On the opposite end of the mountain by the small caves distant from the remainder of the heroic Toon Force, Rose Quartz and her group of three are kept walking carefully through the jungle-like area unsure of where to go. Rose slices through some of the vines and thorns in her path while Bimm is squirming through it, almost tripping at one point. And getting her clothes more dirty. Made worse by the fact that she isn't wearing boots the she lost back at Wakeman's lab, also making it harder for Rose who keeps stepping on rocks. Starfire herself can fly, but even with that, she has difficulty getting through most of the obstacles without getting on the mushy ground. But Sadie stays jittery from trauma and hops across the trees and through hollow logs like an animal.
Sadie: WAHOO! I'm the greatest player one there ever was! (Crawls through tunnel) No obstacle in the UNIVERSE can stop me! (Bumps head inside) Ouch!
Rose: Should take but the rest of the day for her to fully recover, I think.
Bimm: Isn't mental trauma different than physical?
Rose: Yes.
Starfire: It is hard for me to be able to navigate this harsh terrain. Are you sure you know where we're going, Ms. Quartz?
Rose: Nnnnope! Not a single ounce of that in this big momma! I'm just cutting through all this until we come to a clearer place. I know we're on a mountain because of how close the clouds are, and I assume the rest are somewhere with us up here since Dimsdale is near.
Bimm: How can you tell?
Rose: I smell ash from a huge distance away from here. I'm sure its the hellish landscape Timmy described when he revisited the place.
Bimm: Aaaaw… I don't know about this, Ms. Quartz. If something like this happened to Dimsdale, do you think we still have a chance at this?
Rose: Of course. There's always hope. Dr. Noreen gave you that antivirus for a reason. We'll get to where we need to be eventually.
Starfire: Oooh! How about you do like Cattus and meditate? It helped me when I was stressed.
Bimm smiling: That's not a bad idea! (Looks at cave) I guess I'll be in here if you don't mind.
Rose: No no. You go ahead. I need to stop and bare my surroundings anyway. We'll get back on track.
Inside the nearby cavern, about a few feet belowground, Bimm walks gently through the slightly wet floor of into the back in the purple, pinkish haze. Small specks of light circle around her when she takes a seat on a conveniently placed rock formation; this time crossing her legs like Cattus would. Even when she gets herself situated, holding the Knowledge Magisword next to her and the antivirus capsule, she still shivers from the cold of the cave; ideal for the mood. With that, she shuts her eyes and thinks quietly of the past few days where the virus had first attacked. Through her eyes, she's witnessed the demise of everything in Rhybloflaven, starting with Noville, then Prohyas, then Witch Way, then Simone. Simone herself had fought the hardest, maintaining perfect form even as she was being blown away by the mysterious man's beam attack. Little did she know at the time that her body was slowly withering into fading data. Bimm of course tries to ignore all this and clear her mind, but once again, she's reminded of her recent battle with Vambre amidst the flames of the fallen Lyvsheria. Finally, she opens her eyes and sees nothing but the dark purple skies of the realm she's placed herself in. According to her husband and Samurai Jack, for some in deep thought, this is the innards of their mind represented by the setting. Whether calm, happy, or sad, this area shapes and colors itself at will in response to the person's feelings and memory. So far, though, everything is in turmoil. Nothing is here except a pitch black liquid covering the entirety of the endless floor and the darkness and purple of the skies. Here, Bimm's eyes start to get more watery. One tear plummets to the water below her feet and plops down making a large ripple across the empty void. When all of a sudden, when facing behind her watching the effect, something catches her attention. There seems to be someone the same color as the oily surface sitting alone on a small rock in the middle of nowhere. From a distance, she seems to be slightly shorter than Bimm but has the figure of a human apart from her impish ears. Curious, Bimm slowly walks up to her while she has her back turned. Little did she know that Squirt was never truly gone.
Bimm: H-hello…?
As the mysterious figure turns her head to her side, her body begins to stutter from glitches of her programming. Only the top half of her body remains intact while the rest appears to be a ghostly tail sat on the rock and in the water. Shockingly, Simone's hollow eyes begin to light up along with her pitch dark body, surprised at the sight of her last remaining friend!
Viral Simone: Wha..? Bimm?! Oh my God! It is you!
Bimm's eyes open again; this time for real. She lifts up the Knowledge Magisword next to her and notices it lighting up with green and pink from its very core. At that moment, Simone's body partially re-emerges in a twister-like fashion from out the lightbulb of the sword itself like a genie spawning from a lamp! The white strand of her hair turns warm green, and her eyes flash the same color before reverting back to normal. Her jacket is missing, but she still has her shirt on, only this time its been replaced by her jacket's teal with orange highlights. The buttons at its center are warm green like her hair strand, and what's more is, her legs are completely nonexistent, replaced by the ghost tail she had while in Bimm's mind. Joyful, she starts hugging her for the first time in what feels like years, reunited after a painfully long journey.
Ghost Simone hugging Bimm: What's up, dog? Or, cat? Catdog? I dunno. (Hugs tighter and shakes around) I'm just so happy I've found someone I can talk to!
Bimm: Witchy Simone...?! (Reaches forward) But, I...I-I don't understand. You're still alive...?!
Ghost Simone shrugging: Eh. Sorta. But check me out! I've got this cool tail that can finally make me taller and feels good to touch! I've got this ring floatin' above my head and I can fly! (Floats around caves) Weeheheee! (Bumps head on support beam) Ow! Well, there's still a little bit of life left in ol' me, I guess… But seriously, I can't believe I finally made it to ya! I've had one Hell of a ride to go through just to get here! Bimm, I really- W̵̖̠͙̿̍͌͠ͅi̴͔̱̻̖̒́͊̾̕s̸̮͉̺̹͇̓h̴̢̃̒̐̉ ̸͓̄̽̓́C̴̯̤̻̬̉̾̌ͅa̷̦͉̽̽̚ṭ̸͈̜̹̋̓̔t̴̯̘͍̃́̓ ̸̫̓͝ͅẃ̶̛̫̯͖̭̭ ̶̡̰͇̠͐̇͛̀h̸̨͋̔͐͗͛e̴͚̼̚͝.̸̻͐͋͘.̸̨̥̞̝̲̀̊̃́.̷͈̈́̏͊̓͝
Bimm: S-Simone...? Are you ok?
Ghost Simone: If you could call it that. I'm half dead, and that ain't the worst of my troubles. I've been glitchin' like a video game on ultra settings, and I'm still tryin' to figure it out!
Bimm: How...how are you able to speak to me…? Even after you died to save everyone?
Ghost Simone bumping her arm onto Bimm's shoulder: Y'know how magic works back home, Kitty Buddy. It's always some sorta sword that has some sorta power junk none of us got until some mook gets the thing. Didn't think it worked that way when we first heard about it from Cyrus and saw it in action when Glori had it.
Bimm looking at her sword: The Knowledge Magisword?
Ghost Simone: Bingo! You've earned yourself a free life, kiddo! Also, some additional Celtic Magic and half of me back in the virtual trash bin.
Bimm: A trash bin?
Ghost Simone: Yeah. A trash bin. Like some sorta purgatory in a computer. It's been a mighty long ride getting to and from it. When that tall bloke from earlier tried blastin' me away, I tried to keep myself up with as much magic I had left in me until I got partially deleted by him n' sent to the trash. But, somehow it denied me entry and sent me to Gumball's where this Void thingy was takin' over the Ghost Zone. And I've been tryin' my damndest to get to ya for so many hours I lost count! I'm guessin' since I'm not totally dead I couldn't go in there or whatever.
Bimm: So, you mean you're not really alive or dead? Just somewhere in between?
Ghost Simone: In hindsight. And that wasn't even the half of it! I saw all our buddies walkin' on the way here, goin' through the Zone, and back out here somewhere. I had to rescue one of em and get up high in the sky lookin' for ya cause I knew ya had that Knowledge Magithingy with all my info on it. Minus the legs, which is sorta ok in this case. Course I couldn't just pluck myself outta there like that. I was practically bankin' on you meditating er scannin' something with it so I could stretch with half o' me! And I think I know where to find the rest of the gang to tell em everythin'. Some of that extra stuff I learned apart from the more interesting exposition about me maybe useful to someone like the dude with the big head, if he's even around.
Bimm scratching her arm in relief: Well, I'm sure glad you know something of what's going on. It might actually give us a clue as to what we can do to save our old friends. Even yourself. ...Although, at the same time, I worry that's never gonna be the case… Realistically-
Ghost Simone rolling her eyes: Realism is boring. Sometimes ya gotta think outside the box and use a bit of imagination, pal. I seent a lotta things on the way here. Usually a bunch of code like the Matrix. I dunno what that was all about, but I'll bet the rest of the team do. Especially GB n' the pink bunny. And besides, you've got an antivirus in yer hands! That stuff's gotta help! I know all that cause the sword had your memories on it from holdin' it.
Bimm: If what you say about the purgatory is true, did you ever see Cattus or anyone else by any chance?
Ghost Simone smiling and nodding: I did! (Squints and stops smiling) Or at least what I think is them. All I saw were pics of their faces that had their names on em. Either way, that's all I've really gotta say about that. I figured someone in the ol' Toon Force must know somethin' from it. And if they don't got a clue, we could always catch one of those corrupted folk who keep poppin' up everywhere. Better them than nothing.
Bimm: ...Well… I guess, maybe there is a bit of hope, then?
Ghost Simone: That's more like it! Don't worry, pal. We'll fix this mess, like how I've fixed part of me! I'll bet later I can learn a thing or two from Dan n' his clone to get that department sorted out.
Bimm: Good to know.
Ghost Simone: Now with that out of the way, why don't I stick with ya as your personal sidekick? I've got nowhere else better to go but up, n' I'm barely even alive. I can be your literal soulmate and Familiar substitute! How's that sound?
Bimm: I don't see why not.
Ghost Simone raises arms: Oh yeah! This is happening! I never did get a chance to really go on a big adventure with just you before. Let's head on out there, Kitty Buddy. Show me back to our ol' sports!
Bimm: We've stopped for a minute trying to bare our surroundings before we keep walking to God knows where. Do you think you can help us find the rest of our pals?
Ghost Simone: Didn't you just hear what I said about em? Of course I can! Leave the journey to me! Your friendly neighborhood Witchy Simone! ...Or should I be named Viral er Ghostly Simone? (Slouches over) ...Ah the heck with it. Let's just get outta here.
Late in the evening at the Forgotten Society, Fred Flinstone beats on the stone apartment room especially made for he and his family when there's no glass in the windows.
Fred: WEEEEEEELMAAAAAAA!
Bloo: JUST SHUT UP AND JUMP THROUGH THE WINDOW, YA DORK!
In the library, stylized like the old Home for Imaginary Friends, Jimmy Neutron sits at the back desks behind hundreds of long bookshelves reading through several stacks of books detailing trillions of bits of information about what he's searching for. To check on him, the elderly Madame Foster stops by.
Madame Foster: Did you find what you needed, sonny?
Jimmy: I think so. With these, I am 99.9% confident I'll be able to confirm any suspicions about this "Fourth Wall" and cartoon business.
Madame Foster: Oh, yes. The Fourth Wall. There's a lot more to it scientifically which may suit you and your dog quite well. At a religious standpoint, that is up to you.
Jimmy: Well, let's see what we can find out. Thanks for checking, Madame Foster.
Madame Foster exiting: Anytime, sonny!
Jimmy: Ok boy. Let's get to work!
Goddard: BARK!
Jimmy and his faithful robot dog start reading through the first set of over 100 different stacks of long and thick textbooks for any confirmation on the Fourth Wall and how it works. But meanwhile at the Research District, the alternate Timmy Turner walks by the waterfall watching Wulf sitting alone at the rock formations on the side. He looks up at the halo replacing the moon and howls rather somberly with the thought of his wife and kid possibly gone. Before going back to comfort him, Timmy quickly stops by Dexter's lab again. The door is already open, so he simply steps inside and makes a knock on the wall as Dexter is busy moving stuff around in crates to put on robot carriers.
CC. Timmy: Hey there, Dexter. How'd everything go with Jimmy?
Dexter: Oh, you mean the cash grab? HA! You don't know the half of it!
CC. Timmy: What…?
Dexter: I told him off like the ripoff he is. He calls himself a genius when he clearly doesn't know an inch of what I am capable of!
CC. Timmy: Dexter, you know we don't do this. What is with you hating on Jimmy all of a sudden?
Dexter: I don't hate him. I just see him as more of a competition that needs to be broken. Besides, I came first to the people. I'm the original.
CC. Timmy: An original who sorely lacked in its last few episodes.
Dexter: …
CC. Timmy: Listen, there's a lot to be said about everyone out here. Every show is different. Even Jimmy's. But you shouldn't disrespect him or anyone else like that just because they seem a bit similar to you. That doesn't make him a ripoff, that doesn't make him terrible or give merit to attack him as a person. If anything, it makes YOU look jealous of him. Like the bad guy. And there's no excuse for that.
Dexter tightening a bolt with his wrench: If you wanna complain about how bad I am after a particular point in time, leave your entries in the mailbox outside. I'll be working on another, more superior piece of technology that hopefully won't mysteriously break down...or be sabotaged and left undone.
CC. Timmy: If that's how you leave people who wanna help you, then alright. (Starts walking outside) Guess the critics were right that Genndy knew best for you.
For one moment, Dexter stops cranking the bolt and gets back to work a few seconds later. Back with the Toon Force at the dead of the night, the team are now parched; worn out from the many hours of walking, battling, and wounding. Danny Phantom, one of the three leaders of this team, is critically wounded and at risk of assassination. Others have stopped walking from exhaustion. Some like Patrick, Brad, and Sheen are bored as there's nothing to do and seemingly no progress made apart from getting to the planet. Brad himself is worried about Jenny while Sheen is upset that Libby didn't make it, crying cartoonishly over a picture of her he has in his pocket. The alternative version of Anais is comforting her younger self and her daughter after they nearly fall asleep. And Squidward...is still Squidward.
Timmy: Ugh… Danny, I think it's time we hang this up for now. We've been walkin' around for so long it's makin' even my teeth hurt!
Danny: Same. This should be a good area to stop and rest. A nice open space, plenty of trees surrounding us, no weird noises or bad guys chasing us… Yeah, nice call Timmy.
Spongebob: So are we gonna get back on our journey tomorrow with a new plan, perhaps?
Timmy: Not sure if we have another strategy. We're just following the readings on AJ's tracker. And even though the thing works, he's not so sure exactly how long we've gotta keep going yet.
Cindy: So we've just been walking around with no clue of how long or where we're going?
Timmy: ...Well, basically. Pretty much.
Sam slouching and sitting on a rock: …
Danny: Sam…? Are you ok?
Sam looking up: Does it look like I am?
Danny: I take it as a "no" then?
Sam: I'm sorry. It's just…thinking about what Enid said earlier, and what we just had to do, it kinda makes me wonder if we're in anyway letting everyone down. Besides, they talk about us like we betrayed them somehow and I just don't know if what we're doing will get us anywhere anymore… (Puts face down in palms) It feels like we'd just be wasting our time.
Danny: Ok. Com'on. Let's go.
Sam setting her head back up: Huh..? (Looks at Danny) Go where?
Danny: I dunno. Somewhere. As long as it cheers you up a bit. (Reaches out) Give us something to do.
Sam holds her husband's hand and stands back up from the boulder behind her.
Danny: Hey Tim, take notes. You can use it next time you're with Tutie.
Sam holding on: Wait, wha-
Without warning, Danny takes flight with Sam holding onto his hand. Spongebob witnesses the two taking flight from below, seeing them soar across the skies through the smooth clouds in the light of the halo from space replacing the moonlight. As they get higher, Danny holds Sam against his chest and flips so she's up top to be able to put her hand in the cloudstream. They hover across from the front of the halo's right to left until they descend back from the stars and through the higher tops of the trees back near the rest of the team though out of sight from them.
Danny gently stroking Sam's hair: Feel better now?
Sam immediately takes Danny by the face and kisses him longingly to his shock from the unexpectedness of it. Likewise, he embraces her, but they are both soon cut off from a familiar presence.
Rose: Sam…? Danny?
Sam accidentally dropping Danny: Rose..?!
Starfire: IT IS YOU! (Tightly hugs Sam) I knew we'd find you all eventually!
Timmy walking over: What's goin' on this time, Dan… Rose?!
Rose hugging Timmy: Timmy Turner!
Ashi: Starfire?
Starfire: Ashi!
Alt. Anais: Bimm?
Bimm: Ms. Watterson?
Danny: Simone?!
Simone: Sportsy!
Sadie: SADIE!
Spongebob: SPONGEBOB!
Everyone: …
Scaramouche: I never thought I'd be so happy to see that Big Momma again!
Alt. Anais: What happened? You all look beat!
Timmy: You ladies look like you came from a warzone, which, is a bit hypocritical of me to say by this point. Er, forget I said that.
Sadie still fidgeting: The lab! The lab's down! The lab is down! (Twitches)
Rose comforting Sadie: You'll have to excuse poor Sadie. She's suffered from a sliiiight bump to the head.
Sadie: BUMPING?! I wanna do some bumping! (Smashes face into tree)
Patrick running next to Sadie: Finally! Someone with the right idea! (Smashes face into tree)
Wanda: You're also going to have to excuse the starfish. He still has his uses…
Dani looking at Simone: Wait… Did someone just say Simone was here?!
Ghost Simone: Whaddup girl?
Dani hugging Simone: Simone!
Starfire: The Shortie Squad has been reunited once again! And with new additions!
Spongebob: Ooh! Do I get to join? I'm short too!
Ghost Simone: Uh, sure. Whatevs… (Leans over to Danny) What's this thing again?
Danny: Guys, this is one of our best friends, Spongebob Squarepants.
Patrick shoving his head out the tree: And I'm Patrick Star!
Rose squinting and trying to smile: Aaalrighty…
Sam: Really, I'm just surprised at you, Simone. Neither of us thought you were even around anymore, especially since Bimm was the only one from Lyvsheria!
Ghost Simone: Well, technically I didn't make it so well either, but, eh. (Shrugs) Been through worse.
Timmy: So what, you're half dead now?
Ghost Simone: Yeah, beaver bro. (Points above hair) Can't ya see the onion ring above my head? When that big bad mook got me, I hung in there and kept whatever I had left to keep livin'.
Ashi: Well, since you guys are here, where's Jenny's Mom and Utonium? Did they finish the antivirus?
Bimm, Starfire, and Rose give a very subtle upset look and feel to Ashi and the rest of the crew.
Ashi: ...Oh..
Bimm stepping forward to Danny and Sam: Dr. Noreen...she gave us the antivirus before it was too late.
Bimm reaches from behind herself and reveals the antivirus capsule needed to defeat the virus. The characters around her gaze at the small device as it glows from its creases, and Bimm slowly gives it to Danny for safety. Danny hesitates for a moment but finds it in himself to hold the only hope of defeating what seems to be an unstoppable force. At least for a moment.
Danny giving the ball back to Bimm: I...I can't hold this. If you've managed to get this far, you deserve it. I'm already and being hunted down, so I'll just put it in danger.
Sam: Same here. I get more people on my tail nowadays cause of my gear. If this is what's needed to get rid of that virus, then by all means. (Strokes Bimm's hair) Keep it up!
Bimm purring and smiling nervously: Prrrrr….
Gumball: So, uh… This is the one thing needed to take out whatever monstrosities out there?
Ghost Simone: Yup.
Gumball: ...It's a basketball.
Ghost Simone: Hey, it's better than something the bad guys'll easily spot! Then they'd KNOW we're up to something!
Timmy: Now all we need to do is get it to the source of all this and blow it the heck up!
Starfire: Do you know where it is on this planet?
Ashi: It's somewhere close by.
AJ: And I've finally got a certain mileage to count! Energy readings tell me it should be near us about 120 miles from here...on foot.
Gumball: Well, (wiggles toes) there goes my everything...
Alt. Anais: That reminds me. How long have we've been walking so far?
Anais: Seems like days to me.
Rose: We just got here several hours ago.
Squidward: Good for you. Wouldn't want your big feet to get sore.
Spongebob cheering Squidward up: Oh, Squidward, there's no need to be like that! We'll make it to where we need to be in no time! Then we'll fix everything and bring back Mr. Krabs, our worlds, and everyone of our friends!
Squidward sounding much more respectful to Spongebob: (Sighs) I would, but (sits on rock and rests his head on hands) not everything's going to be like that, Spongebob. Not everything's going to be all happy-go-lucky like you think..!
Spongebob briefly pauses and actually, for once, listens to Squidward in all seriousness. Other times he wouldn't, since everything does work out in the end back home, but he knows now that things aren't like that anymore, especially after what the Toon Force have gone through.
Timmy sitting next to Squidward: Hey, it's gonna be alright. Maybe it won't be like that. Not while we still have a chance.
Danny: You're right. (Turns to Ghost Simone) I think Simone's a living testament of that already. I guess Jazz wasn't just pulling it out her hair when she said no one is ever truly gone.
Ghost Simone: Yeah, about that bro… There's somethin' I should get to tellin' ya and the rest of our boys out here… But I'm worn the heck out, so g'night! (Overshadows Knowledge Magisword)
Dani: Woah! And she can overshadow objects!
Chester: Noice!
Rose: Well, I guess we'd better get back to sleep too. We've been on this journey all no idea where to find you. It was only thanks to Simone that we did eventually.
Gumball: Right. Sweet dreams partner! (Falls on face in cartoonish fashion)
Chester: Rrright behind ya! (Falls on face)
Everyone finds a resting place and try to go to sleep as the midnight hour rolls by. The stars are glistening and the sounds of the crickets put much of the people to sleep, while some of them remain awake to look at the clear skies above. Danny rests on his side next to his wife to keep his back from suffering from his wounds from earlier.
Danny thinking while resting on his side next to Sam: My family. They meant everything to me. I'll find a way to fix this, somehow.
Further from the group, Alt. Anais and Momo sit against a tree listening to each other speak their feelings.
Momo: I really miss Daddy, Mom. You think he's still around?
Alt. Anais: Oh, I'm sure he's out there somewhere, hun. He's got teleporting abilities and whatnot. And a big heart. I believe in him as much as I believe in everything else.
Carl over by Sheen: Hey, Sheen… This might sound a bit odd, but, I really miss those rides Jimmy would let us on in space.
Sheen: Ah, Carl. You already sound like a homo… (Looks upset) Aw, who am I kidding! I miss him too!
Timmy: I do too. He was the first person I ever met in Retroville, or any other universe! I'll never forget that.
Ashi looking up at the halo: ...I knew I should've gone with you, Jack. You've been through so much for so long, I don't want you to go through it again. I'll make it up to you.
Richard sleeping: I'm sorry, Nicole. I get the feeling I've taken being a nut a bit too far lately. I dunno if it got you upset or not, but I'll treat Gumball better for you and Darwin.
Brad going to sleep: Just because Ms. Wakeman is gone doesn't mean I should quit. I'll be back for you, Jen. I promise.
Spongebob resting against Patrick and looking up at the halo: No matter what, we'll keep our heads up high! We'll win, whatever you are!
As the night rolls by, the many lights in the Forgotten Society shine brightly before dawn. By that point, Peck the Rooster tries to make a cock-a-doodle-doo but chokes on his spit mid-sound. Back at the library, Doug goes to check on Jimmy with Timmy when Madame Foster opens the front doors when they're shocked to see that Goddard is sleeping next to Jimmy, who's laying his head against an open page in the book pile across and around the desk. He is almost drooling and looking as though he went limp while reading to his pet dog.
CC. Timmy: Uh oh…
Doug gently moving Jimmy's shoulders: Hey, Jimmy…?
Jimmy barely waking up: Hm…? Wha..?
Doug: Jimmy?
Jimmy looking back at Doug: …? Oh. Hey Doug. Hey Tim. What page was I on?
CC. Timmy: Goodness gracious, dude. I knew you were into science and all, but I didn't think you'd be absorbed in it!
Jimmy: Was I asleep? (Checks watch) ...Oh. Gotta check on how I set my time zone again.
Doug: Jimmy, I really think you should take a break for a few. It takes a while for all this to sink in.
Jimmy: I know, but it's just too hard for me to rest knowing there's something out there destroying everything and a possible solution to fixing it. I just need to look deeper to learn about it and our very purpose like the Syndicate did. Although, I don't wanna have to end up diving into insanity like the others who were manipulated either. Phoebe once told you about them too, right?
CC. Timmy: Indeed. What she said was...eerie to say the least. Many of them went crazy and somehow just, reset in the end like nothing happened. Almost like they were controlled. But we know you're not like that, Jimmy. You just need some time to rest. That's all.
Jimmy: You're right… Goddard, can you go check up on the rest of the gang and Jenny? I'll be in the Research District somewhere by the view.
Goddard: BARK!
Doug: Wise choice, Jimmy! I almost forgot about her from when the gang brought her in. Sandy should be finished fixing her up in her treedome.
Goddard trotting away: MmmBARK!
After his rather awkward and depressing encounters lately, Jimmy decides to think for a while and sit on a large rock alone in the middle of a wide path in the forest, purposefully telling Goddard to visit the others so he wouldn't feel bad too. Jimmy had also told Timmy and Doug that he would get better, but he needs to think for a few. He looks up at the sunny skies and admires the clouds. But when he does, one of them closely resembles Danny's logo and gets him upset thinking about him. He bows his head down in defeat in this thoughts and quietly says to himself, "I'm sorry Spongebob. I should never have come to you again. Then again, it's possible it would have happened anyway…" While Jimmy rests with his head down, in the trees, a large robotic figure as tall as the trees themselves makes its way quietly toward him. He hears it's movements and gets a little confused as to what it could be, quickly getting up from the rock and listening closely. He places his right hand over his hypnobeam and immediately the robot breaks the trees in front of it down and Jimmy shoots it with his gadget, only now realizing that no one's piloting it. The flame painted car-looking mech smashes Jimmy's hypnobeam and smacks him away! Jimmy tries to react by flying with his jetpack, but the robot grabs his leg and crushes his engines, slamming him into the ground. Jimmy gets thrown into a tree and he takes out his mini laser to shoot at the mech. Sadly, none of these attacks work, to Jimmy's surprise, and he narrowly avoids getting his head punched off against the tree that gets torn down by the attack! Jimmy's leg is grabbed again and the mech tosses him into a boulder, injuring his back and breaking the gadgets in his backpack. With nowhere to go, Jimmy is left about to meet his end with one last punch. However, a lion looking person rolling into a ball severs the mech's arm, making a heavy landing while a white wolf runs over to the bot's left leg, biting it's metallic plating and tearing out it's wiring. The mech pushes the wolf out of the way and aims it's shoulder cannons at everyone. But next to Jimmy, a short green lady with triangular hair runs over and puts one finger on her forehead and aims her right hand at the incoming missiles, stopping them with her mind. She grins and turns the missiles back at the mech, shooting them back to it and blowing up it's cockpit and cannons. The machine falls to the ground on it's back and it's limbs come apart from the damages, though from the way it looks, it appears as though it could be easily reassembled.
Peridot: Yes! I knew it! I knew my metal powers weren't as useless as a sack of bricks!
Jasper: Heheh. And look at that. It's the fudgehead again!
Jimmy: Fudgehead...? Oh no. It's another Cosmo!
Peridot: What kinda name is "Cosmo?" And what're you doing here? Yesterday we stopped by Dexter's and saw you get your butt kicked out of his house! Hehe! (Pulls out phone) Good thing I borrowed Kitty's old phone to record it!
Jimmy: Well, I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear that and thank you for saving my life. What was that anyway?
Peridot: Megas. Don't worry about it. No one was in that outdated mech suit anyway.
Jimmy: That outdated mech almost got me killed had it not been for you guys! I'm guessing the owner of it was onto me and didn't want to risk getting beaten by me, so they set it on autopilot.
Jasper: Yeah, P. They just turned on the automatic, power drive, ju… It almost beat you!
Peridot: Personally, I doubt those dweebs would ever do something like that, but that's men for ya.
Jimmy: Anyway, I guess I should go now. Thanks for the help… (Begins to walk away with his head back down)
Peridot: ...Wait.
Jimmy turning back around: Hm?
Peridot with her arms crossed and her head cocked to the side: Why were you here anyway?
Jimmy: For starters, everyone's obsessed over this so called "Fourth Wall" and now I know some people blame me and the Toon Force for not saving them, pretending as though I'm not intelligent enough to know how they feel. Dexter calls me a rip off, all this talk about TV shows, the virus entity...It's almost too much, even for my brain to process! Though, to be fair, my team did once level an entire city trying to save the Titans, but that was never our intent!
Jasper: Well, leaving's not gonna solve anything.
Jimmy: After that robot just tried to kill me..?
Peridot: It wasn't anyone's fault for that! I remember seeing the fat guy and the Pearl-sized clod just a minute before we came here. They couldn't have done anything to hurt you!
Jasper: And besides, why would anyone do that now? I mean, everyone else are already dead, right?
Jimmy: …
Wolf: (Whines)
Jasper shrugging: What I say?
Peridot: I've already heard enough of my timeline's Steven's personal problems… But, I *may* be willing to help you get through this, just so long as I don't see that pathetic look on your face again.
Jasper: Same.
Wolf: Woof!
Jimmy: Thanks guys, but what can I do to help everyone else? What can I do now that the friends I once had are all gone?
Peridot: We've lost a lot of folk too, genius. But you don't see that stopping us. Why don't you get off your skinny butt and make an invention with that big head of your's? That'll at least get people talking. Besides, I've heard stories about you from Doug. You oughta have done something cool!
Jimmy: ...Hm. I haven't built anything new in a long time… (Strokes chin) Hm…
End of Chapter 13