Chapter 2

Darkness consumed the vision of Jimmy Two-Shoes for many an hour. Despite being unconscious for that prolonged period of time, he had the feeling something major had happened. When he awoke, he saw nothing but ruins. Ruins, ruins, rows of ruins. He had never seen anything like this. Jimmy thought to himself what happened here? Why is Miseryville destroyed? The young boy got up from under a bed frame that fallen on top of him.

Every building, tree, street, home, everything. Destroyed in a single concussive light. "Who would do this?" he began looking around for anyone he knew. He saw Beezy get up from a pile of rubble. "Hey, Jimmy!" cried his best friend. The teenage offspring of Lucius Heinous VII began limping towards him. Jimmy rushed over to help, for Beezy had fallen to one knee. A piece of metal was lodged deep within the demon's leg. "Damn, it hurts!" he cried. "Don't worry, Beez. I'll take care of it." Said Jimmy, ripping a piece of his shirt and bandaging the wound. After the favor was complete, the duo went in search of more survivors, although, despite his usually optimistic attitude, Jimmy was unsure about anyone else surviving something that catastrophic…

…Meanwhile, at the destroyed lab of Heloise…

Heloise awoke at the sound of a familiar voice. "Hey, is anyone here?" It was Jimmy's voice. The miniscule inventor rose up from the burnt remains of her laboratory. "I'm… I'm here… dammit… I'm here, Jimmy!" she cried. A burst of relief swept over her. But she felt bad about wrecking everything around him. Heloise had a shockingly deep wound in side, and she pushed her hand against it to keep the dark blood from escaping. "Heloise!" yelled Two-Shoes. He and Beezy ran over to her. Heloise suddenly threw her arms around the boy. "Oh my god, Jimmy-ow, dammit!- I'm so glad you're safe." She sobbed. She was relieved that Jimmy was ok. The pain that was radiating from her injury was escalating. Beezy, showing a sudden and very surprising amount of initiative, attended Heloise's wound, which had been caused by shrapnel from the doomsday bomb, but she didn't tell them that. "Same here, Heloise! Do you know what the hell caused that explosion?" he asked, urgently.

Heloise was suddenly faced with a tough decision: tell the truth and make Jimmy hate her forever, while in the process ruining all of her chances with finally having him all to herself, or lie and deal with the guilt. What was she to do?

"I… I… I don't know." She said quietly. Jimmy simply looked at her and said "Well, I guess we can worry about that later. First, let's find more survivors."

If one was to ask her about it, Heloise would admit she was attracted to Jimmy's determination. Soon, the moment will be right, she thought to herself. Soon, your heart will be mine.

…Some time later…

Jimmy, hands on his hips, looked over the small band of survivors. There was Beezy, Heloise (whom he thought was looking quite beautiful), Lucius, Beezy's girlfriend Saffi, Jimmy's dog Cerbee, Lucius's assistant Samy, and also his girlfriend Jez. "Ok, everyone, listen up." Announced the blonde boy. Heloise watched with what looked like hearts in her eyes. "Now, I don't know what happened, or what caused the explosion, but what I do know is that we can only survive by working together." Said Jimmy. "ABSOLUTELY NOT!" screamed Lucius. "I refuse to work with you, Two-Shoes!" Heloise broke her own romantic gaze, spun around, and grabbed her former boss by the shirt collar. "Hey, if he hadn't saved you from under that stupid statue of yourself, you would've been crushed to death! So, LISTEN THE HELL UP!" screeched the young girl. Lucius stared at her with eyes of shock and fear. "Alright. Get on with it, Two-Shoes." He grumbled.

"Ok, I'll be in charge of finding more survivors. Beezy will be medic. Jez and Saffi, you two will guard supplies. Heloise-" "Yes?" Heloise said as she zoomed right up to Jimmy. "-you'll help with searching for survivors." Heloise squealed. "I won't let you down, Jimmy." "Alright! Samy, can you cook?" The tiny green goblin nodded nervously. "Yes, yes I can." He stated. "Good. You'll be the cook." "And what about me?" whined the former ruler of Miseryville. "You? Hmm…" Jimmy pondered this for a brief second. "I dunno. But we'll find something." The seventh Heinous crossed his hands. "Fine." He muttered.

…Later that night…

Everyone was asleep. Everyone, except for Heloise. She lied beneath the stars, thinking heavily about her actions. Was it right? She thought. Or was it wrong? The question tortured her soul. Heloise simply couldn't relax enough to fall asleep. She was scared. Afraid of what was yet to come. She got up and floated ever so silently over to Jimmy and quietly awoke him. "Huh, wuh? Oh, hey Heloise." He muttered, half-asleep. "I was wondering if I could sleep next to you tonight. I heard something and I got scared." She whispered. Although she was BS'ing about hearing something, she was actually scared. "Uh, yeah su-" Before he could finish, Heloise had curled into an adorable little ball and made herself comfy right next to Jimmy. The boy smiled in the dark.

Then, he did something unexpected. He bent down and kissed Heloise on the forehead. "Good night, Heloise." He whispered. Heloise blushed, although Jimmy couldn't see it.

I love you she mouthed out as Heloise fell asleep in the presence of her love.