"Ok…" Libby said, she wasn't exactly sure what she was going to say so she prayed a quick prayer. Father, please tell me what to say in order to get to either Jimmy or Cindy. "Do you believe that what the Bible says is true?"

"Parts of it have been proven." Jimmy said wondering how that was suppose to prove that he has messed up enough on his own. The only really 'bad' thing he did was cross the line with Cindy… he'd been pretty good up until then.

"Like which parts, specify for me."

"Um… well… you could say Jesus was a good man. I know for sure that King Nebuchadnezzar ruled a rather large empire that fell. The other thing I can think of is all the Israelis' prophesies from way back when, lie the temple being destroyed, there being a flood, ect… have happened."

"What about the Ten Commandments?"

"What about them?" Jimmy asked.

"Do you believe that they are real?"

"Do I think they exist? Sure, why not."

"Ok… in that case, have you ever not honored the Sabbath?"

"Yea!" Jimmy scoffed. "I never have done the whole get up early Sunday morning, dress up for church, and all that stuff."

"Ever used God's name in vain?"

Jimmy rolled his eyes, why is she asking questions that she knows the answer to? Going along with Libby he nodded his head. "Guilty."

"How about honored any other god besides THE God?"

"Well… that's hard to answer seeing as I don't believe there is a God… much less more than one."

"Ok… we'll come back to that at a later date. Ever killed anyone?"

"No."

"Hated someone?"

"Yea."

"Guilty of murder there."

Jimmy leaned up against the wall, again rolling his eyes. "I get the pint…"

"We're not done yet. Have you ever wanted something your friend had to where it consumed your thoughts?"

"Yea, Sheen's car."

"Why? You have a hovercraft!" Sheen exclaimed. "I would trade you any day… but mom won't allow it."

"Ever stole something?"

"Borrowed some money from Dani without asking…"

"Obviously since Cindy's pregnant you've committed adultery… but how about before last weekend, ever thought bout it for more than a minute?"

Jimmy hesitated a second before answering. "yea."

"So that would be guilty on more than one offence."

Now extremely uncomfortable Jimmy slid down the wall and at on the floor, Cindy stood by Libby trying to sort all of it out in her mind. "Are we done yet?"

"Boy… we are BARELY halfway there… four more left. Did you honor your mom and dad?"

"No…" The mere mention of both of his parents almost brought tears to his eyes, and that wasn't even counting the fact that he was realizing how even though he thought he wasn't 'that bad' he really was 'lost' according to the Christians… and even to himself it was hard to deny. "Lied to em'. Snuck around, disobeyed them…" Jimmy's voice faded as his eyes got waterier.

Libby could tell she hit a major nerve and almost didn't want to go on, but something told her to continue. "How about lied to authorities in order to get Sheen off the hook?"

"Yep."

"How about lied at all?"

"Just last week."

"Ok… the last one is made false idols… but even though I'd say you are guilty of that one you don't think so… but Jim… YOU just said that YOU were guilty of EIGHT of Ten Commandments.  Even Breaking ONE of the commandments will separate you from God without atonement… so if you forget about INHARITING sin… you are still lost on behalf your own doings."

"So I'm not perfect, who is?" Jimmy said trying his best to not sound like he was about to cry again, but when he finally looked up he could tell he wasn't the only one that was about to cry. Cindy and Sheen both were biting there lips, almost as if in their heads they were going through Libby's lil checklist.

"With even a small sin you just can't enter God's presence."

"One problem... Jim said standing up and getting a hold of himself. "THERE IS NO GOD!" He shouted angrily and then stomped over to the other side of the room to throw a pillow from the couch onto the floor.

"Ok… let's say we realize that we aren't perfect… why would God forgive us?" Cindy's soft voce broke the silence that had taken over for the last few moments.

"Well… um… Jimmy, let's say Brobot is in trouble, would you do anything to save him?" Libby asked almost afraid to use Jimmy for an example.

"No… he's a brat!"

"You really have issues with him, don't you?" Sheen asked.

"What about Goddard?" Libby said not giving Jimmy time to answer Sheen.

"I'd ALMOST give my life!" Jimmy said remembering how he felt when Professor Calamitis had stolen Goddard.

"Why is that? I mean... your life is pretty precious." Libby asked him.

"Because… he's my best invention ever, and he's one-of-a-kind."

"Ok… let's assume that you gave Goddard free will and he used that free will to do something hat would separate him from you, what would you do?"

"Find some way to un-do what he did."

"EXACTLY!" Libby exclaimed turning back to Cindy. "So, you see… just as Jimmy says Goddard is his best invention, God says you are his best CREATION. And creation is about a million times more valuable than invention. To create is to make something out of nothing… inventing you take already existing materials and form them into something new. God CREATED the ENTIRE universe…and yet he considers YOU to be his best creation."

"But why?"

"Because… while e don't know EXACTLY why God put animals on this planet, he states over and over WHY he created humans… to have a relationship with them."

"Why would God want a relationship with me?" Cindy asked, she had a MILLION questions she wanted to ask… but she decided that she wouldn't ask multiple-leveled questions.

"Because… he created you, and NOTHING can stop him from loving you."

"And yet there's a Hell?"

"Because He's perfect… he just can't allow imperfection into his presence."

"Which is why we need forgiveness and what the cross was about." Cindy said slowly catching on.

"Exactly."

"Well... I can't say I believe it… but it's definitely food-for-thought."

"Libs, wanna go see if the Candy Bar is opened yet?" Sheen asked, he could tell that Jimmy needed a break, that and he had a few questions himself.

"Sure. Let's go!" Libby said following Sheen up the stairs and out of the house.

"Jimmy… how is it you know the Bible yet say there is no God?" Cindy asked walking over to the other side of the room after Libby and Sheen had left.

"Because… I there was a God Dad would still be here. I mean… as SOON as I saw Dani, Stacey, Shay's, and the rest of the youth groups clothing laying where they had been sitting… I knew what had happened… Christ had raptured his church.  However… when Dad was found in a smashed car on his way home from work." Jimmy took a breath. "I just can't put my faith in a God who wouldn't give someone the chance to know they missed it and give their life to him. Dad had NO clue that the rapture had happened."

"Are you seriously telling me that the rapture really happened?"

"Yea."

"And the God of the Christians really is the one and only God."

"One would be correct in saying so… I just can't believe in it."

"And Heaven and Hell?"

"As real as Retroville is."

"I don't believe this!" Cindy exclaimed pacing back and forth.

"Cin… honestly… it's not that big of a deal."

"I have to go home and think a little. I love ya Jim and I'll call ya later." She kissed him good-bye and walked up the stairs, down the street, towards the Candy Bar. I'm not sure what to think anymore. I used to think there was more to this life… but I left that thought along with my childhood. Now… I just don't know WHAT to think! Even Jim said that there WAS a God, and most of what Libby sad made sense. I'm not too sure I believe Jesus NEVER sinned… maybe Libs could help there. However, it is getting late… I'll just have to go home and call Libs up or something. Cindy thought turning away from the Candy Bar and heading towards her house. "I'm home." She called a few minutes later.

"So soon?" Rhonda asked surprised. "You get in a fight with Jim?"

"No… at least not yet."

"What do you mean not yet?"

"I just don't understand him!" Cindy yelled frustrated.

"And you probably never will."

"Not even after we are married?" Cindy fell back on their couch that was in the living room.

"Cin… I hate to point it out but there's always a chance you MAY not marry Jimmy." Her mother said as gently as she could.

"Actually… I do."

"How's that?"

"Well… for one thing I can't picture being without him, and for another thing Jimmy and I went to the future about two years ago."

"You did?"

"Yea… one of his inventions needed something fairly expensive so he went to the future to steal a few bucks from his older self."

"In that case… no, you will never fully understand him. Your understanding will grow, but guys always have been and always will be a mystery. What is it exactly that you don't understand?"

"He knows that there is only one God, and yet he claims to know that what made everyone disappear was God raptured his people… yet he STILL refuses to believe. I thought you either believed something or you didn't… and what you believed was based off what you knew. But that CAN'T be true because he says he KNOWS that's what happened… yet doesn't BELIEVE in God. HOW can you KNOW something and not believe it?"

"Have you tried asking him?"

"Yea." Cindy sighed.

"And…" Her mom asked; she kind of wanted to hear what Jimmy had said.

"He says he can't trust in a God that wouldn't give someone to realize that they had messed up."

"Makes sense… what do you think?"

"I don't know… all I REALLY know at this point is that I'm pregnant, I love Jimmy, I want Jim to be there for the baby, and I want us to end up like the future us. However, apparently that's not going to happen cause our so-called 'future' involved Dani, Stacey, Judy, Shelby… and even Shelby's annoying friend Jamie."

"What do those people have ANYTHING to do with your getting married?"

"Nothing really… but I can't help but wonder… if they aren't here… who's to say the rest is true?"

"I honestly don't know a thing about time travel."

"I don't think Jim even knows the specifics."

"So let me get this straight… you used equipment that really has no professional testing done to go into the future. And since the future you saw doesn't correlate with what is currently happening, you are wondering if it was all an 'ideal' future?"

"Exactly…but I honestly can not imagine life without Jimmy. And… if… I mean… IF I decided, for some weird reason… to side with Libby… will Jimmy leave me?"