Jimmy felt the effects of the venom fade away as the creature vanished in a flash of energy. He sighed with relief, removed his blindfold, and climbed off of Goddard. Cindy had already deactivated the laser swords and hooked one to her belt for safe keeping. She tossed the other one back to Jimmy.

She smiled at him and said "Told you I could handle it Neutron." But his response was left unsaid as the ground began to shake and the cave walls started crumbling. Jimmy shouted "Run" in a panicky voice and they headed back through the tunnels as stalactites crashed down all around them.

Goddard ran alongside them keeping pace. They made their way as fast as they could despite the stalagmites that covered random portions of the cavern floors. Jimmy shouted into his headset frantically for Libby to open up an exit to the main corridor. He felt a flood of relief as the open doorway materialized directly in their path. They were running so fast that they had trouble stopping so suddenly and rammed into the far side of the hallway as the door automatically slammed shut behind them and vanished.

Jimmy and Cindy leaned against the corridor walls panting for air.

"Jimmy?" she gasped "What happened?"

"I don't know Cindy. It's like the whole area disintegrated. Look its even affecting the hallway."

She turned to see what he meant and saw that all but one door still remained.

They eventually caught their breaths' and entered the doorway and found themselves in Retroville Park again. They were both uneasy after the mime incident. Cindy wrapped her hands around Jimmy's left elbow and walked as close behind him as she could. It was almost funny. How brave she was when confronted with her death countless times yet something as insignificant as a mime caused her to have nightmares. But after dealing with her nightmare he would certainly have nightmares of his own.

They started making their way through the area on a constant look out for mimes. They didn't see a mime but something glinted in the distance so they headed toward it. They found a large statue of Jimmy in the center of the park. He was dressed in a bionic suit and had his hands on his hips. The plaque said "This statue has been commissioned in honor of James "Jimmy" Neutron's contributions to mankind. The message went on to say that Jimmy had fallen in battle defending the Earth from total destruction but would be missed by the entire world.

Jimmy stared at the plaque and read it over five times before turning to look at Cindy. She kept her eyes low but could tell that she was being looked at. Jimmy watched as the blush that had started at her cheeks spread until her entire face was red.

"This…..this is how you see me?" he asked. The shock was clear in his voice. You picture me getting killed in battle saving the world?"

"Yes. You're a good guy Jimmy. You've saved not only Retroville but the Earth countless times and are always willing to put your life on the line for the rest of us."

He felt really overwhelmed and said "I'm really touched. I don't know what to say."

She looked up with bashful eyes and said "Just say you love me." He responded by kissing her deeply. It was a sweet moment but it was sadly interrupted when the ground ruptured and the massive form of the Jimmy hulk creature climbed out. The creature was as Cindy remembered it. She was relieved it wasn't another Betty monster.

Jimmy looked horrified at the monster that freakishly resembled him. Cindy stepped in front of Jimmy and pushed him backward. "Don't hurt it Jimmy. I know how to calm it down." Jimmy stared wide eyes and nodded despite Cindy having her back to him. She had handled him when he was the hulk creature and never knew what she had done.

She walked slowly forward with her hands out stretched and spoke calmly" The Jimmy Hulk leaned forward so he was eye to eye with Cindy and grinned. She grinned in response and turned her head to say "See Neutron everything is ok. He doesn't want to hurt us." She heard and low growl and turned to look back at the Jimmy Hulk. Its face had become menacing. He stared right into her eyes before roaring in her face. The force of the roar made a powerful wind. It blew her hair back and made her shut her eyes. The creature than reared up to full height and back handed her sending her bodily head over heels into the bushes forty yards away. She didn't even have a chance to scream.

Jimmy screamed "No" and aimed his watch and fired. The laser singed the creature's forehead and it reeled back from the pain but the wound healed leaving just blackened carbon residue. The creature rose up its right fist and clubbed downward. Jimmy dashed forward between its legs barely avoiding the fist as it thumped the ground. The ground shook and Jimmy fell to the ground. The laser sword had come off his belt and was lying on the ground in front of him. He snatched it and rolled onto his back. His eyes went wide with horror as he saw the massive foot coming down on him. He rolled to the side and avoided the foot but stopped short as he collided into the other foot that was planted firmly on the ground. Realizing he was between the creature's legs he activated the laser sword and swung with all his might, slashing through the vulnerable area between its legs. The Creature roared with extreme agony and clutched the wound and fell to the side. Jimmy got up quickly knowing that even now the creature was healing and this had only bought him sometime.

Cindy in the bushes:

Cindy was dazed but surprisingly unhurt. She opened her eyes and found she was kneeling on all fours. She stood up and checked herself all over. Her outfit had changed to fit the circumstances. She was wearing her Special-girl outfit. She stood in the basking glow of the sun and felt its energy flowing through every cell in her body as it did when she was an N-men. She heard the roar and crash as the creature hit the ground. A quick scan with her supervision revealed that the creature was healing and getting to his feet as Jimmy was heading her way. She noticed that its molecular density was increasing as it was healing. It would be tougher than before. This would be a challenge. It made her grin.

She leapt thirty feet into the air and landed a few feet in front of Jimmy with her hands on her hips.

"Cindy! You're ok!" he shouted with relief.

"Yeah, the place changed us again to handle the new threat." She said. Jimmy noticed that she wasn't the only one that had changed. Only he wasn't wearing his N-men costume. Instead he was wearing biotech armor like the statue. "Nice armor Neutron"

"I would say thanks but you're the one who imagined it. So any idea how it works?"

"I imagined that you would have designed the suit to use neural sensors so basically you think of what you need to have happen and the suit reacts. Try thinking of defense at the moment. That creature will crush your head in if you don't protect it. If that suit really is based on the one I imagined you'll be able to do just about anything you could have made in real life plus maybe some added stuff" She replied.

He thought for a second and the molecules of the suit realigned and he now appeared like a man made out of solid steel with his traditional preferred colors of red, yellow, and blue. The servos were muffled so they only gave off the slightest noise as he moved. The muscle enhancements activated and he found he could move easily in the heavy armor. He glanced at the N-men symbol on Cindy's costume and one appeared on his chest armor. He figured he would need to fly and the bottoms of his boots produced rocket thrusters. They activated and he lifted a few feet off the ground.

They stood by side ready to fight the Jimmy-hulk as it regained its footing. They looked at each other, nodded, and then attacked. They launched themselves at the creature fast intending to hit it at the same time. But the creature clapped as they approached. The resulting shockwave pitched them backwards and right through the left leg of the statue of Jimmy. The damaged statue swayed before pitching forward on top of the creature.

The statue was fifty feet tall and weighed four tons but the creature caught it and leaping into the air drove it straight down on top of the duo driving it deep into the ground. The ground began to shake violently as Jimmy and Cindy erupted right out of the ground parallel on each side of the creature catching a respective leg each as they launched themselves vertically into the sky carrying it along with them. It roared in its rage and twisted itself around causing the duo to slam into each other. They lost their hold on the creature and it began to fall back to the earth.

As it fell it split into two; forming a black winged serpent that could only be compared to a dragon like creature. The Jimmy-hulk landed on its feet but the dragon caught itself by beating the air with its massive leathery wings. It let out a shriek like roar and raced off into the air preparing for the fight.

"I can handle the hulk creature, Jimmy." She raced off after it without waiting for a response. Jimmy started to shout that they should stick together but the dragon nailed him from the back full speed. He could feel the force of the impact and could hear the sound of the talons scraping along his back but the armor thankfully held. He twisted but the dragon held its grip on him with its four limbs. The suit released an electric charge, shocking the creature, and making it release Jimmy. He flipped around and aimed with his right arm and fired a barrage of lasers at it. But the dragon twisted and turned easily dodging the projectiles. It swooped upward and hovered in front of Jimmy, arched its magnificent S-shaped neck and spit fire that engulfed Jimmy entirely.

Cindy:

Her target was distracted watching Jimmy and the dragon battling it out in the sky so Cindy rocketed toward the rear of the Jimmy-hulk using the element of surprise. But it swung its massive fist around and hit her right in the side of the head sending her crashing back to the ground and performing a perfect face plant. She didn't rest for even a second as she flew right off the ground into the creature's face delivering a series of powerful punches that sounded like gun shots which rocked the creature back ward. She flipped backwards 360 degrees catching the creature under the jaw with her foot sending it launching hundreds of feet away.

To be continued….