"Oh well, if I'm going to be stuck on a different planet I might as well get some sleep." Jimmy walked over to where Cindy was sleeping and crawled under the blanket as well, he had only brought one for the picnic. The next morning Cindy woke up before Jimmy.

 "Jimmy, wake up. We're still on Mars."

"Yea, I know my rocket must have been in the to cold of temperatures, It gets to about -100 F at night, however I brought along an invisible fire to keep us warm."

"Well then, smart one, watch and learn. Cimmy, Goddard, wake mode."

"Woof."

"Cimmy, Goddard, flycycle 2nd prototype please & thank you. Jimmy get on, we're going home."

Now back in earth's atmosphere, "7:55, come on we might make it to class on time." They land on the schools parking lot and run toward the steps, straight into Sheen, Libby, Carl, and Brittany. (Yeah, she made it out!)

"Where have you been, to the moon and back?"

"Actually, no. We went to Mars and back."

"Well, anyway we're gonna be late, lets go!"

All 6 of them walk into Mrs. Sanchez' classroom and sit next to their boy/girl friends. Except for Jimmy who has Cindy save him a seat and goes up to talk to Mrs. Sanchez. After about two minutes Jimmy returned to sit next to Cindy. He then writes a note that say:

'To: All the people going to Paris,

Mrs. Sanchez says we can do the extra-credit thing, and to have fun. We're leaving Thursday!'

Jimmy then passed the not to Cindy who read it and passed it on. Then she wrote Jimmy another one.

Jimmy,

Meet me by the concession stand after class.

With love,

Rocket-girl

Cindy slid the note to his desk but he didn't see it and it fell off on to the floor. Jimmy noticed it then and was about to pick it up when Mrs. Sanchez walks by and picked it up first.

Whaaaat have we heeeere. I belieeeve it is a nooooote!" (Anyone guess whom she's related to?) "Jimmy?"

"Yes Mrs. Sanchez?"  Jimmy said as if he had no clue why she picked on him.

"This noooote has your naaaame on it!"

Again Jimmy acted as if he had no clue what she was saying, "It does?"

"Yeeeeees, and it saaaays, Jimmy, meet me by the concession stand after claaaaass. Looooove, Rocket-giiiiiiirl" Cindy blushed ever so slightly. "Whaaat do you have toooo say for yourself, Jimmmmy?"

Jimmy sat back in his seat and put his feat on the desk for effect then winked at Cindy and said in his coolest voice, "I say, I'll see Rocket-girl after class, by the concession stands."

The whole class laughed at the whole thing.

"Hey, Neutron, why are you trying to sound cool like me? And anyways who is Rocket-girl?"

"Nick the way I see it some people, like you, are born popular, others, like me, have to earn that popularity, not that I'd want it."

"Yea… well, you'll never be able to earn enough popularity to matter." Nick said slightly nervous.

"Oh, yea, are you taking 1/3 of the class to Paris?"

Nick stood there speechless 'no way, he is NOT cooler than me, he doesn't even try.' "Well, who wants to visit an old city halfway across the world anyway?"

"For two weeks, no parents?"

This time Nick really was speechless, "Probably an educational trip."

 "Actually it's a vacation."

"Besides, who'd want to go to Paris with a shrimp Nerdtron?"

Cindy was the first to take a stand and say "I do," followed by Sheen, Carl, Libby, and eventually Brittany.

"Ci... ci.... Cindy??? Why would you want to be seen with that… that…that geek?"

"First of all because I like him," the 2/3 of the class that weren't going to Paris gasped, "And second of all he's not a geek. And as for the rest of you I DO like him and I always have."

"But, Cindy, I thought…"

"That I liked you? Nick you're inconsiderate, mean, snotty, and think WAY too much of yourself! And you can't even make it to class on time!" The whole class stood up and gave her a round of applause, Jimmy whistled.

Nick was now REALLY mad, "Vortex, you are going to wish you never even thought that, let alone say it."

   The whole class besides Libby, Sheen, Carl, Brittany, and Jimmy started chanting, "fight, fight, fight," until Mrs. Sanchez cut in.

"All riiiiight class. That is quite enouggggh."

The class settled down and Nick sat down reluctantly. 'What's he got that I don't?' Nick thought bitterly. 'Oh well Jeana still doesn't have a boyfriend since we broke up, maybe she'll take me back. Why wouldn't she? Then again Cindy IS cuter, Jeana will have to wait, how hard can it be to get Cindy back?'

It is now Passing period and Jimmy met Cindy by the vending machines as promised.

"Uh… Jimmy, I was thinking; and do you wanna come with me to my family's annual campout in 9 months, we have to have reservations in soon?" (Do not worry, that is a TOTALLY different story, it's not even in the sequel)

"Yea, sure, is it ok with your parents?"

"Mom said you could" Cindy answered trying to hold onto her books because they were slipping out of her arms.

"Cool! Here, let me take those," Jimmy said putting his binder, Advanced Algebra VI & Chemistry books underneath Cindy's Advanced Algebra VI, Chemistry, and Calculus books, plus her binder, which he noticed was covered with 'I Love Jimmy.'

Just then Libby, Sheen, Carl, and Brittany come running over. "Hey, everyone over at my house tonight, I want Carl and Brittany to meet their dog, plus Goddard is going to be handed over to Sheen and Libby. " Jimmy said. "Oh, come on Cindy lets not be late for Algebra VI, You know how Mr. Snooze gets when anyone's late." The whole group started laughing Mr. Nooze was his real name but everyone called him Mr. Snooze behind his back because he was so boring. They all went to their classes and then they all went to Jimmy's house as planned.