Section 19

If anyone could throw a party on 15 seconds notice it was Jimmy Neutron. There were snacks and soda, you know, typical party things. Goddard, who was restored like everyone else, provided the music.

"Great party Neutron."

"Thanks Nick."

"Yeah, I guess it's the least you can do to throw a party for people you get killed." Nick said and walked away.

"People I got...killed?" Jimmy thought.

"Hi Mrs. Neutron." Cindy said.

"Hi Cindy. Cookie?"

"No thanks. Have you seen Jimmy?"

"Yeah, I think I saw him go down to his lab."

"His lab?"

Cindy opened Jimmy's lab door and went down the stairs.

"Hi Jimmy."

"Hey Cindy."

"What are you doing?"

"I'm just checking on the teleporter logs. I'm trying to figure out what went wrong."

"Can't you do that later? There's a party upstairs."

"Yeah I know."

"Why don't you come enjoy the party?"

"I don't feel like it."

"Come on Jimmy, how can you not feel like going to a party?"

"It's just something Nick said."

"What did he say?"

"He said 'I guess it's the least you can do to throw a party for people you get killed'."

"So? I'm sure he was joking."

"Come on Cindy, he said it for all of you. It was my teleporter that got you all killed. Plus you're always saying how my inventions never work, and it's true."

Cindy walked closer to Jimmy's chair.

"No it's not. It's not your fault; you didn't release the forces of Hell. That was an accident."

"So has everything been an accident? The Yokians, the Meteor, the evil clones, the nanobots, the mutant teacher, the addictive candy?"

"Ok, so you've made some mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes."

"Everyone doesn't make mistakes that get people killed." He turned back to his computer

"Come here."

Cindy sat down on the couch and Jimmy followed.

"Jimmy look, no one blames you for what happened. I don't blame you."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

Jimmy and Cindy just sat there for a while looking at each other, smiling. After a while Cindy broke the silence.

"So what did you find out about the teleporter?"

"What?"

"The logs, what did you find out from the logs?"

"You care?"

"Sure I care. What did the logs say?"

"Um, they said the destination marker got changed."

"What does that mean?"

"See the teleporter works by converting quantum particles into information and sending them to a new destination based on interdimensional coordinate destination markers. Then it reassembles the particles at the new destination."

"I see, go on."

"Well when I was teleporting Timmy from his dimension the teleporter was using a lot of energy and the electricity cut out for about a second. It wasn't enough to shut down the teleporter but it reset the destination marker. By an almost impossible chance, the new destination was Hell."

"Wow."

"Are you actually finding this interesting?"

"Sure, why?"

"Usually you're telling me how lame all this science stuff is."

"Yeah, about that, I'm sorry about saying that."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I know I can be mean to you sometimes…ok all the time, but I don't think you're lame or stupid or anything like that. You're really cool Jimmy."

"Thanks Cindy, but then why are you always so mean to me?"

"Well, when you first moved to Retroville I hated you because you were so smart. Before you came, I was the smartest person in town. I was the best at something. Now I'm not the best at anything."

"Come on Cindy, you're great at lots of stuff. Like kicking ass in karate!"

Cindy smiled, "But then as I got to know you I realized how much I really like you. But I had to keep being mean to you because I knew…you could never feel the same way."

Jimmy scooted a little closed to her. He put his arm around her and kissed her.

"Wow, what was that?" Cindy asked shocked.

"And you were the smartest person in town before I came here? I kissed you."

"Why?"

"You said you liked me. I like you too."

Cindy smiled, "Really?"

"Mm-hmm. I never knew you felt this way Cindy. I've always wanted to tell you how much I like you but I thought you hated me."

"Hated you? I love you more than anything. I can't believe we both liked each other and we kept it a secret for so long. I really do love you Jimmy."

"I love you too. I love you so much Cindy."

We kissed again, and at that moment

I fully realized how much I loved her

How much we loved each other

Together we had defeated the demons

Not only the demons from Hell but the demons within us

The demons that stood in the way of our true feelings

I loved her so much that nothing could come between us

Not even death

And as long as we were together

There would never be Doom in Retroville…

The End!

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