"Hey, Sheen! Wake up!"
Sheen lightly yawned and rubbed his eye as he woke up to see Jimmy, Carl and Libby looking at him from across the other seats.
"What?" He asked tiredly.
"Look out the window!" Libby said, pointing to the window.
Sheen blinked out of confession as he turned to look out the window. But in a split second the confusion was replaced with wonder and awe as he had his hands on the window.
"Wow!"
Down below was the very capital of Japan itself. The city of tall buildings, cherry blossom trees and Neon lights. Tokyo.
After landing at the airport, everyone got off the plane and got they stuff together. As everyone made it to the top of the escalator, Mr Neutron spotted a geisha dressed in a bright red Kimono; holding up a sign with the name Neutron written in black on it.
"Hey, look at that dear." He said to Mrs Neutron. "No one else is being picked up by a clown."
"Dad, that's not a clown; that's a geisha." Jimmy corrected as he held his hand up.
When Jimmy started waving, the geisha with the sign came towards the group and took a bow.
"Kon'nichiwa and welcome Tokyo, American guests." She greeted politely. "I have been requested to take you directly to Rising sun Metroland."
Everyone started chattering excitedly as they made their way towards the bus. Jimmy was also smiling, until Cindy ran passed him and jumped over Goddard, as if she was on a sugar rush.
"Whoever gets to the bus first gets the front seat!" She called out as she ran.
"So what's the hurry!?" Jimmy called out mockingly.
Over up the back of the group, Carl moaned quietly; looking sick.
"What's the matter?" Sheen asked the sick boy.
"Um, I think my travel sickness pills have worn off." Carl moaned with his hand on his forehead.
"Don't worry, Carl! I gotcha a bag from the plane!" Sheen said as he took a barf bag from his backpack.
After everyone got on the bus, the trip to Metroland began. All the kids and the adults looked out the windows, looking at the colourful city, either taking pictures with their cameras or just admiring the view. Just as the bus went over Rainbow Bridge, Sheen looked out the window, confused.
"This is Rainbow bridge?! Where's all the colours?!" He ranted, feeling ripped off.
"It's only rainbow coloured at night, Ultradork!" Cindy said, angered by Sheens' ignorance.
Sheens' eyes went a little wide before his face went pink.
"Oh."
A few minutes later, the theme park was in view and just one minute away.
"Look, there's the theme park!" Libby pointed out excitedly.
"Man, it makes Retroland look like a kiddie park." Sheen commented from how big the park looked from far away.
He turned around to face Carl, who was sitting behind him and looked a little nervous.
"Scared, Carl?" Sheen asked as he stood up in his seat.
"N-no... Maybe." Carl shuddered.
"It's about roller coasters isn't it?"
"Yes."
"Relax, Carl." Jimmy reassured from the seat across. "I'm sure that all the rides there are 100% safe."
Just then, the bus driver started talking through a microphone.
"Welcome to Rising sun Metroland." The bus driver said somewhat dully.
The reaction of the kids however was quite the opposite. The kids looked and gasped at each other out of excitement.
"Yeah; Metroland!" The kids cheered as the bus went through the Japanese gate style entrance to the park.
Later, the gang and their parents went straight to the hotel within the park and to the room they would be staying in for the next two weeks.
"And here we are." Jimmy announced as he unlocked the door with a key card. "Our home away from home for the next two weeks."
Jimmy opened the door with one hand as he smiled. When the door opened, the kids and the parents gasped in awe as they saw the hotel room. The walls were coloured jade green with red carpet and black coloured furniture. A large window showed the entire park at high view and a kitchen in the corner.
"Pretty posh digs." Mrs Folfax commented as everyone stepped through the door.
Mr Folfax entered one of the bedrooms and laid down on the bed.
"Ahh! The beds sure are comfortable." He sighed, putting his hands behind his head.
Mrs Folfax came into the room with her hands on her hips and a cheeky grin on her face.
"Oh yeah?" She asked as she raised her eyebrow.
Without warning, Mrs Folfax ran forward and jumped onto the bed; shouting 'Incoming!', launching herself onto the bed and sending her husband into the air, landing on the fall.
"Ha! So is the floor." He said, sounding dizzy from the fall.
Meanwhile, Jimmy and the kids were looking around the room they would be sharing for the next two weeks. The room had a large window like the one in the main room, three bunk beds and two bathrooms. The ceiling had a realistic galaxy printed on and the walls were painted bright sky blue.
"Now this really is posh!" Libby commented as she came in.
"I hope they do room service here." Cindy thought to herself as she put her bag down.
Just as the other kids began to unpack, Sheen went into one of the bathrooms to explore. When he went in, a loud gasped escaped from his mouth.
"Guys! You need you see this!" He shouted from inside the bathroom on the right.
Jimmy and Carl looked at each other and shrugged before entering the room, followed by Cindy and Libby. They all thought Sheen found something horrible like a spider or a cockroach. Instead, they saw him pointing at the toilet with a wide grin on his face.
"Look, just look at this!" He said excitedly.
Everyone just stared at Sheen with raised eyebrows.
"It's a toilet." Jimmy commented.
"Yeah, but look closer." Sheen replied, pointing to something attached to the toilet.
Everyone looked a little closer to see a small remote attached to the toilet.
"This has to be the coolest toilet I have ever seen!" Sheen said, sounding almost too happy.
"All because of a remote?" Cindy questioned as she crossed her arms.
Just then, Carl pressed one of the buttons out of curiosity. The button caused water to shoot out of the toilet and splash onto the floor, getting a few droplets on the kids. Sheen was completely gobsmacked while everyone else was grossed out.
"Wow! A toilet that doubles as a fountain!" Sheen shouted excitedly as he started pressing more buttons.
Everyone took a step as Sheen pressed more buttons, making more water shoot up and making him laugh hysterically.
"You're disgusting, Estevez!" Cindy shouted in disgust before leaving the room.
Later, the vortex's and the wheezers' were about to go sight-seeing while Jimmy and friends were going to meet the owner of the park.
"We're off to see the city!" Mrs Vortex called out before closing the door.
Jimmy walked into the room, dressed in a fresh set of clothes for his meeting with Madame Ikari.
"Well. It's time to meet Madame Ikari. The woman who made all this possible." He stated as he straightened his hair and smiled. "Shall we?"
Jimmy's smiled disappeared when he noticed that his and Libby's' parents were fast asleep(most likely from jet lag) while Mr Estevez was up and about. Jimmy just gave out a slight shrug.
"Well Mr Estevez, guess it's just you, me and the gang." Jimmy commented as he opened the door for his friends.
"Indeed it is." Mr Estevez replied as he walked through the door.
"I guess this trip will be worth it." Cindy added.
"Of course it will." Sheen said as he closed the door behind him.
Along with the sleeping parents, Goddard was in the hotel room, looking out the window. As Goddard looked down below, he spotted another robot dog being chased by a dog catcher who was shouting something angrily in Japanese. Goddard made a whistle sound effect as his robotic tongue began panting. With a quick motion, he turned around and flew through the door; frighting the maid who opened it. Goddard flew down the stairs, knocking over a man holding a tray of food and the dog catcher on his pursuit of the robotic dog.
Meanwhile, Jimmy, Mr Estevez and the gang were in a glass elevator to the office of Madame Ikari. Carl looked through the glass of the elevator, looking down at the park below.
"Hey, Jimmy. I have a question." He said, turning to Jimmy.
"Yes, Carl?" Jimmy replied.
"Isn't Tokyo one of the most populated cities in the world?"
"Correct. Why do you ask?"
"How did they manage to fit a theme park this big in the middle it?"
"Oh, I'm sure they had some guy with big brains to figure it out for them, Carl." Sheen answered, looking out the glass.
"Or they just picked an area that wasn't populated." Libby added with her hands on her hips.
Sheen just nodded, distracted by the activity on the other side of the glass.
Just then, the elevator stopped at the top floor and the doors opened with the faint sound of a gong. Everyone looked at the room they stepped in with awe. Madame Ikari must be definitely rich, from all the expensive paintings and decorations like fans and scrolls on the walls. At the front desk, Madame Ikaris' assistant, Maka Shimoda turned around to see them as she put down the phone. She smiled as she got up out of her chair with a clipboard in her hands.
"kon'nichiha." She greeted with a bow. "Welcome to Rising sun Metroland. And I believe one of you must be Jimmy Neutron."
"That would be me, Ms." Jimmy greeted back.
Jimmy turned to his friends and started introducing them.
"These are my friends. Carl, Sheen, Cindy and Libby."
He turned to Mr Estevez, who was smiling politely.
"And this gentleman is Mr Carlos Estevez."
"I'm sheens' father." Mr Estevez added, putting a hand on his sons' shoulder.
Sheen just smiled and waved at Maka as she kneeled down to his level.
"Well hello there, Sheen." Maka greeted with a warm smile, noticing his Ultralord shirt. "I like your shirt."
"Thanks." Sheen replied, smiling shyly.
Maka smiled softly as she stood back to her normal height.
"You all seem like lovely people." She commented. "Is this your first time in Tokyo?"
"Well, Tokyo yes, but-"
As Jimmy began to explain, Cindy wondered off into the main office. She turned to the right of the entrance, and saw the broken animatronic head. Cindy took a step back out of surprise.
"Wow." She gasped in awe at the robot head.
Carl and Libby followed Cindy, also spotting the robot head and having the reactions as Cindy, but Carl coward behind Libby upon seeing the mechanical head.
"Now, that's a big head." Libby commented.
"Y-you think the godmother had anything to do with this?" Carl asked nervously, making Libby roll her eyes.
Sheen stepped in, taking notice of the head as sparks began to crackle from loose wires. Sheen glanced at the left wall, where something stole his attention. A light gasp escape from his mouth and a smile crept onto his lips as he gazed upon a collection of Samurai swords and weapons nailed to the wall. Cindy was near the opposite side of the room; observing the giant wave picture printed on the right wall. As she continued observing the fine print, Cindy noticed something. The was a black outline in the wall In the shape of a door. Cindy gently pushed against it with her finger, making it move inward. Cindy smiled at this discovery. Just then, the sound of footsteps and talking reached her ears. With a few quick steps, Cindy pushed the hidden door open and went inside; closing the door behind her.
"It won't have an impact in anyway, Tetsuo." A female voice said from behind the sword wall.
Sheen took a step back when he heard the voice.
"Just leave no finger prints."
The wall opened up to reveal a woman wearing a black dress with a white fur coat and a buff man with tattoos all over his arms inside a room with a giant computer screen and panel. The woman turned forward to see Sheen standing there, screaming when she saw him with Sheen returning the reaction.
"Where did that filthy Gaki come from!?" The woman said in shocked rage.
"Who're you to call me a Gaki!?" Sheen replied, appalled by the insult even though he did not know what it meant.
"I am Madame Rikia Ikari! How did you get into my office!?"
"Well, I did tell you to lock the door." Tetsuo said unemotionally.
"Don't sass me! Just get rid of this kid!"
"Hai, Madame."
Tetsuo took a deep long breath.
"MAKA!" He called at the top of his lungs.
Ms Maka jumped at the mention of her name, running into the office and leaving a confused Jimmy and Mr Estevez outside.
"Come along, children." Maka said calmly.
Carl, Sheen and Libby ran to Maka. Sheen ran behind the nicer woman and gave the bitter one a cold stare.
"Um, Madame; Jimmy Neutron is here." Maka reminded, hoping Madame would calm down.
"Oh. Good." Madame replied, now calm.
She took a seat at her desk and folded her arms.
"Send in the clown."
Maka nodded and went outside to get Jimmy. After a few seconds, Jimmy walked into the office as he fixed up his hair. Madame Ikari let out a fake smile at the boy genius. Cindy peeked in from the great wave door, not making a sound.
"So, if it isn't our brilliant designer." Madame greeted, still smiling.
"Well, I wouldn't say brilliant." Jimmy confessed, rubbing the back of his neck shyly.
Madame Ikaris' smile turned into a disgusted frown.
"Neither would I." She replied in a dull voice, making Jimmy step back a little.
Outside the office, Maka had the other kids with her and started speaking to Mr Estevez.
"Carlos?" Maka began. "Why don't we take the kids to the great parade while they... Get better acquainted?"
Mr Estevez smiled at the idea.
"I'm sure they would love that." He agreed.
As the group began to make their way outside to watch the parade, Libby noticed the absence of Cindy.
"Hey, you guys seen Cindy anywhere?" She asked, concerned by her friends' disappearance.
"Don't worry, Libby. She probably went to look for the bathroom or something." Sheen reassured.
Back at the office, things were not going too well for Jimmy.
"Neutron? See this face?" Madame asked sarcastically, pointing to her smiling grin.
Jimmy nervously nodded before her grin turned into a frown.
"I never WANT TO MAKE THIS FACE AGAIN!" Madame yelled out, making Jimmy step away and making Cindy gasp quietly from behind the door. "Now, get to work."
"D-don't worry Madame, I'll have it up and running in no time." Jimmy said, grabbing the door handle. "Mechanical expertise is my middle name."
"Well, then your first name should be 'I have no'." Madame remarked in a grim tone, making Jimmy run out the door like lightning.
Cindy shook her head in disgust from what she just witnessed. Just then, a beeping sound came from the computer room along with the flash of a blinking yellow light.
"Sorry to interrupt your fit Madame." Tetsuo said unemotionally. "But the boss is on the screen."
Ikari gasped and leaped out of her chair and ran towards the giant computer screen as the image of an elderly man came into view. The man was quite aged with white hair (with none on the top of his head), a long goatee and moustache, round glasses and a dark blue traditional Japanese robe. Cindy watched with growing interest.
"Master Yorokobi! How lovely to see you." Madame greeted to the elder on the screen.
Master Yorokobi nodded in response before speaking.
"As you know, I am stepping down as president of Metro industries and have begun a search for my replacement." He explained in an old and wise voice.
"Wonderful! I accept." Ikari replied, assuming the best.
Master Yorokobi shook his head.
"You are one of many in consideration, my dear." He answered.
Madame Ikari looked at the man on the screen in disbelief. Cindy listened with growing interest.
"But, I have made millions for the company!" She protested, wanting the position badly.
"Whoever I choose must not only be concerned with money." He began to explain. "They must understand what it means to bring joy to children. In fact, they themselves must have the heart and soul of a child."
Madame crossed her arms with disgust.
"I'm sure I have one in a jar somewhere." She whispered angrily.
Cindy covered her mouth in shook, hearing the words clearly. Madame looked back at the screen with a devious grin.
"Funny you should say that, sir." She began, still smiling. "Because it just so happens that I am engaged to a strapping man with offspring of his own."
Master Yorokobi smiled and chuckled before speaking again.
"Congratulations, Madame." He spoke, Madame still smiling. "I look forward to attending the wedding and seeing you with your new family. We will discuss your promotion then."
With a bow, master Yorokobi said goodbye and the screen went black. Madame Ikaris' fake grin changed back into a frown as she dropped back into her seat at the desk. Tetsuo looked at his employer with a raised eyebrow.
"What now, Pinocchio?" he said unemotionally.
Madame Ikari groaned with her face in her hands.
"Years of clawing and lying my way to the top gone to waste." She said pitifully. "Why am I NOT SOME CHILDS' TENDER MOTHER!?"
Cindy watched the woman bang her fists against the desk as she repeated the word why; wishing for a way out without getting caught. Madame broke down with her face down, crying fake tears.
"Because you hate children, and men find you absolutely terrifying." Tetsuo reminded with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
Madame Ikari gave the man a death glare before standing up out of her chair.
"There must be some spineless man with a little brat of his own out there." She said as she looked out the window over the theme park.
Cindy saw her chance. While the two adults had their eyes fixed on the window, she silently opened the door and attempted to make a run for it. Unfortunately, a bump in the carpet was in the way, making her trip and fall with a loud thump. Madame and Tetsuo quickly turned around to see Cindy lying face down on the floor. Cindy sat up from the floor before noticing the two adults staring at her.
"What the-!?" Madame exclaimed.
"Uhh, kon'nichiwa?" Cindy smiled nervously, hoping they would just let her go.
Cindy quickly shot up to make a run for it. But Tetsuo grabbed the back of her top and lifted her off the floor with one hand. Madame Ikari looked at the girl with shock and disgust.
"What were you doing in there!?" She demanded fiercely.
"Madame doesn't like spies." Tetsuo added with a smirk.
"J-just let me explain!" Cindy replied out of fear.
"You have ten seconds to tell me why I should not have you thrown out the window, or worse." Madame hissed at the child.
Cindy gulped before she started to babble.
"Because I know Ti-Chi, I'm also a talented singer... And it's a long way down from that window!"
"Tick, tock." Madame reminded, becoming impatient.
"AND I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND A SPINELESS MAN WITH A BRAT OF HIS OWN!"
Madame Ikari looked at Cindy with wide eyes before her lips formed into a devious grin. She signalled her henchman to put the girl down.
"Do tell."
...
Meanwhile, Sheen, Carl and Libby were standing on a balcony and watching the parade with Maka and Mr Estevez. The parade was heavily Japanese themed with dancing geishas, cute mascots and men in Samurai customs with swords.
"Wow, isn't this awesome, Carl?" Sheen commented with enthusiasm in his voice.
"I don't know. Those swords don't look very safe." Carl replied, referring to the samurai.
Maka lightly chuckled at the redheads' response.
"Don't worry, Carl. Those men are trained professionals." She reassured with her hand on the boys' shoulder.
Carl smiled shyly and looked back at the excitement below the balcony. Mr Estevez took notice of how Maka was around kids.
"You're quite a neutral, Maka." He commented with a smile.
"Well, I have a beautiful daughter to thank for that." Maka replied, returning a smile.
"You have a daughter?" Sheen asked, surprised by the statement.
"Indeed I do. Her name is Kiyoko and she's almost thirteen."
"So is Sheen." Mr Estevez responded, ruffling up his son's hair.
"What? Dad, I'm not a girl!"
Everyone laughed at Sheens' reply. Maka looked back towards the parade, noticing the float that was coming up. The float had the rock monster animatronic, but its hand was high in the air with a woman dressed as a Japanese princess standing on there, throwing confetti from a bowl in her hand. Maka smiled before turning back to the kids.
"There's quite a story behind this float." She stated, grabbing everyones' attention. "Once, there was a mighty mountain golem named Fuji."
Carl and Sheen gasped as Maka continued the story.
"Everyone was terrified of him. Everyone but one. The beautiful princess. She could see passed the hard stone of Fuji. She could see that he was not vicious. He was lonely, and scared. So she promised to take care of him. To him keep safe, and loved. Till the end of time."
Libby and Carl both stared in awe as Maka finished the story. Sheen how ever had his eyes on the parade as the float with the princess came by. He kept looking back at Maka as gold confetti gently came down from above. A smile came onto the boys' face as he watched the confetti come down.
"Till the end of time." Sheen whispered to himself as he watched the falling gold confetti.
Meanwhile, Madame and Cindy were playing a game of chess while discussing Mr Estevez and his son.
"His kid is the tall one with the spiky hair and Ultralord shirt." Cindy explained as she made a move. "My mom says that Mr E is so desperate, he'll pretty much marry the first girl who pops the question."
"Excellent." Madame smiled devilishly.
Madame Ikari made the winning move on the chess board and stood up off her seat.
"Now run along before you give me lice." Madame said in a rude way, turning around to leave.
"Hey!" Cindy stood up with her hands on her hips. "What about my part of the deal?"
Madame laughed as she looked back at the blonde.
"Why should I give you anything?" She asked, thinking that Cindy was not smarter then she looked.
Cindy crossed her arms and tapped her foot in thought.
"Well, I could just tell everyone the real reason why you want to marry Mr Estevez." She reminded with a smirk.
Madame crossed her arms thinking she underestimated Cindy's' intelligence.
"She's got you there." Tetsuo said with a slight smirk.
"Oh shut up." Madame hissed at her right hand man.
She made her way over to Cindy and leaned against the desk.
"Tell auntie Rikia what you desire." Madame said with a smirk.
Cindy put her hand on her chin as she leaned on her chair in thought. She had to make a choice carefully. Cindy sat up properly and folded her hands.
"I've made a decision." She said in a calm voice. "I want five hundred dollars in exchange for any other dirt I can get for you about Estevez."
"Done." Madame agreed.
"You sure that is wise, Madame?" Tetsuo whispered into his employers' ear.
"Please, it's only five hundred." Madame whispered back.
Cindy stood up.
"And." She continued. "I want to be the flower girl at your wedding."
Madame laughed, amused because of Cindys' second request.
"I don't know why anyone said Americans are greedy." She joked as she flicked her hair.
She turned to Tetsuo with her arms crossed.
"Tetsuo. Found out where our guests will be dining tonight." She ordered calmly before smirking. "Love... Is on the menu."
AN: Sorry for taking so long with this one. Had a bad case of writers block. And school. Well here it is. The gang have arrived to Tokyo! Now the fun begins. Stay tuned.