It was five thirty in the morning and Jimmy just lied on his bed wide awake.
"I'm really sorry that you can't come with me." Jimmy sighed.
Goddard whined. He didn't want to spend three whole weeks away from his master.
Suddenly, Jimmy pushed the covers off himself and got up.
"I've got it, Goddard!" Jimmy exclaimed as he grabbed Goddard. "But... we're going to have to make a few modifications."
Jimmy headed towards the secret exit that he had built leading from his room to his lab. He went down the tube with Goddard underneath one arm. In a few seconds, the two of them were gone.
Jimmy was almost done making those small modifications on Goddard when his mother suddenly came up on the computer screen.
"Breakfast, Dear... What are you doing in the lab at this hour?" Mrs. Neutron asked.
"Don't worry, Mom. I was just checking if I left anything that I would need in my lab." Jimmy said.
"Well... okay, but make sure that you're ready by the time th ebus gets here to pick you up."
"Okay, mom... just relax." Jimmy calmly said.
The screen then turned back to the atom screensaver.
"Alright, Goddard. Wake mode!" Jimmy commanded.
Suddenly Goddard's eyes lit up and he began to shake himself.
"Bark. Bark." Goddard greeted as he licked Jimmy's face.
"Ha. ha." Jimmy laughed. "Cut it out, boy!"
Jimmy was soon knocked to the floor with Goddard right on top of him.
"With this new modification you can go to camp with me! I can see that you're really happy, huh? Ready?"
"Bark." Goddard nodded.
"Goddard... initiate Mode 7JFX3Z."
Suddenly Goddard folded up into the size of a small box.
"This is great." Jimmy exclaimed as he picked up Goddard and placed him in his pocket. "No one will ever know!"
Jimmy ran out of his lab and into the kitchen for breakfast.
"Jimmy, dear, you don't have to be in that big of a hurry." Mrs. Neutron said.
"Sorry, Mom. I just don't want to be late." He replied as he sat down at the table.
"Here's your breakfast." Mrs. Neutron smiled as she placed it on the table.
Just then Mr. Neutron entered the kitchen.
"Morning, Honey!" He said as he gave Mrs. Neutron a good morning kiss. "Can we open the new cereal box. There may be a new duck toy that I haven't collected yet."
"Hugh... we can't open that one until you finish the other one." Mrs. Neutron sighed.
"But Honeybunch! The old cereal... is so... crusty!" pleaded Mr. Neutron.
"Oh... alright, Hugh..."
"Yes!" Mr. Neutron said as he grabbed the new cereal box from the pantry. "So how's the young camper doing?"
"Doing great, Dad!" Jimmy replied before he chugged down his milk. "I've got to get dressed now. Thanks for breakfast, Mom!"
"You're welcome, dear!" Mrs. Neutron replied.
Hugh opened the box and placed his hand into the cereal.
"Hugh, don't put your hand into the box. You'll ruin the cereal." Mrs. Neutron scolded.
"But, honey, just let me get the prize!" Mr. Neutron said as he moved his hand around in the box.
Suddenly his hand came out holding a yellow duck dressed up in a policeman's outfit.
"Wow!" he gasped. "The limited addition Policeman Quackers!"
"Oh... Hugh..." Mrs. Neutron sighed as she watched Hugh pretend that Quackers was flying.
Jimmy quickly glanced at his watch.
"Hmm... it's seven thirty. The bus should be here at eight. Why, I've got plenty of time, but I'm not risking it. Just this once... I want to be on time."
He grabbed Goddard out of his pocket and placed him in his duffel bag.
"Better put a couple of these in just in case he gets hungry." Jimmy said as he grabbed a bag of bolts and lugnuts.
Next, he ran to the closet to change clothes. Robotic arms swirled around him and went back in their place once they were done. AS for the finishing touches, he quickly bushed his teath and used the Robobarber to redo his hair. By the time he was done it was five to eight.
"Perfect timing." Jimmy said satisfyingly as he glanced away from his watch and grabbed his duffel bag.
When Jimmy came down, both of his parents were waiting at the bottom of the stairs to wish him the best of luck.
"Take good care of yourself, sweetie." Mrs. Neutron said as she gave Jimmy a hug.
"Have a good time, son." Mr. Neutron smiled as he hugged both his son and his wife.
"Bye, Mom and Dad." Jimmy screamed as he ran out th edoor and onto the bus.
There were a few familiar faces that he recognized. Carl and Sheen were sitting next to each other. Cindy and libby were together... as usual; they were sitting in the seat next to Carl and Sheen. A few of Jimmy's classmates were already on the bus. Suddenly, Jimmy spotted Betty.
"Hey, Betty! I didn't know you were going to camp."
"Jimmy, I love the outdoors." Betty answered as she smiled sweetly.
"I-is this seat... taken?" Jimmy asked as he placed his hand on the seat.
"Sorry, Neutron! It is!" Nick said as he pushed Jimmy away. "So move it!"
"Poor Spewtron." Cindy said with a smug look.
"Can it, Vortex." Jimmy barked.
Since the space next to Betty was taken, Jimmy decided to sit in the seat in front of Carl and Sheen.
"Hey, Jimmy." Carl greeted.
"Hiya, Carl." Jimmy returned as he pushed his duffel bag away.
"Are you excited or what!" Sheen asked.
"Excited... not really. Jealous... yes." Jimmy answered as he glared madly at Nick.
The bus suddenly stopped in front of a house that looked very familiar to Jimmy.
"Have... I been here before?" he asked himself.
Suddenly the bus doors opened and in walked Jimmy's cousin. With parted bangs and shiny black hair pulled up into a ponytail and sparkling hazel eyes, she didn't really look related to him at all. The girl wore an her purple sleeved number thirteen shirt and blue jeans with white sneakers. Judging by her size, this girl was about eight years old.
"Kairi!" Jimmy greeted.
"Jimmy! I didn't know you were going too!" Kairi smiled as she gave Jimmy a high-five.
Jimmy was having a lot of fun talking to Kairi that he didn't realize that the bus driver adjusted his mirror at an angle to keep an eye on him. The driver lowered his head and smiled evilly.
"Jimmy..." carl began. "I thought that all of your cousins looked like your dad."
"Well, Kairi is no ordinary cousin." Jimmy replied as he motioned for Kairi to sit next to him. "Thank heaven she's from my mom's side."
"Your... mom, huh?" Carl pondered thoughtfully. "But... she doesn't really look like you."
"That's because she's adopted, Carl." Jimmy said.
Jimmy then motioned for Kairi to turn around so that she could meet his friends.
"Kairi, this is Carl and Sheen. Guys... this is Kairi."
"Nice to meet you!" Kairi smiled. "Jimmy's told me a lot about you two."
"He told you that I like llamas right?" Carl asked.
"And that I like Ultralord?" Sheen joined.
"Yup!" Kairi laughed.
"Hey, Jimmy." Cindy asked. "Who's that?"
"Why only the best cousin in the world." answered Jimmy.
"Hi! My name is Kairi." she said as she extended her hand for a handshake.
"I'm Cindy." Cindy said as she shook Kairi's hand.
"Cindy... huh?" Kairi pondered.
"What's wrong?... Oh, has Jimmy ever mentioned anything about me?" Cindy asked hopefully.
"Well..." Kairi began. "He did tell me about the time when he tried to become a normal boy instead of a genius. The experiment failed and he accidentally turned himself into a drool monkey. But he amazingly turned himself back into a genius just in time to stop a comet that you directed to earth."
"What!" Cindy shouted. "Jimmy, did you fill this innocent girl with lies! Is that really what happened? You know what, that's funny because I don't seem to remember it happening that way."
"Uh... heh heh." Jimmy laughed nervously. "I may have exaggerated the story just a tad bit..."
"A tad bit!"
"Here we go again..." Libby sighed.
"Guys!" Kairi screamed. "Calm down!"
"Thank you..." Libby paused for a name.
"Kairi." Kairi prompted.
"I'm Libby."
"Nice to meet you!" Kairi smiled.
The bus headed off onto the freeway. Everyone was busily chatting away...except Sheen... He gets bored easily.
"Man! What is there to do!" Sheen screamed.
"Sheen, stop screaming." Carl said.
"I'll stop screaming once I find something to do!"
"Just go to sleep, Sheen." Jimmy sighed."Huh... whatever." Sheen muttered.
Soon the road began to get hilly.
"Jimmy!" Carl said.
"What's the matter, Carl?"
"I don't do so well on hilly terrain." Carl whispered.
"Oh, boy..." Jimmy sighed.
Suddenly everyone in the bus was silent. They heard the barfing noises that were coming from behind Jimmy. Unfortunately, Sheen was asleep through it all.
The bus stopped at a local McSpanky's for all the kids to use the restroom and grab a quick snack.
"I'll have a burger and some fries, please." Jimmy ordered.
"Oooh! Nuggets for me." Sheen said.
"Hmm... fries, a burger, nuggets, some of those chicken fingers... and vanilla ice cream." Carl ordered.
Jimmy and Sheen stared at Carl weirdly.
"What?" Carl asked. "I'm really hungry."
The three boys sat together at a table.
"Man, the ride to the camp is sooo long!" Jimmy said as he bit into his burger and watched Kairi run off with Cindy and Libby.
"I know!" Sheen said. "They better have something good waiting for us there... you know... like dinner... or something."
"Mmmhmmmm..." Carl agreed.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm saving some of this stuff for on the bus." Jimmy said rather wisely. "Who knows when we'll all get hungry again."
"Yeah! Me too." Sheen agreed.
"Mmmmhmmm..." said Carl.
"Guys... what if there isn't any hot water?" Jimmy said.
"Relax, Jimmy. We're men!" Sheen proclaimed rather proudly.
"Yeah!" Carl said.
Suddenly everyone around them was leaving and heading off to board the bus.
"Gosh, that was a fast break." Jimmy surprisingly said.
"Come on. You guys!" Libby said.
"Let's get a move on!" Cindy called.
"Last one in is a rotten egg." Kairi shouted as she back to the bus.
Everyone was back on the bus and the long ride continued, but it wasn't until ten minutes later that everyone began to get bored.
"Hey, Jimmy." Carl said. "You wouldn't happen to have some fries would you."
"Here, Carl. You can have them."
"Thanks."
"Sheen!" Carl said.
"What?"
"Got a nugget?"
"Take it."
Carl then took his melted vanilla ice cream, fries, and chicken nugget and mixed them all together. People began staring at Carl.
Suddenly, Jimmy grabbed his camera.
"Carl! Pretend to eat it!" Jimmy said.
"Gross... Jimmy." Kairi sighed.
Carl held out the container and stuck out his tongue just a few millimeters away from it. All of a sudden the bus hit a bump and the contents of the container spilled all over Carl. Everyone on the bus was horrified and even Nick turned a shade of green.
After a few hours of driving the bus was a few minutes away from Gurney Mountain.
"I smell 99 cents deoderant!" Butch said as he sniffed the air.
Sheen looked at the window as he said, "There's no snow! I want my money back!"
"Sheen..." Libby sighed. "This is SUMMER camp not winter camp."
"Oh... I think I got the wrong brochure then." Sheen said as he held up the winter copy. "But I brought summer clothes. I thought it wouldn't be that cold."
The bus entered the gate and drove into the parking lot. The young campers had finally reached their destination.