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Candyratt: xD You crack me up. I used to be for the Mandy/Junior shipping, but… now I just think Mandy with anyone would be utterly impossible :P But I might do something like that in this… well… eh… that would mess up the story though… so oh well. Hehe… I like giving false hope though.

Irule800: Thank you! I love being creative :)

Shadow's number 1 fan: Aww… but Billy's so adorable! I would hug him to pieces!

Alisha Marie: Yay! Billy and Mandy forever! Who else would Mandy ever want to be with? Well… no one… but… We can all still dream!

Doom of the Divine: Very good point there… but there was that one episode, you know, where Mandy fell in love with that Piff guy… of course, she hated that she loved… er… yeah.

Thank you all for reviewing, and waiting patiently for me to update! So sorry this chapter took long, I was kinda busy and lacking inspiration.

Enjoy! Hopefully this will pump up the excitement!

"What? Hey! Where am I?" The Jamaican accented voice whined, the owner of the voice startled.

"Be quiet, Grim. You're in the bathroom." Mandy reassured the Reaper, tapping her foot in irritation.

"Oh… uh, right… erm…" Grim peered suspiciously at Junior, of whom had him tightly wound in his tentacle. "And what are you doing with him?"

Mandy exchanged glances with Junior, then the two both looked at Grim. "I need you to do something for us, Grim." Her voice gave reason for Grim to be wary of the situation, getting the hint that this was a serious matter. He had no idea what these two were up too, and he was caught off guard by the fact that it was Junior and Mandy who were the ones up to something.

At least it wasn't Billy and his stupid ideas, Grim thought as he reminisced about when Billy threw a surprise party for Mandy when it wasn't even her birthday, or when Billy thought that Mandy was a cannibal, and even when he wished to be a super hero with the power to squirt yogurt from his armpits.

Nevertheless, Grim was determined to seek out every last detail of what was going through Mandy and Junior's heads before he did anything for them.

"Okay then," Grim nodded pensively. "What exactly are you plotting?"

"Do-do-do, do-do-do!" Billy walked merrily down the hallway, making up his own tune. "Ah! Lunch sure was delicious!" The boy exclaimed as he neared his locker, talking to himself as the rest of his peers went to their own lockers or classes.

He opened his locker, and stuck his head in. "Hmm…" Billy muttered, unsatisfied with what he saw, or what he didn't see. "Where's that book?" Puzzled, Billy pulled his head out of his locker to see Sperg standing next to him.

The chubby bully seemed to tower over Billy, a menacing grin on his face. He wore a red beanie atop his head, making him seem slightly like a gangster, which he pretty much acted like as well. "Do you need help with that?" Sperg asked rhetorically, his high-pitched voice naturally squeaky as he laughed. "Let me give you a hand!" The bully picked Billy up right off the ground by his pants and slung him into his locker, chuckling all the while. "See you around, wimp!" Sperg said to Billy as he slammed the locker door shut and walked away.

"Is it really your place to ask questions?" Mandy said irritably, tapping her foot.

Grim snorted, "It is if I'm about to do you a favor!" The two locked gazes for a long moment, glaring at each other until, finally, Junior spoke up.

"Allow me to explain," Junior began, drawing the attention of his present company. "The past few days, it has been torture for me in the center of the Earth. My father has basically been stalking me throughout my house any chance he gets between the hours I'm at school and the hours he spends with my mom." Junior paused, his hands balled into fists as he dove into what drove him to his current actions. "Although I do love my dad," Junior blinked as Mandy and Grim shot him odd looks, "it has been pretty annoying to listen to him jabber on… you see, it's almost his birthday, and he has never been able to celebrate it before he had his family." Junior shifted his weight, taking a breath before continuing, "to please my father, I am planning a gift to top all others… one that will not only satisfy him, but me as well. I am planning to take over the world." He said this casually, getting no response from Mandy who already knew of the plan but receiving a startled grunt from Grim. "This way, my father will be able to do whatever he pleases and will no longer have to spend his days in the center of the Earth being bored; he will have endless amounts of friends to play with, as he has wanted. Besides," Junior shrugged, grinning, "this way, no one would dare call me a… a… freak anymore."

There was a stretch of silence as both Junior and Mandy watched Grim, the expression on the skeleton's face a mix of shock and amusement.

"So let me get this straight," Grim said through a chuckle, "the reason you want to take over the Earth is to please your dad and stop people from calling you a freak!" Grim burst out laughing, kicking his legs up and rolling back and forth.

"Grim!" Mandy silenced her friend, "this is not the only reason. You must remember that I am included in this enterprise as well. I will be able to control the world and its inhabitants… and much sooner than I thought." Mandy was suspiciously cooperative; and although Grim was her 'friend', he did not trust her currently.

"Well, what do you say, Grim?" Junior asked in his nauseated voice, "not that you really have a choice."

Grim shrugged, "Eh, alright… but I'm not gonna promise anything until I hear just what you want me to do."

"Oh, nothing, really…" Mandy answered, "we just need to harness the many evils of the underworld…" Grim gulped, realizing how serious these two were.

"Well, I, uh…" Grim wasn't so sure about this anymore.

"Grim, your scythe, please," Mandy requested casually, her eyes bearing down into his skull.

Billy had finally forced his way out of his locker, looking far from chipper. His school uniform bore a large ink stain from a pen that had burst from his weight, the bill of his red hat crumpled and his clothes wrinkled from being cramped in the locker. Billy had noticed the shape he seemed to be in, and glanced around to spot the boy's bathroom. He smiled, "Yep, just gotta clean myself up then go to class!" Billy skipped with excitement into the bathroom, whistling.

The dense boy went into a stall, walking right past Grim, Mandy and Junior who had gone silent as Billy walked in. There were some splashes and more whistling from the stall Billy went into, the door of which he neglected to close, and Billy walked out as bright as he had gone in. Water drenched his clothes and face along with the floor around the toilet.

"Hi guys!" Billy greeted Grim, Mandy and Junior as he went to a sink and grabbed some paper towels, dabbing his clothes with them. Billy then paused abruptly, ceasing movement. He blinked, turning around to look at the three.

"GRIM!" Billy gasped, "Why are YOU in the bathroom! I thought you didn't HAVE a bladder or kidneys or even a DIGESTIVE system!"

Grim, who was still grasped within Junior's tentacle for an arm, sighed in exasperation. Mandy shook her head at Billy, "What are you doing?"

Billy glanced down at his shirt, then up at Mandy. "I'll have you know that I was CLEANING myself," He nodded, acting all official-like.

Mandy rolled her eyes, "shouldn't you be in class?"

"Yeah… I was… but… the guacamole... and... feet..." He trailed off, looking at the ground.

"You might as well come with us," Mandy said, grabbing Billy's arm and pulling him toward Junior and Grim.

"Where are we goin'?" Billy exclaimed merrily, Mandy letting go of him and shaking her hand off in disgust, toilet water flicking off.

Junior released Grim, who stumbled and stood upright.

"Grim, take us to the Underworld." Mandy ordered, the three children gazing up at Grim expectantly.

The Grim Reaper sighed, extending his hand where his scythe appeared. With one turn of his weapon and a flick of his wrist, a portal of green and purple colors was opened in the middle of the bathroom. Mandy grabbed Grim and Billy's hands, dragging them into the portal with Junior tailing behind.

Well… all I can say is, I can only hope that I'm keeping everyone in character. /