Chapter 26- Hope.

Jimmy slammed his fists down on the computer, without power he could never find the bomb. He looked around the room, but he could find nothing to assist him.

"Maybe we should just give up." Carl suggested it lightly, and Jimmy shook his head violently.

"That's not even an option, as long as there is one tiny bit of hope we'll carry on fighting." Carl hated sounding so pessimistic, but he had to question whether there was any hope at all.

"But Jimmy, we have no power. We don't have anything, how is there hope?" Everyone looked at Carl, his words had hit a harsh truth. There was no real hope, they needed some source of power.

"I'm not done yet, I'll think of something." Jimmy said stubbornly, and he began to search. Jimmy wasn't going to let Eustace destroy Earth, not while he was still alive.

Sheen watched his best friend probe for something that could save them all, and he looked over at Libby. She was as beautiful as ever, but he couldn't trust her. He couldn't really trust any of his 'friends' anymore. But for some strange reason Sheen had decided to rest his fate in their hands, he just hoped he wouldn't live to regret it.

Eustace smiled from high on his own personal battleship, he watched Jimmy struggle against all odds to beat him. The dark lord knew that Jimmy's efforts were pointless, he could not be stopped. Captain D approached slowly, his mask off his face.

"Captain, I trust there were no problems with the bomb?"

"No my lord, everything went according to plan. How is Neutron?"

"He attempts to stop us, but that is not a problem. Neutron's petty efforts are futile, the genius is now irrelevant." The Captain remained unconvinced, Neutron was cunning.

"He could yet muster one final attack sir, I will put a guard on the bomb." Eustace considered it, then agreed with his faithful servant.

"Good thinking my old friend, now prepare yourself. Soon we shall reign as gods." Captain D smiled, Neutron was doomed. He would have vengeance yet...

Jimmy looked at his watch, he had only two hours left. All he needed was power, just a drop of power would be enough. He could find nothing, without power he couldn't restart his computers. Suddenly he stopped, a thought had struck him. He grinned, and began to run around like a madman.

"Jimmy are you alright?" Carl asked concerned for his friend. Jimmy completely ignored the question, and carried on mumbling to himself.

"Come on please, just give me what I need..." Jimmy smiled when he found a large satellite, and laughed triumphantly. He looked around, and ran outside laughing the entire time. Cindy and Carl followed, disturbed and worried by their friends eccentricity.

Jimmy ran out and hit himself on the head.

"Why didn't I think of this quicker?" He pointed at Cindy's bedroom.

"Cind, have you still got that laptop I got you for your birthday?" Cindy nodded.

"Of course, but my house doesn't have power either."

"I know, I just need a battery. Then I can access the military."

"I don't have a battery powerful enough!" Cindy exclaimed, and Carl shrugged his shoulders.

"I have enough power." Said a tiny robotic voice, and there stood Goddard.

"You can't, you won't have enough power to function." Jimmy said quietly, and Goddard replied.

"I know, but this is more important." Jimmy wiped a tear from his eye.

"Goodbye my old friend." Goddard ejected his battery, and instantly he began to shut down. Then he powered down, he was left running on spare power. He had no use. Jimmy stared at his companion, his power would run out within the hour. Once he fully powered down, he would self-destruct. Jimmy gazed for a little longer, and then ran into Cindy's house.

He started up the laptop, and inserted the battery. Within minutes Jimmy had hacked into the military, and he was entered the restricted zones.

"Found you." He muttered, and nodded to Carl. The boy linked up the satellite, and pointed it at the lab. Jimmy pressed one button, and instantly every light in the lab lit up. The military site powered down, and vanished. Jimmy shut down the laptop, and returned to his computer.

"What did you do?" Libby asked, delighted that Eustace could be stopped again.

"I reversed the energy drain, we've got the army's power supply; and they can't swtich it off!" Jimmy turned to Carl, and grinned madly.

"We have hope Carl! I told you there was hope!" All the while Jimmy couldn't stop smiling as he began to work once more.

"Neutron is back online sir, he is near the bomb." Captain D informed Eustace of the grave news, and the dark lord grew angry.

"Send troops down to his lab! Destroy him!" Captain D bowed and walked away, as Eustace laughed. Only an hour and a half to go...