Ultraterror, Part Four

By Snazzo

Outside the expo center a sinister figure approached. A short bald sinister figure by the name of Professor Finbarr Calamitous. He laughed to himself.

"At last! Its time to active my most diabolical invention yet! The Ultrabot!" He swept his arms dramatically toward the giant Ultralord statue in front of the center. "And the best part of all, the fools at the convention paid me to build it!" He pulled out a small control unit. "It was pure genius to design my latest robot based on a superhero. Watching that ridiculous program took months, I couldn't even finish the last dreadful season, but it gave me so many good ideas. Nuclear knees, power fists, a hydraulic flamethrower! My Ultrabot is the most powerful robot I've ever made and its completely invincible! And with it I shall finally conquer Retroville! Today Retroville, tomorrow the world!" Professor Calamitous laughed again.

Three Ultrafans approached him as he stood in the parking lot. "Wow!" one said. "Its Doctor Demento, from episode 205, the Dastardly Doctor Demento!"

"Great costume dude!" another said. "Can I have your autograph?"

"I am not Doctor Dement-!" began Professor Calamitous, then paused. "Did you say autograph?"

"Yeah dude."

"Why sure! I'd be delighted to give you an autograph." Professor Calamitous signed the three books.

"Hey," one of the Ultrafans said, "this says 'Professor Calamitous!' "

"Yes," Calamitous said, "that's - er - Doctor Demento's alias!"

"Wow, they must have revealed that in the European edition," the third Ultrafan said, and they all strolled to the convention center gates.

"The downfall of Retroville begins now!" Professor Calamitous said and pushed the big red button on his control unit.

A tremor ran through the 50 foot statue of Ultralord and then it moved. "Citizens of Retroville!" the Ultrabot said in a commanding voice. "Your attention please! I am and calling for the complete and unconditional surrender of Retroville! But first, a small demonstration of my Ultrapower!" The Ultrabot lifted the roof of the convention center off.

Inside the crowd gasped and looked up.

"Wow!" Sheen exclaimed. "Look! Ultralord! That is totally awesome!"

"What's going on?" Jimmy asked.

The Ultrabot crushed the roof of the convention center into a ball like tin foil. He threw it across the city and it landed in Lake Retroville with a huge splash.

"Oooo!" the Ultrafans said.

"Way to go Ultralord!" Sheen shouted.

"Sheen, this is not a good thing," Jimmy said.

"And now," the Ultrabot said, "I'd like to introduce you to your new master and overlord, Professor Finbarr Calamitous!"

"Professor Calamitous!" Jimmy gasped.

"Thank you, thank you," came Professor Calamtious' magnified voice. "For my first act as supreme overlord I declare every Friday Professor Calamitous Day!"

"Come on!" Jimmy said. "Outside!"

"But the convention doesn't end until midnight!" Sheen cried.

"Come on!" Jimmy said urgently, grabbing Sheen and dragging him out of the hall. The others ran after him.

"For Professor Calamitous Day all citizens of Retroville will be required to bow and grovel and say 'Hail Professor Calamitous!' for seven hours," the Professor continued.

Jimmy found him standing in the parking lot. "Professor Calamitous again!"

"Ah, Jimmy Neutron," Calamitous said. "Somehow I knew I'd run into you. You won't defeat me this time, I've created the ultimate weapon!"

"I'm sure you've forgotten something, Calamitous!"

"And how dare you use Ultralord for your own diabolical schemes, you mad man!" Sheen said. "Though that is a totally cool robot."

"Thank you Sheen," Calamitous said. "Surrender and I shall be merciful Neutron."

"You're going back to jail Calamitous!" Jimmy said, and pointed his watch at Calamitous. The freeze ray shot out but Ultralord's hand came down and swooped Calamitous up first.

"Ha! Too slow Neutron! My Ultrabot won't let me come to harm. What's more, its intelligent! Not remote controlled like my snake! It's a failsafe, you see, if you still somehow manage to capture me it will level Retroville!" The Ultrabot lifted Calamitous into the air and he climbed into the robot's head. "Like this!" Calamitous cried.

The Ultrabot pointed its fist at the 40 story Acme Building where the gang had filmed Jimmy's movie, a beam shot out, and it exploded like the Empire State Building in Independence Day. People ran screaming down the street and the Ultrafans came pouring out of the expo center to see the commotion.

Carl, Libby, and Cindy's mouths dropped open but Sheen jumped into the air. "That Ultrabot has a Plasma Cannon just like Ultralord!" he cried. "What amazing special effects!"

"Sheen!" Jimmy said. "Its not a special effect!" Jimmy spoke into his watch. "Goddard! Its an emergency! Hurry to the convention center!" He heard Goddard bark.

Meanwhile, at nearby Area Eighty-Six, a soldier approached General Abercrombie. "Sir! We have reports of a giant creature in Retroville!"

"What, again?" the General asked. "What is with that city? Its not Miss Fowl, is it?"

"No sir," the soldier said. "It appears to be Ultralord."

"Ultrawho?" General Abercrombie asked.

"It's a child's television show," the soldier explained.

"Boy, television has become violent," the General said. "Well let's nip this thing in the bud. Call in a surgical nuclear strike."

"But sir, what about the civilians?"

"Ah, I forgot about them. Hm, you're probably right." The General scratched his chin. "And the President wouldn't be too pleased if I launched another nuclear missile, I got in so much trouble last time. Very well, scramble the jets, alert the tanks, and take us to Defcon Three. That Ultra-whatever is about to be Ultra-whipped!"