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Jimmy got back to his lab as soon as he could. He plucked a hair out of his head and held it up to the scanner. The doormat underneath him disappeared and he fell down a long hole. Of course, he had forgotten to put a mattress under the hole, againHe ran over to his main computer and quickly typed in a command. The monitor showed his hologram helping his mother in the kitchen, and Mrs. Neutron didn't seem the least bit suspicious.

"Good, at least my hologram is working well," Jimmy said to Goddard.

Ok, now to find out where Professor Calamitous is hiding, he thought to himself.

"Computer, search Retroville for Professor Calamitous," Jimmy instructed. The computer found nothing. "Ok. Computer, search state of Texas for Professor Calamitous." Once again, the computer found nothing. Alright, enough kidding around. "Computer, search solar system for Professor Calamitous." A map of the solar system appeared onscreen, along with a tiny dot on the planet Earth.

Ok, now we're getting somewhere. Jimmy zoomed in on the dot and saw that it was deep in the Amazon Jungle. Of course it's in one of the most dangerous and hottest places on Earth. Jimmy quickly relayed all of this information to the Retroville police via E-mail, as well as his offer to assist them on their journey. Jimmy hopped off his chair and began pacing around frantically. Every second seemed like an hour. Finally, he heard what he had been waiting for. "You've got mail!" the computer yelled. Jimmy quickly ran to his computer and opened up the message.

Dear James, thank you for providing us the whereabouts of Cynthia Vortex. We should be able to get her back now that we know where she is. Unfortunately, since she is located in a foreign country, it may take up to a week to clear the red tape, get the Amazonian Police involved, and get them to believe a twelve year-old did what we couldn't. Also, we will not be needing your services any further. We cannot take a minor on this mission.

Jimmy couldn't believe what he had just read. A week! This was an evil genius! Who knew what he would do to Cindy by then? They had to act now! And what did they mean they didn't need his help anymore. He had done all the work so far! Jimmy had been in dozens of situations better than this. Jimmy quickly E-mailed them again.

Retroville Police: Do you not understand the seriousness of this situation? A twelve year-old girl, my friend, the person who helped save the Earth on more than one occasion, is being held captive by an unstable, evil genius! We do not have a week to waste! She could be dead by then! Who knows what he is doing to her at this very moment! And by the way, this is my friend we are talking about. Therefore, I am going to help recue her.

Jimmy sent the message and waited for a reply. He thought he was going to explode. His friend was in danger, and nobody gave a damn! After what seemed like days another message came in.

Dear James, we understand your concern, and yes, we do understand the seriousness of the situation. However, we can't just bust into another country and begin a manhunt; it could cause an international backlash. It takes time to do these things. We will get to work immediately and get Ms. Vortex back as soon as we can. Until then you will just have to wait. Furthermore, you are just a child. You cannot come to the Amazon with us. We are not going to babysit you while we are risking our lives to save your friend. We appreciate your help in this case so far, but you must now let us do our job.

Unbelievable. He was not going to stand by and let Cindy die because some stupid policeman couldn't get to her fast enough. And how dare he call him a child.He had seen more danger than all of them put together. He was going to rescue Cindy himself. He got the hypercube out of his rocket and emptied it of the detective stuff. He took the hypercube over to his shelf of inventions and began throwing in anything that might be useful. Let's see, Hypno-beam, night-vision goggles, smoke bombs, small laser, shrink ray, Jimmy mentally checked off as he threw each invention in. He ran over to his lounge and threw in all the food and water he had. He looked around the lab and wondered if there was anything else he should bring.

I can't believe I never made a single weapon, he thought to himself. He didn't even have a machete to help him travel through the jungle. The Hypno-beam could help, but it just wasn't good enough. He didn't have time to invent anything, it was almost dark. He had to leave soon. He just hoped he could pluck some weapons off the hypnotized guards. He was not taking any chances.

"Come on Goddard, let's go." Goddard ran over and hopped in the hover car. Jimmy followed suit, and they blasted off into the night.