Mabel, Waddles and Dani were looking around, with Ford catching up.
Mabel was clearly concerned, for Sherman in particular. She was panicking, breathing heavily. Then, a small piece of paper fell from Waddles' back.
"What the-?" Dani then said, she then grabbed it and it had a drawing of a love heart with the words "ShermanxMabel 4ever". "You love Sherman?"
"What?! Yeah, right! I just think Sherman's a sweet guy, okay? It's not like I lie awake at night thinking about him!" Mabel then said, nervously. Dani raised an eyebrow. Then Mabel had a sad look.
"Alright, you would understand, but Sherman isn't like other boys. He's actually a sweet guy." Mabel then said. "Jimmy's lucky to have a friend like him. You never forget a guy like Sherman, because he's like one of the rarest, nicest guys I've ever met."
"Mabel, I didn't know." Dani then said.
"Let's go find him." Ford then said, after overhearing this. "I know how much Sherman means to you. And I can understand how you felt before I became a lost toy."
"Thank you. I really appreciate the comfort." Mabel then said.
"Mabel, I've been alone for months, and I don't want you to suffer the same fate as I did. And don't worry, Mabel. Sherman will be found. and we have the best guy for the job." Ford then said.
Back in the Jimmy Neutron aisle, Jimmy yelps as he is tied down to a cardboard by the Utility Belt version of himself. The other Jimmy won and is punishing the original for his rebellion.
"You got to listen! Let me go! This is a mistake! You are not a CIA Apprentice! A toy! You are a toy! Don't you get it? " Jimmy angrily yelled as he gets shoved into an empty Jimmy toy box and closed in. How ironic.
UB Jimmy ignores the original as he said. "Tell that to the CIA."
"Let me go! You don't understand!"
The original's words fell as the UB version puts him on the shelf with the other toys. The UB version left. He has managed to get rid of one trouble today.
The car arrived in the aisle while Pacifica Northwest continued her tour, "We are now in the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius aisle. In late November 2001, some retailers could not order enough toys to meet demands."
The toys looked up as they see a familiar figure in front of them. Gene smiles as he said, "Hey, look! Jimmy!"
It is Jimmy, but what they don't know is that it is actually the Utility belt version. He sees the toys and gets his "laser" out preparing to fight.
"Hold it! Who are you?" A suspicious UB Jimmy demanded. If these newcomers have planned to fight him...
"Look, put the laser away and get in!" Gumball rolling his eyes.
"Guess what?" Toothless said, excitedly. "I found a way to beat Dark Danny, Jimmy!"
UB Jimmy, surprised, puts the laser away as he said, "You do? Really?"
"Come in. I can tell you on the way."
The original Jimmy, the real one, looks shocked as his UB version get into the cars. The toys do not realize that they are picking up the wrong one.
"Guys, wait! I'm over here! That's the wrong guy!" Jimmy said, alarmed.
Of course, none of the toys could hear their real friend. They are too busy to look at the other Jimmy toys on display.
Gene then notes the Utility Belt as he said, "Whoa. That's the first time I saw you in that. Where did you get that cool belt?"
UB Jimmy chuckled as he said, "Well, although I got this from the very start, they do come standard."
As the car drives away, the original Jimmy looks helplessly horrified.
Jimmy angrily yells as he shakes his box helplessly among the other Jimmy toys on display.
Meanwhile at the apartment, Cindy was sitting nearby a window sill, sitting, holding on to her legs, sadly looking out the window. Sherman looked out the window as well.
"Beautiful sun, huh?" Sherman then said, grinning.
"Probably the last one I ever see before I head back to storage." Cindy then said. "But why are you here, shouldn't you go home?" Sherman then sighs, sadly looking at his new friend.
Sherman then said, " I know you're upset because I'm leaving. Look, I'm sorry. I have to go back. Trent needs me. Do you expect me to forget about him? I could forget so much, but not him. If you saw Trent you would know how I feel."
"Let me guess, when Trent plays with you, it's like... even though you're not moving, you feel like you're alive, because that's how he sees you. And Trent is this sweet boy, and to him you're his best friend. " Cindy then said, wistfully thinking about a past memory.
Sherman was stunned. He didn't know what to say. She took the words out of his mouth. But there's no way Cindy would know how it feels to be played with, unless...
"Wait, how did you know?" Sherman asked.
"Because, a girl was the same. Josee was my whole world." Cindy then said, sadly.
Sherman didn't know what to say, Cindy used to be the toy of Trent's cousin, Josee?
Author's note: Cindy's flashbacks take place in-between 1994 and 1999.
Cindy: When somebody loved me,
Everything was beautiful
Cindy's flashback: In a Girl's Bedroom in Oklahoma, A young 10 year old girl giggles as she picks up Cindy happily. She had brown hair, blue purple and a bright pink skirt, her name was Josee.
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
And when she was sad,
I was there to dry her tears
CF: Cindy is seen on a toy pony while Josee plays with her. One night, both of them are having fun while they were under a blanket used for a tent.
And when she was happy,
So was I
When she loved me
In one day, Josee happily held Cindy while in the car. The toy came to life while she wasn't looking and smiles.
Through the summer and the fall
We had each other, that was all
Just she and I together,
Like it was meant to be
And when she was lonely,
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me
For a while there, Cindy thought she will be with her owner forever.
Sadly, it was not meant to be. As time goes by and Josee grows up, she ends up making some new friends. One day, she invited them over to her room for a slumber party. A friend named Nancy takes a pillow, causing Cindy to go under the bed by mistake, or so it seems...
So the years went by
I stayed the same
But she began to drift away
I was left alone
A surprised Cindy walks over and looks under the bed. Josee doesn't even notice that she is gone. Instead, she is still giggling while doing her nails with her friends. Cindy looks sad. The girl seems to have forgotten her.
And it is the case. As time goes by some more, her horses are replaced with make up while the posters have since been replaced by pictures of popular male ice skaters and ice dancers.
Still I waited for the day
When she'd say I will always love you
Cindy stays under the bed with the dust and other stuff sadly. She hopes Josee would find her soon and things will go back to the way it is, being a child's plaything. Yet, she watched her owner go by the bed many times, not bothering to take a look under it.
Lonely and forgotten,
I'd never thought she'd look my way
For a while, it seems that Cindy has lost many years. Then one day, Josee dropped her purse causing some stuff to roll under the bed. The toy sees it as her chance to regain her owner's attention.
And she smiled at me and held me just like she used to do
Josee, who is 16 years old , wearing an older version of her clothes, gets her stuff that fell under the bed. The girl then felt something and takes it out. She finds Cindy who went back in toy mode. Josee forgot about this toy. She looks at her and for a while, it seems things will be all right after all.
Like she loved me
When she loved me
Later that day, Josee and Cindy rode in the van, heading somewhere. Cindy secretly smiled at her owner. Seems as if everything will be back to the way they were meant to be. I guess Josee remembered her after all these years.
The van arrived at where Josee used to play with Cindy, the toy wondered what her owner has in store for today with her?
Suddenly, Cindy was placed in a box with old items. Josee heads back to her van and drives away. In the box, Cindy went out of toy mode and had a shocked look on her face as she looked through the hole. She can't believe it. Her owner, the girl she cared for abandoned her. Cindy continues to look sadly as she sat in the box near the donation van.
Cindy: When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
Cindy: When she loved me
Back at the apartment, Sherman was sad after hearing Cindy's past life. It breaks his heart. Cindy is clearly heartbroken. The owner she cared so deeply for abandoned her, even when Cindy hoped things would be looking up for her.
"You never forget kids like Josee or Trent, but they end up forgetting you." Cindy sadly said.
"Cindy..." Sherman said, sadly shocked. "I had no idea."
"Just go." Cindy said, sadly.
Sherman was about ready to leave, he opened the Grate door, but felt guilty about leaving behind his new friends such as Penny, Cindy, Libby, Carl, Sheen, Arnold, and Gerald especially if he found out about Cindy's life before she was in storage. But he hast to go back home to his old friends and be there for Trent.
"So you're goin' back, huh?" Goten asked, stopping Sherman.
"Yeah, I'm sorry. I could've made things better for you, but I didn't." Sherman said.
Goten then sighed and said, "Well, I suppose I can't stop you from going home, but consider this for a moment. You can't possibly think that things last forever. Do you really think Trent's going to stay 10 years old when he goes to college, or on his honeymoon, or let alone Total Drama Island?"
Sherman started to look concerned as he didn't respond to the answer. Trent's going to stop playing with his toys one day, and will he be ready for it?
"Face it, Sherman. Cindy knew this the hard way before she met you. Kids grow up. Trent's growing up, and no matter what you do, there's nothing neither you or God can do about it." Goten then said.
Sherman sighed in grief and hung his head in sadness. He then looked at the tunnel and thought for a second. Sherman doesn't want to be abandoned and alone. Yet, he doesn't want to be away from his friends and Mabel, but he knows that Trent will outgrow him one day.
"It's your choice, Sherman. You can go back. Or you can stay with us, and you wouldn't have to worry about being abandoned ever again. You'll last forever. You'll be adored by kids for millenniums to come." Goten then said.
Sherman knew that Trent was going to grow up one day, and if he leaves, his new friends will be in storage for the remainder of time as we know it. Should Sherman go back home to where he's loved but face abandonment by the boy who Sherman deeply cares for, or should he go to the museum and never see his friends again? But then again, he knew that Toys don't last forever, but museum pieces do. He then sees Gompers looking at him sadly.
"Who am I..." Sherman said, smiling. "To break up the Roundup Gang?"
Sherman has made his decision, he closed the grate door. He's going to stay. He doesn't want his friends in storage.
Cindy and Penny heard that, and they smiled at the fact that Sherman's going to stay. Everything's going to be okay, at least that's what Cindy thought. Penny started to have an unsure look on her face. Sure, Trent's going to be a grown up, but that's not for a while. Did Sherman make the right choice? Or did he do something stupid?
