Author's note: Sorry for the wait, got distracted by Explosions in the Sky's Your Hand in Mine. Anyhow, Cindy has finally agreed to tell the truth, but what happens when Jimmy finds out why Cindy left first? And what will happen if one of Cindy's friends explains why she's not really happy back at home before Cindy tells Penny? Find out as the 2nd act begins with the 1st chapter of the second act!
Back at the park, Sherman ran out in excitement, happy that Cindy and Penny are finally about to tell the truth about why Cindy left all those years ago. He was hoping that it would happen one way or another, and it's going to happen for the first time. And the truth will be out, and hopefully, it will put an end to this mess.
Sherman then ran up to Jimmy and then said, "Jimmy! You'll never believe what just happened!"
Jimmy then asked, "She's going to tell the truth?" Sherman nodded in happiness, Jimmy then smiled as well, finally! This mess could be put to an end, the others smiled as well, because Penny and Cindy are going to make amends. It was like a great homecoming at a high school after years after graduating high school.
Sheen then said, "This is emotionally awesome!" Even Carl Wheezer, his llama loving friend agrees with Sheen, he jumped up and down in excitement, and then he stopped for a second to use his inhaler.
Carl then said, "I know! Things are looking brighter than ever!"
Libby replied, "It's finally over, now Cindy can have a good Christmas weekend for once!" Then, everyone else stopped smiling in celebration, and looked surprised at what Libby just said just now. Isn't Cindy happy in Retroville around the holidays? The kids of retroville's adventure which nearly got Christmas ruined might say otherwise.
Jimmy raised an eyebrow in question. Libby just realizes what she just said, becomes shocked.
Jimmy then asked, "Wait, what do you mean?"
Libby then looked guilty for a moment, and then said, "Well, usually around the Christmas break, she usually feels lonely most of the time, because her father is always working late on days after Christmas, and usually, her mother would have her practicing piano if Cindy was bored. And don't get me wrong, she loves being successful, but sometimes she feels as if she needs to take a break from it."
Everyone was surprised by what Libby just said, Jimmy was the most shocked. He thought that Cindy felt as if her adopted parents were just interested in her succeeding in life and her future career.
"Cindy didn't walk out on her family! Her adopted parents dragged her to Retroville!" Jimmy said, with surprise. Then he gasped in shock and fear. He continued, "I have to keep Penny from learning the truth!"
He then ran away from the park, looking for Peabody's mansion.
"Cindy, I know the truth now! It wasn't your fault! And I can find a way to help you be happy again!" Jimmy thought in his head, hoping to try to make things right between Cindy and Penny. This was actually new stuff that Jimmy found out about, normally, Cindy would know when to tell her friends and family about this.
Didn't see that coming, did you? Jimmy jumped straight to a conclusion, not a scientific one, but a family conclusion. Now that Jimmy and his friends jumped to a conclusion, what will they do if they had just jumped to a conclusion?
Back at the hotel, Penny and Cindy were getting lunch at the cafe, hoping to find a way to discuss this whole mess, immediately.
Penny then said, "Well, Jimmy and the others are heading back home by the 23rd?"
Cindy then replied, "Actually, they told me that they'll be heading home by midnight on Christmas eve. Now that we can put this behind us, I gotta say, Sherman's holding up well about this." Cindy then noted that Sherman was holding up pretty well about this situation.
Penny was clearly worried about what Sherman was doing, ever since the incident with the WABAC, Penny has always worried about Sherman anytime he and Mr. Peabody and Sherman went into the WABAC for a time travelling adventure. But this was a different type of worried, because this appears to not get to Sherman at all, sure he would feel worried, but he would insist that he's okay.
"Yeah, a bit too well, I'm starting to worry that he's not dealing with his emotions about this, I know that he's worried, normally, he'd freak out, but this is new." Penny replied.
Cindy was confused about this at the moment. She replied, "Wait, I thought that was "Holding up" meant."
"It's actually called repression, Cindy. It's his Veterans Day weekend all over again." Penny replied.
Cindy then raised an eyebrow in question. Penny then said, "Well, on the week before Veterans day, Sherman was being picked on by the school bullies, these bullies would give Sherman swirlies, wedgies, and beatdowns. And during that entire week, Sherman insisted that he was completely fine, but on Veterans Day, the bullies pushed Sherman too far, by throwing dodgeballs at him. In retalliation, Sherman threw dodgeballs everywhere even at the bullies, but he then got carried away by his bottled up emotions and took things way too far."
Cindy would also know when things are going too far. Increasingly, back in Indiana, she is forced to an authentic admission that Jimmy can indeed do some cool things and have cool adventures. During 2007, as she starts to come to terms with her feelings for Jimmy, she mellows out, slowly dropping their rivalry and picking on Jimmy and his friends less and less. Instead, she begins to make several attempts to get Jimmy's attention. Which would end up working out in by the end of summer in 07'. However, he never knew about her family life at home, and hopefully, he hopes to put an end to this mess.
Cindy was shocked as ever. Sherman may bottle up his emotions sometimes.
"Cindy!" Jimmy was heard.
Jimmy ran towards Cindy and Penny. He then said, "Guys! I know the truth! It wasn't your fault, Cindy! You left because your..."
Cindy then walked away and dragged Jimmy with her.
Cindy then said, "What do you think you're doing? I was about to tell the truth!"
Jimmy replies, "I already know! It's not your fault! You left because your family dragged you there!"
Cindy was angered by this, she then said, "You are not even close to being right! My parents want me to succeed because they don't want me to be a failure, you know why? Because they love me. However, it's not the reason why I left, and it's not the reason why I was unhappy at home! My adopted mother was upset that my adopted father was working late all the time, feeling that he was putting his job in front of his family. That's why I wanted to stay on that island a few months ago, because I was sad about what was going on!"
Jimmy felt a little embarrased about what was said, now that he knows that she's unhappy with her father.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know." Jimmy then said. "And if you want, you're more than welcome to tell the truth with your friends help."
Cindy smiled, Jimmy once again spoke, "Well, if you have to tell the truth, then can we do it somewhere else where your parents don't know about you telling the truth?"
Cindy nodded in agreement, hoping to put an end to this once and for all. Cindy then said, "I think I'll bring it up at Central Park before midnight when you leave."
Jimmy then smiled, hoping to put this mess behind him, and it's finally going to be over.
Well, on the night before Christmas eve, Penny will finally learn the truth, and don't worry, I know she's smart for someone her age, and she'll take the truth well, but it's Sherman that she's worried about as well.
At Peabody's penthouse, Sherman was having lunch, while Peabody was getting his coat on. The dog then said, "Oh, and Sherman," Sherman then looked at Mr. Peabody. The dog continued, "Penny called, and she told me that you're taking this too well. That you're bottling up your emotions, I can't help thinking you may have taken things to extremes. As you know, it can be dangerous to repress one's emotions."
Mr. Peabody knows what happens when Sherman bottles up his emotions, the result is not pleasant whenever Sherman's pushed too far by someone, whether it was over little stuff, or something that was a big deal, it doesn't end well.
Sherman replied, "Oh, well, to be perfectly honest..." Peabody looked at his son curiously, then Sherman started to look sad. Sherman then replied, "No. I've been worried about Penny all weekend. I never knew she could be worked up over this, and I was trying to take it well, but I'm not taking it well, I've had trouble sleeping at night, I secretly cried when you were sleeping."
"But why?" Mr. Peabody then asked, getting worried.
"Because I was worried about Penny! And remember, I get worried about her ever since what happened in September earlier. I gotta talk about it to her, because Cindy might have to tell the truth." Sherman then spoke, he then walked to his room.
Mr. Peabody facepalms, he then thinks, "Oh my, this is not going to end well for Sherman."
Sherman then takes out his cell phone and calls Sheen. He then said, "Alright, so Penny doesn't know the truth, but we do, courtesy of your crush. I don't know about you, but maybe some things are better left unsaid."
Sherman and Jimmy's friends have the wrong idea on why Cindy left, and now, the group might have to try to go to great lengths to prevent the real truth from being revealed! But Cindy hasn't told anyone the secret, and Jimmy must convince his friends to let the truth out! Will Cindy be able to tell the truth? Will Frasier's brother be able to tell Sherman and company that the truth helps some people even if it hurts? The only way to find out is in the final chapter of this "Blood Crieth Unto Heaven" inspired fanfic!
