UltraTerror, Part Seven:

By Snazzo

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Things were going badly for the U.S. Army. They had lost several tanks and all the planes were down. Smoke rose over Retroville. The Ultrafans were having a great time though.

"Man, this is better than Utlracon 1998, in Yazoo City, Mississippi! Remember that, when the entire cast of season four showed up?"

"That was incredible!"

"How about Ultracon 1995, in Bangkok, Thailand? When first place in the raffle was a guest role in Ultralord Three in 3-D?"

"Ooo! That was fantastic! But you're right, this is way better!"

General Abercrombie was on the ground now, directing the tanks, his plane having been blown apart by a Pulverizer Ray. He took out a radio and called for reinforcements. Then said "Get me a secure line to the White House. Thank you. ... Mister President? General Abercrombie sir. The situation in Retroville is deteriorating. I recommend a tactical nuclear strike, we've got to stop this thing. What? Sir, I apologized for launching that missile at Albuquerque, that could have happened to anybody. Besides, its not as if it was Chicago or Los Angeles. Who would miss Albuquerque? What? I know the election's coming up, that's why we've got to stop this thing." The general paused. "Yes sir, we'll keep trying."

The N-Men arrived. General Abercrombie saw Jimmy. "You?!"

"Call off your troops, General," Cindy said. "We're the only ones that can handle this!"

"What?" the general asked. "You told me that last time!"

"And we handled it, didn't we?" Cindy said.

"All right, I guess I have no choice. Tanks, fall back! He's all yours N-Men."

"Thank you general!" Cindy said, saluting. "N-Men, attack!"

Carl and Libby rushed forward, Cindy flew into the air, but Jimmy noticed Sheen hesitating.

"Sheen, what's the matter?"

"Jimmy, I can't do it! I can't force myself to raise my hand against Ultralord." He shook Jimmy by the shoulders. "It goes against everything I ever stood for!"

"Sheen," Jimmy said, "its not Ultralord! Its a big robot built by Professor Calamitous! I'm sure the real Ultralord would want you to fight evil."

Sheen thought about it. "You're right Jimmy. Love, Valor, Ultralord! That Ultrabot is going to taste the wrath of Vibrating Lad!"

The Ultrafans watched Special Girl fly up and sock the Ultrabot in the jaw. "Who's that?" one asked.

"Look, it's the Fearsome Five from episode 573, the Battle for Planet Fentlewoodlewix!" another cried, pointing to the N-Men.

"Are you sure? I don't recognize that big orange thing at all!"

"Its them I tell you!"

Jimmy took a running jump, soared through the air, and smashed the Ultrabot in the nose with his fist. The Ultrabot said, "Oh, my nose!" and swiped at Jimmy as he fell back to earth, landing on his feet but landing on a parked car, smashing it to bits.

Cindy circled the Ultrabot, then let go a heat beam, hitting the Ultrabot in the jaw again. It didn't seem to hurt it any.

"Watch out Cindy!" Carl shouted, and burped. Cindy flew away and the concussion blast hit the Ultrabot in the chest, lifting it off the ground. "Argh!" it cried. "That boy's got some Ultragas!" It aimed a Photon Blast at Carl and Libby rushed to his side, throwing up a force field.

Sheen zipped up the Ultrabot's feet and began pounding it with his super fast punches. "Aw man," he said, "I can only hit it's ankles! What kind of hero attacks someone's ankles?"

Super Goddard fired his Pulse Gun.

Jimmy hurried up to Sheen, got his finger's under the Ultrabot's massive foot, and lifted with a grunt. The Ultrabot teetered, then fell over on a building, showering the street with bricks.

The crowd gasped.

The Ultrabot stood up. "Jimmy Neutron," came Professor Calamitous' voice "Is that you? There's something different about you. But I recognize that awful hair anywhere."

"We're here to take you down, Calamitous!"

"Give me your best shot, Neutron. This time I won't fail! I've thought of everything! I finished that self help course on the Internet. I'm cured! I can finish everything now! Sentences, inventions, diabolical ... diabolical ... uh ..."

"Schemes?" Carl asked.

"Annoying villainous monologues?" Cindy asked.

"Plans?" Jimmy asked.

"Plans! Plans!" Calamitous said. "Diabolical plans! And this one is my most diabolical yet!" Calamitous laughed.

"I've had it with your evil laughter!" Cindy said. She flew away several blocks, then came hurtling back, gathering speed. She plowed into the Ultrabot's right eye with a tremendous crash. The robot's head jerked back. "That's going to leave an Ultra-Black Eye!" the Ultrabot said. It took a swing at Cindy with its huge fist, she dodged, and tried her heat vision again. The Ultrabot fired its Opti-Blast. The two beams met in mid air with a shower of sparks.

Carl burped a second time. Libby sent a force blast into the Ultrabot's gut. It staggered under the dual assault. Jimmy tore a light pole out of the ground, leapt into the air, and whacked the Ultrabot. The pole broke in half.

"You guys are having all the fun!" Sheen cried.

The Ultrabot hit Cindy with a Neutrino Beam. She lit up a like a firework and then fell to the ground.

"Cindy!" Jimmy yelled and ran to her.

"I'm all right!" she said. "Oh no! My shoes are melted! Those were new shoes! You'll pay for that, Calamitous!" She flew back into the air and belted the Ultrabot in the mouth.

Libby let go another force bolt. "That's kinda cool!" she said.

"This is getting me nowhere!" Sheen declared, and zipped away, phasing through buildings. A second later he was at the Candy Bar. "Sam, I need a bottle of your heavy seltzer water!"

"You still owe me a buck eighty from last time, yeah!" Sam said. Sheen zipped around the counter, grabbed a bottle, and took off. "Now that's three sixty freak boy! Yeah!"

Sheen zipped up to Carl's side. "Here ya are Carl. Give him the works!"

"You've got it!" Carl said, and guzzled down the seltzer water. Sheen super churned him and Carl let out a monstrous belch. The Ultrabot flew into the air, back several blocks, and crashed down in the park, knocking over a couple trees and destroying the fountain.

"That boy's better than the Belch Beast from episode 879, the Attack of the Giant Horror from Planet Pepto-Bismol!" an Ultrafan exclaimed.

The Ultrabot flew into the air and back to the battle. Jimmy picked the turret of a tank and hurled it at the Ultrabot. The Ultrabot blasted it with it's Fusion Canon.

"Man! Now I can't even get it's ankles!" Sheen complained.

"And its beyond the range of my burps!" Carl said.

"I can still hit it!" Libby cried, and let go another force blast, her most powerful yet. The Ultrabot tumbled through the air.

Super Goddard fired his Megahurtz Beam, hitting the Ultrabot in the arm to no avail.

Cindy flew up with a telephone pole in her hands. She swatted the Ultrabot's head, the pole splintered to pieces, and the Ultrabot's head spun around.

"Taste my Destructobelt, you fiends!" the Ultrabot said and a brilliant flash erupted from the Ultrabot's belt. Retroville lit up like a supernova and Cindy and Goddard plummeted to the ground.

Cindy staggered to her feet. "Neutron! I don't think this is working! We're not making a dent in it and our half hour's running out!"

Goddard flew back into the air, firing his Quantum Laser. Libby let fly another force bolt.

"I can't believe Calamitous could design anything so powerful!" Jimmy said. "But I have to admit, for a bumbling genius he's great with robotics. Remember Quentin Smithee? That thing passed for human. That's something I haven't achieved yet!"

"And don't forgot Peggy Tsu," Sheen said, then sighed and smiled. "I'll never forget her."

Jimmy turned to Sheen. "Sheen, you're an Ultralord expert. Ultralord must have an Achilles' heel!"

"An Achilles' heel?" Sheen asked. "He's got Hyrdraulic Heels and Atomic Ankles, but no Achille's heel."

"No, a weakness! Like Kryptonite for Superman!"

Sheen gasped. "Jimmy! Ultralord is invincible! In 1345 episodes he has never once been defeated!"

"We're doomed!" Carl cried.

"The closest he ever came was in episode 1239, Negalord!" Sheen said. "Doctor Strangeglove used a transdimensional generator to open up a portal with a parallel universe. Another Ultralord came out, an evil Ultralord named Negalord! He even had a goatee! Oh man, was that battle awesome! Ultralord defeated Negalord, of course, but you're never going to believe this: Negalord broke Ultralord's arm! Never has he had an injury like that! The Internet was talking about it for months!"

"Another Ultralord?" Jimmy asked. "Sheen! You're a genius!"

"What?" Sheen asked. "I am? Jimmy, did that Ultrabot smack you in the head?"

"Cindy, do what you can. Sheen and I will be back in a minute."

"Okay Neutron."

"Oh, and Cindy ..."

"Yes?"

"Please be careful."

Cindy smiled and flew into the air.

"Sheen, come with me," Jimmy said.

"Where are we going?"

"Back to the lab!"

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Thanks for reading and comments very welcome! Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

Snazzo doesn't own Ultralord or Jimmy Neutron.