Chapter I: A Midsummer Night's Plan
It was a warm summer night in the Retroville neighborhood, and in a small blue bedroom, a kid with a knack for invention and a superpowered mind was quickly typing on his computer keyboard. On the carpet, two desperate boys were watching him.
"Jimmy, an hour ago, when you said you'd be done 'in a minute,' did you mean 'a minute' like when you arrive at school with your Jet Pack or like my mom's 'minute' when she says she'll be ready to leave?" Carl asked innocently.
"Give it a rest, Bighead!" Sheen shouted, ignoring Carl's question. "I'm missing the rerun of the special Ultra Lord episode: 'The Penultimate Resurrection of Robo-Fiend,' because I'm here!"
"Guys, patience!" Jimmy said, hitting the keyboard one last time and jotting down some results from the monitor in his notebook. "I promised you the best night of our lives, and that's exactly what I'm going to give you."
Standing up from his chair and handing each of them a pair of binoculars to look out the window, Jimmy adopted a lecturing stance and explained:
"Every year, on the first Friday of summer, Cindy throws her famous sleepover, where she invites her closest friends for the sole purpose of conspiring against me!" he said, slamming his hand on the desk. Then he continued, "And how do I know this? Well, last year Goddard detected with his ultrasonic microphone my name being mentioned several times among the giggles of girls inside Cindy's house. Unfortunately, since Goddard's software is designed to understand sophisticated vocabulary and truly relevant topics like the meaning of life or the origin of the universe, that's all he managed to pick up," he said arrogantly. "But it was clear it was a revolt, because by the following week, Cindy already had an elaborate plan to embarrass me. But this time it's over!"
"Jimmy! We shouldn't be spying on the girls' sleepovers!" Carl interjected, blushing while laughing.
"This isn't just a sleepover, Carl! It's a conspiracy! But I'll soon expose it, and then they'll know what it's like to mess with Jimmy Neutron!"
"Jimmy, you really shouldn't mess with girls' sleepovers, trust me," Sheen chimed in. "My scatterbrained sister has had sleepovers too, and the punishments they give intruders range from the greatest pain and humiliation known to man to... making you up like a girl!"
"NO!" Carl shrieked. "Don't let them do it, Jimmy!"
"Relax…" Jimmy said and grabbing his notes with a mischievous grin, he led his friends to his lab. "I've got a plan."