Chapter 3: The Gathering
"Poor kid!" said Tom. "Rick, summon one of the doctors in here."
Rick does what he is told and leaves the room in search for a doctor. 30 seconds later, Rick enters the room with one of the doctors from before.
"Here we go, one doctor, as you requested." said Rick.
"Thank you, Rick. Doctor, what is your name?" asked Tom.
"My name is Richard."
"Richard, how soon can Cindy get out of here?" asked Tom.
"She can get out of here right now, if need be." answered Richard.
"Richard, as of this moment, you are now off duty. Pick up some medical equipment, you are now coming with us." said Tom.
Richard nods his head and leaves the room. A few minutes later, he returns to the room, with some portable medical equipment.
"Richard, unhook Cindy's IV and other medical equipment, so we can leave." said Tom. "Rick, call the station and tell them to tell the other officers, the ones at the residences, to meet at the station. Tell them to bring the residences with them. I also want a search party at the Neutron residence. Whoever did this disturbing act is going to be brought to justice. I want any clues as to who did this and any other clues reported to the station as soon as it's available. Now go!"
Rick does as he is told and calls the police station. Once he is done, he, his partner Tom, Jimmy, Cindy, and Richard exit the hospital and enter the police car; Tom is driving, Rick is in the passenger seat, and Jimmy, Cindy, and Richard are in the back. Tom puts on the police sirens and speeds to the police station. While they are going to the police station, Jimmy and Cindy are praying for the safety of their friends and their friends' families. Cindy also prays for the safety of her own family, while Jimmy is praying that god accepts his family into heaven. As soon as they are done praying, they hear the police sirens go off, signaling that they have arrived at the police station. Tom parks the car. The five exit the car and enter the police station.
"Is that them?" an officer asks.
"Ya, it's them. Any news about who commited the atrocities or how they commited them?" asked Tom.
"No, but we have a team at the residence, looking for the answers. As for the warrant, it has been secured. As for the other residences, they're on their way, with police escorts." said the officer.
"Thanks for the update, Mike. Keep me informed on any other updates." said Tom.
As the officers were conversing, Jimmy and Cindy sit down, egarly awaiting the arrival of their friends.
Richard says "I have to use the restroom."
"Okay, but not without a police escort. It's for safety reasons. Rick, will you escort him to the facilities?" asked Tom.
Rick nods his head yes and escorts Richard to the facilities.
As soon as Rick leaves with Richard, some people enter the station.
"Thanks God your alright!" exclaimed Cindy and Jimmy simultaneously.
At the station doors stood Libby and her family, Sheen and his family, and Cindy's family. They all slowly enter the station, obviously scared.
"What happened?" asked a scared Libby.
Tom and Rick explain what happened, with Jimmy and Cindy cutting in every now and then. When they are finished, everyone has a moment of silence, to value Jimmy's loved ones. That silence is broken when Mike says some updates on the case.
"Sorry to inturrupt your silent moaning over the recently deceased, but I have some updates."
"What is it?" asked Tom.
"We have confermation on how the parents of Jimmy Neutron died. They died at 3:30 pm…" said Mike, before he was interrupted.
"Wait, we'll talk in another room. Jimmy, if you would, please follow me. Rick, watch over the rest of them." commanded Tom.
At that, Tom and Jimmy leave the room, following Mike. When they were out of earshot, Mike continues his story.
"Jimmy this may be hard to here, but… do you want to here how your parents died?" asked Mike, kindy and compassionately.
Jimmy nods his head yes, although deep down, he really doesn't want to hear the answer.
"Okay. Your mom died by suffication, apparently she was hanging on a rope from the rafters. Your dad died by a bullet to the head. I'm sorry you had to hear that, but it's only right for you to know." said Mike, who is stuggleing to keep his professional composer.
Without another word, the three walk back into the other room. Jimmy has burst into tears again, and is making no effort to hide it.
Meanwhile, in the other room, the police are questioning the recently arrived.
"Okay, I'm going to ask all of you, one at a time, what you were doing at 3:30 pm today. We'll start with you, Mr. Estabaz." said Rick.
"Well, I was at work when some police officers came in and told me that, due to an emergency, I had to come to the police station. He also said I was not under arrest!" said Mr. Estabaz defensively. "I also know that everyone's parents, except for Cindy's mom and Jimmy's parents work at the same place I work at, on the same shift too."
The other officers nod their heads yes, signaling that was the truth. Before anything else could be said, Mike interrupts the conversation.
"Guys, we have the FBI on the videocom. Appeantly, they have taken up the case, and have some updates." said Mike, who puts the FBI on the videocom.
"Before we give any updates on the case, we need to hear your side of the story, and any updates you may have heard already." said the FBI agent.
Everybody tells the agent their stories; Jimmy and Cindy were in the lab and Cindy was fighting "Joy", Sheen and Libby were playing a videogame and thinking of science fair project ideas, Cindy's mom was bike riding, and the rest of them were at work. The police tell the FBI agent about the updates they have already received.
"Okay, now for the stuff you don't know. We have confermation that all of your enemies, at least the ones you've reported, are all dead. We have no leads. There are no fingerprints or footprints. Worst of all, the house is completely empty. Oh No! We now have reports that Jimmy Neutron's lab has been broken into and has been stripped of everything. Ugg, this case is going nowhere! Nonetheless, the entire police department and the people they are watching over are to report to Area 86 for solid protection. Bring weapons; whoever is doing this is armed and highly dangerous. The armed truck we sent over should be arriving any minute now." said the extremely frustrated FBI agent.
The entire building hears police sirens going off.
"That must be them. Move out, and be careful." said the FBI agent.
The videocom goes off. The police department exits, along with the four friends and most of their families. They all enter the truck, and are each presented with a weapon on their way in. After cheaking to make sure everybody was in the truck, which everybody was, the truck closes and moves out to its desination.