Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.
Well, it was Wednesday. Only nine more days remained until the dance. Jimmy, Cindy, Libby, Carl, and Sheen were in Jimmy's lab, discussing their progress on arranging the dance. They would have been at the Candy Bar, but it was Senior Buffet Day.
"Well, all my inventions are done. And none have blown up," Jimmy stated proudly while eyeing Cindy. "Well, except the zero gravity chamber," he mumbled under his breath.
"Well, I have all the decorations bought and ready," Cindy piped in.
"I got the DJ booth from my cousin and plenty of CDs," Libby said.
"Carl and I bought a bunch of punch and freshly baked goods," Sheen declared while giving Carl a high five.
"Wait, say that again," Jimmy said with a confused look.
"What? We bought punch and baked goods. Did you want chips and dip?" Carl questioned.
"You idiots bought stuff from a bakery over a week before the dance!" Cindy shouted.
"What's your point?" Sheen said while scratching his chin.
"It'll go stale by then, guys," Jimmy said while looking at the floor and rubbing his temple.
"Oh. That's bad," Sheen thought out loud. Cindy was up and about to knock him out. "Um, it wasn't my fault. Carl loves Jimmy's mom!"
"Well, that's very disturbing, but a bit off topic," Jimmy said while trying to get a picture of Carl and his mom together out of his head.
After a few minutes of Jimmy and Libby holding Cindy back, she calmed down. "Cindy, it's ok. Carl and Sheen, just give me the food. I'm sure I have something in here that will help," said Jimmy.
"Right, cause we all know how good you are with food related inventions," Cindy said while chuckling.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jimmy asked while giving her a glare.
"What about the candy that got the whole town addicted to it?" Libby asked.
"And the psychotic pizza that tried to eat us?" Sheen offered.
"What about that time I ate your spinach seeds and grew fifty feet tall?" Carl timidly stated.
"And who could forget the book gum?" Cindy said as the group nodded their heads.
"Hey, if I remember correctly that gum saved me from being your slave," Jimmy retorted. Not that that would be much of a difference from my current situation. "Anyway, if we're done with this nonsense I need you guys' help. I think actual moon rocks would be a nice decoration for the dance. I was wondering if you guys wanted to come with me to the moon and gather some."
The group looked at each other and shrugged. "Alright, we'll go. Give us half an hour to get ready," Cindy said on behalf of the group.
"Fine. We'll be taking the car we won from Intergalactic Showdown since someone ruined my rocket," Jimmy said while looking at Cindy.
"For god's sake, I was saving your life. Besides, it was just the hyper drive," Cindy said while walking away.
Half an hour later everyone was standing in Jimmy's yard in front of the car. Libby wasn't surprised that Cindy was in her spacesuit from when they went to Mars again. Jimmy walked out of his lab eyeing a clipboard. He stopped in front of the space car and opened the door. Without taking his eyes off of his paper he motioned everyone inside and got in himself.
"Alright, this shouldn't take too long. Just a simple trip to the Moon. Ready guys?" Jimmy asked everyone.
"I'm monitoring the radar," Carl shouted.
"Air supplies are full Jimmy," Libby yelled with Sheen by her side.
"Ready to co-pilot, Jimmy," Cindy said to the boy genius right next to her.
Jimmy finally looked up from his work and took a look around. He noticed Cindy in her spacesuit right next to him. "Wow!" He was staring right at Cindy with his jaw slightly dropped.
"What is it James?" Cindy asked while fluttering her eyelashes.
Jimmy shook his head and resumed his composure. "Um, a rare bird was outside the window. Yeah, a bird," Jimmy mumbled while blushing intensely. Sheen, Carl, and Libby looked at each other and gagged.
Within an hour they were on the moon. They stepped off the ship and took a look around. "Alright, let's split up. Carl and Goddard, you go east. Sheen and Libby, you go north. Cindy and I will head west," Jimmy said while handing everyone some items. "Here are some shovels and pails as well as a flare gun. If you get in trouble or lost fire it up in the air. We'll meet back here in an hour. Everyone understand?" The group nodded. "Alright, let's move."
Cindy and Jimmy headed off in an awkward silence. "So," Jimmy began, "any guy ask you to the dance yet?"
"Nope. There's one guy I'd like to go with, but I don't know if he'll ever ask me."
Jimmy looked at her with a small grin. "Give him some credit. Maybe he's just waiting for the right moment. Maybe he's nervous that he'll destroy the fragile friendship that he shares with you."
"Well, I don't think he's that romantic. He's kind of dumb when it comes to girls." They both let out a small chuckle. They continued onward for a few minutes in complete silence.
"You know, I want to ask this girl to the dance. I guess I never really appreciated her until recently. It's just that things between me and her are finally staring to go well and I don't want to ruin that. I'm scared that she'll say no. I'm also scared that she'll say yes and that I'll mess up. I can't win." Jimmy said while sitting on a boulder.
Cindy sat down next to him. "Jimmy, trust me. The girl will say yes, and you won't mess up. I'm pretty sure that she feels the same way."
Jimmy looked up. "Cindy, would you," just at that moment a flare flew up. Of course, they both thought. They ran over to where the flare came from. They saw Sheen and Libby running too. When they finally got there Jimmy was terrified by what he saw. He'd hoped that he would never have to face this monster again. His greatest adversary, the one enemy he could never beat. He and Sheen let out a gasp and realized that it already had Carl. They gulped and stepped forward, determined to get their friend back.