Time Fixers: Nicktoons of the Future

Episode 3: Mother Nature's Revenge

Plot: Maxwell is getting accustomed to being a Nicktoon, but wants to explore more of HQ, including the Hall of Villains. Despite the objections from the Nicktoons, he breaks in and finds Undergrowth's seed, which ends up getting eaten by Sam. While the Nicktoons try to rescue Sam from being possessed by Undergrowth, Jimmy and Cindy try to compete with each other to be Max's first word after learning that whoever's Max addresses first signifies who he's closer to.

Part 1

In the deepest and darkest parts of Retroville, Maxwell was alone, scouting for supplies. He snuck past the corner of the alley so he wouldn't be discovered. He glances at the streets that seem to be empty. Then, Maxwell spots refuge in an abandoned building. He takes a deep breath and runs across the street and goes inside.

Maxwell goes inside the building, just before looking around to see no one is after him. He closes the door shut and sighed in relief, until he heard a strange noise. Maxwell takes out a flashlight and gasped to see old rusting robots moving around like zombies. The light caught their attention as they move toward Maxwell. One ghastly bot jumps at him only for Maxwell to kick it back. More approach so Maxwell takes out a beamsword, preparing for battle.

He screams as he swings his beamsword, slicing the robots in half before they can get close. He then growls as the robot remains lift in the air and fly across the room in different directions.

Maxwell looks around and spots something worth of value. He rushes over to find a small metal box. "Hopefully this'll be the antidote to cure this plague once and for all." Maxwell stated when he heard a noise and turned, pointing his beamsword, but only to gasp in shock. It was Darry, Tommy, and Tammy who look dead and seem to be merged with robo-tech. "Guys, you turned into robot zombies too?" Maxwell asked in fear.

"Yes Maxwell." Tommy answered in a dull tone.

"Be one of us," Tammy groaned.

"And give us your brains." Darry said hungrily.

Maxwell frantically goes for the metal box and opens it, hoping for a cure to save his friends. He gasped in shock to find no antidote, but a gun. He looks confused, but quickly takes aim as his zombified friends move closer and closer.

Maxwell puts his finger on the trigger, but his hands shook. "I...I..." Maxwell stated when he gulped, "I can't." This gave the three zombies a chance to jump at Maxwell to devour him when-

"CUT!" a voice called out as the zombies and background froze and disappear, the simulation around Maxwell ending.

Watching from behind a window were Jimmy and SpongeTron, and Maxwell was surrounded by Darry, Tammy, and Tommy as they looked perfectly normal, just dressed in cybernetic parts to look like zombies. Jimmy speaks into a microphone and his voice is heard in the simulation room, "Maxwell, can you tell me what you did wrong?"

"Umm..." Maxwell stammered, "I opened the wrong box?"

"I don't think that's the only thing you did wrong." Tommy said, taking off his costume.

"I told you the post-apocalyptic scenario was too scary for a newbie." Darry told the commander.

"Why do we even have that scenario?" Tammy asked as she and the rest of the Nicktoons exit the simulation box and meet up with Jimmy and SpongeTron at the controls.

"Sorry, but as a being from the future, I thought he could handle it." Jimmy replied with a grin. "But it is also important, as a Nicktoon, to be prepared for anything."

"Like if something ever happens to your teammates and you have to pick which one to save...or possibly sacrifice," SpongeTron stated, trying to look serious.

"What?! You gave me a gun!" Maxwell scolded.

"Check the clip," Jimmy mentioned, pushing a button to make a small screen turn on. Maxwell watches the clip and sees the case he found earlier and notices it has three ordinary plasma bullets and two different dart-like bullets, likely the so-called antidote.

Maxwell stared at the screen in thought as Jimmy adds, "You were so consumed by your fear that you failed to realize that you could've saved some of your friends."

"But how can I choose which teammates to save?" Maxwell asked.

Jimmy placed a hand on his shoulder, "Hopefully there won't come a time where you have to make that choice. But if there is, I know you will make the right decision."

"Drat, I knew I should have saved the twins instead of Scottie," Maxwell pouted.

"Hey, it's 'Darry'." the ghost boy said in annoyance. "I've told you that five times already."

"Who cares?" Maxwell retorted. "Either way, it's a dumb name."

"WHAT?!" Darry asked, furious by his rudeness towards him.

Jimmy lowered his head at the tension, but SpongeTron quickly intervened and grabbed Maxwell. "Maxwell, why don't I show you a little more around HQ?" he hastily suggested.

Maxwell shrugs, "Sure, whatever." He and the three Nicktoons exit the simulation room as they follow SpongeTron to the hallway.

Once Jimmy was alone, Jimmy went into one of his labs and sighed in relief as he lay back in his chair, taking out a mug of coffee, "Now to settle in for a peaceful morning in my lab with a cup of java," he said humbly.

He was about to sip his coffee when a voice yelled, "JIMMY!" surprising him as he spilled it on his lap, yelping in pain as he jumped up. He turned around as Cindy rushed in the lab, holding Baby Max.

"Cindy, what is it?" Jimmy asked a bit irked, wondering what excited his wife to interrupt his peaceful morning.

"He said 'Mama'!" Cindy grinned gleefully.

"What?!" Jimmy asked in surprise.

"Max said 'Mama'!" Cindy repeated in excitement. "He said his first word!"

"Sweetie, that's wonderful!" Jimmy said as he kissed Cindy on the cheek, then on Max's forehead, "Come on, my lil boy wonder! Say your first word for Daddy. Say it!"

But instead, Max blows a raspberry, sending bits of drool on Jimmy's face. Cindy holds up Max as she wipes his mouth with a small cloth.

Jimmy wipes his hand across his face and asks Cindy, "Are you sure you heard him correctly?"

"Of course I did." Cindy answered. "I think I'd know when my son said his first word."

"Well, I'll know it when I hear it," Jimmy stated when he realized, "Now that you mentioned it, do you think he said any words before? Words we may have missed?"

Cindy scoffed, "Don't be ridiculous, Neutron. As parents, we should be responsible enough to spend time with our son and witness his first word. It's not like we're too busy to be with him... though with you always in the lab day and night... And me in the newsroom... 24/7." She glances at Max and wondered, "Are there words he knows that we don't?"

Jimmy carries Max as he lifted him up under his arms, "If there are words that he knows then he should be able say it again, right?" He brings him close, "Come on, Maxie, say 'Mama'! How about 'Dada'?"

"Pfftt!" Max once again blows a raspberry, giggling in amusement.

Jimmy looks at Cindy, "You sure you didn't overhear him say 'pfftt'?"

Meanwhile, SpongeTron has shown Maxwell the various labs and rooms around HQ. "And this is my room," SpongeTron explained as they went inside, "Where we usually hang out and make plans. If there's a group meeting with the adults or Cadets, we do it in the living room."

SpongeTron led Maxwell for the tour, though Maxwell was mostly annoyed by the three humans asking him questions about the time period he's from. "So do I go to college?" Darry asked Maxwell.

"Do I wear contact lenses?" Tammy questioned.

"Do I have an awesome car or motorbike?" Tommy grinned.

Maxwell gritted his teeth angrily before shouting, "No, no, no, no, NO!"

"Is that a 'no, I don't get a motorbike'?" Tommy asked.

"'No' as in 'I CAN'T tell you any information about the future'," Maxwell protested, "If I reveal anything about the future in the present, I may disrupt the space-time continuum and bring doom to our worlds, and me being here is an endangerment as well."

Darry, Tommy, and Tammy stared at him when Darry asked, "Can you at least hint that Frankie and I are gonna get married."

Maxwell just turned around and walked ten feet ahead of them. Darry frowned, "I'm not sure if I'm fond of our new teammate."

"Come on, Dar, so he's from a different timeline and keeping valuable information from us, it doesn't mean we can't still be friends," SpongeTron assured when he whispered to Maxwell, "Psst! Is there any sign that Jimmy may shut down the ST program and replace us with-" but Maxwell lifted his head up, accidentally hitting SpongeTron in the nose. "Ow! Is that a yes?" SpongeTron asked, rubbing his nose, when the Nicktoons notice the chamber that caught Maxwell's interest.

When they realize what room it is, the Nicktoons glanced in horror, but Maxwell grinned in excitement, "The Hall of Villains? Cool!" Maxwell rushed to the door only for the four to block it.

"You can't go in there." Darry warned.

"Why not?" Maxwell asked in disappointment. "It's the only thing around here that looks interesting."

"It's The Hall of Villains, Max." Tammy explained. "It has everything that the original Nicktoons collected from the villains they faced."

"Wow, can I see?" Maxwell asked as he takes a step closer until Darry zapped a blue ray at his feet to make him jump back, "Hey!"

"Maxwell, I don't know how much you know about us, but the Hall of Villains gave us bad experiences where we learned only one thing," Darry pointed out, "Once you enter, DOOM comes out," he said in an ominous tone. Maxwell reacts with a dull look, annoying the ghost boy until he clears his throat and states, "Besides, only the original Nicktoons can enter and you need permission from one of them for access."

In response, Maxwell growled angrily again and yelled, "That NOT FAIR! I never get to do the things I want!"

Unsatisfied with Maxwell's disappointment, Tammy suggested, "Maybe we can ask Jimmy to let you in just this once. I'm sure he'll understand if we explain that it's for your introduction."

But Maxwell just ran past her and stared at the scanner, "It looks like this is just a biometric scanner requiring a handprint analysis of the original Nicktoons; any one of them should do. Perhaps it can be bypassed with a copy of one of their dermis samples." He shakes his head and looks embarrassed, "Or just a 'hand scan' will do."

"Maxwell!" Darry shouted, annoyed, "We already told you that you can't go in. It's not allowed."

"What's not allowed?" Jimmy asked, after approaching them with Max in his arms.

Tommy then asked, "Can we show Maxwell the Hall of Villains?"

"Absolutely not." Jimmy immediately answered in a stern voice, "You four know that entering that room is prohibited."

"But Commander, I just wanna quick look." Maxwell whined.

"The answer is still no. Let that be another lesson in becoming a Nicktoon: always follow the rules of HQ."

Rather than arguing as usual, Maxwell just slumped in disappointed and walked away, standing a few feet away from the group.

SpongeTron then asked the commander, "Do you need us to watch Max for you?"

"That won't be necessary." Jimmy responded. "I'm going to be taking some time off to spend it with Max." at this, Maxwell turns his head toward him. "I've realized he's growing up, so I don't wanna miss out on any of his first experiences."

SpongeTron glanced at him oddly, "That's very generous of you Jimmy... Is there a catch?"

"No catch." Jimmy replied. "Max is only gonna be one once. I think I should spend more time with him at this current stage of development."

"Well, we'll keep an eye on things around here for you." Darry promised. "You can count on the five of us."

Jimmy nodded as he brings Baby Max with him while saying, "Come on, Maxie! Say 'Dada'!"

SpongeTron then realized, "You know, it's kinda funny. We now have two Maxs around here."

"Yeah..." Tommy nervously agreed.

"Two totally different Maxs." Tammy added in the same tone.

"Okay, now onto the tour!" SpongeTron pointed out as he led his friends away from the hall, though Maxwell looks back at the Hall of Villains in interest.

Cindy was watching television when there was a knock on the door. She stands up from the couch and moves over to the door. She pushed a button as the sliding doors open to reveal Danny and Sam Fenton.

"Danny, Sam," Cindy greeted. "What brings you here?"

"Well, there's no harm in visiting old friends, right?" Sam replied, giving her a hug as she walked by.

As Danny steps in, he whispers to Cindy, "In-laws wanted to visit. They wouldn't find us if we were in another universe."

Just then, Jimmy walked in with Max. "Come on, Max. Say 'Daddy'."

"Gah!" Max said with a hiccup.

"Has he said anything yet?" Cindy asked, hopeful.

"Nothing intelligible yet." Jimmy replied.

"Hey Max!" Danny greeted as Sam waved.

Max giggled when he said, "Da!"

Jimmy gasped, bringing Max close to him, "Did you hear that? He just said 'Dad'! You said your first word!"

"Uh, Jimmy, I don't think he-" Danny was about to argue until Cindy interrupted.

She nearly scoffed, "First word? I think his first word was 'Mama'."

"Do you have video evidence? I think not." Jimmy retorted. "We all heard with our own ears, he said 'Dada'."

"Neutron, if I heard correctly," Sam pointed out, "It didn't sound like he said-"

"Then your ears are as sharp as a drool monkey, cuz I know I heard my son's first word," Cindy snapped, "Sadly for you, you weren't present to witness your child talk for the first time."

"Really?" Jimmy asked, his anger boiling, "Maybe this is a trick! You're trying to convince me that I missed my son's first words so you can make me feel bad enough to spend more time with him while you goof off to get a promotion or something."

"What was that, Gigantor?!" Cindy hissed at him as Jimmy and Cindy glared at each other face-to-face until Danny moves in the middle.

"Guys, enough!" Danny shouted, "All this fighting is setting a bad example in front of the baby."

Jimmy and Cindy froze and look at Max who continued laughing. "Seriously, you two, does it really matter who spends more time with Max?" Sam asked, "You both love Max equally just as he does you guys. Does it really matter if his first word is the big influence on the parents?"

"A child's first word is a major influence in the relationship between the child and the mother or father," the TV announced as the parents look over to see it was a talk show. "I'm Dr. Bill and I'm asking you today...is it important for a child's first word to address either par-" But his channel switched to a wrestling show.

Danny has changed the channel with a remote while saying sheepishly, "Hey, my show is on! Why don't we watch it instead of-" but Cindy swiped the remote back and turned the channel back on.

"The baby addressing the mother or father as their first word is important in the early stages of their childhood," Dr. Bill continued, "They are an asset as the parent the child speaks up to first is whom the child is spending more time with and the person the child would look up to. Survey states: the parent of your baby's first word will be a great influence on that child, leading that child to grow up and become the person the parent wants them to be. So let me ask again: who does your child look up to? The mother or the father?"

The show ended and Sam crossed her arms in disbelief. "What a bunch of load. Whoever a baby directs first doesn't influence their attachment to a parent."

But Cindy smiled and spoke up, "That proves it." Taking Max from Jimmy, "Since I gave birth to him, feed him, and spend more time with him, it makes since he would say 'mama' as his first word."

"Now wait just a nanosecond." Jimmy pointed. "Max is gonna want to grow up to be a scientist like his father, so it would make sense for his first word to be 'dada' to show fondness for the parental unit he's closest to."

"Yeah right you're closer to him!" Cindy yelled, "I bet you don't know his favorite type of baby food!"

Danny quickly got between them and spoke in a calm tone, "Guys, cool it. You're both really close to Max."

"Oh yeah, Danny?" Jimmy asked, eyeing him skeptically. "What was Darry's first word?"

Danny's eyes widen as he recalls the first thing his son said as a baby.

As a toddler, Darry had wandered into the lab and was crawling toward the ghost portal. But he was picked by Danny before he could touch it. However, Darry squirmed out of his father's arms and reached a lever near the portal.

Danny's eyes widen in shock as the portal opened and began to glow brightly. But Darry laughed and cooed the word, "Gnawy...heh heh heh."

The flashback ended when Jimmy interrupted Danny's memory by asking, "Danny? Danny?"

Danny shook his head to snap out of it when he grinned nervously while rubbing his head. "You know, I really can't remember." he answered sheepishly.

But then, Sam intervened, "But the point is a baby does not favor one parent over the other. Whichever word Max says first should be praised either way."

Jimmy and Cindy were silent for a bit until the former grabbed Max and held him. "I suppose you're right, Sam. Even if Max refers to his mother first, he's still gonna spend a lot of time with me in the lab. Though I'm sure we'll both understand if he decides to say 'Dada' first."

But Cindy didn't buy his understanding for a second, "Nice try, Nerdtron! But Max doesn't need your science mumbo-jumbo to know his first word will be 'Mama'!" Sam sighed and held her forehead in frustration that her reasoning wasn't getting through to the competitive parents.

Meanwhile, Maxwell was coming out of the Weapons Vault after the Nicktoons showed him inside. But he had a bored expression on his face. "Well, what'd ya think of that, Max?" Tommy asked excitedly.

"It's okay." Maxwell answered with a shrug. "It's just like the one in the HQ back home only less advanced."

Darry came out of the vault wearing arsenal around his chest, a scope around his right eye, and carrying two laser rifles. "Oh, come on!" he said in frustration, "How can a vault full of gnarly dangerous weapons not interest you?"

"You know what interests me more?" Maxwell asked, raising a brow, "The Hall of Villains."

Darry frowned, "You still wanna go in there...even though the Commander just FORBADE you from going?!"

"Oh sure, like you ever obeyed his rules, Scottie," Maxwell smirked.

Darry leaned towards him and asked, "How would YOU know what rules I obey?"

"Stop it, you two!" Tammy shouted before the boys started arguing again. "Why don't we show Max something else?"

Maxwell crossed his arms and pouted in response. However, before they could continue, Goddard ran over to them, barking, and started sniffing Maxwell while circling him.

"Gee, Goddard really seems to like you, Maxwell." SpongeTron noticed.

Maxwell didn't say anything, but Goddard suddenly barks to SpongeTron. The robot translates, "He says that Mrs. Fenton has made everyone something called 'Yogurt Parfaits'."

"Gnarly!" Darry shouted in excitement. "I'm starving. Let's go."

He and the twins ran down the halls to meet up with the adults. Before SpongeTron could catch up, Maxwell grabbed his hand and innocently asked, "SpongeTron, can you do something for me?"

"Umm, sure, I guess." SpongeTron answered until Maxwell dragged him away to a certain point in HQ.

"I heard rumors that you can change to look like anyone you want." Maxwell said in enthusiasm. "And I just gotta see it."

SpongeTron chuckled and explained, "Oh, that's not a rumor, I can really do it. Neutron gave me a couple upgrades a year back. Speaking of which, do I get anymore upgrades in the future?"

"Enough about that," Maxwell waved off, "So you can alter your appearance just by scanning someone's DNA, right? And with that, you can gain access to ANYTHING, can you?"

"Of course I can. Just watch." a glow forms around SpongeTron and his appearance changes to Maxwell, "I don't have psychic powers, but I look like a boy from the future." he said in Maxwell's voice. Then he changes into Tommy, "Does this convince you?" he said in Tommy's voice.

Maxwell dully responded, "That's great and all, but can you do grown-ups too? Maybe like...the commander? He's so smart and authorative, his DNA and structural integrity must be really complicated to replicate...grrr, why'd I say it like that?"

"Oh, he's pretty easy actually. See for yourself." Tommy's appearance changed and the robot now looked like Jimmy Neutron. "Brain blast!" he called out in Jimmy's voice.

But suddenly, Maxwell grabbed his hand and yanked him toward the large vault on the wall. He pressed his palm against the scanner and it read his handprint until a 'ding' sound was heard; reading SpongeTron's DNA as if it were Jimmy Neutron's. The vault unlocked and the Hall of Villains was now open. Maxwell jumped and cheered in excitement before running inside. SpongeTron stood there in horror as he changed back to normal. "Maxwell, what have you done? What have I done?"

But Maxwell wasn't listening and was looking around the room in amazement at all the memorabilia from past villains.

"Awesome!" Maxwell said, pushing his face on a glass chamber containing a piece of the Disasteroid (which likely Danny placed to be put out of harm's reach).

"Maxwell!" SpongeTron was about to take a step forward, but seemed hesitant at first. However, he moves forward, not noticing a shadow lurking from a corner.

Maxwell was staring at King Goobot's crown sitting on a shelf and was about to reach out and touch it until he spots Morph inside a glass case still frozen. He screams in shock and stumbles back into a shelf, knocking over a small chest. The chest falls on the tiled floor and opens up, releasing a small seed. He looks down and spots a single seed on the ground. Picking it up, he wondered why it was inside the Hall of Villains.

"Maxwell!" he heard SpongeTron's voice call out and he quickly put the strange seed in his pocket. The robot ran up him and shook him by the shoulders, "Are you crazy? How can you think of coming in here?"

"But this place is so cool." Maxwell replied, "I can't believe you wanted to keep me out all those years...I mean, all those...minutes."

"Maxwell, we should go." SpongeTron urged, looking nervous. "If the commander finds us in here, we'll be in big trouble."

"What can be so dangerous about this?" Maxwell asked, swinging a fairy hunting net around.

Suddenly, the net lifted in mid-air and was tossed aside and soon they were levitated as well. Their shadows on the walls showed them being hoisted into the air by a silhouette of Darry Phantom.

They were tossed outside and slide on the ground as the vault to the Hall of Villains closes and locks. "What are you guys thinking?" Darry's voice echoes from the shadow. "Don't you know 'forbidden' when you hear it?"

"Maxwell made me do it!" SpongeTron pointed at the blonde boy, "He tricked me with his science and made me open the door!"

"Gee, thanks for the cover, teammate," Maxwell spat in sarcasm.

Darry phased out of his shadow and changed into human form. He stared Maxwell in the face and asked, "You didn't take anything, right? Didn't steal any weapons or magical cursed item, right?"

"What's your problem?" Maxwell complained, "I just took a quick look, that's all. There's no harm in that."

"Well, nothing was damaged or broken when I got there," SpongeTron admitted.

"You see. Don't sense any worst-case scenario here," Maxwell said, crossing his arms, "I think you're being a bit paranoid."

"Paranoid? You THINK I'M PARANOID?!" Darry screamed at him. Maxwell stared dully at him, not intimidated. Darry gritted his teeth in anger when he took a deep breath and relaxed, "Okay fine. I'm cool with that. You're obviously new here, so I'm not gonna rat on you two for breaking in this time."

"Sweet," Maxwell shrugs and walks away until Darry moves in front of him.

"But REMEMBER what I said before," Darry threatened, "Once you enter inside, DOOM comes out. There's no going back and something BAD will happen. And when that happens, I'm gonna watch as this blows up in your face and laugh. LAUGH!" Darry broke out in manically laughter as lightning struck until he froze in surprise. He quick cleared his throat and walked away as if nothing happened.

SpongeTron and Maxwell were baffled by this, but the former tries to lighten the mood. "Why don't we get some of those 'porfets' Mrs. Fenton is making?" he suggested to Maxwell.

"If you mean 'parfaits', then sure I guess." Maxwell replied with a shrug.

The two soon meet up with the others in the dining area just as Sam is scooping yogurt into small dishes.

"You guys are just in time." Sam said as she took out a bag of granola. "Maxwell, can you help sprinkle some granola onto the yogurt?"

"Sure, whatever." Maxwell responded with a shrug, and went over to the counter where Sam handed him a bag of granola and walked away. He tried to pull it open, but had a hard time. His struggling soon ripped it open, but spilled the granola all over him.

"Everything okay, Maxwell?" Sam asked, putting spoons on the table for everyone.

"Yeah, it's fine." Maxwell said, brushing the spilled granola off of him, but taking handfuls of the stuff out of his pockets and sprinkling it over the yogurt.

In one of the dishes, he sprinkled bits of granola, including a particular seed. He passes each dish to every guest, "Two for Mr. and Mrs. Fenton," Maxwell said, passing it to the couple and each person by name, "One for Tommy, one for Tammy, one for Scottie..."

Darry frowned, but took his share and starts eating a spoonful. "Two dishes for Mr. and Mrs. Neutron, and one for my- I mean, Baby Max," Maxwell grinned sheepishly as he passed the yogurt with the seed inside to his past self. Maxwell takes his cup and starts eating.

Everyone seems to enjoy their desserts as Cindy scoops up a spoon of yogurt with the seed inside, "Open wide, Maxie! Here comes the choo choo train!" Baby Max giggles as he opens his mouth, waiting for his mother to place the sweet treat in his mouth when-

Cindy stopped and looked suspiciously at Jimmy, "Wait, you didn't put anything in, did you? You didn't spike our son's bowl with a serum that will make him like you better than me?"

Jimmy gasped, "I wouldn't dare put something in my only child's special treat just to make him win the affection of my love, though it's obvious we know which parental unit it is. Then again..." he eyed his wife in distrust, "It seems someone has been using my chemicals lately..."

"If that's what you think, why don't you try it and see for yourself?" Cindy asked, pointing the spoonful of yogurt to her husband's mouth.

"Are you sure you're not trying to poison me so you can have Maxie all to yourself?" Jimmy asked in misgiving.

"Oh, for crying out loud," Sam groaned in annoyance when she walked over to the parents, grabbed the spoon and ate the yogurt. Sam smacked her lips as she swallowed the treat whole and assured to them, "There, it's safe. Now eat your yogurt."

Jimmy and Cindy watch this and glare at each other afterwards, but Max giggled and grabbed handfuls of his yogurt and smeared it all over himself as he ate.

Cindy then grabbed a napkin and prepared to wipe Max's face "Here, sweetie, let Mommy clean you up."

Before she can wipe the baby, Jimmy moved her hand away. "You're doing incorrectly. A real parental figure would know to use a moist towelette to clean him correctly." he reached into his coat and pulled one out to clean Max. "Now let's have Daddy clean your messy face."

They each tried shoving each other's hand away while the others watched from across the table. "Neat, dinner and a show." Tommy said as he took a bite of yogurt.

Sam held her forehead as Danny whispered in her ear, "You sure that wasn't poison?"

Late at night in Fenton Works, Danny and Sam were asleep in their bed, but Sam suddenly groaned in her sleep and turned as she held her stomach which emitted a small green glow from inside.

The next morning, Darry came downstairs with a yawn and went into the kitchen to find Yuki sitting at an empty table. "Hey Yuks." Darry greeted. "Uh...Mom hasn't made breakfast yet?"

"She's been outside since early this morning." Yuki answered. "Working on her garden."

"What?" Darry asked in surprise. "But Mom always makes breakfast first. She doesn't do that kind of stuff till later in the afternoon."

"I know, it's weird." Yuki agreed and stood up. "Let's go tell her we're hungry."

They went out to the backyard where they found Sam sitting in front of her garden patch. "Mom?" the kids asked, getting Sam's attention.

She turned and gave a smile, "Hey sweeties," she greeted and she gave them a hug, "What are you doing here?"

"I think the real question is what are you doing here?" Yuki asked, "It's past 8AM and we're already starving."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Sam replied sheepishly, "But I thought it was important to make sure the plants are fed fist." she watered the garden with a watering can. "If you think about it, they're my children too."

Darry was weirded out by this. "More important than feeding your human children?" he asked.

"Darry, don't be rude." Sam cheerfully said, rubbing Darry's hair as she went inside. "Come on inside."

Soon, Darry and Yuki were waiting at the table again as Sam made them breakfast. She brought over two plates and Darry was ready to dig in until he saw his plate; all of it was veggies. "What's this?" Darry asked, unamused. "I thought you were making pancakes."

"It's steamed turnips and a summer salad." Sam said proudly. "It's perfectly delicious."

"Umm, Mom?" Yuki asked, feeling unsettled, "I know you're always trying to make us eat vegetables, but even you're not this extreme."

But Sam frowned and snapped, "Humans can attain their growth by eating healthy foods and not that disgusting greasy and sugary slop you call nutrients."

Darry and Yuki glance at their mom fearfully and then at each other, wondering what to do. They pick up their silverware and began eating their veggies.

Later that day, Darry went to HQ and hung out in SpongeTron's room where he explained to his friends about his morning. "...and then she thought the plants outside were her children instead of us; and worst of all, she made us eat healthy food for breakfast, and when I tried to put maple syrup on it, she slapped it away and called me dirty."

Maxwell laughed, "HA! Your mom's a weirdo."

"Hey!" Darry yelled, feeling offended, "Just because she's acting a little...weird today, you can't talk that way about my mom."

"Yeah Maxwell, it's not like your mother has anger problems and a competitive side to herself," Tommy smirked at Maxwell.

Maxwell glared at him while SpongeTron said, "Speaking of which, I had to turn off my hearing last night because Jimmy and Cindy were up till 10, trying to put Max to sleep. It's like they're so wrapped up in trying to prove who's the better parent. Luckily, I hid Max in here so he can take a nap." he pointed at the baby who was in the corner, asleep in his walker.

Maxwell stared at the baby with an uncomfortable expression, but shook it off and asked, "So can I take a look in the Hall of Villains again. I saw a guitar in there and I've always wanted to learn how to play one."

"No Maxwell!" Darry shouted angrily. "We already told you why you can't."

"Who made you leader of the team anyway, Scottie?" Maxwell asked, jumping toward Darry. "Shouldn't we get a chance to vote?"

Tommy was about to raise his hand, but Tammy frowned dully and put it down. Darry yelled back at Maxwell, "Oh, and you think you'd make a better leader? Even though you can't remember your own teammate's name?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's that ridiculous name that rhymes with your dad's name. That's SO original," Maxwell scoffed.

"We have a baby here that has the same name as you! You call your name original?"

The three other Nicktoons shift awkwardly at their fighting which the two had been doing since they became teammates. But soon, their fighting begins to wake up Baby Max and he starts crying, "WHAAAAAA!"

SpongeTron ran over to Max as he picked him up and rocked him side by side to calm him, "There, there Maxie. It'll be alright. How about we go to the kitchen and get you some warm milk while avoiding those big meanies and your over-competitive parents?"

Max's sobbing began to quiet down as SpongeTron carried him away. Tammy then glared at Darry and Maxwell, "Nice going, guys." She said sarcastically, "We're supposed to be a team, remember? That means getting along."

Darry crossed his arms and pouted, "Tell him that."

"You're a bigger baby than the actual baby." Maxwell muttered to Darry.

Tommy smiled and said to Tammy, "This is kinda fun to watch."

Suddenly, Darry's Recaller rang and he turned it on, angrily asking, "Hello!"

"Uh...Darry?" Yuki's voice asked, sounding nervous, "Can you come home? I think there's something you should see."

Darry's expression changed when he said, "We'll be right over." He hangs up as he gestured his friends to come with him as he opened the door.

Tommy and Tammy pass by him, though when Maxwell came, Darry warned him, "This isn't over!" Maxwell responded by sticking his tongue.

Meanwhile, the microwave in the kitchen beeped as SpongeTron opened it up to take out a warm bottle. "All done." SpongeTron said to Max. "Ready for a fresh bottle?"

"Bah!" Max said excitedly.

Suddenly, the baby noticed a camera lens zooming in his face and he turned his head to see a video camera coming out of Goddard's back. Jimmy was behind him, watching everything, "Did you get that, boy? I think he said 'Dada'. I have video evidence!"

Max rolled his eyes as he began to suck his bottle. SpongeTron looked uncertain when he says, "Jimmy? I think he was just referring to his bottle."

"Oh, did a milk bottle homeschool him at an early age? Built him his favorite toys? Drove him to any place he wants to go?" Jimmy argued.

"Don't you think all this pampering is going a bit too far?"

"Well, sociologically speaking, a male child should learn from his father and by doing so, should speak his father's name." but then he got close to Max and started speaking in an immature voice, "So come on, Maxie, say 'Daddy'...for me."

Max took the bottle out of his mouth and started groaning and quivering his mouth as if he was about to say something. Jimmy and SpongeTron stared in anticipation for what was about to be his first word. However, Max opened his mouth and spat up over Jimmy's shirt, burping afterwards.

Jimmy frowned in annoyance while Goddard barked with his video camera still running. "Delete that." Jimmy informed him as he tried to wipe the spit up off.

"I'll go clean Max off and put him in his playpen." SpongeTron offered. "I'm sure he'll be in the mood to chat once he's had playtime."

He stared at the robot take off with the baby and began to think to himself, "SpongeTron sure spends a lot of time with Max, maybe he's witnessed Max do and say stuff that I have not witnessed."

What will be the outcome of these situations? Please review what you think and stick around for Part 2.