Chapter 13

Meldar...My Hero?

Suddenly, the room began to shake. And cracks formed on the floor.

"We need to get out of here," said April carrying the unconscious Jenny. "Slowly, it will cut the entire planet in half!"

They all ran towards to the door that led outside, but a crack separated half of the room, blocking their way out.

"AWW MAN!" yelled Sheen. " What a rip off! I expected us to fall to our doom!"

"And I don't think Sugar Booger will like us falling to our doom Jimbo," said Hugh.

"What do we do Jimmy?" asked Cindy.

As he was about to speak, Minoanna jumped towards the other side of the half and formed a bridge using her body.

"Don't ask questions! JUST GO!" she yelled.

The kids, the aliens, Hugh Vendanna & Meldar all ran across her.

"Your majesty!" yelled Jimmy.

"Don't worry about me, just go!" she yelled.

As the kids (and others) ran outside, the castle began to burst into flames.

"She sacrificed herself!" said Libby in disbelief.

"What a noble deed," said a Brain.

"Mibs," replied the Needleheads softly.

"Our Queen may be heartless, but she always puts the well being of her people first," replied April's dad.

"C'mon Meldar," whispered Vendanna. "The plan was a bust, but if we want to avoid going to prison, we should leave inconspicuously."

Meldar stared at the burning building. Usually, he would agree with his crush, but something didn't feel right. Just thinking about Minoanna made him sweat. He had to do what he thought was right. He floated into the building.

"MELDAR! ARE YOU NUTS?!" yelled Vendanna.

"What does he think he's doing?" asked Cindy.

"BARK BARK!" yelled Goddard.

"I don't know," Jimmy replied.

Suddenly, Jenny began to wake. "Jimmy, where's Minoanna? Is she in the building? Can we save her?"

Jimmy looked at the building. For some reason, he had a gut feeling that Meldar was doing something unselfish.

"Don't worry Doc," he replied as Goddard licked her face. "She's being saved right now."

Minoanna's grip was slipping and she could barely breathe. She tried to pull herself up, but she scratched her leg badly. It was bleeding like crazy.

Just as she thought there was no hope, she saw a hand before her.

"Take my hand!" yelled a voice.

"M-m-Meldar?" she asked wearily. "Is this a joke?"

"Do you want to be saved or what?" he replied.

She grabbed his hand, and then the other. She felt she was slipping, so she tightened the grip by lacing her fingers with his.

Meldar suddenly got hot all over, and it wasn't the fire.

He was blushing.

She was safely taken out of the crack in the floor. Meldar took her to a corner near the door, were there wasn't any flames. He lay her down as she coughed.

"Are--are---Are you okay?" he asked.

"Peachy," she said coughing.

Meldar noticed her leg. He undid his bow tie and used it as a bandage.

"This ought to do for now," he said tying it all up. He gazed into her innocent eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused."

She looked at him. "Why are you doing this? I still have to put you in jail anyway you know."

He smiled. "I don't really know either. I think I might actually have...feelings for you."

Minoanna smiled. She wanted to pat him on the arm, but something held her back. She put her hand on her chest and felt a thump, thump sound.

A heart, she said. I have a heart...

"Something wrong?" asked Meldar.

She hugged him and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Thanks," she said happily.

He looked amazed. He has 't been really kissed since he was ten.

Wait, he thought. Could it be possible that I'm really in love with her?

He brushed the sweat off his forehead and picked Minoanna up.

"Let's go," he said.

She smiled and gave him another kiss. Meldar looked shocked again. "Now what was that for? He asked.

She smiled and nuzzled close to him. "Again, thanks for saving my life, and helping me find my heart..."

"I see something!" yelled Jimmy peering through Goddard's goggles.

Out of the smoke came Minoanna in Meldar's arms. Everyone gasped.

"What are you doing?" asked Vendanna.

"Saving the Queen," he said.

"Are you okay your majesty?" asked Jenny.

"I'm fine," she said. "You can put me down now," she said to Meldar.

"Oh, sorry," he said blushing.

"Looks like someone got bit by the love bug!" yelled Sheen. "The love train for Min & Mel has left the station.

"Excuse me?" asked Meldar.

"What? You & Min don't want to exit the love train?" he asked, making a toot, toot, noise.

"I don't like her that way!" he yelled.

"You kissed her didn't you sly dog!" said Sheen.

Vendanna and the others looked at him. He blushed and didn't say a word.

"He didn't kiss me," she said. She ruffled his hair making him blush again. "I kissed him."

"Way to go Min!" yelled Libby slapping her a high five.

"Uh yeah," she said not understanding the term high five.

"Your majesty," said Jenny bowing. "I think this belongs to you," she showed her her necklace.

"My necklace!" she put it on and hugged Jenny. "Thank you...daughter."

"Your welcome...mom," replied Jenny with tears in her eyes.

"Hate to ruin the moment," said Cindy, "but this planet is going to split in two in a matter of minutes! Any bright ideas Jimmy? A Brain Blast would suffice right about now!"

"C'mon think, think, think..." he was having a brain blast. He thought about what caused the earth to move, and he thought about the regenerators and Min's necklace.

"Brain Blast!" he yelled. "Goddard! Go to that building and fetch the regenerators!"

"Aye cap'n!" he said and ran off.

"Could I borrow the fake gem?" he asked Meldar.

"Sure," he said. "What are you going to do?"

"When the ground moves, metals in the dirt help it shift. If I can stop the metals from touching each other, the planet won't split in two."

"Brilliant!" said Jenny. "But you need someone else to go in with you. About your size."

Jimmy looked around and his eyes stopped on Cindy.

"Me?" she said.

"Please? I really need you Cindy," he said.

Jimmy expected her to ask a bunch of questions, but no. Cindy didn't ask, she just came and put her arm around him.

"Of course I'll help you..."

YAY! This was my favorite chappie! I loved writing out all the romance between Carl & Jenny, Bolbi & Hailey and now Minoanna & Meldar! Soon, the story will end in a fluffy J/C ending! I CAN'T WAIT!

Love,

Kimmie, your host for "Intergalactic Love!"