This has been a while coming, but we're back with a new chapter, this time, we're going to delve deep into the mystery of who April exactly is, since we know the show has her family, what's the story behind her planet? Who is she, really? We're going to see if we can find out! Anyway, enjoy!
It had been about a day since Jimmy had arrived at the home of the Gorlockians. Thankfully, April managed to bring some of his equipment back to the room he was staying in, so he had enough time to call his parents and let him know what had happened with him. But aside from that, April had almost never left the boy's side, much to Jimmy's delight. Maybe it was because Jimmy was so fascinated with April, or maybe because April was so excited to catch up with Jimmy, but the two of them showed to the other that they were very interested in each other. Nearby, Goddard was laying down near the foot of the bed, his ears perking up and listening in.
"...and that's why I came to your planet. With the stress of Earth and all the activities I want to do, I can never find time for a break." Jimmy explained.
"Well, you came to the right planet, Jimmy." April gave a small grin. "Honestly, I was wondering if you'd ever call back or send a message. I thought maybe you moved on and were dating that other girl that seemed to be interested in you."
"Who? Oh, Cindy Vortex?" Jimmy asked in surprise, before shaking his head. "Maybe for a little while, but we literally had nothing in common. She's nice when she is, don't get me wrong, but most of the time, she belittles me for one small mistake I make."
April frowned a bit as she crossed her arms. "Hmmm... doesn't seem like a healthy relationship to me..."
Jimmy nodded as he looked around the room some more, still amazed. April, noticing the star-struck look in Jimmy's eyes, frowned a bit as she asked, "Okay, what's going on with the look?"
"Sorry, it's just... your room." Jimmy noted. "I know you and your family were warriors, but... to see a room as elegant as this, it... baffles my mind!"
April paused a bit before blushing. "Oh... well... I guess I should have said something before... you're not exactly inside a hut."
Jimmy's eyes widened in shock as he said, "Wait, huh?"
April giggled. "Jimmy, did you think our planet would consist of huts and dumb warrior people whose only purpose is to fight anything that lands on the ground?"
"Er..." Jimmy bit his lip, embarrassed by that notion.
April shook her head as she shrugged. "I guess if I were to visit your planet and see what humans are like instead of what I originally thought them to be, I'd be embarrassed to think that way too."
Jimmy raised an eyebrow. "Uh, what exactly WERE your original thoughts on humans?"
"Evolved apes that can catch any disease, gets afraid of anything new that approaches them, and overreacts to the biggest cases of sickness in the world." April simply said.
Jimmy paused for a minute as he sighed, "That's actually pretty much Earth in a nutshell, but not all humans act like that."
"Oh, I know. I've met you, haven't I?" April smiled.
Jimmy blushed a bit, before looking up to April. "But why exactly do you have a nice room? Where exactly are we if we aren't in a hut?"
"Well... it is sort of a hut, but a small hut." The Gorlock sighed as she rubbed her head. "And... long story short, me and a few escaped warriors built this little secluded village."
"Secluded village?" The boy genius asked as he noted the small window. Slowly and surely, he peeked outside to see various huts gathered around this small area, with a few Gorlocks running around, mingling, fighting each other in practice matches. He paused as he turned to April. "And what about your family, where are they?"
April bit her lip nervously. "They've been captured... by a tyrant king who took over the place."
"Tyrant... king?" Jimmy asked.
April gave a small sigh. "I should have said something to you before, Jimmy, but I didn't think it was too important to note. You see, the Gorlockians on this planet are more than just fighting warriors. We're also a bit of a society."
"And?" Jimmy asked again, not sure where she was going with this.
April looked down in embarrassment, before blushing. "Well, I'm... kinda... sorta... well, that is, uh, uh, what I mean..."
"Well?" Jimmy circled his hand towards April, motioning her to spit it out.
"Well, I..." April sighed and groaned. "I'm actually the royal princess."
Jimmy's eyes widened in shock as he almost fell out of the bed. "WH-WHAT?! Wait a minute, how have I not heard about this?!"
"I didn't think it was that big a deal!" April said in shock.
"Are you kidding, this is a HUGE deal!" Jimmy said as he rubbed his head, walking around. "Not only were you and your family kidnapped to participate in a game show about a couple years ago, but... you and your family turned out to be royalty?"
It was at that moment this new information had pierced Jimmy's mind, processing this information as he bit his lip, wondering what else he didn't know about the Gorlockians. April groaned as she held her head.
"This is exactly why I was trying to avoid this subject. If you knew I was the princess, would you have helped me and my family out back then?" April asked, sighing.
"Well... yes... I... well..." Jimmy stuttered a bit, trying to think of an answer. Goddard, giving a shake of his head, bounded up to him and opened his back to pull out an airhorn, looking towards April to cover her ears. April got the message.
Goddard then blew the airhorn, causing Jimmy to snap out of his stuttering mess, causing Jimmy to blink for a moment. Once April took her hands away from her ears and Jimmy shook his head, he blushed a bit as he said, "That explains the room quite a lot."
"Yeah, I had some warriors help me get some of my stuff. One of them even got my bed out of there in time, and that wasn't an easy thing to sneak by that tyrant..." April frowned.
"Still... you're an alien princess that also happens to be a warrior..." Jimmy shook his head in surprise. "Everyone at home is not going to believe what I'm going to tell them."
April cocked her head in confusion. "What do you mean? It sounds very simple."
"I mean, they're going to be surprised to learn you're a princess, when everyone saw you as a warrior before." Jimmy said. "I mean, I looked up a lot in terms of princesses and... you're not the type of princess I picture."
April laughed a bit. "Well, that's because I'm not like the princesses in most planets. I kick butt, save villages, and help the townsfolk in times of need."
"Well... then I suppose you used to live in a castle, then?" Jimmy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah..." April sighed as she looked out the window to watch some Gorlockian warriors sit around and look up forlornly in the sky. "My father, mother and I always trained for combat each day, not just for war, but for royal duties. Actually, that tyrant king I was talking about earlier... he used to be a servant for my father. But he held an alliance with someone else and overthrew him and my mom. The next thing I knew, some Gorlockian warriors still on my side were escaping, myself included as we ran deep into the world, not sure where we would go."
"Oh my..." Jimmy covered his mouth in shock. "I'm sorry, April. You must have felt devastated."
April looked over to her human friend before smiling. "Let's just say, things haven't been easy for us... but I'm actually glad you're here..."
Jimmy couldn't help but grin... before pausing. "Is there anything I can do to get your kingdom back?"
"What can you do?" April asked.
"A lot of things, really. You're talking to the boy genius who helped saved your planet and other worlds. Besides, I've done a lot of accomplishments I'm sure no kid would ever say they done on their bucket list." Jimmy smiled as he went down on one knee and took April's hand. "April, I'm not sure how yet, but allow me to help you take your castle back. With my brains and your strength, we can defeat this king together!"
April couldn't help but giggle as she looked straight in the boy's eye, causing a small blush to appear on both their cheeks. She gave a smile as she said, "Oh, Jimmy, once again, you're really helping our planet out."
Jimmy couldn't help but smile as the two looked into each other's eyes. They were about to lean in when...
A loud sound interrupted the two as April and Jimmy turned towards the window. The two and Goddard peeked out as they noted a Gorlockian blowing a makeshift horn as they announced. "The tyrannical king, the tyrannical king is passing through the forest! Everyone, stay still and don't make a sound!"
"What's going on?" Jimmy whispered.
"Sounds like the alarm. Right now, the king is searching for me again. He and some loyal subjects of his are still after me... because, well, I'm the princess of the kingdom, and he can't have any witnesses." April said.
Jimmy paused as he looked towards the female Gorlockian. "But you're not going to sit quietly, are you?"
"No way!" April grinned. "In fact, come with me, Jimmy... I want to show you just who we're dealing with..."
Jimmy paused as he looked towards Goddard, who barked a bit. Giving a nod, he turned to April as she was heading out. The boy genius and his dog proceeded to follow her, wondering just who this tyrannical king is.
And with that, this chapter comes to a close! How did you guys like it? It took a little while, but I think I have a basic idea on how I want to approach this, and give a little interesting made up lore about April's planet. Yeah, I decided to make April royalty in this fanfiction, mainly because I don't think any other Jimmy Neutron fanfiction attempted this before. But tell me what you guys think! Next time, we'll meet the villain who captured April's parents and is hunting down April as we speak! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!