Fizzy was upgrading Mixie Bot: some more propellers on the back of her handle.

"Give that a try," Fizzy said.

Mixie Bot whizzed up off the counter and was able to steady herself a lot easier.

"That's much better," Mixie Bot Quipped, "Thanks, Professor!"

Suddenly, the front door to the Lunch Lab burst open. Fast Food Freddy stood there, his face covered in sprinkles and icing dripping from his chin. He seemed to be very frightened.

"Professor!" Freddy shouted and rushed to the counter, "Professor, I have terrible, awful news!"

Fizzy was caught off guard and asked, "Woah, Freddy. Slow down, What happened?"

Freddy explained, "I had broken my record for most donuts eaten in one sitting: three Dozen and a half to Three Dozen and three. But afterward, I had a sugar crash into a food coma. In the haze of my very full stomach, I saw a being made of snack food. His body was made of a golden corn chip; his eye was a white flour bagel, and his limbs were black licorice. It was like a god of snack foods. He came to me Fizzy and told me our world is ending!"

Fizzy took a deep breath and said, "I find that hard to believe."

Freddy said, grabbing Fizzy by the collar, "We gotta do something to stop it."

"Easy Freddy," Fizzy said, becoming increasingly concerned, and asked, "Did this 'snack food god' specify how the world will end?"

Freddy licked his face clean, let Fizzy go, and replied, "He showed me a giant asteroid headed right toward our planet!"

Fizzy thought momentarily and said, "You should lay off eating so much in one sitting for a while. I'll make a few calls to ease your concern."

Freddy nodded and left the Lab.

Fizzy first called Admiral to check-in.

"Hey, Professor Fizzy," Admiral greeted.

Fizzy said, "Hey, kiddo. How's space camp treating you?"

Admiral answered, "It's going great. Thanks again for sending the freeze-dried mixed vegetables!"

Fizzy said, "You're welcome!"

Admiral said, "Before I go, I gotta tell you, I'm a bit worried. I saw something through the powerful telescope last night. I saw a few asteroids in the Asteroid Belt clash with each other, and one of them fell out of orbit."

Fizzy was shocked and asked, "Was it a rather large asteroid?"

Admiral asked, "How did you know?"

Fizzy said, "Call it a hunch, but this is serious. Did you tell your counselor?"

Admiral said, "I did. They explained that sort of thing happens all the time, and the planet Mars would block it before it even got to our planet."

Fizzy took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to start any panic or rumors, but you must let your counselor know that the asteroid is headed toward Earth."

Admiral asked, her voice quivering with fear, "It's headed right for us?"

Fizzy quickly scribbled down equations and said, "I did some back-of-the-napkin calculations, and Mars wouldn't be able to protect us because its orbit went past that area a few years ago."

Admiral gasped, but Fizzy reassured, "I wouldn't worry too much. Those asteroids look bigger in telescopes. You worry about coming home safe tomorrow, okay?"

Admiral said, "Okay, Professor."

Fizzy then hung up and called a friend at NASA.

Mixie Bot quipped, "In your defense, Freddy does have a track history of being very unreliable."

Fizzy told the receptionist, "Put me through to Dr. Francine Fizzy, tell her it's an emergency!"

Dr. Francine answered, "Hey, cousin! What's the emergency?"

Fizzy said, "Have you checked for any incoming meteors?"

Dr. Francine said, "One moment, please."

Fizzy heard her typing away, and then sirens blared on her end.

Dr. Francine gasped, "The sensors indicate a nine on the Torino scale headed to Earth!"

"Oh my goodness," Fizzy said, "Thanks for the help, cousin. Tell Uncle Greg I love him."

Fizzy hung up the phone, and he broke down sobbing. He felt so small and powerless. Mixie Bot very gently rubbed Fizzy's back, trying to comfort him. He took a deep breath and closed the Lunch Lab for the day.

Mixie Bot asked, "What will we do, professor?"

Fizzy said, "There's nothing to do, Mixie; our world will end soon, whether or not we like it. This is bigger than anything we have ever faced before."

Fizzy went to bed early. He struggled to fall asleep, but he eventually calmed his mind enough to drift into a dream. It was an odd place. It was almost like space, covered in colorful stars and sparkling clouds. It was like being inside a glittery, ethereal lava lamp. The next thing Fizzy knew, he was face to face with a strange being—a glowing yellow triangle with a single eye wearing a top hat and bow tie with black limbs.

"Um, Hi," Fizzy said.

The being also spoke, "Hey there, Professor Fizzy! Nice to meet you! My name is Bill Cipher, and I'm here to help you!"

Fizzy replied, "Nice to meet you!"

Bill's eye squinted a bit as if he was pleased.

Fizzy then asked, "How do you plan on helping me?"

Bill said, "Couldn't help but notice a huge asteroid is headed right towards your planet, bud! I can stop it alone, but I need your help getting over to your world."

Fizzy said, "Of course!"

Bill said, "Great! Here's what you need to do."

Bill helped Fizzy design an interdimensional gateway. Even with his engineering experience, Fizzy had difficulty understanding what Bill was asking of him. But Bill was helpful enough to explain it to Fizzy when Fizzy asked questions. When Fizzy woke up, he went to work building the gateway. Fizzy had suspicions; after all, Bill resembled that 'snack food god' Freddy described. Fizzy did confront Bill in the next dream he appeared in.

Bill said, "Nice work so far, pal! I do appreciate the help."

Fizzy asked, "Are you that 'snack food god' Freddy saw?"

Bill laughed, "Oh yeah, I almost forgot that happened! Yep! That was me, alright! Your rival mistook me for a god in the haze of his mind."

Fizzy relived, "Oh, I see. Yeah, Fast Food Freddy is pretty dumb."

They both had a good laugh about it. Fizzy eventually finished the portal in the waking world and activated it. When it turned on, Bill almost immediately came through it with little fanfare. He looked around and then up.

"Thanks, bud," Bill said, looking at Fizzy. "I'll be right back."

Bill then flew up so fast that he almost disappeared. Bill changed his size to be bigger than the Earth. He then grabbed the asteroid from its trajectory in space and crushed it into harmless space dust with his hand. He scattered the dust on the very edge of the galaxy. Bill then shrunk down and returned to Earth. It was so fast it startled Fizzy.

"Ah," Fizzy shouted.

Bill apologized, "Sorry, pal."

"It's okay," Fizzy said, then asked, "Did you stop the Asteroid?"

"Yep," Bill said, "You're all safe now."

Professor Fizzy was beside himself in awestruck respect for Bill.

"I don't know what to say," Fizzy said, "Execpt, thank you."

Bill chuckled, "You're Welcome. I have to get going. The multiverse isn't going to protect itself."

Bill then pulled out a business card and handed it to Fizzy, saying, "You should look into joining my friends in the Hall of Minds! They're always looking for fresh ideas, and you would fit right in with other geniuses!"

Fizzy looked at the card, and sure enough, there were the words "Hall of Minds, The most intelligent collective in the Cross-Sectoin."

Fizzy asked, "What's the Cross-Sectoin?"

Bill chuckled and replied, "Follow me. It's easier to see for yourself than me to explain."

Bill then hopped back into the portal.

"Stay put, Mixie Bot," Professor Fizzy instructed, "Acitvate Robo-Fizz if I'm gone for over an hour. I'll see you soon."

Fizzy then also went through the portal. It was like sliding down a giant slide. When Fizzy finally landed on the other side, Bill was there all right, as well as three other beings. A square sponge with big blue eyes and a buck-tooth grin excitedly greeted Fizzy.

"Hi," The sponge said, "I'm SpongeBob! Welcome to the Cross-Sectoin!"

An inky black cat-like being with a thin tail waved shyly.

"This is Bendy," Bill introduced the being, "He's a Lil' Dancing Darling!"

A humanoid being wearing a pair of underwear and a cape, and that's it. Fizzy felt very weird looking at him.

"Greetings, Professor," The being said, "I'm Captain Underpants, the world's greatest superhero!"

Bill then said, "Together, we're the Toon Time Team! Follow me; I'll show you to my friends at the Hall of Minds! You'll have plenty of time to explore this place later."

Professor Fizzy's jaw dropped as he looked around and saw how many different places had been stitched together into a patchwork of cities. Some so many people looked so different from each other. Fizzy became self-conscient and felt like he was sticking out a bit. But then he came to the Hall of Minds, and Fizzy's nervousness immediately melted when he met with other beings like himself. Bill left Fizzy's side as he talked with people like Dr. Doofensmirtz, Doc Brown, and Jimmy Neutron.

It was three hours before Fizzy returned to the Lunch Lab to share the good news with his friends.