March 13, 2001

8:45 p.m.

'Maho Mushi'

Timmy's POV

I watched in total horror as my future self faded away into oblivion. He had told me that was going to happen and that we would never see each other again. He had also told me about my forth dimensional sense, something that wouldn't kick in until I met Doc. So, vowing that I would get Vicky back from taking the one cool adult in my life; Cosmo, Wanda, and I headed towards Maho Mushi, my favorite program. Vicky and I entered Maho Mushi and appeared in a fighting arena. We used the power of our remotes to battle each other, fire blasts from the remote, and use the remotes as glowing swords to attack each other.

I knew that I had a lot on the line here from the story my older self I had told me. 'Doc, Nacey, and everyone else that is in the future and suffering because of my older self and me, please give me strength to beat Vicky.' I thought as I also sent up a silent prayer. Battling to a stalemate, I realized the only way to defeat Vicky is to become old. That way, Cosmo and Wanda's magic goes away and the remotes will stop working like my older self had instructed me. I knew that I had to do it but when I aged myself all the way to eighteen, I could still recognize them! That's when I started to act dumb and to my greatest of hopes, it did!

However, that's Fairy Taxi arrives to take Cosmo and Wanda away. They both resist, so a tractor beam begins to suck them toward the taxi. I knew I couldn't do a thing to help. I had to pretend that I didn't know them. It hurt. Before it can get them both, Cosmo manages to poof me back to a kid, but he goes too far and turns me into a baby! Still, Wanda was able to correct the mistake and make me eight years old again. So, I was able to keep my fairies and the magic remotes have run out of power so Vicky can no longer harm them. I grabbed both of the remotes back and recharges their power, using them to blast Vicky out of television and back into her room.

I smirked at our victory and my heart was still pounding in my chest. I was still unsure that the horrible future that my future self had told me was gone. Afterwards, I returned home and I preserved Vicky as being my babysitter. I knew that if I was going to keep Cosmo and Wanda, she was going to have to stay and I had to keep Doc a secret...at least for now. Later the next day, I buried a time capsule out in the backyard in hopes that in the future that I would keep my older self's promise. 'Please, let me remember. I'll trade everything I owe if I can just remember Cosmo and Wanda,' I thought with a heavy heart.

What was the future going to hold for me? Only time will tell, I guess...

(Zippy pops out of Cosmo's head and gives me two thumbs up.)

Cosmo: O-oh, Zippy likes this chapter, AK1028!

AK1028: Yeah, I noticed. Please for Pete's sake, (I yell, loudly) SOMEONE HELP ME!

Pete: Hey, what I do to you?

John: Hey, we're not even supposed to be here!

(John pulls Pete away as AK1028 sighs; totally annoyed.)

AK1028: Why me?

Timmy: Why you? Why me?

AK1028: Okay, what's the deal with everyone popping in and out? Oh, and the next chapter follows the 'Channel Chasers' ending. I won't imply the identity of Timmy's wife in that chapter. Sorry, I got to follow 'Channel Chasers' ending to a tee. Then, the next and final chapter; that will imply 'The Sands of Time' ending.

Timmy: Sounds confusing.

Cosmo: And Zippy still wants his nuts and I still want my cocktail weenies!

(AK1028 screams, out of annoyance at Cosmo and Zippy.)

Timmy: Uh, as AK1028 usually says at the end here: please read and review. And always think outside of the box!

AK1028: Okay, I'm now leaning towards Timmy to being my sidekick.

Cosmo: Hey!