Disclaimer: Nope. I still do not own Jimmy Neutron or any related characters.
Cindy screamed a little as the front half of the tile was on gave way. She watched Jimmy's face turn to a look of...joy? Instead of screaming, it looked like he was starting to laugh. Well he's going to have to explain why this is so funny later. She quickly lunged down and grabbed his arm.
As she used every ounce of her strength to pull him back up into the ceiling, their eyes connected. She clenched her teeth and gave one final tug. As she pulled him back into the ceiling, she moved backwards a couple of feet. Won't make that mistake again.
"Jimmy!" she whispered as loud as she dared. He shook his head and came out of his daze.
"What?" he asked.
"Move!" Cindy seethed. Jimmy took a quick look around. "Now!" Jimmy nodded his head and continued towards the office, going as fast as he could.
The gunmen patrolling the halls turned around when he heard something crash onto the floor. He raised an eyebrow and aimed his gun as he saw what appeared to be someone's legs. He was about to fire when a fairly large explosion occurred directly above him.
"What the hell!" he shouted as he covered his head, trying to shield his eyes from the raining debris. "This is Green Patrol, there's some kind of explosion in the ceiling near the office!" he shouted into the cell phone, forgetting about the kid he had just seen. He aimed his gun up at where the explosion had just occurred.
Jimmy and Cindy continued moving through the ceiling. Jimmy thought he could hear footsteps moving away from the office, but he couldn't be sure. He knew he didn't have much more time. He punched the tile ahead of him and jumped through the hole, as did Cindy.
Jimmy picked his head up and stared through the glass windows in the office. He could see the three men investigating the explosion at the other end of the hallway. Ignoring the pain in his right leg, he stood up and grabbed Cindy's hand. He pulled her up as well. They limped forward and crouched down on each side of the office door. Jimmy made stared Cindy in the eyes.
"This will either save us or kill us," he told her.
Cindy nodded. "I know."
They heard the two men making their way back to the office. Jimmy grabbed a ceramic mug off of a nearby desk. He clenched it in his right hand. "You stab the guy on your side, I'll get the one on my mine. I'll dive for the gun. Ok?" He reached into his pocket with his other hand and pressed something.
Cindy nodded her head. She pulled out her knife and tightly grabbed its hilt. She knew the odds were against them. Those guys had rifles, they had a knife and a mug. But she knew they couldn't have survived all of this only to die now. "Let's do it."
As the men pulled open the door Cindy and Jimmy jumped up. By the time they tried to raise their guns, Cindy had already swung the knife as hard as she could into one of the men's face. He fell to the ground dead, dropping his rifle.
Jimmy smashed the mug into the second man's head. Not as effective as the knife, he only succeeded in knocking the man backwards. He dropped the broken mug and reached for the rifle. He swiveled it at the masked gunmen and pulled the trigger four times.
As the man screamed in pain, Green Patrol looked behind him, his gun ready. he fired several rounds towards Jimmy. Jimmy returned the fire before falling to the ground in pain, clutching his right arm. He smiled as he saw the other gunmen fall down.
With the men dead, Cindy dropped her knife and bent down towards Jimmy. "Jimmy! Are you ok?" she asked him, starting to cry.
Jimmy nodded his head and laughed a little. "The arm. He just got the arm." Cindy wrapped him in a giant hug and stared down at the bloody boy. They both smiled, knowing what was coming. Cindy bent down and kissed him.
"What now?" she asked a few seconds later. Jimmy used his good arm to reach inside his pocket. He pulled out the talking device he had used to fool the school that morning. He pressed a button and spoke into it.
"We get the rest of the guys here for a little surprise," he said in the gunmen's voice. He had recorded the man's scream as he died.
Cindy grabbed his hand and pulled him up. Jimmy hobbled over to the loudspeaker and turned it on. He held the talking device up to his mouth. "Attention. There is a change of plans. Please report to the office immediately. Leave the hostages for now. This won't take long. Put your guns aside. This plan won't work if you have your guns with you. It will make sense when you come in here."
As the unsuspecting men walked in, Cindy gunned them down. She threw the rifle onto the floor and let Jimmy put his arm around her shoulder. She helped him limp out the front door to alert the police, who rushed inside to rescue the other hostages.
Author's Note: I thoroughly apologize for this chapter. I know it wasn't very good. I tried to think how to end this story, but I couldn't think of any way! But don't worry, there is one chapter left. And it will be a lot better, I promise. Sorry again.