Chapter 9: Gathering Forces

Carl's POV

Ugh... that hurt. I gotta press on and focus if I am to save Jim. I then get up to see that no one is here. Not wanting to take my chances to stay here any longer, I left to go see where Libby and Sheen went. I overheard Libby taking him. Then I gotta find Ike, and maybe some others too. I remember Libby's house not being far from here.

5 Minutes Later, I show up at Libby's. I sneak in carefully not to get caught. As sneaking through a few rooms, I was expecting Sheen to wail for help, but I didn't hear him anywhere. After a while, I found Sheen and Libby just playing some sort of card game. I also noticed that Sheen was bolted to the chair so he couldn't move except for small hand and head movements. I felt very nervous, but eventually I got the courage to stand up to one of my friends.

"LET SHEEN GO!" I shouted proudly. After she death-glared at me though, my nervousness returned. "...Well only if you want to, I don't wanna be captured too." I then say.

"CARL! Get me outta here!" Sheen said. "I don't wanna be her slave any longer!"

"Neither of you are going anywhere!" Libby shouted. "I can keep you 2 at bay until they're airborne."

"Airborne?" I ask.

"They'll be leaving in a couple hours to Brooklyn," Libby explained. "I can hold you and Sheen off until then."

While Libby was talking, Carl shuffled over to Sheen's chair and slowly freed him. When Libby was done talking, Sheen and Carl started to high-tail it outta there.

"Well sorry to jet, but we're in a hurry," Sheen said as we ran out of the house and into the neighborhood.

"Hey, get back here you dolts!" Libby said as she chased us.

"Hey that's not nice," I respond. "What're we gonna do Sheen?"

"We'll have to split up like in Ultralord episode 137," Sheen said.

"Good idea," I say nearly out of breath. "I'll get Goddard, and you can get Ike."

"What about Libby?" Sheen asks.

I didn't bother to respond since I already went into Cindy's house to get Goddard. I brought him from the basement and then rested on the couch for a few mintues upstairs. "Must... catch... my... breath..." I wheezed.

Sheen's POV

I look over and Carl wasn't there. I still see Libby tailing after me though. Where would Ike be? I ran for a while until I find the park. I was outta breath so I sat down on a bench and drank some water from a nearby fountain.

Seconds later, Libby shows up as exhausted as I was. "Finally decided to... give up huh?"

"Hmph. I'm just warming up," I say as she sat down next to me out of exhaustion more than anything. "Why are you keeping us from saving Jimmy?"

"I'm doing this to make those two together finally." Libby explains. "You have no idea how long I've waited for those two to get together. Their constant arguing is driving me nuts."

"You do realize Jimmy's not doing this under his free will right?" I ask.

"Wait? Cindy likes Jimmy!? I thought she liked Nick."

"Oh please. That was just a way to cover her emotions. She's loved him since the 3rd grade."

"Really!? Anyway nice story, but I gotta find Ike. See ya!" I run off to find him with Libby chasing me again.

Eventually I find Nick and Ike riding their skateboards. "Guys! I need your help!"

"What is it Shine?" Nick asks.

I started to protest, but Ike talked first. "Sheen! You made it out!"

"What're you 2 talking about?" Nick asked since he didn't know.

"Long story," Ike and I say in unison.

"I need both of your help if we are to rescue Jimmy from the evil clutches of the green eyed monster," I said.

"Why would I rescue Neutron?" Nick asked since he didn't care.

"He's Cindy's slave and we have to rescue him before she does bad things to him," Ike said.

Nick's eyes widened at this. "Then we gotta rescue him now. Sheen, get on Ike's skateboard. We're heading to his house to get his hover car."

Once I was out on Ike's skateboard with him, the three of us headed there as fast as we could. Carl saw us so he and a deactivated Goddard met us in the front yard. From what I could remember, Libby was still in the park.

"So how do we turn him on?" Carl askes.

"Well, there's an 'on' button on his underside," Nick scoffed.

"Oh," Carl sighed.

Once Goddard turned on we discussed the plan on making it to the airport.