Here's the next chapter of The Final Countdown. Last time, Jimmy was attacked by a vicious robot, but what could that event lead to next?

Enjoy…

Chapter 2: Pink Hats and Fairies

Later that afternoon, Jimmy arrived home and went inside his lab after being attacked by a beastly robot. Jimmy had changed out of his school uniform and now wore a yellow shirt with a blue atom symbol, a blue short-sleeved jacket, grey pants, white shoes, and a watch on his left wrist and a black wristband on his right.

He walked over to his robot dog, Goddard, and bent down to pet him. "You've been a good boy, haven't you?" Jimmy asked, rubbing Goddard's head as the dog licked him. "Well, you won't believe the day I've had."

Then Goddard sniffed his backpack, and reached his head inside, pulling out the robot's crooked antenna that fell off during the battle. Goddard began to chew on it as if it were a bone.

"That's part of what I went through earlier." Jimmy pointed out as his dog chewed the antenna. "It's peculiar." He then went over to his computer and took a seat in front of it. "I thought if I weren't a Nicktoon, the uncanny events not a part of Retroville would cease to occur, and it hasn't up until now."

Goddard stopped chewing on the antenna and looked at his master. "Grr, arf, arf!" he barked.

"Not you too, Goddard." Jimmy replied with an annoyed look. "I've been telling you and everyone else that I'm past all that. I did miss it at first years ago, but now I'm over it all."

Goddard secretly shook his head in disbelief as Jimmy added, "Besides, I'm sure that robot was nothing. One strange nonstandard phenomenon isn't something to be apprehensive about when I'm no longer a Nicktoon."

But he was then interrupted when a message flashed on his computer screen.

"Hmm, 'incoming transmission'." Jimmy read out loud. He pushed a button on his keyboard and an image appeared on screen of someone familiar to him. "Commander Baker of BTSO?" he asked in surprise.

"That's right, Jimmy Neutron." Commander Baker nodded with a smile. "Long time no see."

"What's this all about?" Jimmy asked.

"There have been sightings of three strange androids appearing all over Retroville." Commander Baker explained. "I thought you should know."

He flashed a picture on screen of the three robots that were causing trouble at the supermarket, knocking down boxes of food and pushing away shopping carts. Jimmy stared in shock at one robot that was muscular and another that was tall. They were all square shaped, but one particular robot that was familiar to him.

"That robot there!" Jimmy pointed out as he leaned closer to the screen. "I saw that one earlier. It attacked me!"

"So you know about them." Commander Baker said. "The thing is our Intel claims the robots destroying everything in their way claims that they're looking for something."

"Looking for something?" Jimmy questioned, raising an eyebrow. "What is it that they could possibly be searching for?"

"We don't know. But whatever it is, we feel that it's best that they not get their hands on it. That's where it comes down to you."

"Me?"

"Yes. We at BTSO want you to track these robots and find out what it is they're searching for. And once you find it-"

"I'm sorry, Commander." Jimmy interrupted with a remorseful look. "But I'm afraid this is one case I'll have to refuse."

Commander Baker stared in confusion. "Why not? We've confirmed that these aren't from our world's science, and we understand that you were once part of an inter-dimensional group-"

"Yes, I was." Jimmy interrupted again and continued explaining. "But that part of my life is over. I retired the team four years ago, and I refuse to take part in any organization of inter-dimensional travel." Then he looked down with a sad expression. "Besides…my teammates are most likely already doing something of their own accord."

"Funny you should mention that." Commander Baker said with a smile. "I understand you used to have a device that would allow you to keep in contact with your team members at all times."

"My Neutronic Recallers?" Jimmy answered, obviously remembering. "Yeah, why?"

"Well, on the day your team broke up, you all kept your devices for commemoration and you deactivated them afterwards." Commander Baker explained. "However, our scientists were able to home in on your Recaller's location, and reactivate the signal- a weak signal might add."

Jimmy's eyes widen in shock. "Seriously?"

"However, we were only able to contact one." Then he became lost in thought, "He seemed very excited when we mentioned you. I told him I couldn't bring him here since we couldn't work the signal to be that strong enough, but he explained that he'd be able to get the right technology off the internet."

"The internet?" Jimmy questioned until he noticed a pink poof of smoke behind him.

He got off his computer and to see the smoke clearing while Goddard hid under a desk. Once Jimmy could see, he couldn't believe who it was he saw. It was a fourteen-year-old boy with brown spiky hair with a mullet, blue eyes, buckteeth, and was wearing a pink t-shirt with a number 14 in the middle, and long grey sleeves underneath, blue pants, white shoes, and a backwards pink hat.

"Man…" he said with a young deep sounding voice as he glanced around. "I'd almost forgotten what this place was like."

"Timmy?" Jimmy said, staring at him in agape.

The teen stared at him with the same reaction. "Neutron…"

Jimmy then smiled happily as he rushed over to him. "Timmy!" he shouted again in joy.

The two lock hands and smile at each other. "I can't believe it's actually you." Timmy said in joy. "Hey, did you get taller?"

"Oh," Jimmy turns to the side and smiles smugly. "You noticed?"

"Of course I noticed!" Timmy shouted in shock as he stands close to Jimmy and compares his height to his own. "You're taller than me now!"

They heard barking and see Goddard rushing over to them, and the robot dog stands up against Timmy's legs barking happily. Timmy bends over and pets him on the head. "Aw, hey, Goddard." He greets warmly. "How've you been?"

Then a pink poof of smoke appeared and three familiar fairies appear from it. "Hi-ya, Jimmy." The pink-haired fairy greeted happily.

"Long time no see, Fudge Head." The green-haired greeted also.

"Cosmo, Wanda," Jimmy recognized since both fairies looked exactly the same as before. "Great to see you."

Then a familiar round fairy baby floated in front of him. "Poof see Jimmy again." He said in a babyish voice.

"Poof?" Jimmy asked until he smiled as he pats the baby on the head. "You really grew up."

"Grew up?" Poof repeated. Though this wasn't necessarily true since Poof looked almost exactly the same, except he was now wearing a red shirt with blue overalls, and a blue and red baseball cap with some purple hair sticking out.

"It's great to see you again, Jimmy." Wanda said with a smile. "You've really changed."

"You said it." Cosmo agreed and asked, "Hey, did you get taller?"

Timmy frowned at this, "Don't rub it in."

"This is all very great and all, but did you receive a message to come here?" Jimmy asked.

"Of course they did." Commander Baker said from the computer. "He was the one I sent the signal to."

"So you have a mission that you want us to go on?" Timmy questioned with a smile. "That means the Nicktoons are back!"

"No!" Jimmy shouted until he stopped. "I mean…it's been so long, and I don't think we could…"

"Stop that, Neutron." Timmy muttered as he nudged his shoulder. "This is our chance. To go on a mission as a team like we used to do. If we can get Danny, SpongeBob, and Tak back, we'll be the Nicktoons again- just this once- and we can stop whoever's behind all this."

Jimmy stood there silently as he thought all this over, he saw Timmy staring at him with his arms crossed as he calmly smiled. Poof floated in front of Jimmy next with a little smile as he said, "Jimmy and Timmy mission! Nicktoon!"

Jimmy then looked away and sighed with a defeated look. "Okay, Commander." He said turned to the computer. "I guess the Nicktoons are on the case."

He then shut off the communication while Timmy and Poof cheered.

Jimmy turned back to Timmy and explained, "I'll have to reset my Neutronic Recaller to be able to travel to other worlds like it used to. Once mine is reset, the others will do the same. Afterwards, we can both gather Danny, SpongeBob, and Tak, then we can go find the cause of all the trouble."

"This will be awesome," Timmy said with an excited smile. "I wonder how much Danny has changed- especially with his ghost powers. What's the mission anyway? That commander guy just said it was urgent and I needed to find you."

Jimmy put on a pair of goggles as he took out a laser and began to work on his Recaller sitting on the desk in front of him. "I'll explain while I fix this up." He answered as he sat down and used a laser to fix his Recaller. "It's pretty simple really."

"Oh man, seriously?" Timmy said in disappointment. "I was hoping for something much bigger like we used to do. Oh well, at least we're the Nicktoons again." But then he turned around and got a sad look. "I just wish it didn't have to end."

One Nicktoon down, three to go. A mission like this is nothing for Jimmy and his friends, right? Review what you think so far, and the next chapter will be posted soon.