddard with a new voice chip.

"Master, why do you look so sad?" he asked.

"I'm not sad, Goddard" Jimmy said in the pillow "I'm just fine! I just wanna go to bed now"

"Master, I am a dog and we dogs can feel people's emotions" Goddard clarified "And as your faithful pet, I must help you when you are down in the mouth. Please, tell me what happened"

Jimmy sighed "Here's what happened...Cindy. That's what happened"

"Cindy?" Goddard asked "What about her?"

"She lashed out at me" Jimmy said "Since Sheen disappeared with my new rocket, I've been more ridiculed and yelled at then usual. But this time, Cindy said some things that just crushed my spirit. She said I'm a menace...she said i'm basically the reason why everyone in the world has nearly died...she said it all Goddard. Am I really a bad person, Goddard?"

"Oh no master, your inventions have helped us all" Goddard shook his head.

"But they've always caused trouble, Goddard" Jimmy couldn't fight back his tears anymore "Come with me to the lab, Goddard."

As they went down to the lab, Jimmy looked at all of his inventions. He cried to himself knowing that all of his inventions have caused trouble and that he's the one who always put the world in danger. He couldn't deny it anymore. He knew Cindy was right. He didn't belong in this world anymore.

"Cindy was right, Goddard" he told Goddard sadly.

Goddard looked at Jimmy with a confused look.

"It's all my fault Goddard, everything is my fault" Jimmy sadly said "I've created a second Ice Age, nearly gotten the planet destroyed, got an evil race of space aliens to steal our parents, put the town in danger, bet you out of anger and pride. Those things were all my fault. Now because of me, I'm stuck with the title of being the town menace and Sheen's gone. Cindy's right, people would be better off without me"

Jimmy was now letting his tears flow. Goddard handed Jimmy a box of tissues.

After several minutes of crying, Jimmy finally came with a realization "I can't do it anymore Goddard"

"What do you mean, master?" Goddard asked him.

"The only reason I built that rocket in the first place was so I could keep my family, friends and the whole Earth safe" Jimmy replied "Maybe I could escape to another planet and put everyone at ease. Maybe I could focus more on my invention output, maybe I could find an alien race that appreciated science as much as me, maybe I could even find a race where I could teach them all about our planet"

Goddard looked at Jimmy with as much empathy.

"Cindy's right" Jimmy said sadly "I'm only here to ruin everybody's lives and put them in danger. Being a genius sucks. What's the point of having a large IQ if you're just going to screw things up for everyone? All I want is for people to like me and think I'm great, but now I hate it, since there's no one like me out there. I'm the only boy genius around and possibly, the only one in the world. I guess Retroville would be better off without me"

Jimmy buried his face into his knees and started to sob, while Goddard tried to comfort him. He had to bring Sheen back, but he felt too bad about himself after all the things he's done in the past. He felt as if, he was nothing.


Author's Note:

Looks like Jimmy's in a real deep depression and has the blues. Maybe his friends can get him out of his funk. Maybe. After what Cindy said to Jimmy, I don't think he'll ever get out of his deep depression.