Johnny Test versus Dexter, Boy Genius

Part 14

By Neoraichu

This story is based on Johnny Test and Dexter's Laboratory.

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So Dexter used his Dexbot to carry Johnny, Dukey, Susan and Mary back to his secret laboratory located underneath the suburban home of his parents. He also carried a crate of the Test Girl's equipment in his other hand hastily packed up by the two scientist women. It was most lucky that his parents were occupied elsewhere at the time, and the neighbors didn't ask too many questions.

The Tests were in awe of the size of Dexter's Laboratory. It seemed to underlay the entire city and the suburbs surrounding it. The scale of the site seemed to be beyond all reason. Overall, it seemed that Dexter only had a fraction of about 1 percent of the laboratory space in use at any one time. The rest seemed to be more of a museum (or perhaps mausoleum) to his past accomplishments and his 'greatest experiments ever'.

The idle and antiquated equipment alone would nearly set the Test Sisters for life on the salvage value of most of it alone. They wondered how the smallish boy could ever have accumulated such vast amounts of territory and material wealth with almost no notoriety attached to it. But that seemed to be another issue for another time.

He was also quite happy to introduce the group to his Quadraplex T-3000 Computer. It was a rather advanced artificial intelligence with a decidedly feminine personality. He explained that the computer monitored his vast laboratory complex for him and managed most of the minutia of the daily lab chores for him.

When Dexter inquired about the Test Lab's Computer and what sort of artificial intelligence it possessed, Susan replied, "Our computer is not an A.I. We haven't had much luck with creating an advanced artificial intelligence system."

"Yeah," added Johnny, "They tend to run amok and try to take over the world."

"He didn't need to know that," scolded Mary.

"They almost destroyed Porkbelly when they upgraded my cell phone."

"JOHNNY!" yelled Mary and Susan as one.

"It's still a bit of a touchy subject for them."

"I can understand why," replied Dexter. 'It's lucky Dee-Dee isn't here to blab about my failings,' he mused in his own thoughts.

"And don't even get me started on how many bad Gil-bots they've made."

"Gil-bot?"

"Yeah, that's the hot boy who lives next door. They're totally hot over him. Oddly enough, his name is Gil Nexdor. I mean, what a coincidence is that?"

"SHUT UP, JOHNNY!" shouted Mary and Susan, "OR WE'LL BOOT YOU FROM THE LAB FOR A MONTH!"

"Like I said," said Johnny, "touchy..."

"It's not like you haven't had your share of almost destroying Porkbelly with your sneaking into our lab and abusing our experiments episodes."

"It's not my fault you can't keep me out when I put my mind to it."

"That sounds so much like Dee-Dee," mused Dexter.

"Then perhaps you do understand our frustration with our non-scientific little brother," said Mary.

"I do. I think I really do."

"Oh blah blah blah," said Johnny, "We are here for a reason, right?"

"Yes, we are at that," replied Dexter, "A very special reason named Dee-Dee."

"Yes," said Susan, "We need to track Dee-Dee and see where Mandark took her. You don't think he'd try anything... funny... would he?"

"I doubt he would have any idea what to do with Dee-Dee with a... …," said Dexter in a halting tone, on second thought, I don't want to think about it."

"Me neither," said Johnny.

"Nor us," said Susan and Mary.

"I can access Internet References for you, Dexter," said the Computer helpfully.

"That will NOT be necessary, computer," replied Dexter.

"Right," added the Test children.

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Meanwhile, back at the hotel, the collective of parents returned to find that the majority of the upper level of their hotel was destroyed and in disarray, and that their collective children were missing in action.

"Oh no," said Mom, "I hope Dexter and Dee-Dee aren't in trouble. They're such good kids."

"I'm sure that they're alright," said Dad, "They probably went out to eat with their new little friends. I wouldn't be surprised if they went out to that pizza parlor with the singing rodents and the video games."

"I hope Dee-Dee saved enough money for that," replied Mom, "You know she's too young for a credit card."

"Dee-Dee is a responsible young lady. I'm sure she has everything under control."