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A couple of hours later Jimmy was landing his hover car onto a small island. Ho got out first and grabbed Cindy's hand, helping her off. Cindy was about to protest, but thought better of it

"So, where are we exactly?" Cindy asked while looking around.

"I believe we're somewhere in the Indian Ocean, but I can't be sure," Jimmy replied.

"We're really that far from home?" an astounded Cindy asked.

"Yep. We'll probably be here for a few days. Why don't you go see if you can find any food and water," Jimmy said as he took some technical stuff out from his hypercube. After he took everything he needed he tossed the cube to Cindy. "If you find any food you can put it in this. I'll get to work making a makeshift lab and see if I can figure out who's behind all of this."

Jimmy saw Cindy stare at him with a puzzled look on her face before heading off. Jimmy sighed; he knew what this was about. He walked over to her and grabbed his hypno-beam out of the hypercube and handed it to her. "I can't blame you for doubting me after what I did to you. Use this to see if I'm telling the truth," he said as he handed her the hypno-beam.

"How do I know that you didn't tamper with it?" Cindy asked. She regretted saying that when she saw the hurt look on Jimmy's face. "I didn't mean it like that," she tried to explain.

Jimmy held up a hand. "Like I said before, I really don't blame you for not trusting me. Cindy, I think you know how to make sure I'm telling the truth," Jimmy replied. Cindy stared at him, a little confused. "Just think about it," Jimmy said as he took a few steps back and nodded his head.

Cindy was a little upset that she didn't trust Jimmy, but she had to know for sure if he was telling the truth. She fired the hypno-beam at Jimmy's face. Jimmy's expression changed from thoughtful to blank. "Did you murder anyone in Retroville?"

"No," Jimmy said flatly.

For all I know, this thing didn't even work and he's just standing there with a stupid look on his face, lying to me. She suddenly realized what Jimmy was talking about a moment before, about knowing if he was telling the truth. "Do you like Betty Quinlan?"

"A liked her a little bit in fifth grade, but not anymore," Jimmy replied in that monotone voice.

"Tell me your three darkest secrets," Cindy commanded.

"I am upset that you do not completely trust me, even though I said that I understand. I am in love with you, Cindy Vortex. I wet my bed until I was six," Jimmy replied without hesitating.

Cindy was quite taken aback by that second secret. She had guessed that before, she wasn't an idiot. But it was still quite a shock to hear him say it. Well, I guess I know for sure that he likes me now.

She now felt bad for doubting him. He had just told her his darkest secrets. He hadnt even hesitated to say them. That meant the hypno-beam must be working, which also meant that he really was innocent.

Cindy considered learning more about him, but realized that that would be unethical. He had kidnapped her and held her at gunpoint, though. Then again, she had beaten him up and just learned his darkest secrets. Ok, one more question and then I wake him up. "Tell me the progression of your feelings towards me," Cindy commanded. She took a seat on the sand, knowing that this might take a few minutes.

"At age ten I truly disliked you. We fought all the time and we were rivals. I enjoyed insulting you and beating you in school. After we defeated the Yolkians something inside me changed. When you were nice to me in space I realized that there was a different side to you, a kinder side. I liked that side of you.

Once we got back to Earth we started arguing again, so I shook those thoughts out of my head. We resumed being rivals. Very rarely you were nice to me, and I liked it when you did that. It was those few rare moments that made me reconsider my feelings towards you.

As the year progressed I found myself admiring your intelligence a little more. You were the only person who could give me a run for my money in school. We still argued and fought, but we began to hang out and I liked that. Then something happened that truly changed how I felt.

We tried to sign a contract that said that we would be friends. Soon after we had to go on a show called Intergalactic Showdown. You made me realize that I wasn't the best at everything, nobody was. Everyone has abilities that make them special. You taught me that I needed to trust others. Together, along with Sheen, Carl, Libby, Goddard, and Bolbi, we saved our planet and many others. When we got back to Earth we nearly kissed for the first time. We had done so before, but it was either a dream or under the effects of a potion.

Things quickly began changing between us that second half of the school year. We were nicer to each other and barely argued any more. I realized that you were smart, attractive, and kind. Yet you had a fire inside of you, a dangerous side that came out when you were jealous or mad. This side of you also intrigued me. Basically, I came to realize that I had feelings for you. You were nearly perfect in my eyes. I admitted these feelings to you on an expedition to Mars.

In sixth grade we started to stop being rivals and start being friends. We could be in the same room for quite some time without arguing or insulting each other. I enjoyed your presence. I liked it when you were kind. I also liked it when we argued, which was not as often. I got to see that fiery side of you. It became harder to deny to myself and others that I had feelings for you.

In seventh grade we hardly ever argued or fought. Every moment that I spent with you was like paradise. You were always on my mind. I began to think that I might be in love with you.

This past year we were in eighth grade. It became nearly impossible for me to not shout my love for you when we were near each other. I wanted more than friendship, more than the occasional holding hands or kiss on the cheek. I realized that you were everything I could ever want. You were perfect.

That is how I feel about you, Cynthia Vortex," Jimmy finished his speech, still with a blank look on his face and speaking in a monotone voice.

Cindy nearly fainted. She had no idea he could be so complicated, his feelings for her could be so deep. She had always liked Jimmy, and to know that he felt the same way for her made her happy in a way that she couldn't even imagine. There was no doubt in her mind that Jimmy had been telling the truth. He was innocent, and she would help him clear his name no matter what the cost.

"Wake up!" she shouted.

Jimmy shook his head and looked around. "What happened?" he asked.

Cindy dropped the hypno-beam and walked towards him. Jimmy slowly backed away, thinking that she was going to beat him up again. She increased her pace and pushed him against a tree.

She kissed him. Not on the cheek, not a simple peck on the lips, but a real kiss. She let loose all of the feelings she had tried to hide from him for five years in that kiss. After what seemed like an eternity she let go and slowly moved her head away from him. "I believe you," she said as she walked off.

Jimmy was amazed. Never had he imagined that a kiss could be that amazing. He stared after Cindy, his brain not able to process a single thought. He did what any fourteen year-old boy would do after having been through that. He fainted.