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Jimmy ran into a stall in the bathroom and locked the door. He buried his head in his hands and sat down on the toilet, trying not to cry. "Why, why does this happen to me? God, that stupid vision. Those god damn visions," he mumbled as he looked down at the burn on his hand. "What the hell did you do to me? Why me?" he shouted.
Just then his head began to hurt. "Argh, what the hell is going on?" he said as he clamped his hands to his head. All of a sudden the room began to spin. Oh god, it's happening again. Suddenly he was back in the barren wasteland that was the future. He took a few steps forward and saw his future self looking him over.
"I'm very impressed. You've obviously taken my advice and started training," he said as he smiled.
Just then Jimmy charged at and tackled his future self. "What the hell did you do to me? You've ruined my, ourlives!" he said as he began to beat up his future self.
"Get the hell off of me! Are you insane!" the older Jimmy said as he tossed his past self to the ground. "Get a hold of yourself! What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? You're asking me what's wrong?" Jimmy asked as he chuckled a little. "Where do I start? First, you give me psychic powers that scare the hell out of me. Then you contact me in a vision and say that I, and I alone, have to save the entire world. You don't give me any idea how to do that, just say to train myself. And then you burn me with an iron rod like some sort of steer!" Jimmy yelled.
"I had to do that so you could see the vision was real," the future Jimmy explained.
Jimmy just held up his hand and continued ranting. "So I do what you say, because I don't want the Earth to be destroyed. I trained. And trained. And trained. That's all I ever did, night and day! Meditate, study, and work-out! I have no life! I'm a freak with no friends who just stays locked up in his lab every night! And worst of all, you've ruined the one chance I had with Cindy! She hates me now! She's going out with Nick! That's what you did to me!" Jimmy screamed.
The future Jimmy walked over and slapped his younger self across the face. "Calm down!"
"I can't calm down! I have to save six billion lives, and I have no idea how! Now tell me what the hell is going on!" Jimmy shouted. Jimmy took a deep breath and sat down. "It's too hard. I should just give up," Jimmy sadly stated.
His future self stared him in the face. "Don't you ever talk like that. Jimmy Neutron, past, present, or future, never quits!" shouted. He motioned to the world around him. "It's up to you to stop this from happening! You CANNOT let this happen! You just can't!"
"Then what do I do? Tell me what I have to do!" Jimmy told him.
The future self sat down on a rock. "You don't know how complicated this all is. Truth is, I don't even know everything that is going on," he sadly said. The young Jimmy walked over and sat down next to him.
"I'm sorry to have to put you through this. But believe me, my life isn't that good either," the future Jimmy dejectedly continued.
"Who's behind all of this? What do I have to do to stop this from happening?" the young Jimmy asked.
The Future Jimmy sadly chuckled. "If only I knew. Now listen carefully. You're what, thirteen now?" he asked. Jimmy nodded his head. "Things will start to go wrong very soon. I don't know what, or who, they are. But you'll know when it happens. I don't know how to explain it any better. Just continue your training. You have to be prepared."
"Now, I've been working on a way to connect with you in these visions. My sources of energy are limited, though. I'll try to contact you every once in a while," he continued.
Jimmy nodded and began to walk away. Just then his future self called out.
"Remember, trust only Cindy. You can tell her what's going on. If you do it at the right time, she'll believe you. Good-bye, for now," the future Jimmy said.
Suddenly Jimmy was back in the stall. He checked his watch and realized that lunch was almost over. He ran outside the bathroom and saw Cindy standing there.
"Jimmy, I care about you. You're really worrying me. Please tell me what's wrong," she pleaded.
When the time is right, she'll believe you. Jimmy thought about what his future self had told him. This doesn't feel like the right time. "Cindy, you trust me, right?" he solemnly asked.
"You know I do. You can tell me anything," she said as she walked over to him and grabbed his hand.
"Then please believe me when I say that I can't tell you right now. I'll tell you eventually, but I just can't right now," he told her. Suddenly the bell rang. "Come on, we have to get to class," he said as he led her to the science wing, still holding her hand.