Disclaimer: I do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.

Jimmy took a moment to stop by his mirror before leaving his bedroom. He smiled as he looked down at his chest. He then looked at himself in the mirror. "Neutron, you are one sly fox," Jimmy said while running a hand through his hair. He paused a moment. "Well, I'm never going to say that again," he mumbled before heading out the door.

"One sec!" Cindy yelled as she fixed her hair and ran to the door. She smiled as Jimmy handed her a flower.

"Wow, you look great, Cind," he said while admiring her dress.

"Thanks. Isn't it a little hot for a sweatshirt?"

Jimmy laughed. "No. Actually, Ithink it's necessary."

Cindy thought his remark was strange, but she shrugged it off. If there's one thing I've learned from dating him, it's that you'll never understand Jimmy Neutron. "Are Eric and Eustace walking there with us?"

Jimmy shook his head. "They're going to meet us there."

Jimmy grabbed her hand and started the walk towards Mr. Benjamin's mansion. "Well, nearly a full day without nearly being murdered. That's always good."

Cindy smiled. "Yeah. How's your ankle, by the way?"

Jimmy looked down at the ground and shook his foot. "It's feeling a lot better. Thanks."

Half an hour later Jimmy knocked on Mr. Benjamin's door. Jimmy was surprised to see the millionaire open it himself. He had been expecting a butler.

"Ah, if it isn't the happy couple. How are you two kids tonight?" he asked as he handed them a drink.

Cindy smiled up at Jimmy. Both of them were still entranced by the realization that they were going out.

"We're doing great, Mr. B." Jimmy said as he led Cindy into the room. "By the way, what is this party for, anyway? All Dave said was that you were celebrating the success of the movie. But it doesn't seem like there's a lot to celebrate."

Mr. Benjamin chuckled. "Of course I realize that we haven't been having the best of luck lately, but I'm just glad that the movie is still in production. You and Cindy are still alive and well, the movie isn't shut down, the actors haven't quit, and we just finished up some shoots. I'd say that's reason to celebrate."

Jimmy smiled as the three of them entered the parlor. He saw Erik chatting with Sarah. Eustace was talking with Dave, Bill, and Tim. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Mr. Benjamin polished off his champagne and cleared his throat. "Well, I'll leave you kids alone. I'm going to go see how dinner's coming along."

Jimmy and Cindy nodded as he walked off into the kitchen. They took a seat next to Eustace.

"And that's when I said, you don't need that big-headed jerk, you're much safer with me. But she was-," Eustace was telling the three actors. They started clearing their throats and motioning behind him. "They're right behind me, aren't they?" Eustace slowly turned around to see Jimmy and Cindy staring at him. "Hey guys."

Jimmy just shook his head. "Look, I've got to talk to you and Eric about something." He turned his attention to Dave, Tim, and Bill. "We'll be right back. Good to see you again."

Jimmy grabbed Cindy's hand and headed off towards Eric. Eustace jogged after them. "Everything doesn't have to be about you, Neutron. There are plenty of other big-headed jerks out there."

They stopped and stood behind Eric, who was flirting with Sarah.

"Well, I knew that we were as good as gone. So I turned to Jimmy and said, use my I-pod and blow up the killer with it," Erik told Sarah, who laughed and flipped her hair.

Jimmy chuckled a little. Eric glanced around and did a double take when he saw Jimmy. "That's an interesting yarn you're weaving there, Eric. But story time is over. I have to tell you something," Jimmy said as he motioned for Eric to follow him. The four friends walked over to the other end of the room.

"Now, it's not that big of a deal. Well, I guess it is, but we're used to it. A couple of days ago the killer broke into my house and attacked me again. He must have been pissed; he fought a lot better that time."

Erik nodded, a small look of concern on his face. Eustace spit out his dink and started choking.

"The, killer…is back?" he asked between coughs.

Jimmy stared at him, concerned in spite of himself. "Eustace, you ok?" Eustace nodded his head. "Well, it's good to know you're worried about my safety, but it's no big deal. I'm ok," Jimmy told him.

Eustace shook his head. "When did this happen?"

"The same night the killer left that threatening note at the studio," Jimmy told him, a little confused by Eustace's reaction.

"The killer attacked you. Not only that night where you and Cindy were both attacked and you told us at the Candy Barthe nextday, but a couple of nights ago as well?" Eustace nervously asked.

"Yeah. He attacked me twice," Jimmy told him.

"Oh god, he's back. He's really back," Eustace mumbled as he started pacing around the room.

"What are you talking about? We already knew he was back. Why are you so surprised he struck again?" Erik asked him.

Eustace stopped pacing around and stared at Jimmy. He nervously laughed. "You want to hear something funny?"

Jimmy took a step forward and stared at Eustace. "What did you do?"

Eustace took a step back and stood against the wall. "It really is funny," he told Jimmy.

Jimmy just grabbed Eustace's shoulders and stared him in the eyes. "What did you do?"

Eustace gulped. Cindy and Erik just stared, curious about what was going to unfold. "Well, you know how you were attacked by a killer? You and Cindy? About a week ago?" Jimmy nodded his head. "And then that killer left a note and a mannequin at the studio?" Jimmy nodded his head.

"Well," Eustace nervously said. "That was kind of me." Erik, Cindy, and Jimmy angrily stared at him. "Funny, huh?"

"You better hope you can run," Jimmy and Cindy said at the same time.

"Just listen," Eustace said as he raised his hands. "I was never going to kill you or Cindy, or even hurt you bad. I just wanted to get some bad publicity and shut the movie down. You guys were all so obsessed about the money, you never even thought about what could happen. I just wanted to forget the whole mess and move on my life. I knew that opening the door to the past would just be inviting a killer back into our lives. And wasn't I right?"

Jimmy shoved Eustace into the wall. As he fell onto the ground Jimmy stepped away and rubbed his chin. "But if you just did those two things to shut the movie down, then that means that there really is a guy trying to kill me."

Cindy and Jimmy stared at each other in realization. "Let's get the heck out of here," he told her.