Hello, all! So it seems that Groundhog Day lasted five months, huh? :D Yeah, I know that it has been a while since my last update, and I'm really sorry about that, but I have been very busy with college finals, work, and numerous other things. To make up for my long absence though, I have made this chapter extra long to satisfy everyone and it does reveal who Tootie meets in Retroville for those of you who have asked me about it. So without further ado, I present the eighth chapter of the JTPH 4! Enjoy and don't forget to review!

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Last time, Tootie had opened up a portal with Timmy's destination orb to Retroville in his room. What will become of her?

Immediately after Tootie stepped into the vortex, she felt a strange sensation come over her, but as quickly as she felt it, it was gone. She looked at her surroundings and noticed that the buildings were a lot different than what they were in Dimmsdale. They had more detail to them and were less vibrant in their color scheme. As she continued to look around, her eyes fell on her arm and she let out a gasp.

"What the…? Why does everything look so weird, including me?" She then looked down at the "Retroville" setting on the orb strapped around her wrist for a moment. "This place must be the dimension that Timmy was talking about earlier. That could explain why I hadn't seen him very often over the past couple of months."

A loud car honk interrupted her musings and she looked up to see an annoyed driver leaning his head out of the window and staring at her.

"What do you think you're doing standing in the middle of the street like that?" he asked. "You should be more careful."

Tootie was so caught up in her arrival to Retroville that she didn't realize that she was standing in the middle of a relatively busy street after she had just appeared there.

"Sorry about that, and yes, I will be more careful. Thanks." She then made her way over to the sidewalk and the driver passed her in his car. She watched him round a corner and then turned her attention to the row of businesses that lined the sidewalk she was on. One of them happened to be a beauty salon and a certain African-American girl had just exited from the building admiring her new painted, trimmed nails. She had originally just gone in there for a facial and to get her nails trimmed, but since she was a regular there, she was offered a discount and opted to get them painted too, as well as get a pedicure, foot massage, and a few other treatments.

"Girl, you have got to stop spoiling yourself with these visits," laughed Libby to herself as she held up her nails to the sun to reflect the light off of their shiny surface. "I wonder if Timmy and Cindy are still over at the Candy Bar. I was in that salon for at least an hour-and-a-half though, so they might not be there anymore. Ah, what the heck, I might as well go over there anyway…"

Tootie was at a loss for what to do next since she had absolutely no idea who she could talk to about the questions that were racing through her head right now, namely why herself and her surroundings looked so different from what she was used to and if Timmy had indeed been here during his absence in Dimmsdale. She stared at the orb on her wrist and sighed before sitting down at the curb with her chin in her hands. Libby had just walked up to the spot where Tootie was sitting and noticed the rather solemn expression she had on her face.

"Excuse me, but do you need some help? It looks to me like you might be lost or something," asked Libby.

Tootie turned around startled. "Oh, I didn't know that there was someone behind me. I guess I am kinda lost."

"I'm sorry that I startled you. My name's Libby by the way. What's your name and where are you from?"

"I'm Tootie, and you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you."

Libby crossed her arms. "Try me."

"Well, okay… Have you ever heard of a city called Dimmsdale?"

Libby stared back at Tootie in shock. "You're from Dimmsdale?!"

Tootie looked up at her strangely. "Yeah… Are you familiar with it?"

"Oh, I'm familiar with it alright. Been there twice so far and it took me a while to adjust to the look of it during my first visit. The second visit turned out to be even weirder than the first."

Tootie slowly got to her feet. "Exactly how familiar are you with Dimmsdale?"

"Well, a few months back a kid named Timmy Turner just showed up in my friend Jimmy Neutron's lab and caused his robotic dog, Goddard, to go on a rampage through here as a giant, mutated video game robot. Timmy is from Dimmsdale and a few friends of mine as well as myself traveled to the city the second and third time we met him."

At the mention of the name "Timmy Turner", Tootie's jaw nearly hit the sidewalk. After a few moments, she said, "You know Timmy Turner?!"

"Yeah, why? Do you?"

"He is my unrequited love that I have been chasing for several years now, although he doesn't seem to return the same feelings." Tootie lowered her head. "I just wish that he would open up to me more and express how he truly feels about me."

Now it was Libby's jaw that nearly hit the sidewalk. "Whoa, whoa, whoa… Back up. Now, what's this I hear about unrequited love?"

"Well, when I first met Timmy back when he was first being babysat by my evil, older sister Vicky, it was love at first sight. Nearly every day since that first meeting, I have been trying to show my affections for him, but he always shuns me for the most popular girl at our school, Trixie Tang. And then before I came here, I overheard a conversation between him and a group of kids outside of his room and he was talking about all sorts of weird things like dimension jumping and a place called Fairy World and who knows what else."

Libby stared at Tootie for a moment. "So let me get this straight, you are in love with Timmy, but he doesn't return the affections and this has been going on for several years now?" Tootie nodded. "Oh boy, Cindy is not going to be too happy about this…" she replied as she massaged her temple.

Tootie was taken aback by that last comment. "Who is Cindy?! Was she one of those kids that I heard talking to Timmy in his room?"

"Probably. Cindy is my best friend and we're all friends with Timmy and his two best friends, Chester and AJ. We all got acquainted with them during our second visit to Dimmsdale when our dimensions nearly got torn apart by a crazy villain that Timmy and Jimmy had dreamed up who they later helped to become good."

Tootie was puzzled. "Huh, I don't recall Dimmsdale nearly being destroyed… I must have been taking a nap or something. And now, you're saying that you also know Chester and AJ? What did Timmy do, host an inter-dimensional party and invite you and your friends? Just what the heck has been going on with him lately?" Something dawned on Tootie just then. "How long has he been seeing your friend Cindy?"

"Well, counting today, I would say on four separate occasions and for several hours at a time."

Tootie was suddenly at a loss for words. She just stood rooted to the spot not blinking, but then she slowly balled her hands into fists.

"Why, that no good, lousy, rotten girl! How dare she come between Timmy and I! I mean Trixie Tang was one thing, she is from Dimmsdale, but now Cindy has to come into the picture as well?! Someone who is from an entirely different dimension? When I get my hands on her, I'll…"

"Whoa, wait a minute. No one's going to do anything to anybody," replied Libby. "Look, I can obviously tell that you have very strong feelings for Timmy. I know, cause one of Jimmy's friends has the hots for me, and he always brings it up every chance he gets. The point though is that if you really like him, then you should do everything that you can to fight for him. And don't worry, I've known for a while that Cindy has no real romantic interest in Timmy at all. She's just flirting with him to make Jimmy jealous so that he'll admit his real feelings to her."

Tootie slowly uncurled her fists. "Has he yet?"

"Well, on several previous occasions he's come real close to openly admitting that he likes her and even kissed her on the lips recently after we did a news broadcast at our school."

Tootie stared openmouthed at Libby. "And she's not seizing the opportunity to be with him?! Is she not sure who she really likes now?"

"Oh, she definitely likes Jimmy, but I think that her little outing with Timmy today is her last attempt to get Jimmy to openly express his feelings about her."

"For her sake as well as Timmy's, I hope that you're right. If she ends up hurting Timmy in the process, I'll make sure that she wished she never laid eyes on him."

"Well, let's just hope it never comes to that."

Tootie sighed. "I just wish I could get Timmy to like me more."

Libby looked Tootie up and down. "Well, for starters, you might want to think about changing your image."

The pigtail-haired girl arched an eyebrow. "What's wrong with my image?"

Libby widened her eyes. "Girl, if you're trying to impress Timmy with that outfit, those big glasses, and that hairstyle, then I can see how he could be a little put off. No offense," she added quickly, putting her hands up. "Even one of my best friends has pigtails, but for some reason they work well for her. For you though, I don't think so. And I think the braces should go too, unless you really need them."

"No offense taken and I actually don't need my braces. My parents have been meaning to take me to the orthodontist to have them removed, but they are always cowering in fear of my older sister, Vicky, so they never get the chance. I'd go myself, but it's too far to walk and the bus doesn't go past the building."

"So, I guess it's time for you to get an extreme makeover then."

"…And how would that happen?"

"I'm going to help you."

Tootie's eyes widened. "You will?! That's so generous of you! I don't know what to say!"

Libby smiled. "Think of it as a way to finally win Timmy's heart. That is what you want, right?"

"More than anything!" Tootie replied as she clasped her hands together.

"Alright, it's settled then. I'll escort you into the salon and they'll give you the makeover."

Excited, Tootie followed Libby inside the building and around an hour later, the two girls exited the salon and Tootie was thrilled with her new look. Her hair had been let down and it stopped at the middle of her back where it waved in the breeze ever so slightly. Her nails had also been done a nice shade of light green to match her eyes, and her glasses had been replaced with contact lenses. To top it off, she flashed a brilliant, white smile to indicate that the pieces of metal inside her mouth had finally been removed.

"Ah, it sure feels good to run my tongue over my teeth and not feel metal," said Tootie as she flashed her new nails in the afternoon sun. "I still can't believe that place has its own eye doctor and orthodontist in the rear of the building!"

"Well, this particular salon wants to be able to cater to a very wide range of people, and what better way to get those people than to provide everything that they would want in one place?" replied Libby.

"I can't thank you enough for doing this for me."

Libby dismissed her statement with a hand gesture. "Think nothing of it. Since I'm one of their best customers, they didn't hesitate at all to help out a friend of mine, no matter what she may have needed. I'd rather see Cindy with Jimmy anyway, and your new look is guaranteed to make Timmy think twice about his current situation with her." Libby grinned. "Now, let's talk shopping."

Tootie giggled as she followed the African-American down the sidewalk in the direction of the mall.

Meanwhile, up in Fairy World, things were not looking too good. Crocker had led a full assault of his own upon the Fairy World Magic Springs Spa and turned it into his own private resort/spa, forcing Timmy and Company to flee from the pool to a more secluded area behind some cloud bushes to think of a plan.

"This is not looking good," said Timmy as he paced in front of everyone. "Crocker overtook the Fairy World Magic Springs Spa which was the last building in Fairy World that wasn't touched by him and I can't use Cosmo and Wanda to fix this mess because they will be too easily detected and I can't risk them being caught by Calamitous."

"Well, what do you propose we do?" asked Jimmy. "You know this whole computer program better than we do."

Timmy had the urge to tell Jimmy to stop referring to Fairy World as a computer program, but he didn't know how to explain the situation otherwise and he'd to anything to avoid losing Cosmo and Wanda, especially with Fairy World in this state.

"There's only one thing we can do," replied Timmy as he rounded on Jimmy. "We're going to have to return to Dimmsdale and fix all this from there before Vicky has the chance to overtake the city."

"And how are we going to do that?" asked Jimmy. "You said so yourself that you can't risk using Cosmo and Wanda because they would be too easily detected."

"Right, but that doesn't mean that we can't take the bridge back to Dimmsdale from here."

Jimmy was confused. "Bridge? What bridge?"

Cindy, Carl, and Sheen turned their attention towards Timmy. Only Cosmo and Wanda knew what he was talking about.

"There is a bridge that is located at the entrance to Fairy World that can take us back down to Dimmsdale," explained Timmy. "You might have seen it the first time you were here, Jimmy."

Jimmy put a finger to his chin. "Come to think of it, I do remember seeing that bridge; I just had no idea what it was for. Of course, at the time, I thought that this whole place was just a bunch of baloney and that all of its inhabitants weren't real."

"How are we going to get past Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky and get to the bridge without them seeing us?" asked Cindy.

"I'm still trying to figure out that part," replied Timmy.

"Hey Timmy, I got an idea. How about we all eat a nice, huge bowl of chocolate pudding?" asked Cosmo.

Everyone stared at him.

"How is that going to help us get to the bridge?" asked Wanda.

"What? Oh, I was referring to what I was going to do."

Everyone groaned as Wanda smacked her forehead.

"Okay, I got it. When Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky aren't looking, we'll all make a run for the bridge," said Timmy.

Sheen looked perplexed. "What, that's it? That's something I could have easily come up with."

"Then why didn't you say something?" asked Carl.

"I wanted to see if Timmy was going to come up with it first."

"Ohhhhh, that makes sense."

"So, any objections?" asked Timmy. He looked at Jimmy to see if he had any other ideas, but for once, the boy genius shook his head in reply. "Then it's settled; We'll all make a run for it when they're not looking."

"But they're the one's searching for us," replied Cindy. "We'll have to do something to divert their attention away from us so that we can make our escape."

Everyone put a hand to their chin in thought as to what should be done. Suddenly, all eyes fell upon Sheen and Cosmo. Timmy, Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, and Wanda grinned. Sheen and Cosmo looked up to find everyone staring at them.

"What? Is my brain coming out of my ear again?" asked Cosmo. He looked to his left to find that his brain was halfway out of his ear. "You get back in there!" he yelled as he used a pinkie finger to jam it back in.

"No, Cosmo," said Wanda. "You and Sheen can distract Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky while we make our way towards the bridge."

"Coooool! Sheen and I can use the flying, rocket-powered hotdog routine again!" Cosmo started singing the song again until Sheen interrupted him.

"No, we should think of something different this time. Something more original."

"Oooh, oooh, I know! We can have a chocolate pudding fight!"

"That would be awesome! Can I be hit first?"

"Sure!"

Cosmo and Sheen shook hands while everyone shrugged. They needed to do something, right? Timmy then walked up to the duo and put a hand on each of their shoulders.

"Sounds great, guys. However, I have a suggestion that could buy us even more time. So here's what you two are gonna do…"

Timmy whispered his plan in their ears as Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, and Wanda looked on. They wouldn't have much time left before their hiding place was found and they needed to move quickly before Vicky got to Dimmsdale before they did.

Crocker was currently lounging by the pool of his new resort/spa in his bathing suit soaking up some rays with his magic rocket launcher by his side. (How he got a bathing suit is anyone's guess. Maybe he was already wearing it.)

"Ah, there's nothing quite like a relaxing day by the pool, especially when it's a pool previously owned by FAIRY GODPARENTS!!"

He started to put some sunscreen on his nose when Calamitous carrying Jorgen's wand and Vicky entered the pool area. Behind them were the containment units holding all of the fairy's wands and Jorgen.

"Have fun ruling this world of yours, Crocker," said Calamitous. "Vicky and I are on our way to take over Retroville and Dimmsdale."

"Yeah, yeah, now get out of my sight! I have to be pampered soon by my new fairy slaves."

Crocker then picked up the launcher at his side and blasted it into the sky. The laser beam went up about 100 feet before exploding over Fairy World, sending out magical energy in every direction. This magical energy possessed a certain hypnotic effect that passed through each fairy containment unit and soon every fairy was now under Crocker's command. Jorgen's large body mass allowed him to be unaffected by the energy, and Calamitous was grateful for that anyway. He had other plans in store for the muscular fairy once Retroville was taken over.

"Hey, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be sitting there having these flying things at your beck and call!" yelled Vicky.

"Oh, let him enjoy the little setup that he has here. We have bigger plans to carry out anyway" said Calamitous. "Plus, seeing him in his bathing suit is starting to creep me out. I want to get out of here as soon as possible."

Vicky looked at Crocker and made a face. "Yeah, me too… But he should still give me some credit!"

Crocker was getting annoyed by these interruptions to his pampering. "Fine, I'll give you your stupid credit! Thank you Vicky for getting us all here; we couldn't have done it without you. Are you happy now?"

Vicky crossed her arms and smirked. "There, that wasn't so bad, was it?"

Crocker rolled his eyes. "Pfft…redheads…"

"What was that?!"

"Hey, you guys!"

Startled, Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky turned to the source of the voice. Standing before them were Sheen and Cosmo, each with a bowl of chocolate pudding in their hands.

"Who the heck are you two?" asked Vicky.

"Hey, one of them is a fairy!" shouted Crocker, looking at Cosmo. "How could I have missed it?" He got his launcher ready and was prepared to fire, but Sheen stopped him.

"Check this out!"

Sheen and Cosmo then dug into their bowls, scooped out huge globs of chocolate pudding, and started throwing the stuff blindly at one another. Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky just stared at the two of them as Sheen nailed Cosmo in the eye while the green-haired fairy smacked him upside his head with a glob the size of a grapefruit. Timmy, Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, and Wanda watched the antics from behind the safe haven of their cloud-bush. Timmy then started to count down on his fingers from five and silently prayed that the two goofballs would come through for them. Sheen and Cosmo then stopped their pudding fight and turned straight towards the trio of villains.

"Ready, Cosmo?" asked Sheen.

"Ready, Sheen," replied Cosmo.

"One, two, three!!"

The two of them then started pelting Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky with chocolate pudding. The trio were completely taken aback and put up their hands to try to stop the onslaught of sticky, brown sweetness. Timmy and the gang then emerged from behind the cloud-bush and made a beeline for the rainbow bridge.

"C'mon, let's go, let's go!" shouted Timmy. "We got to make sure we stick together!"

Crocker caught sight of the pink-hatted boy running with Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, and Wanda towards the bridge and tried to aim the launcher at them.

"Turner! You're not going to get away this time! Prepare to be turned into a statue along with your little friends!"

Crocker then fired blast after blast at the gang, but kept missing every shot because of Sheen and Cosmo's aim with the globs of chocolate pudding. Cosmo kept poofing up bowl after bowl of the stuff and every so often would cram a handful into his mouth. Everyone managed to make it safely to the bridge and Timmy waved at Sheen and Cosmo to get their attention. The two then ran towards the bridge as well while they kept flinging pudding at the trio of villains. Once they made it, they all jumped onto the bridge without hesitation and slid all the way down towards Dimmsdale. Once the onslaught of pudding stopped, Crocker, Calamitous, and Vicky wiped the sticky, brown gunk out of their eyes and looked around for Timmy and his friends, but they were nowhere to be found.

"Curses! Turner and his little friends escaped! That boy will not ruin all of my hard work!" shouted Crocker.

"Your hard work?!" yelled back Vicky. "Are you forgetting who helped you and Calamitous get here in the first place? Without me, you would have never gotten here on your own!"

"I would have figured it out eventually and to make sure that this conversation doesn't get too crazy and loud with your constant yelling, I'll tell you again that it was all your doing and that we couldn't have done it without you. Satisfied?"

"Again, thank you, but what about all of my constant yelling?" replied Vicky, raising her voice.

"ENOUGH!" shouted Calamitous. "Yelling at each other is not going to get us anywhere. And we really need to stop repeating things we already know about. Crocker, don't worry about Timmy Turner and his friends; Vicky and I will take care of them. Even though they got a head start, we still have the advantage. You just sit here and keep getting pampered by your fairy slaves or whatever the heck you call them. C'mon Vicky, we have cities to take over."

Calamitous then tapped the ground with Jorgen's wand-staff, and he, Vicky, Jorgen, and the containment unit filled with all of the fairy's wands disappeared in a fiery explosion. As soon as the smoke cleared, Crocker was left stunned in his pool chair covered in ash. He blinked several times and let out a few coughs.

"I really hope I don't have to get used to that..." he muttered.

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Things are about to get very crazy for our heroes! Will Timmy be able to wish everything back to normal or will he and his friends be destroyed by Calamitous and Vicky? Will Crocker eventually have to get used to the fiery explosions caused by Jorgen's wand-staff? Only time will tell! I'll get Chapter 9 out as soon as I can and don't forget to review!