The Neutron Brothers Part IV: The Encounter
Jimmy was having a boring time traveling through the Azulan solar system with Sheen, Libby, and Meryl. It was boring because all the planets just wanted to make peace with him right away. He didn't want to tell them too much about Earth so the conversation was boring too. He told Libby and Meryl that he didn't want them to know too much about Earth. Libby told some of the people on the planets about cultural things and the long past that Jimmy thought would be ok to say. Meryl didn't say anything. Sheen told them a lot of things because Jimmy didn't tell him anyway. Jimmy didn't say anything because he knew anything Sheen said would not be all true anyway and that was the truth. Sheen told a lot of stories about Earth to make it seem more exciting not because he liked to lie.
Meryl was the most bored of all. She loved the fighting best and there was none. Even if there was fighting she thought the species of all the planets they went to would be too easy to beat up. "Jimmy is anything going to happen this stupid trip?" she asked Jimmy as they went on their spaceship again.
"Sooner or later you'll get your action Meryl. This job has plenty of action for you to look forward to." Jimmy said.
Meanwhile on Yokia Jakey was getting ready to go to the Marinia planet. He and Ooblar were getting special suits made to survive the humid environment. It wasnt good for Yokians to get saturated with water and there was almost all water on Marina. They also even might have to go underwater. Ooblar hoped that wouldn't happen he hated the water he hated having to go to this planet. Jakey was very interested. He knew he would be safe in the special suit they were making and loved exploring any new different place.
Finally it was time for them to go. Jakey put on his new suit. It had new things that would push him into the air and also around in the water. When there was water it would automatically make a protection for him and had an air tank with six hours of compressed air that would refill itself. Ooblar's also helped him to survive well and would not get too much water on him.
Ooblar and Jakey left their home and traveled to the water planet Marinia. The problem was they really didn't know where the capital was. Most places they'd go to theyd know where to go right away. But here they didn't. They didn't know where the Marinians lived. They found only one continent and it was very very small only twenty miles diameter. They landed on it to search for the base.
"I dont see how anyone can live here!!! Maybe it was a mistake." Ooblar said.
"Maybe jey live underwader." Jakey said.
"Some of them have to be here so we dont have to go there!!! Lets split up and look for someone."
"Ok. I'll use je radio to tell you if I find someone." Jakey said.
Jakey flew off around the island. The sky was blue like on Earth but it was a different kind of blue. It was darker also because there was a lot of clouds. Jakey made it to the shore without seeing any life except plant life. At the shore he just sat down. He decided to watch the storm over the ocean just for a little. It rained and there was a lot of lightening that was purple. He stared at it he loved to watch beautiful things like this. Then he saw something even more beautiful.
It was a girl. Jakey thought it would be like a girl from earth. But no she was a lot different from earth. She had two arms and stood on two legs and had long beautiful hair like girls from earth but she also had longer fingers and toes that were webbed. Jakey knew she was from this planet and her body was made for swimming.
"Hello!" Jakey yelled.
"Hello!" the girl went quickly to him. "Are you hurt?" she asked then she gasped. "What are you?"
"It's ok. I'm an alien but I'm nice." Jakey said and he smiled.
The girl was scared at first because he looked so different but decided to trust him because of a good feeling she had. "An alien from the other planets?"
"I'm not from jis solar system. I'm Yokian. We came to make peace wid you." Jakey said.
"Why didn't you come to the leaders then?" the girl asked.
"We didn't know where to go." Jakey said.
"That makes sense. We keep our capital a secret hidden under our oceans. We meet those from other planets up here."
"Can you meet with us Yokians?" Jakey asked.
"No.."
"Why not?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. I'm Caralyn, I'm only a student here on this planet. I'm too young to meet with people from other planets." she said. She smiled still she didn't know why. It was because Jakey was still smiling at her no matter what she said.
"But je leaders can talk to us?"
"Yes, of course."
"I'm Jakey. I'm young too I'm only a assitant."
"That's very interesting, Jakey."
"I'll contact my leader now." Jakey said. He talked to Ooblar for a little then he talked to Caralyn some more. Caralyn decide she would go to one of the underwater places and call the leaders to meet with Ooblar. Ooblar was happy because he would not have to go underwater.
"Well, I'll go now." Caralyn said. She was sad she had to leave Jakey but it was her duty as a Marinian.
"Wait!" Jakey said.
"Yes Jakey?"
"Can't I go wid you? Just a little?" Jakey asked. He remember what Caralyn said about their planets base being in hiding. "I mean I dont want to find out your secrets I just want to find out more about you I mean"
Caralyn smiled and laughed. "You can come with me I'm not going to the base just to my house and then I'll call them."
"Really? Jat's great!" Jakey said. He rocketed up and then back down.
"What is that?" Caralyn asked. She was surprised that Jakey was flying.
"It's my suit I use to move around."
"You can't without it?"
"No not a lot." Jakey said.
"None of your kind can?"
"Well" Jakey said. He was about to talk about how on earth most people could walk just not him. But he didnt want to remember about Earth anyway. "No us Yokians can't walk widout dings like jis."
"I see." Caralyn said. She thought it was strange since Jakey had two legs like her. "You can go under the water, right?"
"Jis suit let's me. It's so great!" Jakey said. He flew in and dived into the water. Caralyn swam quickly to catch up with him. Jakey found out she could swim a little faster than his rocket would let him go. They raced and they laughed. Jakey thought it was the best time he'd ever had just being around Caralyn. He thought maybe he was falling in love then he remembered he was just twelve. He still thought she was the most beautiful girl ever and wished he could kiss her.
Meanwhile on another Azulan planet Grania Jimmy was finishing up talking with a planet with a lot of boring traditions and rituals. Meryl was not following on of the rituals just to see if she could start a fight but the Granians. But the people were understanding that they were from far away and Meryl was dissapointed.
Jimmy finally got to sign the great book of loyalty to Grania. He was about to sign it then he noticed something. The name Ooblar with the planet name Yokia. Jimmy first got angry and then laughed. It was very interesting. Even if these people had to choose between the two Jimmy thought for sure they would choose Earth once they knew how powerful Earth was. He signed his own name and then Earth.
"I am most joyful not that we have signed loyalty to each other." Jimmy said because he knew he must have looked strange to laugh then. They did some more rituals and then left. Now it was time to go to the last planet. Marinia.
"Um Jimmy what was funny in that book?" Sheen asked. He liked to hear about funny things.
"The Yokians were here." Jimmy said.
"What!" Libby said. She was mad then calmed down. "Yeah Jimmy I guess I see why you laughed. The Yokians are no threat anyway."
"Right." Jimmy said. If he saw a Yokian he would kill them on sight was what he was really thinking. No species could survive ever thinking they could ever defeat Jimmy Neutron.
Back in the oceans of Marinia Caralyn and Jakey finally got to Caralyn's home. Jakey gasped when he saw how colorful it was. Also he realized he protection was gone. "Hey jere's air here."
"That's right. Welcome to my home, Jakey."
"Caralyn is that you?" a Marinian woman taller than Caralyn came in.
"Yes, mother. This is Jakey. He's from Yokia and is an assistant to the ambassador."
"I see. I'll make the call to the leaders." Caralyn's mother said.
"Your planet is so lovely." Jakey said. He thought it was true but was really thinking how pretty Caralyn was.
"I think so but I've never seen another planet before. I bet you've seen so many of them." Caralyn said.
"Yes lots of them! Ooblar takes me to all of jem and I love Yokia it's a great planet and before I lived jere" Jakey was too excited talking but then then just stopped and was looking sad.
"What? Before you lived there? I thought Yokia was your home?" Caralyn asked. She noticed Jakey had problems communicating and was patient.
"Yes. It is my home now even if it's not where I was born." Jakey said.
Caralyn was very surprised. There were lots of different parts of her planet that were very different from each other and she had moved around them with her parents but she couldn't imagine moving to another planet. That would be too shocking.
"I jink your planet is je most pretty of any planet I've seen." Jakey said. He was smiling now again. "But I jink jat might be because you're here to see." Jakey said. Then he kissed Caralyn.
Caralyn was even more surprised than before but then she kissed Jakey too. They were interrupted by Caralyn's mother and they stopped.
"Caralyn will you come with me. Jakey our leaders will meet you and your ambassador on the land." she said.
"Ok!" Jakey said. He was nervous he hoped he didn't break any rules of their society or get Caralyn into trouble. He swam quickly to the continent. He found Ooblar on the shore and Ooblar saw how nervous he looked.
"What happened are they going to attack us."
"No I just kissed a girl I hope I didn't do anything wrong." Jakey said.
"You silly human. Stay to the side and don't interrupt when they arrive." Ooblar said.
Jakey did what Ooblar said when the leaders walked up from the ocean. It was a normal talk like what Jakey had heard Ooblar talk about before. They decided to be allys. They talked and talked more and then Caralyn came with two other Marinians. One was her mother. They asked Jakey to come aside with them and he did.
"We understand you want to be bethrothed to our Caralyn." the man with Caralyn probably her father said.
"What!" Jakey said. He did but how could they know that he wondered if they could read minds.
"If you don't I apologize." Caralyn's father said.
"No! I mean, I do." Jakey said. Caralyn smiled at him. They talked too. Caralyn's parents said something about moons and suns. Jakey was able to figure out they said in about six Marinians years which were long like Earth and Yokian years they would be married after being bethrothed now. Jakey agreed. They did a weird ritual and then Jakey and Caralyn were given beeded bracelets to wear. They were blue like the sky of Marinia and Caralyn's eyes. Jakey and Caralyn kissed again. Then Caralyn had to leave. Jakey wanted to stay with her but he knew that Ooblar still needed him to help. In six years that might be different and then he could stay with Caralyn. They left and Ooblar was about to finish talking to the leaders of Marinia when another spaceship flew above them.
Jimmy and Meryl landed on the content of Marinia. Sheen and Libby didn't come because Libby got sick on the last planet and Sheen was taking care of her. Meryl saw the Marinians and that they were tough and hoped they were start something so she could kick their asses.
Jimmy's eye was sharper. He noticed the Marinians and saw that Jakey was human right away. He didn't see Ooblar because he was out of sight. But he saw Jakey and he suit and recognized it as Yokian technology how an artist would recognize who had done some artwork right away. He walked up to the human. "Where are the Yokians?" he asked. He thought the human was proably brain drained but thought he would ask anyway.
Jakey was not brain drained. He recognized his brother Jimmy all grown up now. He was back to when he was seven years old and could hardly talk at all no matter how he tried. Now he could talk plenty but still when he saw Jimmy he felt like he was seven and couldn't talk again. "Jimmy." Jakey said it was all he could think to say.
"That's right, it's Jimmy Neutron. Just tell me where those spineless Yokians are hiding and I'll take you home." Jimmy said. He still didn't recognize Jakey and thought he was a captive of the Yokians.
Jakey was happy now. He knew Jimmy would come and get him some day. "Jimmy! I knew it! You didn't leave me jere was a reason you did I mean. Jimmy the Yokians are ok jey're my friends now you don't have to fight. I missed you so much Jimmy! Let's go home." Jakey hugged Jimmy.
Jimmy now recognized Jakey. He didn't before because the light on Marinia was strange and Jakey was so much bigger than when he was seven. if he could stand up he would be even taller than Jimmy and he was only twelve. Jimmy pushed Jakey away. "I don't think so traitor."
"Jimmy?"
"Meryl, get him." Jimmy said.
Meryl attacked Jakey but Jakey flew up in the air.
"What's going on?" Ooblar asked. He flew out and Jimmy could see him and he could see Jimmy. "JIMMY NEUTRON!"
"Is this an enemy of your people?" one of the Marinians asked.
"He is the number one enemy of our people!"
"Marinians, we've come to become allys with you. But if you stand with these evil things I just can't do that." Jimmy said.
The Marinians were not sure what to do. They didn't think Ooblar and Jakey were so bad but they could be wrong.
Jimmy took out a gun and started talking again. "As for you Yokians. I've been meaning to test out this device. I've created something that will kill you Yokians. There's really no need to test it. There's only a one in a billion chance this formula doesn't work. I just want to kill you."
"Jimmy!" Jakey yelled. "Don't kill him! He's good! He's my friend he helped me!"
"All Yokians and friends of Yokians can prepare to die!" Jimmy shouted. He pointed his gun at Ooblar and fired it.
Jakey stepped in front of the bullet he didn't want his best friend in the universe to die. He fell down. He was still alive but breathing funny. The poison meant for Yokians went through his blood. He started to babble things he didn't know what he was saying or trying to say. Ooblar went to him. "Jimmy Neutron you are truely evil how could you do this to your own brother!" Ooblar said.
"Brother?" a Marinian asked.
"We are the ones who saved Jimmy Neutron's brother after he abanonded him." Ooblar said.
"You are noble and this is a tyrant worth standing against."
"You'll regret saying that." Jimmy said. He and Meryl went to the ship again. They went to the main controls.
"What are you going to do? Meryl asked.
"I'm going to freeze the whole planet. Get rid of two problems at once. A planet of people against Earth and Jakey."
"I can't believe those stupid Yokians cloned your dead brother." Meryl said.
"No they didn't clone him. That was the real Jakey. I'm the one that cloned him before I shot him into space. They wouldn't know how to clone." Jimmy said.
"Cool." Meryl said.
"You can't tell anyone this of course."
"I know." Meryl said.
Jimmy got ready to freeze the planet while watching what was happening on the surface through cameras. He didn't know the thing he made to kill Yokians would do anything to humans it was stupid Jakey's fault for stepping in front of it. Jakey was always so stupid it was no loss anyway.
"Hey!" Sheen said. He had come to control room. Libby told him to go away because she needed to sleep. "Who's that kid? HEY! That's Jakey!"
"Shut up Sheen. We're leaving now." Jimmy said.
"That couldn't have been Jakey though. Jakey's dead. Who was it Jimmy?" Sheen asked.
"Jakey will be my problem no longer." Jimmy said. He pressed some buttons and then they flew away.
On the planet Jakey was having dreams. A nice dream of swimming through the Marinian Oceans with Caralyn. He looked in her eyes the color of the planet's sky. Suddenly her eyes turned to white. And the whole world turned to white and Jakey was whirled away. He was screaming the whole time as he felt everything go cold.
"No! No! No!"