Chapter 2:

My parent's words ringed in my ears when suddenly there was a loud banging at the door.

"Mom… Dad, stay safe, I'm coming back for you, and everything will be alright. I promise you that!"

I ran to a wall opening a hidden panel. I motioned for Goddard and he ran over to me.

"Don't worry boy, just a small protocol, can't have the Yolkians tracking you, I will reactivate you soon and you must find my coordinates on your GPS and track me."

He whimpered and nodded. I programmed the location in Goddard's GPS and turned him off.

I ran to the lab's secret entrance in the fire place and looked to my parents who were stalling. I waved good bye and sealed the entrance. Before the entrance closed I heard the door being broken down.

I shot down the tunnel into the lab, onto the mattress on the ground. VOX automatically activated herself when I entered.

"Oh God, VOX, I want visual on Retroville, now!"

Several videos popped up and I saw the Yolkians chasing everyone out of their home and capturing them. The nets were electrically charged and I already knew they had brought more of their advanced technologies with them this time.

I was afraid for what would happen to my parents and I was ready for the Yolkians.

"VOX, initiate Lab Lockdown protocols now, sealed off everywhere. If they break through, encrypt all data immediately and reroute your programming to my watch. I can't let them take control of you, even though it will be very hard."

I packed everything I would need in the Hypercube and jumped into my rocket. I activated the stealth mode and flew out through the hangar opening in my backyard. I looked down and saw my friend being captured themselves. It took everything in me not to go down there and kick some alien ass.

And as much as I wanted to stop and pick them up, I couldn't risk being caught and continued flying. The best plan of action would be to get a breather, and I will need a place to crash and get a plan. The only place coming to mind was Area 51, which had shut down because of the N-Men fiasco.

I landed my rocket and made my way inside seeing all the equipment was there except vehicles and artillery obviously. I moved my rocket into the hanger and searched for supplies. God, there's really nothing here I can use to my advantage. I found the control room and barracks and I was happy to see the base had its own generator; it should be in working order still.

Goobot has my friends and family, and now with his entire legion with him, I am going to have to make the extra push to get to him. I hope he isn't smart enough to blow up the lab, when I go back there; I'm going to need my inventions.

I came across the research and development center, I'm going to have to make do with what there's left to try and make something.

"I hoped I remembered to pack purple flurp"

Meanwhile back in Retroville while the town genius was away Cindy was on her own.

"I can't believe I'm saying this but where the heck is Neutron when we actually need him" the blonde said out loud. She was currently hiding behind a bush remaining hidden and seeing her parents being taken. Her Martials arts lesson allowed her to hear someone creeping up behind her. She quickly turned and saw her friend Libby out of breath.

"Libby your safe, thank god. Do you where the heck Nerdtron is?" Cindy whispered fervently while her friend desperately tried to regain her breath.

Libby took a moment to make one final breathe out, "Girl I don't know where Jimmy is, he's probably on the run since he's got that bounty on his head."

Cindy and Libby looked around and saw Sheen and an exhausted Carl following behind him. Sheen hugged Libby and said "MAN those Yolkians are taking our folks again and Jimmy's not around. Trust me; we looked all over for him while in hiding."

Hearing Sheens words Cindy grew pale and crossed her arms trying to think what they were going to do. Libby tried to stop Cindy from panicking.

Carl raised his hand "Um guys, I saw the Yolkians move the hover car to an impound lot."

Everyone looked to Carl as he held up the keys, "Jimmy let me borrow it the last time Sheen got stuck in the trees after picking a fight with the squirrels again."

Libby looked to Sheen with an unhappy look while the boy laughed nervously, "What would you do, if they took your iPod."

Libby crossed her arms tapping her foot while Cindy giggled behind her and Libby said "My foots going to be planted where the sun don't shine if you don't stop picking fights with the damn squirrels!"

Sheen remembered the last time she bandaged him up after he fell out of the tree after the last fight. Thinking fast Sheen says "Enough about those toothy nut lovers and let's go find Jimmy… to the impound lot!"

They raced to the impound lot seeing a Yolkian by the gate they went around to the back and Sheen tried to climb but couldn't get up. He got a bright idea and turned to Cindy and kneeled down cupping his hands together, "Run I'll give you a boost."

Cindy looked to Libby, who nodded telling her it was safe. She ran towards Sheen and he boosted her she jumped and flipped over the fence Sheen did the same for Libby and helped her over.

Sheen looked to Carl, "Uh-oh. No way, I can get you over there, not by myself at least."

The boys looked around and Carl spotted a barrel. "Sheen, we can use that barrel and climb over!"

Sheen nodded and within minutes, they were with the girls, who had already found the Hover car.

"Alright, on button, on button… There," Cindy said, "Alright guys, hold on tight!"

Cindy looked to Sheen "Where are we going Ultradork?"

Sheen turned to her and said, "Jimmy, might have left us something to help us find him if we ever got away, activate that invisible thing around the hover car and we'll check his house and lab."

Libby looked to sheen and said "But I thought you said Jimmy's place was wrecked and the lab was sealed off."

"Well, it's better than nothing, right?"

Cindy and Libby were surprised; Sheen actually had a great idea.

When they got to Jimmy's house they saw it had been ransacked. They ran to the club house to see it in ruin and the lab had been sealed off. Sheen like a blood hound tried searching to find something he slammed his hand down on the metal door and Libby helped him to his feet.

Libby stepped in between her boyfriend and her best friend and said "Listen the lab may be out of reach but let's try in the house."

Sheen nodded dejectedly.

Carl looked to see if Jimmy's parents were home but saw the inside trashed as bad as the outside. Cindy, Libby and Sheen joined him and the walked around the furniture was tipped over and the kitchen destroyed. Cindy went to his room and saw it was wrecked but what was on Jimmy's dresser surprised her picture of her from when they did the news broadcast.

She looked down at the photo, "Nerdtron, you dork, where the heck are you?"

She heard a sound like someone clearing their throat and saw Libby leaning up against the door frame shaking her head. Cindy laughed trying to hide what she found but she couldn't fool Libby.

Libby smiled and said "You know he digs you girl, he thinks your fine since he hasn't looked at Betty and I caught him smiling while starring at you in class."

Cindy grew pale and put the photo down and they went back down stairs. Libby laughed at Cindy seeing her pale face had been replaced with one of someone stricken by love. Sheen and Carl looked to Libby confused Cindy covered Libby's mouth.

Cindy looked to Carl and Sheen and said "Is there another way to get into the lab?"

Sheen shrugged, "We don't know the only one who would know that would be Goddard, and he's most likely with Jimmy."

The group suddenly heard a beeping and a small hole opened in the wall revealing Goddard and a battery pack. Everyone smiled and raced over to the wall. Cindy pulled Goddard out and the battery pack.

"You can always count on Jimmy," Carl said.

Cindy nodded. "Well guys, we got a genius to find!"