As the sun rose over the horizon,the Nicktoons children had awoken and Jimmy was already attempting to find where the Syndicate were hiding.
"You found them yet Neutron?" Timmy asked,annoyed.
"No,but i'm close. I think."
"That's what he said two hours ago..."
"Be patient Timmy. He's doing what he can." Wanda reminded him.
"Yeah,i know. Hey Wanda?"
"Yes,dear?"
"I want you and Cosmo to stay here when we go. After what happened...i don't want Crocker getting you too."
"We'll be alright Timmy. Right Cosmo?"
"Righ-oof! Who put this wall here!?"
Everyone sweat dropped at that,even Jimmy who tried to ignore it.
"Alright,point taken,but i can't let you go into a fight without a way to defend yourself."
"I still have my Star Blaster don't I?"
Realizing what he was talking about,she sighed and made it appear.
"I'll be alright Wanda. I promise." he finished,walking over to bug Jimmy some more.
Wanda's worry didn't vanish though and Danny noticed quickly. "Don't worry Wanda. We'll protect him. He'll be fine."
Her frown became a small smile. "Thank you Danny."
"Guys! I think i got it!"
"They're here in Retroville? That's unoriginal..."
"Well,at least we don't have to go somewhere ridiculous,Jen. You all ready?"
"Let's do this. I'm ready to give them such a butt kicking."
"Same here Danny."
"Alright,let's go save that girl. We don't want to have to fight her again." Jimmy finished,as they all jumped into the portal.
"You let this happen."
"Shut up,Sirena. If anyone's to blame for this it's you."
Morgan was sitting in the corner of her cell,trying to not to choke herself on her binds as she spoke to the darkness she was forced into.
"Oh,would you just admit this is your fault? You like blaming others for YOUR mistakes way too much."
"I said,shut up! That won't work on me like-"
"It did Timmy?"
Morgan stopped suddenly and pulled her knees to her chest.
"Haha...all i have to do is mention him or the other kids and you go dead silent. It's amusing."
As Sirena kept talking to her host,she noticed that her hand kept getting closer to her neck.
"Don't even think about removing that pendant!"
Morgan's hand froze.
"You know that's where i am. I have all your power. You cannot escape me,Morgan..."
Her hand flew to the marble-like charm that hung from the band and she clutched it hard in her hand as it shook.
"Mother...i..." she sighed. "If only you knew what this necklace would become when you gave it to me."
The floor below made a clack,then a crunch as the Nicktoons landed on it. They found it to be dark,which didn't surprise them.
"What is it with evil lairs always being dark? Like,it's almost cliche..." Timmy wondered,aloud.
Jimmy gave his friend a look,"Almost?"
"Relax guys,i got this covered." Danny responded,lighting up an ecto-beam in his hand to act as light.
Jenny nearly fell over at the sight of it. "Oh my gosh,that lighting is making everything look so creepy."
"It's light. I'm sure we won't have to use it forever,just until we find a light switch or something."
"I know,i didn't say i had a problem with it. It's just that an eerie green light shining in the dark seems like something from a horror movie."
"Actually i think i saw a movie that had that in it befo-"
"Alright,Timmy enough. We need to focus on finding that Morgan girl and hopefully her mother too."
"I know what the plan is Neutron! It's not that complicated."
"With you,i never know what you consider complex and simple. Although most of the time i question whether you understand anything at a-oof!"
"Jimmy? What's wrong?"
"Nothing,just bumped into something. Danny,shine that light over here."
As he got up,Timmy was holding back a laugh. "Now look who's not paying attention."
Jimmy was about to give a retort but Danny suddenly started laughing. "Oh my gosh,this is so ironic."
"What is it Danny?"
"Jen,Jimmy walked into a lamp."
"Oh,please tell me you're kidding."
"I'm not,here i'll try turning it on." The click of a switch sounded and a small light lit up the hallway.
Jimmy had a hand to his face but, he was smiling behind it. "OK,i'll admit it. That is really flipping funny."
"No kidding! I'm dying over here!" Timmy laughed.
"Alright guys,enough joking around." Danny said,looking around.
The hallway looked like a gray stone basement. Water was even leaking from between the rocks and dripping from the ceiling. Jenny noticed that due to some falling on her head.
Jimmy suddenly grew concerned. "Jenny,you won't short out will you?"
She shook her head. "Nah,not from a few water drops. I only have an issue with water when i end up in a body of it. Like an ocean or a lake. I'll be fine."
"Whew,i was worried for a moment there."
"Why is water bad for electronics? I see warnings all the time that say not to mix the two." Timmy asked,as they started walking again.
"Well,water conducts electricity so it can cause shortages...and it can be the other way around. Like,for example if you dropped a cell phone or our re-callers into say a bathtub it could injure anyone who'd be in there. It'd shock you." Jimmy explained.
"Hm...alright i guess that makes sense."
"Holy crud,he actually listened." he thought to himself.
"Yo,guys keep up! We got a problem!" Danny shouted. The others quickly joined him and saw what he meant.
"Split path,yay..."
"Alright,Timmy you and I will take the right path. Danny an Jenny,you guys take the other. We'll let you know if we find anything." the genius said,quickly coming up with the plan.
"Same here,come on Jen."
"I'm coming,chill out."
"Alright,Timmy let's go."
"Whatever."
"Danny,you think they'll be alright on their own?" Jenny asked her companion.
"Yeah,why do you ask?"
The robot female looked a bit nervous at having to answer that. "Well,they seem to bicker quite a bit..."
"Ah,that's what you mean. Don't worry,they do it all the time,but they usually know when to take charge."
"Doesn't that confuse you? I mean,they're both so young and yet they take control of a situation so easily. Makes you wonder where it came from."
"Couldn't people ask the same thing about us?" he asked,silently laughing.
"Well yeah sure,but we're older. Usually people find teenagers handling a situation a little easier to understand than a young kid."
"Eh,that depends,but i see your point."
After they discussed that,they strangely went silent for a bit. They just listened to the sounds of the cave-like basement. The water dripping from the roof and annoying them slightly each time one fell on their heads,the dirt floors that had rocks that crunched with every step they took,and the colorless stone walls. After a time of walking,the duo started to become a bit unnerved. The strange hallway was still going on and on and besides the water dripping and crunching,the place was silent. Too silent. Luckily though, they soon came to a large metal door which Jenny had no trouble opening. The room inside was dimly lit so it was a bit hard to see if there was anything inside it. Out of curiosity,Danny decided to try calling out to see if anyone answered.
"Hello? Is anyone in here?"
What he didn't expect was to get an answer. "W...Who's there?"
The two teens turned their heads to the left corner of the room and when Danny lit it up,it revealed a cell with a young woman sitting inside. Both realized just who she was when they saw her appearance. Green eyes,long dark brown hair,tan skin,and black clothing. She looked like Morgan.
"A...Are you her mother?" Jenny asked,lowering her tone of voice.
"When you say...'her'...do you mean,my daughter Morgan?" she said,answering with a question.
"Holy crud you are! Hold on,we'll get you outta there." Danny assured,as he looked for the lock.
"Danny! Screw the lock! Just blast the door open!"
"Fine,ma'am can you move over to the wall there? I don't wanna get ya."
"Young man,what are yo-"
Before she could finish,Danny launched an Ecto-ray at the cell,busting the bars apart. The woman was shocked,but now for the reason anyone'd expect.
"Morgan...you...I...we're not the only ones..."
"Are we EVER gonna get to the end of this hallway? We've been walking forever!" Timmy whined.
Jimmy sighed and looked at his watch. "Timmy we've been walking for five minutes."
"Well,it feels like forever!"
"Look,i think that's a door up ahead. You can stop complaining now."
"Let's just hope that it's not a trap."
As the two stepped up to the door,Timmy tried to turn the handle but it locked half way through the turn. "Well,crud. We got a key?"
"Who needs a key? Watch,laser." he spoke into the device around his wrist. As he said it,a red beam shot out and burned through the keyhole,unlocking the door.
"That's one way to do it."
"Ugh,this door's heavy. Turner! Help me push it open."
"Alright,move over."
As the two pushed,they tried not to flinch at the loud creaking the door made as it was extremely annoying to the both of them,however it didn't last long as the door didn't have to be pushed much to let them in since they were small. Like the hallway,the room was almost comepletly dark,except for what looked like a small window that let sunlight in. That small amount of sunlight is what enabled the two to see the cell and the curled form in front of it. Running over,they called the form's name.
"Morgan? Is that you?"
The curled up girl shot up and turned quickly in their direction. "Oh my god...it's you..."
Timmy nodded,"Neutron you got the lock?"
"Already on it."
As Morgan watched,she was in total disbelief and it was evident. "You actually came? Why?"
Jimmy looked over for a moment to answer the distraught teenager. "Why not?"
Morgan felt her anger growing and this caused her to raise her voice. "Why not!? I hurt you! I nearly..." she barked,choking on the last word.
Timmy looked at his friend,then back at her. "Look,if what we've heard is right...it wasn't really your fault. We can't really hold a grudge against you when you didn't have a choice."
Jimmy then decided to chime in as he worked on the lock. "All we've heard though are cheap words from the Syndicate. Why don't you tell us how you ended up like that?"
Morgan had no words,she couldn't believe these kids. "After all the crap i did...they're rational enough to wonder who's fault was it? Any ordinary person would've just come looking for me to get revenge,not ask for my side of the story." she thought.
"Alright,what happened...is simpler than you think. To save my mom,i was willing to do what they said...but when they said i had to kidnap and...kill...i refused. I downright refused,i mean how could i not? I didn't want to hurt anybody and i still don't. Sadly though,i guess they really wanted me as a puppet. The thing is,i don't know where these powers came from..."
"They said they gave them to you." Timmy said,thinking that they had lied after all.
"I doubt it. If they had they would've taken them back by now. They should know i won't follow any of their d-stupid orders again." she growled,censoring herself,realizing she shouldn't swear in front of them.
"Man this lock is tough,hold on i think I've almost got it...alright! It's unlocked!" he said,as the cell door retracted into the ceiling.
"Hey Neutron,she's chained too."
"Are you kidding me?" he said,then sighed. Walking over,he examined the chain and made a face. "I can't get the whole thing off without injuring your neck so i'll just cut the chain off,OK?"
All Morgan did was nod and Jimmy proceeded to do just what he said. All he couldn't get off was the brace and a small part of the chain. "Sorry Morgan."
"What are you sorry for? Lets get you two outta here,wait did you two come by yourselves?"
"No,we-oh crud! Neutron we gotta let Jenny and Danny know we found her."
"Oh right! I'll do that as we walk,i'm sure Morgan wants out of here as fast as possible."
"It's alright,really." she assured,as Jimmy pressed some buttons on the Re-caller.
"Jenny,Danny? You guys there?" There was only the sound of static.
"Uh...why aren't they answering?" Timmy asked,voice sounding panicked.
"Timmy,before you start panicking,let's just try to find them. I'm sure they're okay."
"Oh god...please let them be okay!" Morgan screamed in her head.
The three kids ran as fast as they could back down the hall in an attempt to find their silent friends,with Morgan tripping constantly and almost falling on Timmy. They kept running until Jimmy suddenly skid to a halt,alerting the other two. "Hey guys? Was this staircase here before?"
"Say what now?" Timmy asked,glancing up at it.
Turning to Morgan,Jimmy had a question of his own. "Did you know this was here?"
She shrugged. "Not specifically,when those jerks came down her i always heard a noise that sounded like moving rocks but i didn't know it was a staircase or anything really."
"Then this must be how they got down here. Come on."
"Are you sure about that Neutron? It's dark up there and Danny's not here to light it up like a horror movie."
"I think it'll be fi-"
"Um,oh sorry,but I could light it up. As i said,i still have my powers and i can create a light from my necklace."
Both boys turned and narrowed their eyes at her necklace. It was the same as before but,they had not noticed that she still had it.
"So your power's in that necklace?"
"Um hm. It makes me wonder...because this was given to me by my mother on my last birthday and i wear it all the time...anyway,here i'll light the hall."
As the three slowly climbed the stairs,Morgan's pendent gave off a red glow which she struggled to keep lit but didn't show it. After all,she had grown used to Sirena doing it for her so she had to learn to use it herself.
"Someone please tell me this staircase isn't as long as that hallway was."
Jimmy sighed,annoyed at Timmy's impatience and though she didn't show it,Morgan was a bit too. "That hallway wasn't that long to begin wi-"
"There! I think we've already found the exit." Morgan interrupted,noticing a rectangular outline on the opposite wall.
"Cool. I wish that they'd stop interrupting me..."
"Good,i wanna go kick some butt!"
Morgan chuckled to herself,"You guys do this often,huh?"
"Oh,more than you know." Jimmy responded,laughing himself.
As much as the two boys amused the girl,a spark of concern lit up in her eyes. "They don't seem bothered by the fact that they fight to protect themselves..." she thought,turning the knob. Suddenly a large BOOM sounded from the other side,causing Morgan to quickly shut it again. "What the frick!?" she yelped.
"Oh crud. Morgan,open the door!"
"Please let me get his name right...Are you crazy Jimmy?"
"Normally i'd say yes,but this i'm with him on this. Get that door open!" Timmy ordered.
Sweatdropping,Morgan quickly re-opened the door and boy were they greeted to a sight. Jenny and Danny were in the air,firing off their attacks at the Syndicate. They seemed to be having little success due to being outnumbered.
"Guys!" Timmy shouted. The flying projectiles stopped as everyone turned to the three entrants.
"It's Turner,Neutron and Kelsey!" Crocker shouted.
"That's what her last name is? I thought it was a first name." Jenny wondered,then noticing that Calamitous was about to hit a button. "You three,look out!"
Hearing the warning,Morgan quickly grabbed Jimmy and Timmy and pulled them out of the way,which sent them across the floor. "You two alright?"
"Yeah,we're good. Alright Turner,you ready for this?" Jimmy asked his friend,activating something on his watch.
"You bet i am. Hm? Morgan what is it?"
"I'm fighting with you. I want to show them what for."
Jimmy shook his head,then turned and shot a laser from his watch at the evildoers. "No,just stay here. The last thing any of us need is them pulling another dirty trick on you. We,you included don't know what they can do to you."
Morgan felt a growl rising from her throat,she was about to actually lose it on the boy genius but,a familiar voice stopped her.
"Honey,they're right. Let them do what they must."
Hearing this,Morgan turned to the right and saw her mother sitting against the far wall,a strange green shield protecting her from loose fire.
"M...Mom!? Oh my god..." she whispered,running over to her while Jimmy and Timmy ran into the fight. "Mom! Are you OK? What's this shield?"
"Calm down sweetheart,i'm fine. This is something I...and you can do."
"W...What? What do you mean? You can conjure a shield..." she placed her hand on it. "That's made of...crystal..."
"Yes,i think you know where this is going. Those powers you've gained...you were born with them."
A sudden scream from what sounded like Vexus echoed behind them,causing Morgan to flinch at the noise. "I...was? Then how come i haven't been able to use it or feel it until now?"
"Augh! Timmy watch where you're aiming that thing!"
"Sorry Danny! I'm a bit rusty with this thing!"
Both females turned,slightly concerned about the Nicktoons. "Those kids know how to fight...I'll give em that...,but they seem a little...clumsy."
"Anyway,Morgan...see when you were born i was overjoyed but i soon found out that i had passed on the powers i had to you and that i wasn't too happy about. Yes,the powers you have,i have as well. So what i did...i regretted before i even did it. I locked it away inside you so you didn't have access to it. There was a problem though,when i did i locked away a part of your mind and that's...well i believe you know her as Sirena."
"You...did...WHAT!?" Morgan yelled,not noticing that she had gained a peanut gallery behind her,although they didn't stop.
"Dear...i did it because i was scared. Scared that it would try to control you since i barely learned to control it myself...but i guess i failed pretty badly,huh?"
"..."
"Morgan...please understand..."
"I'm not mad mom,it's just...just...AUGH! NICKTOONS GET DOWN!"
The four kids had barely any time to react as Morgan turned and bellowed a large set of blazing red sound waves at the Syndicate,her eyes and necklace almost exploding in a red light.
"You insolent child! Take this!" Vlad shouted,throwing a ball of energy at the girl. Seeing that,she prepared to scream again but Danny fired his own blast at it,cancelling it out.
"I don't think you need to do that again,my ears are shattered enough."
Blinking,Morgan realized what she had just done. "O-oh...sorry about that." then she turned to the villains. "However,i am NOT sorry about blasting you."
"Uh,Jimmy? How'd she know we call ourselves that? Also i just noticed that her attack looks really cool when it's not hitting us."
"Not sure...we can ask her later,but for now i think we should-HEY!"
Jimmy's sudden loud tone of voice caught the other's attention and they realized what he was yelling about.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Jenny almost screamed,seeing the Syndicate attempting to sneak away.
"Somewhere other than here! We're done with you brats!" Vexus answered,as she opened her wings and flew through the roof. In an attempt to stop the others from escaping,more attacks were fired off but somehow they all got away.
"Son of a biscuit! Since when did they become such cowards?"
"I don't think they were afraid Timmy. I think they just got bored,we'll get them later." she assured him. She then turned and walked over to where Morgan and her mother were. The others soon followed suit and Morgan's mother got rid of her sheild.
"Children,thank you so much for saving us. Morgan,are you alright?"
Through harsh breaths,she managed to tell her she was and gave her a smile. Which resulted in her getting hugged. "Augh! Mom,knock it off! I missed you too."
Danny had his hand behind his head,rubbing a bruise he got while being knocked around. "Don't mention it,Mrs...um."
"Oh! I'm sorry. My name is Stephanie."
"Neat name. So,i hope you can forgive us for beating the tar out of your daughter. Heheh..."
Morgan suddenly stepped forward and spoke this time. "Eh,i deserved it. I think she'll agree with me,right mom?"
She chuckled,"If you say so,sometimes all kids need is a beating am i right? Haha,i'm joking."
Smiling,Jenny shrugged. "Violence may not solve everything but it certainly can help."
"Yes it can,but seriously i'm impressed at your abilities. All this time i thought Morgan and i were the only ones with strange abilities like that."
"We all thought the same thing too but,well sometimes you need to look a little harder." Jimmy said,only to be nudged by Timmy.
"Or have Neutron get his inventions stolen that involve universe travel."
Smirking,Jimmy nudged him back. "Yeah,sure dude."
"So uh...how are we gonna get home?" Morgan asked,breaking the mood.
Once again,everyone froze,clearly not knowing the answer. Except Jimmy that is. "Same way we all get home. Here." The boy walke up to the girl and handed her a Re-Caller. "It opens a portal that'll take it home. It also allows us to communicate with one another so if the Syndicate ever comes after you again,you can let us know."
The emerald eyes she had shined as she smiled. "Thank you. Thank you all. Come on mom. Lets go home."
"Alright sweetie."
Morgan hit a button on the watch-like device and once the portal opened up,they jumped in and vanished.
Epilogue:
"So,your town is almost rebuilt?"
Morgan nodded,as she spoke through Jimmy's monitor as the rest of the Nicktoons were talking to her a few weeks after the incident.
"Yeah,with my powers combined with my mothers we've been making good progress. My friends have been a big help too."
"You bet we have,sis!" Seneca yelled,nearly tackle-hugging Morgan to the pavement.
"Ah jeez! Warn me next time Sennie!" she laughed.
"That's great to hear. I'm glad your doing alright." Jenny said.
"Yeah,i'm good. By the way,have those people been bothering you at all?"
"The Syndicate? Nah,not since they ran away like cowards." Timmy responded,ego evident in his voice.
Danny rolled his eyes. "Don't worry about it Morgan. We've dealt with them all before."
"Yeah,i know but it still worries me. I don't want them doing to you all what they did to me. "
Jenny giggled. "We would never give them the chance."
The teen sighed. "Alright,but if you ever need a hand,i'd be willing to help. I kinda feel like i should try to redeem myself. Heh..."
"You don't have to,but if we need ya we'll let ya know. Alright?"
"Alright,Jimmy-Sennie what the-"
"Come on! We're gonna be late! Amber and Bridget are waiting for us!"
"Alright! Bye guys!" she finished,as her friend dragged her off screen by the arm.
Turning off the screen,Jimmy turned to his friends. "Well,why don't we go find our friends and go have some fun?"
"Sounds good to me." Danny responded.
"Same,be right back!" Timmy said,quickly opening a portal and jumping into it.
"Impatient as always,come on Danny. We'll be back soon Jimmy." Jenny told him,as she and Danny vanished into two more portals.
Left alone for the time being,Jimmy turned and started typing in what happened for future reference. "You know? We all do have our flaws,but that's not just what makes us human,it's what makes us who we are."
Morgan: AND DONE! Holy shit,this is the longest thing evar! Over 4000 words!
Jimmy: *Skims through* Are you trying to tick us off?
Morgan: *Takes a step back* N-augh! Timmy what the hell!?
Timmy: Danny's fault!
Morgan: Yeah sure it was. Cause Danny can shoot stars at me.
Danny: What's my fault?
Jenny: Nothing,Timmy the story's over. Put that away.
Timmy: I need to practice!
Morgan: Timmy,just put it away.
Timmy: *Glares* Why should i listen to you? You turned me into a puppet!
Morgan: Yeah,and don't make me do it again... *Eyes glow*
Timmy: 0.0
Danny: Try it and we'll just defeat you again.
Jimmy: Why wait?
Morgan: Shit. Well R&R! BYE! *Runs like a crazy person*
All: GET BACK HERE!
