Chapter 11 -Trickery

Nick was happy all day. Jeremy smiled. Maybe the rides and playing were finally cheering him up. Jeremy noticed that he was eating spaghetti for dinner...Lotsa Spaghetti brand spaghetti! He was suspicious, but decided to put it off. Nick was so happy, and Jeremy didn't want to interrogate him now. Besides, he had gaming to finish. He finished his plate and headed to his room. Nick stopped him on the way out. "Hey Jeremy, I have a surprise for you!" Jeremy was puzzled. There wasn't much Nick could surprise him with these days. Suddenly, music started playing from Nick's mouth.

"We're no strangers to love, you know the rules and so do I,

A full commitment's what I'm thinkin of, you wouldn't get this from any other guy!"

Jeremy frowned. The music was so familiar, and yet...

"I just wanna tell you how I'm feelin', gotta make you understand,

Nevva gonna give you up, nevva gonna let you down, nevva gonna run around and desert you!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NickRolled!" Jeremy screamed, grinning.

"Nevva gonna make you cry, nevva gonna say goodbye, nevva gonna tell a lie-and hurt you!"

Nick burst out laughing, and Jeremy quickly followed. "That was mean!"

They had many fun days while Mew was gone, with many more NickRolls (even one broadcast on national television, with many citizens feeling confused). Then, six days after she left, Mew returned in a huff. Nick! She said. I need to talk to you. Nick tensed. He had had fun, but the jig was up. Mew had found out, but...how? He would be honest. Mew went up to him and said, Have you been robbing Lotsa Spaghetti and framing others?Nick nodded his head, ashamed of himself. Why? Mew asked. She then looked into his memories. Ohh...You wanted to play with Jeremy alone? Nick nodded. Just then, Jeremy came in. "Hey Mew, you're back! But, why is Nick crying?" Nick tricked us by robbing Lotsa Spaghetti and framing others so you and he would have time alone. Nick said nothing, tears still trickling down his metallic skin. Jeremy sighed. "You know, Nick, you could have asked." Nick sighed. His plan failed, but he still got to play with Jeremy alone for a while. He couldn't have asked for much more.

Jeremy's birthday was coming up. Mew was confused: These birthdays required a present from everyone to him, but this universe she created had everything for him. Nothing was ever truly 'new' here, having been copied from a variety of universes. Then she thought about how Jeremy liked video games, and she had a brilliant idea.

Nick was also concerned for Jeremy's birthday. Being a robot, though he was highly intelligent, he could not think of a present for him. Then he saw Mew floating down a corridor. He hurried over and asked "Mew, do you have a present for Jeremy's birthday?" Mew nodded, her eyes glinting mischievously. "Can I help? I can't think of anything." Mew nodded again. As a matter of fact, I was about to ask you if you could help. I need someone to open a dimensional rift, twice but for a short period of time. Nick was perplexed. "Where are we going?" The Mario universe of New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS. Nick understood this. Jeremy liked video games... Imagine his surprise to BE in a video game!

Jeremy was excited. His birthday was today, and Mew was sure to have thought of something great! He often saw them chatting together, and pretended not to notice. They were apparently planning to do one big gift, together, but they were very secretive. He went down to the lunch hall, where Mew and Nick were once again chatting. He paused just at the door and tried to overhear their conversation. He heard snatches of things, like "It's ready" or "Do you think he will like it?" but nothing to tell him what "it" actually was. He sighed, and walked in. They paused midsentence, as they usually did, and said in chorus "Hey Jeremy, happy birthday!" Jeremy laughed and said, "So where do the festivities start?" Mew and Nick looked at eachother, and Mew said, Meet us in the lab in 15 minutes. Jeremy agreed, and wolfed down his plate. Fifteen minutes! He couldn't wait that long! He sighed, steeled himself, and waited. After 10 minutes, he began the walk to the lab, pausing once again at the door to hear any conversations between his two best friends. However, all was silent. He went inside to find them cheering "Surprise!" they yelled. Jeremy stared. It was...the Wet-Dry Matter Converter? No, the name was switched. It was now the Dry-Wet Matter Converter. Mew smiled. Now you can go into video games! C'mon! She motioned for him to step inside. He almost went, and stopped. He asked "What game is this?" They told him it was New Super Mario Bros for the DS, and he continued. He was just about to go in when he turned around and said "Aren't you coming?" They were excited. Instead of Jeremy having all the fun to himself, now they got to come along!