Chapter Three: E-Pal

After school, when everyone was outside, Libby (with Cindy tagging along for the show) started walking up to Sheen. He was prepared to find out what he did. He could take a mad Libbs (a nickname he was gonna try to see if it would soften her up a little), but when he saw grinding teeth and pearl white hands from clenching them in fists for so long, he decided to ditch. He looks at his wrist as if looking at a watch (which wasn't there) and states matter-of-factly, "UltraLord is gonna be on in a few hours, so, I don't want to be late." Then he dashes home with impressive speed.

"I can't believe him! I'm SO calling him tonight!" Libby exclaimed with rage.

Cindy replied to that statement, "I've got to be there when that happens. Make sure to have it on speaker." Libby looked at Cindy with a sly smile and said, "You bet," and they walked away on the subject of email, completely forgetting to beat up the new girl.

Carl and Jimmy were watching somewhat amused. But then, the thought of Cindy vexed Jimmy. When Carl noticed this, he suggested, "Hey Jim, do you remember Elkie?" (A/N: Elkie is from the episode Carl Wheezer: Boy Genius. The following concerning Elkie and email is not in that episode.) Jimmy nodded. Carl continued, "Well, she met an American girl in Sweden once and she told me that the girl is your type. She even gave me her email address for you." Carl smiled at the thought of his beautiful llama-loving pen-pal.

"Carl, when did she tell you this, and why haven't you told me SOONER?" Jimmy yelled with each word getting louder.

"Oh, she sent it to me last week," Carl announced. "I wanted to surprise you when you were down, and I thought now would be a good time." Jimmy calmed down, after all, Carl did mean well. Carl held out the email address to Jimmy who took it. Jimmy reads her email address aloud.

"Yea,her name's Thia. Elkie said she's smart and pretty and nice and giving. She says you'd like her. You know, after I told Elkie about the REAL you, not the fake, dopy you," Carl explained.

"Okay, I'll try and email her later today, but, I don't have an email address," Jimmy declared a little upset.

"You'll come up with something Jim. Oh, I gotta go. I promised my mom I'd help clean up the house today. Bye," Carl said as he walked home.

At the lab, Jimmy ponders about what his email address should be. "Goddard, optional email addresses suited for me." Goddard, obeying his loving master, lifted the front of him to show a panel. and the list goes on. Jimmy has Goddard stop when he agrees with one. "The one will do just fine. And I won't refer to myself as Jimmy, Jim or James. I'll call myself. . ." He goes off in deep thought. Then Goddard suggested on his panel 'Jay.'

"JAY! PERFECT! Thanks, boy. Here's some aluminum!" Jimmy gulps down the rest of his purple flurp and tosses the can to his robotic canine.

Jimmy walks over to his colossal computer and signs up onto comcast. When he's finally done, he begins Instant Messaging Thia.

'Jay: Thia? I'm the best friend of Elkie's boyfriend. I was finally told about you.'

. . . (each '...' in this chapter refers to ten minutes, when not in speech.)

'Thia:I'm SO sorry for making you wait so long. I just came to my computer and it took me a moment to remember everything. So, you're a 2nd Einstein, huh? Or do you want me to call you something else?' (A/N: It won't let me put email addresses, so I'll just put their names instead.)

'Jay: You cancall me Jay. So, Elkie tells her boyfriend who tells me you're pretty smart. How smart?'

'Thia: I make a few... "inventions," sometimes. I'm guessing you being an Einstein, you have a LOT of inventions.' Jimmy just laughed and continued IM-ing Thia. Thus, a cyber-friendship was initiated.