Genius Rescuing 101

by CraazyOne

When Jimmy leaves on a mission by himself and doesn't return, Carl, Sheen, Cindy, and Libby follow him. But finding Jimmy and facing a wacky villain aren't their only problems. They'll have to tolerate each other...and the horrors of Ultralord deprivation

5. A Not So Perfect Landing

OK, this is all for now. And, remember, I still don't own Jimmy Neutron... sighs Too bad...

Comments are welcome, even criticism. Just be kind, please:)

Chapter 4: A Not-So Perfect Landing

Cindy, Libby, Sheen, and Carl arrived at the small tropical island late that evening, just as the red sun had slipped below the horizon. As the Hover-Sub slowly scanned the beach, the kids looked around, but saw no sign of any humans.

"Maybe Beautiful Gorgeous left and Jimmy followed her," Carl suggested.

"But we can't go without searchin' the island first!" Libby insisted.

Carl was terrified. "But it could be dangerous!"

"Yeah!" Sheen cried enthusiastically. "There might be cannibals! I've always wanted to live in a cannibal tribe!"

Libby ignored Sheen...again. "We can search the island in the Hover-Sub."

"Yeah, if we weren't out of fuel!" Cindy remarked.

The kids all turned to the fuel gauge to see it was true: the needle was pointing to "E". Even as they looked, the Hover-Sub suddenloy slowed to a halt; then plummeted to the beach with a thud. A cloud of sand filled the air outside and blocked the kids' view of the island.

"Ow!" Carl burst out. "I think I broke my sternum!"

"Your what?!" Sheen exclaimed.

Libby turned to Cindy. "Now whadda we do?"

"Remember when we were stranded and Jimmy formed fuel for the Hovercar out of shale and other materials on the island?" Cindy asked.

Goddard barked and displayed a list of natural materials needed to form the Hover-Sub's fuel on his screen. Shale was among them.

"Oh, yeah! I still don't know what shale looks like, though," Sheen finished thoughtfully.

"But it's gettin' kinda dark to go lookin' for rocks now," Libby pointed out.

"We can camp here on the beach and look for what we need in the morning," Cindy decided.

"And we can make a campfire!" Sheen added. "Let's eat S'mores and tell scary stories!"

Carl broke in worriedly. "No, Sheen! I don't think I could handle all that food and terror together in one night! Remember what happened last time?

"Ew." Libby grimaced, glad not to hear the details of whatever had happened. "Let's get outta here. I'm sick of bein' stuck in an enclosed space with you two."