Time Fixers: Nicktoons of the Future

Episode 11: World of Weirdos

Plot: A virtual MMO game has become the latest trend for kids everywhere in Dimmsdale, and the Turner kids have become addicted to it. After buying the latest version of the game, they suddenly find themselves trapped in the game by a villain. They must now go level to level with the help of Maxwell and Kida to free their minds and the mind of every kid in Dimmsdale from inside the game.

Part 2

Inside the game of World of Cyborgs and Dragons, Tammy and Tommy were wandering around a grassy field, trying to figure out why they couldn't log out of the game. "How could this have happened?" Tammy asked, looking frantic. "Why can't we log out?"

"I don't know." Tommy answered, looking much calmer. "Do you think something might be wrong with the game?"

"But we've never been able to not log out before! What if we're stuck here forever?"

"You're right. Being stuck in a video game should be a lot cooler than it sounds." Tommy then spots a cliff up ahead and snapped his fingers with an idea. "I got it! Let's kill ourselves!"

Tammy's eyes widen in shock. "What?"

"Don't you get it?" Tommy explained, "Whenever we get destroyed by a monster or the Shadow Mage, our game automatically log us out. If we can't log ourselves out, then maybe we can make the game log us out."

Tammy calms down and considers the thought, "Well, that does sound like a pretty good idea."

Tommy grabs her hand and starts pulling her toward the cliff. They scream as they both fall to their supposed deaths. But before they could hit the bottom, their bodies disappear and they both reappear in another location in the game, looking around to see they have not logged out like they had hoped.

Tammy narrowed her eyes in annoyance at her brother. "What was that you said about logging out?"

Meanwhile, Tammy and Tommy's real bodies were lying on a metal table at Nicktoon HQ with their game goggles still stuck on their heads. They were connected to a computer that displayed the game, but the screen was showing nothing but static. Jimmy typed on the keyboard, trying to bypass whatever was causing the game to crash. Watching from in the lab was Timmy, the fairies, Maxwell, Nano, Kida, SpongeTron, Danny, Darry, and Yuki.

When Jimmy had no luck trying to bypass the game, Timmy worriedly asked, "Well, what do you think?"

Jimmy answered, "There's some strange anomaly inside the game's programming that's preventing the players from exiting the game's virtual world, but I have yet to locate it."

Darry sighed in disappointment, "Then that means Tammy and Tommy are still gonna be stuck in there for who knows how long."

"Don't worry, guys." SpongeTron assured as he stood next to the twins, turning his index finger into a welding torch. "If the game won't release my friends, then I will."

"No, SpongeTron!" Jimmy immediately warned, "If you try to forcibly remove those goggles while their minds are still linked to the game, it could severely damage their brains."

SpongeTron immediately backed away. Then Timmy turned to his fairies, "You guys can help them, right?"

"Sorry Timmy," Wanda apologized, "But our magic isn't compatible with today's technology."

"Why do you think we're still relying on wings instead of jetpacks?" Cosmo asked while Poof's eyes tear up at the loss of his godchildren.

"Think you can merge with the helmets and shut them off?" Darry asked Nano.

"Bzz bzz," Nano shook his head.

"He's right," Maxwell translated, "Whatever virus is causing this could damage Nano. It could even do a lot worse to Tommy and Tammy."

Danny narrowed his eyes and stated, "I had my doubts about all this technology, but this is ridiculous."

Then he turns his head to see Yuki texting on her phone. "'OMG you like won't believe what's going on.'" But her father once again takes her phone. "Hey!"

Danny starts texting on her phone, "'Like TTYL.'"

Inside the game, Tammy and Tommy were wandering through a village where many other players are turning in missions and trading coins and gems for power-ups. "Hey Tammy!" a voice greeted, and they turn to see Tammy's friend, Katy, who looks like an elf, wearing a metallic dress. "Have you guys noticed we can't leave the game?"

"Of course we have!" Tammy answered frantically.

"Do you have any idea what's going on?" Tommy asked.

Katy shook her head and answered, "No clue. But most of us are making the best of it. Since I don't have to log out to do my homework, I completed three missions in a row and had enough gems to buy a lightning arrow so I can beat the Shadow Mage." She narrows her eyes, "I bet he's the one causing all those weird things to happen."

Suddenly, there were three loud booms that set a couple houses on fire, making all the other players run in fear. "He's here!" Katy screamed before running away.

"This is the Shadow Mage?" Tommy questioned to his sister. "But how? Even the most skilled player can't do damage to a village hub?"

Tammy takes out her staff in determination. "While we're stuck here, let's go stop him."

Tommy nods in agreement and takes out broad sword. With a battle yell, they run towards the destruction to take out the Shadow Mage.

While Jimmy continued typing on the computer to try and bypass the game's code, Timmy suddenly came up behind him and shook him by the shoulders. "Well, can you do anything to get them out of there? Huh, huh?"

An annoyed Jimmy moved Timmy off of him and responded, "I'm trying, Timmy. But trying to find one irregularity in all this data takes a while."

But this did not calm Timmy down. "There has to be something we can do just to make sure Tammy and Tommy are okay."

Danny put a comforting hand on the fellow father. Then Darry suggests, "Maybe we can overshadow them, Dad. We can enter their minds to wake them up."

"It wouldn't work, Dar." Danny somberly answered, "Their minds are in the game, not their bodies. We couldn't even enter the game if we wanted to if it's as messed up as Jimmy says it is."

"I got it!" Kida suddenly yelled, getting everyone's attention. "You guys might not be able to do anything, but I bet my dad can."

Timmy seemed to consider this suggestion. "Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof's magic won't work, but do you really think your father's magic will work?"

Kida smiled enthusiastically, "Of course it will. He's been working really hard these past few months. He must've learned a spell that can solve our problem."

Maxwell shrugged his shoulders. "It's worth a shot. Commander, you keep working to get in the game while Kida and I go get Tak."

"You got it." Jimmy answered as he worked.

As the two kids left, Timmy turned to the fairy baby. "Poof, go with them in case they need help." The fairy baby nodded and flew away to follow them.

In the game, many players were trying to attack the new threat that was in the game. Many fired, arrows, magic blasts, and lasers; but the threat waved his hand, letting an electrical blast shoot out, causing them to disappear to another area in the game, having been defeated.

Tammy and Tommy run forward, but gasp to see their opponent was not the Shadow Mage, but a player that looked like Mr. Crocker, who had the appearance of a troll with the right side of his head, right arm, and right leg looking robotic.

"Oh, look." The troll robot said sarcastically, "New players have come to challenge the undefeatable champion."

"Mr. Crocker?" the twins questioned before Tommy asks, "You play World of Cyborgs and Dragons?"

He answers, "Alas, I am no longer the suave and handsome schoolteacher playing an online game. I am the Crock-1000, the undefeatable champion and the undefeatable glitch."

"Glitch." They both question.

Crock-1000's body flickers with static. "That's right. I've been playing this game for weeks, secretly making my way through all the levels, using cheat codes to keep myself alive," in the real world, Mr. Crocker was at his computer, wearing gaming goggles and was surrounded by chip bags and cans of energy drinks, playing for as long as he stated, "and with help from Professor Calamitous, input a programming that keeps all you children from exiting."

Tammy gasps in shock while Tommy yells, "So you're the one keeping all of us from logging out?!"

"Not all of you." Crock-1000 scowled as he explained, "Unfortunately, there are parents out there too cheap to buy their kids the latest technology; which is why I'll be going to the core of the game to make it so that every model of gaming goggles will trap kids in here, allowing me sneak in their homes and steal everyone's FAIRY GODPARENTS!"

With a glare, Tammy shouted, "We'd never let you do that!"

"Yeah!" Tommy agreed, "We've been playing this game for months, you can't possibly be as good as us!" he then took out his sword and charged at Crock-1000.

He swung his sword at the villain, only for Crock-1000 to grab the blade with his robot arm. His body statics again, momentarily causing Tommy's body to do the same since they were still connected.

"That's not all I can do." Crock-1000 taunted, "Remember I've been using my glitch status to gain whatever cheat code I desire! Such as…unlimited spells!" his hand glows red for a minute and Tommy's body suddenly turns to stone.

Tammy gasps in shock at Crock-1000's unfair gameplay. With a laugh, he begins to walk away. "This is great." He muttered to himself, "With this power and EXP, I can take over the world…the gaming world. But first…" he then enters another cheat code that changes his avatar, making the troll parts of him grow taller and more muscular and the black hair on part of his head grows longer and elegant. "Now that's more like it."

When Crock-1000 was gone, Tammy ran up to her petrified brother and reached into her pocket, taking out what looked like a potion. "Don't worry, Tommy. I have a Stone-Be-Gone Potion just in case."

She pours it on Tommy and the potion disappears into sparkles, bringing Tommy back to normal. As he moves around, Tommy dully mentions, "I told you we should've stuck with our old goggles."

In a forest, the Shadow Mage stomped his staff on the ground, causing lightning to surge through the ground and zap two players until they explode, disappearing from a Game Over.

He approaches to collect his loot, but as he bends down to grab it, a laser fires at his hand, making him back away. He looks up to see the Crock-1000 approaching with a laser glowing from his right hand. "I think you have something that belongs to me, Shadow Wizard." Crock-1000 sneered.

The Shadow Mage takes a fighting stance, accepting the Crock-1000's challenge. The gem on his staff turns black and the shadows on the ground spring up and restrain the Crock-1000. Tammy and Tommy arrive and stop in surprise to see the game's top player defeating Mr. Crocker's bugged character. But the Crock-1000 did not seem intimidated.

"Excellent move, tough guy." Crock-1000 slyly says, "But I have just the thing for you." He glitches again and teleports away, allowing him to escape from the shadows.

The Shadow Mage reacts in surprise until the Crock-1000 reappears behind him and his arms turns into a gun, zapping the Shadow Mage from behind. "Like the Magic Blaster?" Crock-1000 asks, "I downloaded it from the game archives and it has the power to defeat any magic user."

The Shadow Mage then falls on the ground and disappears, signaling his defeat. Tammy and Tommy were stunned to see the top player fall. "He killed the Shadow Mage." Tammy uttered in shock.

"Awesome!" Tommy cheered, which earned him a glare from his sister.

At the Pupununu Tribe, Maxwell, Poof, and Kida appear in the latter's hut to retrieve her father. They looked around, but did not see Tak anywhere. Jibolba walked by and Kida asked, "Great-Uncle Jibolba, have you seen Daddy?"

"I believe he's in his room." Jibolba answered before leaving the hut, "Busy with his important duties as usual."

Kida sighed as she slouched over, "Oh man. We can't bother Dad while he's busy with his shaman duties."

"Our friends are in trouble." Maxwell reminded, "If we're gonna save them, we need his help. I'm sure he'll understand if we explain it."

Poof also tried pleading with her, "Max and Poof need Kida's daddy."

"But he told me to never bother him while he's working. He said his shaman business is really important."

"OH, COME ON!" they hear Tak's voice yell from behind the closed door.

Feeling worried, Kida, Maxwell, and Poof rush to the shaman's room and open the door. They gasp in shock at what they find inside. Tak was sitting at a table in front of a laptop, wearing the Game Goggles. He leaned his head on the table as he pounds on the surface in disappointment. "That no good cheater!" Tak yelled in anger. "After all that work, I have to collect my gems and coins all over again!"

"DAD!" Kida shouted at the top of her voice.

"What?" Tak asked, looking around blindly, "Who's there?" he removes the goggles and stared in shock to see Maxwell, Poof, and his angry daughter. He grins sheepishly, "Oh, hi sweetie." He notices the laptop screen showing the Shadow Mage and he quickly closes it. "Just…figuring out how to…turn this device into a frog." He notices he is still holding the goggles and quickly hides it behind his back.

Poof frowned dully and stated, "Tak busted."

"You play World of Cyborgs and Dragons?" Maxwell asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Uhhh…" Tak stammered nervously, "…Yes?"

"But how is this possible? I thought the Pupununu didn't have technology, let alone Wi-Fi."

Tak sighs in defeat and begins to explain, "We don't, but Jimmy gave me this laptop for my last birthday; and I didn't quite get it at first…until I discovered the internet. Using the Wi-Fi chip that came with it, I found what I can research and what I can watch, it was too good to ignore. It became even more interesting when I discovered this neat online game that I couldn't stop playing. I never felt so great because in the game, I can be whatever I want and do whatever I want."

Maxwell just frowns in annoyance following Tak's sentiment, "Well, that sounds familiar." He said sarcastically.

Poof opens the laptop to see Tak's character. "Tak Shadow Mage?" he asks in surprise.

"Wow," Maxwell agreed with a chuckle. "You're the one who's been annihilating Tammy and Tommy this whole time?"

"Uh, yeah," Tak answered, looking guilty. "I tried not to have anyone find out what I was doing. It'd look pretty bad if a powerful shaman like me was caught playing video games, so can you three keep my secret?"

Maxwell and Poof shrug, seeming to agree, but Kida blew up in anger, "I can't believe this is what you've been doing this whole time! Instead of training me to be a shaman, you've been hiding in here to play that dumb game! How could you?!"

Tak began to feel even guiltier for ignoring his daughter in favor of a video game. "You're right, Kida." He knelt down to her height as he softly spoke, "I was too wrapped up in the game that I forgot about you." He holds Kida's shoulders and smiles, "I promise that from now on, I'll spend less time on the game and more time with you- just as long as you help keep Daddy's secret."

Soon, Kida begins to smile as well and hugs her dad in forgiveness. Then she asks him, "By the way, how come you're not asleep like Tammy and Tommy are?"

"What?" Tak asks until Maxwell examines the Game Goggles that Tak was using.

"You're using the Version 9 model." The little genius explains, "The strange effects must only work on those with the Version 10 like Tammy and Tommy have, which is why you're not catatonic." He tosses the goggles to Tak. "Quick, log yourself in. Maybe we can see Tammy and Tommy."

Tak nodded and put on the goggles before logging himself back into the game's server. Maxwell, Poof, and Kida look over at the screen once the game starts up. They see Tammy and Tommy in the game being thrown around as they battle their opponent. The game statics a bit until Tommy runs up with a flame sword at Crock-1000, but his mechanical arm turns into a shield to block him and he pounds Tommy away with it.

"That character…" Maxwell states as he recognizes him. "He kinda looks like..."

"Crocker!" Poof exclaims.

"He's using cheat codes and glitches to beat everyone." Tak explains, "That's why even I couldn't beat him."

"And I bet Tammy and Tommy already figured out he's behind all this." Maxwell figures out, "Tak, you have to help Tammy and Tommy beat him. If you three work together, you may be able to buy us some time."

"What about you, Max?" Tak asks.

Maxwell explains, "If Mr. Crocker is getting away with using cheat codes, then maybe the Commander can help provide you with one of your own."

In the game, Crock-1000 came across a large crevice with towering rocks leading to the other side. He smirks with an idea. "If I'm correct, this small rock over here should activate the secret bridge." He moved a small rock on the ground like a lever and a holographic bridge, leading to the other side.

When he was about to cross, Tommy's voice shouted, "Hold it right there!"

Crock-1000 turns to see the twins standing behind him clothed in armor and holding various weapons. "We just went shopping." Tammy stated with a glare.

Tommy added, "It cost us all our gems and coins, but once we end your game, it'll all be worth it."

As he flickers with static, Crock-1000 responds, "You're forgetting, Turners. I know the Disarmor Code." He fires a beam from his mechanical arm that makes Tammy and Tommy's armor disappear.

"Oh, come on!" Tommy yelled. "Do you know how much that cost?"

"We'll still teach you that cheaters never prosper! Meteorous Showerous!" Tammy yells as the gem on her staff glows orange and small meteors shoots down from the sky nearly landing on the Crock-1000, who yelps as he tries to dodge every one.

Tommy inserts a green gem into his gun and fires green lasers that Crocker blocks with his robot arm and leg. "You can't poison a robot, even a half-robot." A large meteor hits the right side of Crock-1000's head, causing his robot part to spark. With an angered growl, he yells, "Okay, I got just the thing for you, girl!" throwing a bomb through the air, he shouts, "Mana Drainer!"

The device lands in front of Tammy and explodes, making her glow as she felt all the magic drain from her body. She fell over, weakened, as Tommy quickly catches her. "Here's another bomb for you, and it's the boom kind!" he laughs evilly and throws the bomb before running across the bridge.

As the grenade beeps in front of the twins, they close their eyes in fear until a blast of magic fires at the device, knocking it off the cliff as it explodes harmlessly in the ravine. Tammy and Tommy look up and gasp to see the Shadow Mage approach them.

"Don't worry. This will help." He tells them before taking out a potion and pouring it on top of Tammy. A swirl of magic surrounds her as she stands up.

"My magic is full again." Tammy said happily until she and Tommy stare at the Shadow Mage suspiciously. "But why are you-"

"Don't worry." The Shadow Mage explains while taking off his hood to reveal his identity to them. "I'm here to lend you a hand."

Tammy and Tommy both gasp in shock at finding out who was actually their worst enemy (of the gaming world). "TAK?!" they both exclaim.

"I'll explain later." Tak quickly stated, "Right now we have to chase after Crocker until Max comes back with help."

Meanwhile, Maxwell and Kida arrived at HQ with Poof and explained to everyone what was going on in the World of Cyborgs and Dragons. Hearing that Mr. Crocker was responsible for his children's condition, Timmy gritted his teeth in anger, "I knew Mr. Crocker always hated when I played video games in class, but to use it to trap kids so he can steal their fairies…"

"And using cheat codes to cheat so Tammy and Tommy can't beat him." Darry added in disapproval. "How unfair can he get?"

Danny just narrowed his eyes with a dull expression, "Anyone else find it odd that he's spending so much time playing a children's game?"

Everyone ignored Danny, and Maxwell added, "Which is why we're gonna beat him at his own game." He used his powers to place SpongeTron right next to Jimmy, "You guys can find us a cheat code that not even Crocker knows about, right?"

SpongeTron answered, "Well, I don't know about cheat codes, but I did download the World of Cyborgs and Dragons Master's Guidebook for Tammy and Tommy, and it does show something that might help them."

Jimmy and Maxwell stare at the tablet SpongeTron was holding out and both of them smile with almost identical expressions. "That's amazing!" Maxwell shouted in excitement.

The older genius turns to his computer and starts typing on the keyboard. "If I can hack into the game's mainframe, I may just be able to get what Tammy and Tommy need to win. But in order to give it to them, we'll need a computer still actively playing the game."

"Well, that's easy. Tak can-" but before Maxwell can explain, Kida elbowed him in the arm in order to keep him from revealing her dad's secret gaming life. "I-I mean, I have…tactics that can aid in the rescuing of our teammates."

In the WCD game, Tammy, Tommy, and Tak had chased Crock-1000 through a level that resembles a desert. Tommy was firing a machine gun and Tammy was using a new long staff that she used to shoot energy balls.

"Thanks for these upgrades, Tak." Tommy told the Shadow Mage.

Tak smiled as he replied, "Sure thing. I'm starting to realize how fun it is to play with someone." He then used his powers to summon shadow wolves to jump at Crock-1000.

But while they fired powerful weapons, Crock-1000 was behind a large luminescent shield that deflected all the attacks. He smirks in satisfaction, stating, "Like the latest cheat code I used? While you waste all your mana points, I'll be getting what I need."

They stop firing as Tammy warns in horror, "Oh no. He's gonna get control of all Game Goggles after this. How are we gonna get past him?"

Crock-1000 runs up a center of stone steps with a treasure box at the top in the center. Just when he is about to reach out and grab it, a blast of starry magic hits him away from the box and he tumbles down the stairs. The three heroes wondered where the blast came from until they look up to see a female gamer with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a pink poofy dress and used her fairy wings to fly down toward them.

"Guys!" the fairy gamer yelled, "The Commander and I found a way to help!"

"Max?!" Tammy asked, recognizing the fairy princess avatar as Maxwell, but clearly looked like a female. Suddenly, Tammy, Tommy, and Tak break into hysterical laughter.

"What?" Maxwell asked, unamused. In reality, Maxwell is at the Wall-to-Wallmart, playing the demo version World of Cyborgs and Dragons that was available with Darry, Nano, and Poof looking over his shoulders. "This was the only way I could get into the game to help you guys."

"And you couldn't have made your character a boy?" Tommy asked between laughing.

Maxwell looked down at his appearance and scowled in frustration. "Aw man, I thought the game automatically knew what gender I wanted."

But since they were busy making fun of Maxwell, Crock-1000 made his way back up the stairs. "Finally!" Crock-1000 said victoriously while glitching again, "It's all mine!"

The four gamers gasp, fearing that every gamer in the world would now be trapped in the game. Crock-1000 opened the chest and pulled out a large crystal that he held over his head. "Now I am the top player."

While Maxwell looked worried, he noticed Tammy, Tommy, and Tak did not looked intimidated. "But that's a…" Tammy began saying.

"…Strength 50+ Crystal." Tak finished.

"How is that supposed to trap everyone?" Tommy asked, confused as well.

But Maxwell's eyes widen in realization. "Wait a minute! You were never planning to trap every kid in Dimmsdale and take their fairies, were you?" he accused.

Crock-1000 looked offended and answered, "What are you talking about? Of course I am! I was just completing this mission first."

Maxwell continued, "This wasn't about trapping the rest of the kids without the Version 10 Goggles. Maybe you were planning to steal the catatonic kids' fairies, but once you plugged in and played, you were hooked; just like these bozos."

He pointed to Tammy, Tommy, and Tak; and the three frowned with an offended shout, "HEY!"

Crock-1000 looked just as offended as his fellow players, but responded, "No matter. I have plenty of time to do that. Since I have spent the last two weeks doing nothing but playing a virtual reality game made for children and running on coffee and Electro Energy Drinks, I'm still the top player in the game and you can't leave until you defeat me, which will never happen thanks to my glitching and unlimited supply of cheat codes!"

As he laughed in triumph, Maxwell whispered to his friends, "You guys keep him busy while I download the weapon."

"Don't even think about it, Turners and friends!" Crock-1000 absorbed the crystal into his body and he glowed before growing stronger. "I'm even more powerful than before."

"Oh yeah?" Maxwell shouted as he waved his hands out, expecting to throw Crock-1000 with telekinesis, but nothing happened. "Oh man…"

"You don't have psychic powers." Tommy dully reminded. "You're a fairy princess, use your fairy powers."

Once the three gamers ran after Crock-1000, Darry and Poof were watching Maxwell from behind, clearly getting into the game. "What are you doing?" Darry asked, "Punch him!"

"Max block!" Poof urged. "Max block!"

"No, you gotta kick him! It'll do more damage" Darry shouted, making Maxwell grit his teeth in annoyance.

"Max punch!" Poof repeated, "Max punch!"

"No, Max use magic!" Darry shouted over him, "Max use magic!"

"Pzzz! Bzz! Bzzz!" Nano screeched orders at him as well.

While the three backseat drivers talked over each other, Maxwell finally had enough and used his telekinesis to toss them far away from him before going back to the game. The flashdrive he inserted into the monitor suddenly beeped and Maxwell smiled, "Yes!" he cheered.

Tommy jumped in the air and took out two pistols that he inserts a red gem into. He hit the Crock-1000 with a small fire blast, making him feel a sting, much to his confusion.

"Hurts huh?" Tammy taunted, "You may be powerful, but you're still part troll, and trolls have weaknesses." She places a red gem on her staff and yells, "Flamicus incineratus!"

She spins her staff and generates flames from it. Tak stood next to her and uses his own staff to generate lightning. "I've also learned a few things about robots through the internet, so I know your robot half's weakness."

Both magic users shoot fire and lightning toward Crock-1000 and directly hit him. He screams as it does severe damage to him. While his body flickers damage, he still manages to stand up. "I used a cheat code that would grant me an extra hit point from something that would've killed me, and another cheat code that would automatically heal me when my health is low. Like I told you gamers before, I cannot be defeated."

"Oh yeah?" Maxwell calls out as a glow appears above him and he reaches his hand up until a large sword decorated with bones and spikes materializes in his hand. "I've acquired a cheat code of my own."

Seeing the weapon, Tammy, Tommy, and Tak's eyes widen in shock. "It can't be!" Tammy said in disbelief.

"It is!" Tommy also shouted in the same tone.

Still staring at the weapon, Tak finishes for them, "…Deathcalibur!"

But Crock-1000 was baffled by what was going on. "What is this nonsense?"

Tommy explained, "The most powerful weapon in the game. In fact, Deathcalibur is too powerful for it has the ability to not only terminate any player, but to terminate any player's account. A weapon like that was considered such a big cheat that it was hidden away in the server and was never accessed again."

"Until now." Maxwell said with a smirk as he charged toward Crock-1000.

Crock-1000 attempted to stand his ground against the fairy princess, but Tak used his staff to summon shadow creatures to restrain Crock-1000. Tommy then took out a large broadsword that he held toward Maxwell, and the latter used it to jump high in the air and come down toward Crock-1000. With a "slice", he cut through his body and he flickered with static.

The four gamers stared, wondering what would happen. Crock-1000 smirked, believing it was a failure until he noticed his hands fading as he was forced out of the game. "What?!" he cried out, "NO! I was the best player! I was Number 1!"

"Sorry Crock!" Tommy taunted with a sly smile, "But we're the top players now!"

Crock-1000 screamed before disappearing out of the game, and on Mr. Crocker's computer screen, the words "Game Over" appeared.

Still wearing the goggles, Mr. Crocker sat there in his room, defeated. "The Syndicate's not gonna be happy about this." He muttered, now knowing that the addiction to the game really did distract him from his true objective.

"Ahem." He turned and saw Yuki and SpongeTron standing there, looking unpleased and ready to take him in. "You know, maybe my dad had a point about technology."

With the glitch gone, Tammy and Tommy wake up from their coma and remove their gaming goggles. Timmy hugged his children in joy, happy to see they are alive and safe. All the kids in Dimmsdale regained consciousness when their minds were freed from the game, and the Nicktoons confiscated all of Crocker's technology so he couldn't use the game again.

A few days later, Tammy and Tommy were inside a cave, facing the same dragon that defeated them before. It blew flames at them, but Tammy waved her staff, yelling, "Waterus Liquidus!" and shot out a jet stream of water, causing the flames to evaporate into smoke. "You ready, Tommy?"

Tommy took out a grass sword and held it with a stance. "Ready." He replies with a grin before running toward the dragon and hitting dead on, causing a large amount of damage. The dragon retaliated by swinging its tail toward Tommy, but before it could hit him, a black shield appeared in front of Tommy and blocked the attack. Tommy wondered what saved him until he looked up and spots Tak standing atop a cliff, holding out his staff after casting a spell to save Tommy.

Tak jumped down next to Tommy and added, "Think you can use a little help completing the mission?"

"You bet." Tommy answered with a grin while taking out a large rifle.

"Come on!" Tammy called out to the two. "If we combine our attacks, we can beat it!"

Tommy and Tak nod as Tommy inserts a blue gem into his gun, and Tak powers up dark clouds. Tammy shoots a burst of water as Tak and Tommy fire all their attacks. The dragon growled in pain, and then a blast of sparkling magic zapped the dragon, causing it to disappear after being defeated. The three gamers turned around to see who it was that defeated the dragon, and they see it was the fairy princess, Maxwell, holding a star wand.

"Max?" Tammy asked in surprise. "You're playing too?"

Maxwell smiled and shrugged. "What can I say?" he stated, "Once I plugged in and played, I got hooked."

"Poof hooked!" Poof cheerfully said, popping out from behind Maxwell, but he now had the appearance of a robot, floating with a jetpack.

The three grinned in excitement as Tak suggested, "Well, now that we're all here, let's collect our reward."

All five gamers approach the treasure chest and when Tommy was about to open it, he was suddenly struck down with a lance, followed by Tammy, Tak, Maxwell, and Poof; Resulting in a "Game Over".

In the Pupununu, Tak sat at his laptop in bafflement while Kida looked over his shoulder. "Huh?" he questioned.

In the Turner living room, Tammy and Tommy wore the same expression after what happened. "Huh?"

"Poof?" the fairy baby asked.

Maxwell removed his goggles in anger and asked, "What sort of abomination is responsible for this?"

In the game, their killer was a large knight with a visor in his helmet. He opened the treasure chest to see it filled with coins, gems, and power crystals. The knight took some of the items out of the chest and giggled in a babyish voice.

It turns out the player of the knight was in Nicktoon HQ and was actually Baby Max, wearing his own pair of game goggles as he played the game on a laptop. Max clapped his hands and giggled some more for his victory as the new top player in World of Cyborgs and Dragons.

The End

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