An alarm clock went off in the distance.

'That's not my alarm clock.' Jimmy thought through a foggy brain. Hoping it was all a horrible dream he sat up and opened his eyes. He sighed as he looked around the room that was not his own. Flumping back onto his pillow he turned toward the picture on his nightstand. It was all five of them on their graduation day. They were in a group with their arms linked behind one another's shoulders.

'How am I going to get out of this town?' Jimmy asked himself.

"Goddard, options." He asked his dog. After a series of beeping calculations the screen became blank.

In Retroville Cindy went over to the window, looking out of the curtains she saw the Neutron house. But her heart sank as she realized that the swirly haired boy she had come to love was not there.

Miss independent
Miss self-sufficient
Miss keep your distance

Miss unafraid
Miss out of my way
Miss don't let a man interfere, no

Miss on her own
Miss almost grown
Miss never let a man help her off her throne

So, by keeping her heart protected
She'll never, ever feel rejected
Little miss apprehensive
Said ooh, she fell in love

What is this feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise, it's time, to feel what's real
What happened to miss independent's no longer need to be defensive?
Goodbye, old you, when love, is true.

While staring out the window, the Retroville Mail truck stopped at her mailbox. Absent-mindedly she went from her bedroom to the mailbox without even realizing it. Flicking through it she found a letter addressed to her from Dairyville.

'That's weird, I didn't think I knew anyone from Dairyville.' She questioned herself.

Sitting down at her kitchen table she tore the top off the letter. Slowly and cautiously her eyes skimmed down the handwritten page. She nearly dropped it when she came to the end of the first paragraph.

"It's from Jimmy!" she gasped flabbergasted.

'Cindy, I know you would never dream about it, or have a nightmare about it, whichever, but I love you.' She read.

'I may never see you again but please believe that I will try to get back to you.' Reading further.

'Please believe in me.'

She ran up the stairs and slammed the door behind her. Pulling out a pen and pad of paper she flopped on her bed and leaned against the backboard.

Dear Jimmy,

How could you just leave like that, without saying good-bye? Libby, Sheen and I came over to see if you wanted to come to the Candy Bar with us. But your mother answered saying that you had been kicked out of town. We saw it on the news. I believe you when you say that you would never harm the mayor.

Jimmy, what you said is not in my worst nightmare. It is actually a dream of mine. I love you James Isaac Neutron. Don't you and your big brain ever forget that. I care for you so much and I would give up Retroville and everyone else to be with you. Tell me where you are and I'll come and find you. All this envelope has on it is the Postage mark. Please, I miss you and need you so bad.

Love,

Cindy

Precariously she wiped away one of the tears that was threatening to fall onto the page.

'Jimmy, where are you?'

Sorry for taking a while to update. I was having some love issues of my own. I couldn't find time to write between homework and stuff. The song is "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson. My mom thought my disclaimer was dumb so here is a new one, which actually does its job.

Disclaimer: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is property of Nickelodeon. Not me. Also the song used is property of Kelly Clarkson. Not me.