Zim had been busy tinkering with an interdimensional portal on a base deep in space.

Zim said, "I'm going to save my Tallest from the Floorpus one way or another."

Zim wired the underside and then crawled out from the panel to close it. He went to the computer and began working on it. His middle rumbled in empty agony. He turned to a paper sack by the computer and found it to be empty.

Zim shouted, "GIR! DID YOU EAT MY LUNCH?!"

Gir came into the room empty-handed and said, "Uhm, No?"

Zim asked, "Then where is it?"

Gir chirped, "Hmm, I don't know. Maybe Dib stole it."

Dib said, coming from the shadows behind Zim, waving a plastic bag and said, "I did! I'm putting a stop to your plan to take over the multiverse right here and right now!"

Zim asked, insulted, "By stealing my chicken salad on rye?"

Dib asked, looking at the bag, "Is that what this is?"

Zim retorted, "What did you think it was? Some gross Irken cuisine or something?"

Dib said, "I mean, I guess I didn't expect you to have something so ordinary. But it doesn't matter. I won't give you this unless you promise never to use this portal to dominate the multiverse."

Zim said, "I mean, I can always make another sandwich. And I'm not going to use my portal to dominate other worlds. It's frustrating enough to try to take one world, let alone multiple."

Dib snapped, "Promise you won't use this thing for anything nefarious."

Zim sighed, "I promise I will only use my portal to help my people find their way back home."

Dib gave Zim the plastic bag.

Zim then asked, "How did you get on this particular Irken base anyway? We're approximately 15.7 million lightyears away from Earth."

Dib answered, "I still have a spaceship of my own, and I followed you here."

Zim said, "Ah, I see."

Zim opened the bag and bit into the sandwich.

Zim asked, "Do you require sustenance?"

Dib answered, "Nah, Gaz gave me a granola bar before I left."

Zim nodded and finished off his meal rather quickly.

Dib asked, "Why do you want to save those jerks anyway?"

Zim snapped, "Don't you disrespect my Tallest! Without them, Frankly, I don't have a purpose. The Irkens are my people, and I won't let anything hold them back for what's best."

Dib said, "Ah, I see."

Zim then tried to open the interdimensional portal, and it worked; the Tallest and their armada were restored to their route in space.

Zim cheered, "Excellent! The Age of the Irken Empire is back on track."

Dib said, "Woah, that is cool!"

Then he began thinking as Zim shut the portal down.

Dib asked, "Can you recreate this portal on a smaller scale?"

Zim thought for a moment and said, "Why Yes, I think I can, but first, let's go back to Earth."

The two spaceships returned to Earth in about two weeks.

Zim noted, "You seem rather eager to stay by my side lately, Dib."

Dib snapped, "I just want to make sure you don't pull any more evil plans."

Gir quipped, "Oooh, he's got you there, Zim!"

Zim snarled, "Oh shut up!"

They came into Zim's lab, and Zim quickly transformed his deactivated time portal into an interdimensional portal. Dib watched with curiosity.

Zim said, "There we go!"

Dib asked, "Where will it connect to?"

Zim shrugged, "I don't know, we'll just have to take a look-see with some drones."

Zim flew a small camera into the hole and stumbled across a cluster of four large islands. With smaller islands sprinkled between them, All four had natives that had adjusted to the island environments. First was a thick Jungle with a primitive human village settlement in the heart of it. Second was a Volcano island with giant crabs living on the beach. Third was populated by human scientists that where peacefully observing all the life around them on an iceberg. Fourth and last was an island where a group of humans and ghosts coexisted peacefully in an oakwood forest.

Zim was impressed, and he zoomed into the jungle. Dib spotted a tan little boy with short hair, wearing a loin cloth and a red feather in a headband.

Dib said, "Let's watch that guy!"

Zim said a bit weirded out, "Alright."

The boy knocked on the door, and out came a bald older man who was even tanner; he was wearing intricate body paint and a loincloth, holding a staff with a purple crystal strapped to a stick.

The old man chirped to the boy, "Ah, there you are, Tak. I hope your journey went well."

Tak chuckled, "Don't worry about me, Master Jibolba; I didn't have any trouble at all."

Jibolba said, "Thank you for coming so quickly; please come in."

Tak went into the hut, with Zim's drone following shortly after. Jibolba didn't seem to notice.

Tak asked, "So, what do you want to talk about?"

Jibolba answered, "My time on this plane of existence is coming to an end. I've seen you come so far in your training as a shaman."

Tak worriedly asked, "What are you saying?"

Jibolba said, "I think it's time you take my place."

Tak was surprised and asked, "Do you really think I'm ready?"

Jibolba gave Tak the staff and said, "I do."

Tak took the staff and bowed, "I humbly accept this duty."

Jibolba then turned to Zim's drone and said, "Don't think I didn't notice you, little Juju. You are here on behalf of your master, The Alien Bug, as foretold by the ancient prophecy of the slimes."

Tak asked, "The prophecy of the Slimes? Isn't it a bit soon for the Mawgu to immerge?"

Jibolba chuckled, "If you think the Mawgu emerging is too soon, just wait until you learn about the rest of the prophecy."

Tak asked, "There's more to the prophecy than the Mawgu and Globus Maximas?"

Jibolba said, "But of course, young Shaman, the old crab Shelly has more wisdom than myself in this matter. As I prepare to pass on to be one with the Juju, you must go to him with our guest and learn more."

Tak said sorrowfully, "Very well, Master Jibolba."

Jibolba gently lifted Tak's chin and reassured them, "You will be here for the ritual when I leave this plane for the next. I know you want to be here for me now, but the will of the Juju has changed our fates."

Jibolba tenderly hugged Tak and then quickly let go. Tak took a deep breath and turned to the drone.

Tak gestured with his staff, "Come, we have far to travel."

Zim followed Tak with the drone.

Dib piped up and said, "All this Juju talk makes me think he's a few bolts short of a whole ship."

Zim snapped, "Don't be so ignorant, Dib. It's clear from the context that this Juju business is his people's religion. You don't have to believe it, but I highly suspect that they might think it's disrespectful!"

Dib argued back, "Hey, don't give me that respect first nonsense. You plan to take my world! There is no honor among thieves!"

They were both clueless that Tak could hear their bickering. He came upon the beach.

Tak said, "Hey, guys!"

Zim and Dib stopped arguing and turned back to Tak.

Tak lifted his staff and said, "Check this out!"

The jewel glowJewelbit, and from the forest came a dozen little bunny-like goblin creatures holding sticks. They got to work building a raft with the sticks and set it on the water. Tak tossed them a handful of berries, and they scurried away, vanishing into the jungle.

Tak said, "Tada!"

The two observers were amazed.

Blandin was sitting on a rock at sunset in the desert. He was disguised as a pioneer, trying desperately to stay hidden in the crowd. He was setting up his little bundle of a bed, weary from the day. As the nighttime came, he got ready to sleep under the stars. The other pioneers were already fast asleep, but Blandin was stuck staring at the stars above as he lay on the hard ground. He heard something in the distance. The sound of machines, gears on gears, turning, clicking, grinding, and then tearing. The horrible sound of something tearing fabric.

He turned toward the sound and sat up in shock to see a glowing yellow-orange portal opened wide with something metallic on the left, the right, and the bottom. The strings of reality are loosely hanging from the top. It was like someone used a claw machine to open up a t-shirt, but like for spacetime. And from the portal came a robot. It was a tube on wheels with arms and a bulky screen for a head. The screen very subtly glowed blue and there on the display was a face. Red circles made the eyes, and a red line made the mouth. He approached Bladin like he was rolling over a smooth surface.

It spoke, "Blandin Blendin, stand forth and receive your gift from me."

Blandin stood up and asked, "Who are you, metal man?"

It replied, "I go by the Desktop of Destiny. You have suffered enough. I am here to help you achieve what you want from your story now."

Blandin suspiciously asked, "How do I know you're not secretly Bill Cipher?"

The Desktop of Destiny said, "You know what? Fair enough. I'll restore Time Baby on my will. And you can stay here in pioneer cowboy days if that's what you want."

The machine turned around and started heading back to the hole.

Bandin said, "Wait, no!"

The Desktop of Destiny stopped in its tracks and turned to Blandin with a smug smile.

Blandin sighed, "What do I need to do?"

The Desktop of Destiny came back and took out the time tape from Blandin's belt. He then stuck a sticker of a baby bottle on the case.

The Desktop of Destiny handed it back and instructed, "Go to the Time Police headquarters, and your leader will be restored when you put this on his chair."

Blandin nodded, and the Desktop of Destiny disappeared into the portal. He made sure to set it to 'forward' and then yanked on his time tape, wrapping it around his arm and pulling it as much as he could. When he reached the end, he let it go.

He vanished from where he stood, and his clothes dropped to the sand.

Tak and Zim's drone came upon the island of giant crabs. He came to one that held a gangly wooden stick and a beard.

Tak greeted him, "Shelly, you old crustacean."

Shelly chirped, "Tak, you spry young shaman!"

The drone floated next to Tak, and Shelly gasped, "The servant of the Alien Bug! The prophecy of the slimes is coming true!"

Tak said, "I know, but I was told there was more to the prophecy than the Mawgu and Gloobius Maximus."

Shelly stroked his beard thoughtfully and said, "Ah, yes, let's review, shall we?"

Shelly scuttled into a cave with Tak and the drone shortly behind. A big circle surrounded a hole in the cave. The circle seemed to be painted in ten equal parts, and an icon was in each section.

Shelly said, "Behold! The Great Prophecy of the Slimes! Also known as the Zodiac of the great Calamity!"

Shelly gestured to the symbol that eerily matched the Irken symbol for invaders.

Shelly explained, "The first sign is the Alien Spider has sent forth his robotic observer servant Juju to find the others!"

Shelly gestured to the one next to it, which was a T in a rectangle.

Shelly said, "After I finish telling you the whole prophecy, you will find the Spicy Tiger! You two will play in the same place for a spell before they return to his home."

Dib quipped, "I don't know why, but I find that offensive."

Shelly gestured at the next symbol, a circle with two bent triangles. It resembled the head of a girl with short pigtails.

Shelly said, "Next, you will battle the Robot Girl! And then the Mawgu will emerge upon the second fusion of Ghost energy and fairy magic. The first part, Prophecy of the Slimes, will be fulfilled!"

Zim asked, "How many parts are there to this prophecy?"

Shelly replied, "Only three! How unusual, right? It's like how the center of this Zodiac is supposed to depict the Great Calamity that kicked start the creation of all the universe. Yet, the Slime of Earth and Sea has taken it! Rumor has it that it just depicts a three-sided being with one eye! It's like the slimes have a strange affinity to triangles!"

Tak said, "Yeah, that is strange. Anyways, what is the second part of the prophecy of the Slimes state?"

Shelly explained, "Well, the second part outlines how the emergence of the Mawgu attracts Gloobius Maximus, a world-destroying Slime of Space and Sky's shadow."

Dib asked, "Wait, there's more than one slime now?"

Shelley smacked the drone, scolding, "There was always more than one slime, silly observer Juju! Now, pay attention!"

Dib felt the back of his head get a smack from seemingly nowhere and snapped, "Alright, that's it, I'm out of here, Zim. You can fulfill this wacko three-part prophecy on your own!"

Zim said, "Excuse us just a moment, will you?"

Shelly chirped, "Of course, chosen ones."

Zim turned off the microphone so he could scold Dib, "This portal was your idea, Dib. You can't honestly expect me to want to go along with some crazy old crab's ramblings? "

Dib asked, "What is with you? First, you want me to respect their culture, and now you're talking bad about them behind their back?"

Zim rubbed his head and replied, "I'm not entirely sure myself. All I know is that the only reason we're neck-deep in exposition is because of you. Now you can either sit this one with me,"

Zim's metal limbs sprang out from his PAK as he threatened, "Or I will drag you into my lab and dissect you like the frog you are!"

Dib pulled out a wrench from his trench coat and shouted, "Bring It!"

Meanwhile, the drone was floating there, yet worry had spread across Tak's face.

Tak said, "I sense they may be arguing again, Shelly. Those two can't seem to stand each other. It makes me wonder why they stay together."

Shelly chuckled, "Much like how me and my wife were before she left into that great sand settlement in the sky. But I suspect their relationship is one born of circumstance rather than choice. I highly suspect that our chosen one, and the one he calls Dib, was chosen by fate to be rivals. We should leave them to their bickering. It will fizzle out soon enough."

Tak was unsure, so he sat on the ground, his legs crossed, closed his eyes, and focused his mind. His staff's jewel glowJewelain, and pretty soon, Tak could see the playful but still violent fight Dib and Zim were having. Tak looked around the house and found GIR watching Television.

Tak spoke to Gir, "You, little Juju, what is your purpose?"

Gir replied in a severe voice, his eyes turning red, "To aid the Irken Empire in Operation Impending Doom 2!"

Gir's eyes then turned back to turquoise as he chirped, "By serving my master Zim to the best of my abilities! Yay! My name is GIR!"

Tak said, "Gir, that Dib guy is messing with your master again. Is there any way you can get rid of him?"

Gir gave it some thought.

Zim and Dib fought back in the lab, with Zim shielding himself with an energy dome from Dib's throwing random chemicals at him.

Then, a long vacuum-like tube hoovered up Dib, leaving behind the glass bottles. They broke upon landing. Dib screamed all the way outside into the twilight air.

Tak cheered, "Good job, GIR Juju!"

Tak then returned to Shelly.

Shelly scolded, "Tak, you shouldn't use your Juju so willy-nilly!"

"Jibolba says," Tak said, then recited as if by memory, "One's fire can only burn so bright for so long, so it is better to boil herbs when one is at the peak of their flame rather than setting the pot on too soon and snuff out the fire or too late and not even heat the water by the dying embers."

Shelly sighed, "Of course he would."

Zim turned the microphone back on and said, "I'm back; please resume explaining the Prophecy of the Slimes."

Shelly cleared his throat and said, "The third and final part of the prophecy states that the Great Calamity will return after the defeat of the ToyBots Of Doom!"

Zim snapped a photo of the Zodiac.

Tak said, "Speaking of Jibolba, I need to go home to see him off during the ceremony. You should return home as well, observer Juju."

Zim nodded the drone and flew it back into the lab through the portal, changing the coordinates. Then, Zim had to repair the dent Shelly made with his stick.

Zim then sent his drone into the portal again. He was viewing a town in the middle of a harsh desert, right next to a volcano.

On the Volcano were the words; "Miracle City."

The town buildings seemed to be made of red volcanos and wood. There were brightly colored signs hanging off a few. Right in the center looked to be an older man in a strange, sizeable brimmed hat and a little boy with a scar across an eye having a standoff. They glared at each other.

The boy made his move, spinning his belt buckle—a green fire sprung from it and a tiger costume alongside it. The suit instantly bound itself to the boy.

The boy let out a playful yet mighty roar!

The old man laughed, "Excellento, El Tigre. But now it's my turn!"

The older man pushed a button on his hat, and it transformed into a mech suit.

Tigre then charged at the old man, saying, "Here I come, Abuelo!"

Zim watched as The long claws of Tiger's suit clashed against the metal of Abuelo's arms. Then Abuelo swung his metal arm at Tigre, and the boy dodged with ease. With the playful roughhousing between the two, they seem to be able to predict each other's movements right down to how they tried several times to get a cheap shot at the other. Then Tigre was able to bounce off a building, land onto the mech suit, and tear into Abuelo's suit to shut it down from the inside, which was apparently the winning moving in this scrap as Abuelo collapsed onto the ground in defeat willingly.

Abuelo said with a chuckle, "That was a great fight, Manny! You've really come a long way since we started your training."

Tigre whined, "Abuelo, I know you were holding back."

Abuelo got out of his suit and chuckled, "Ah, I really can't hide anything from you."

Tigre asked, on guard, "Do you think I can't handle your strongest moves?"

Abuelo sighed as he dusted himself off, "No, I fear time has not been good for my body. I have to be careful for my own sake, pequeño gatõ."

Tigere smiled, "I understand, Abuelo."

Abuelo ruffled the fur on Tigre's head affectionately. He then gathered his broken mech parts and carried them away.

Tigre's ear twitched, and he spotted Zim's drone floating nearby. He got ready to pounce, and Zim, sensing danger, flew the drone away. Tigre gave chase on all fours, moving faster than any being Zim had ever seen.

Zim had to dodge Tigre a couple of times. The boy seemed to be having fun trying to take down the drone.

He managed to fly the drone out of reach long enough to get it back through his portal. But he couldn't close the portal before Tigre pounced into his lab. Then it shut, the tip of Tigre's tail just barely missing being stuck inside it.

The boy seemed different when he came over; his body was a lot longer, his head was just a little smaller, and Zim could see just how big his claws were.

Zim scolded, a bit unsure of himself, "H-how dare you chase after my drone!"

Tigre was surprised and in awe.

Tigre asked, "Dónde estoy?"

Zim replied, "You're in my laboratory!"

Tigre asked, "You understand Español?"

Zim said, "Of course, I study the subject extensively at my School."

Tigre looked around, his eyes were wide looking at it all.

Zim then reopened the portal and said, "Now, to get you back home."

Tigre pouted and asked, "Do I really have to? I'm so aburrido!"

Zim said, "There isn't anything exciting happening here either, other than me going around fulfilling some prophecy, apparently."

Tigre said, "That sounds mucho mas emocionante then going home!"

Tigre got on his knees, opening his eyes wide, a sparkling in them. He looked rather pitiful.

Tigre pleaded, "Can I stay, pequeño verde hombre? Ple-e-ea-a-ase?"

Zim sighed, "Fine, but stay out of trouble."

Tigre bounced up, "Yay!"

Zim said, "My name Is Zim, by the way."

Tigre posed in a taunting way, "Soy El Tigre!"

Zim chuckled and started modifying the drone. He was taking a break from exploring for a while.

Tigre wandered around Laboratorytory, climbing the shelves and squeezing around the machines. He snuck his way into the house where Gir was. The little robot was cleaning up the mess from Dib and Zim's fight, so Tigre pounced on him playfully for a hug.

Gir cooed, "Aw, big kitty."

They went to the living room to cuddle for a while. Zim was preparing to fly his drone when he heard a loud crash from upstairs.

Zim sighed and went upstairs to see what had broken. There was Gir in battle mode, and Tigre was playfully roughhousing with him. Luckily, the only thing that broke was a vase.

Zim scolded, "Take it outside, will you? This house is a mess enough!"

Meanwhile, White Panthera had come home. GrandPapi was in the living room, drinking something from a can and watching the Television. He passed the room into the hallway nearby into Manny's room, except, Manny wasn't there.

White Panthera was perplexed and checked the clock. It was well past six o'clock! Alarm bells rang in White Pathera's mind. He immediately stormed back to the living room.

White Panthera asked, "Where is Manny?"

GrandPapi replied rather exhaustedly, "Probably with his little friend or his mother. Or just on a nightly patrol. Let the kid be, he's almost 14, and you're still treating him like he's ten."

White Panthera's anger evaporated as he sighed deeply, "You're right. I need to trust that my son will make good choices."

Suddenly, Maria and Frieda burst into the house. They both glared at GrandPapi.

Frieda demanded, getting GrandPapi by the collar. "Where's Manny?"

GrandPapi, said, "Aye, niña enojada! I don't know where our pequeño tigre is!"

She let him go if only to give Maria room to get his face next.

"You were the last one with him," Maria explained worriedly, "And He didn't come to dinner at my place, and Frieda hasn't seen him since this morning."

GrandPapi sighed, standing up. "Well, I guess I have to go find him."

White Panthera asked, now very worried, "You don't know where he could be?"

GrandPapi said, "I might have a few ideas, but I have a hunch we won't be able to find him. If he's in hiding for whatever reason, he won't be coming out anytime soon."

White Panthera sighed, pulled out his phone, and quickly rang up Manny.

El Tigre and Gir were in the backyard of the house, still play-fighting. Manny's phone began to buzz.

Gir asked, "What's that sound?"

Tigre replied, "Oh, my cell phone! I'm getting a call!"

Tigre took it out and answered the call.

Tigre chirped, "Hola!"

Roldolfo's voice practically exploded out of the phone, "Manuel Pablo Gutierrez O'Brain Equihua Rivera! Where did you disappear to?"

Tigre squeaked, "Papa, calm down! I'm just visiting a new friend's house."

Rodolfo snarled, "Where?! You know leaving Miracle City is dangerous!"

Tigre muttered, "Not as dangerous as living there."

Rodolfo snapped, "What was that?"

Tigre sighed and reluctantly said, "Don't worry anymore. I'm coming home."

Rodolfo said, his whole demeanor turning cheerful, "That's good to hear. See you soon!"

Tigre hung up and went back inside.

Tigre went back down to Laboratorytory, where Zim had the portal.

Zim turned to Tigre in curiosity and asked, "Everything okay, Manny?"

Tigre sighed. "I need to go home. My father is furious that I'm not at home."

Zim said, "Oh, alright."

Zim reopened the portal, and Tigre pounced through. Zim then closed it again. Zim had prepped his drone for quite the scuffle, as he didn't want whoever this Robo Girl was to destroy his technology. So far, this Prophecy of Slime was being fulfilled accurately. Zim was now in it to see it to the end. However, the Toy Bots of Doom sounded suspiciously familiar. But anyway, the portal opened to a new location.

It was a quiet, sunny day in Tremorton. Jenny Was flying through the air on patrol. She whizzed through the air, bored. She wasn't sure whether her Mom saw it on her radar, but whatever she detected was no longer in the area.

That's when she heard it, a low, buzzing sound. She looked to the ground, and sure enough, there was a strange-looking camera flying through the air. Her internal alarm blared, and a little screen popped out of her chest. It turned on, and there was her Mom, Nora Wakeman, looking a bit worse for wear as she was working in her lab.

Nora barked, "XJ9! The extra-dimensional terrestrial is nearby; destroy it immediately!"

The screen tucked itself away as Jenny sighed. She held out her hand, and it transformed into a cannon on her arm. She gave that weird semi-bug-like drone a nice blast of her blue plasma cannon arm!

PEW!

It hit a weird purple-lime dome around it that was invisible until she blasted it. She transformed her other arm into a cannon, hovered around it, and gave it a full-on barrage of beams.

PEW! PEW! PEW! PEW! PEW! PEW!

None of the shots hit it; the purple-lime dome was impenetrable with her blasts.

Suddenly, A squeaky voice chirped from the drone, "Wow, you're an incredible battle droid!"

A high-pitched yet scratchy voice scolded from the drone, "Gir, get away from the microphone!"

Gir mumbled, "Sorry, Zim."

Jenny felt a mixture of flattery and amusement. Then, a dozen different guns emerged from the drone's sides.

Jenny quipped, rather exhaustedly, "Oh right, we're fighting."

The guns opened fire on her. With one quick motion, Jenny changed her cannons back to hands and put up her arms, and from one extending out like an aperture was a shield. The blast barrage bounced off her, and she quickly lost energy before it could cause any more damage. Jenny scoffed, opened her belly, and inside that particular compartment was a lasso that she quickly took up and spun around in the air before tossing over the drone. The shield didn't account for being hogtied. And she was able to crush its wings and guns! She quickly tucked her shield away.

Jenny then pulled it closer to her to say, "Got you now, you little varmint!"

Zim was incoherent, but it was clear he was not happy with the drone getting so thoroughly damaged.

She chuckled a little and then said, "Now, I'm sending you back to where you came from!"

Jenny held it with her right hand, and her left hand transformed into a giant tennis racket. She then threw the drone into the air and whacked it as hard as she could with her racket. It was sent flying!

Jenny shouted after it, "So long, dweeb!"

She then remembered how frazzled her Mom was and flew to a coffee shop. Jenny very gently landed in front of it, and she went inside.

Jenny addressed the barista politely, "Hello, may I please have a tall dark roast with triple espresso?"

The barista, who looked half asleep, said, "Can I have a name?"

Jenny replied, "Nora!"

The barista said, "Got it!"

A few minutes passed, and the barista finished the cup.

The barista announced loudly, "Coffee for Nora!"

Jenny said, "Thanks!"

She took the cup and opened her chest. Inside was a cupholder on a gyroscope. She carefully placed the cup on it, making sure it was secure, before leaving the shop and blasting off.

Jenny came to her house and gently landed on her front porch. She went inside and came to her mother's lab. She took out the cup from the cupholder in her chest. Then she knocked on the door.

Nora came to the door, her eyes barely open. Jenny gave her mother the cup, not saying anything, but worry was obviously etched on her face.

Nora swiped the cup and chugged it.

She instantly perked up and said, "Ah, nothing like a nice hot cup of coffee after an all-nighter. Thanks, sweetie!"

Jenny sighed in relief.

Nora then explained, "Me and James have been working on this two-way portal for a while. Ever since he found our world, it's like I found a fellow scientist. Although, I do wonder about him. He told me the most unusual story about how he defeated his rival."

Jenny asked, "What was so unusual about it?"

Nora replied, "He mentioned something about a friend called Phantom."

Deep inside Nora's lab, her prototype portal opened, glowing a lime green as if in recognition. This portal leads directly to Amity Park.

Amity Park Penitenary on Thursday at 3:00 pm in Block GH: Cell 057. Inmate Vlad Plasmious sat in his cell, glowing green cuffs on his wrists. He was unable to transform as long as those cuffs were touching his skin. So, he was in human form. Vlad was staring at the ground, the gears in his head turning as he tried to formulate a plan of escape, but at the same time, most plans required his ghost powers.

Then he heard something in the vents. He looked up at the little vent in his cell, bracing himself to be greeted by a rat or some other disgusting pest. Instead, there it was: a robot. It cut open the vent with a little laser sword.

Finbar's voice sneered smugly, "Hop up, loser. We're breaking you out!"

Vlad jumped up and crawled after the drone. It led him outside the prison, where Finbar and Denzel Crocker were waiting for him. They were in a van, and Vlad hopped inside. Finbar then lockpicked the cuffs, and Vlad transformed into his ghost form. Then, the door closed, and the Van sped off, driven by a robot.

Vlad looked around and asked, "Where's Sheldon?"

Croker scoffed. "That small, silly sweetie isn't a serious villain, so we decided not to include him in our new plan."

"Alright," Vlad said, and then asked, "What's the plan?"

Crocker reached behind himself and trapped in his butterfly net was none other than Wandisemo!

Wandisemo scolded the group, "I'll never give in to you awful Evil Syndicate!"

A twisted grin spread across Vlad's face.

Then he looked around and asked, "Hey, Isn't there meant to be four of you guys?"

Finbar smiled devilishly and said, "Oh, I wouldn't worry about that if I were you. Our team being a member short is the least of your problems."

Vlad then slipped into Wandesimo's body and quickly overshadowed the fairy. The clouds rumbled overhead with thunder and lightning, the pink Fairy Magic slowly being corrupted by the lime green Ghost Energy. The storm got more and more violent.

The Volcano on Volcano Island started to rumble and grumble, and the crabs on the island volcano with it. The Earth shuddered and shivered as a deep, imposing laugh reverberated from its core. The Volcano itself seemed to fight back, trying to hold down the monster emerging. The Volcano seemed to clench, and the lava beginning to spew seemed to be trying to slow its descent and hold the creature down.

Shelly watched this in a mix of horror and amazement. He called out, "Mawgu, the Juju of the Volcano disapprove of your ascent! Yield to their wills!"

The Mawgu's laugh only grew louder, and he growled, "GEOANA, VULCANA HEED MY ROAR! YOU PATHETIC ELEMENT IMMORTALS CANNOT OVERCOME THE VOID; WHAT HOPE DO YOU OR YOUR CRUSTY OLD MAN FRIEND HAVE AGAINST ME, THE WORLD BREAKER, SON OF THE GREAT CALAMITY?!"

The Rocks rumbled, "YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE MAGIC YOU ARE FED!"

The Lava Bubbled, "DON'T LET CONFUSIOUS HEAR THAT BLANTANT BLASFAMY!"

Shelly then shouted, "Evacuate the village! The time has come! The Mawgu rises!"

The Crabs were in a scramble as they tried to rush away from the eruption as the Juju of the Volcano failed to pull him back down.

The Mawgu then roared, "CHOSEN ONES WILL KNEEL BEFORE ME!"

The Rocks rolled into the sea, and a bat-winged crystal began weeping. Geoana was beside herself in sadness and fear. A heart with tattered butterfly wings approached her. It was her brother, Aquarius, the Element Immortal of Water. He comforted her without speaking, his water cuddling her stone. The Mawgu's laugh reverberated across the universe.

Finbar turned to the only window in the Van and asked, "Did anyone else hear that?"

Crocker and Vlad, overshadowing Wandesimo, retorted and replied, "Hear what?"

They drove off into the Vanht, the fate of the universe looming in darkness.

Tak was trying to sleep peacefully when he felt the ground shake. He began having a vivid nightmare in which a black, shadowy cloud loomed over his tribe. The cloud summoned an army of mindless sand soldiers. Then, a green hexagonal light shone down upon Tak, and from it came five figures fighting back against the darkness. Tak couldn't make them out, but he felt he recognized one of their voices.

One figure with green skin said, "Su pleh! Kat, rof gnitiaw uoy era tahw?"

It almost sounded like Zim. Tak woke up and approached a small shrine to Jibolba.

Tak sighed, getting on his knees, and said, "Guide me through the Juju while I navigate this prophecy."

He then stood up and traveled to Volcano Island; much to his horror, the people of the Sand Settlers were now on the beach. Tak approached Shelly in worry.

Tak asked, "What's going on?"

Shelly replied, "The first of the prophecy is being fulfilled. You have the power to Summon the Chosen Ones!"

Tak said eagerly, "Show me how."

Patrick and SpongeBob were sitting on the ocean floor, playing with bubbles.

Patrick blew a little bubble in the shape of a rock, and SpongeBob blew a little bubble of a pair of scissors.

Patrick said, "Rock beats scissors, SpongeBob!"

They both laughed. SpongeBob and Patrick dipped their wands in the bottle. When they got ready to blow another bubble, Spongebob froze up as if he heard something or, rather, someone.

Patrick asked, "Something wrong, buddy?"

SpongeBob replied, "I thought I heard something."

They resumed their game for a while as if nothing was wrong. They were interrupted by a green hexagonal portal opening nearby.

Patrick asked nervously, "What is that?"

SpongeBob excitedly explained, "It's my friend Jimmy's portal!"

Patrick said, "Oh, is he magic like Bubbles?"

SpongeBob replied, "Nope, He's actually a boy genius!"

Patrick said, "Nice!"

SpongeBob took a deep breath and hopped into the portal. He landed on the other side of Jimmy's lab and swallowed his water. Jimmy then gave Spongebob a fresh spritz of his moisturizer concealer in his mouth.

Jimmy said, "SpongeBob, I need your help."

SpongeBob said, "Whatever it is, I'm ready to help!"

Jimmy then said, "I need you to help us make the official headquarters of Nicktoons United!"

SpongeBob squealed in excitement, "We're making a headquarters? That's incredible! Where are we going to build it?"

Danny said, "That's the sticky part, we can't decide."

Timmy said, "I mean, we could always ask Shirley to make us a new dimension."

Danny and SpongeBob looked at Timmy quizzically, and they asked, "Who?"

They looked at each other and laughed.

Jimmy explained, "Well, to make a long story short, Timmy and I have been friends and have worked together for a lot longer than just NickToons United."

Timmy excitedly said, "We call them the Timmy Jimmy Power Hour!"

Jimmy said, "One of these times, we were such a good pair we decided to make a villain!"

Danny asked, "And you named him Shirley?"

Timmy shrugged.

SpongeBob then piped up, "Did anyone else hear something after we defeated The Evil Syndicate again?"

Timmy gloated, "Other than the bad guys whimpering in fear at our might?"

Danny noted, "I'm more surprised you agreed to help us, SpongeBob. For one, Plankton wasn't helping them."

SpongeBob said, "That doesn't mean I can't help you guys! You're my friends, And I wouldn't want you to struggle without me!"

Jimmy said, "That's really sweet, Sponge!"

Danny then noted, "And secondly, aren't you like some crazy strong reality bender? Shouldn't these kinds of adventures be beneath you?"

SpongeBob was upset and whimpered, "Don't remind me."

"Wait a minute," Timmy said and then suggested, "If your so powerful, you just make an alternate dimension for our Headquarters."

SpongeBob considered it and said, "You're right, Timmy! I could do that."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small notebook. He then pulled out a piece of paper and used his power to stretch it out to be big enough for a blueprint.

SpongeBob said, "Here we go, a nice blank slate."

The others were frozen in shock.

Jimmy managed to ask, "How do we make our headquarters from that, Sponge?"

SpongeBob replied, "All you have to do is draw it!"

Cosmo poofed a pen in his hand, "I call dibs to draw the first room!"

He began eagerly drawing on the paper.

Danny pulled out a pen and whined, "Hey, that's not fair; it's covering most of the page!"

He began drawing on it, too.

Jimmy pulled out a pencil and said, "Move side by side. I've got a few ideas."

SpongeBob quietly watched as his friends playfully argued over the paper. He began to reflect on all that had happened and took a deep breath. He was gathering himself to be happy for his friend's excitement. But deep down, he worried that he had somehow hurt the universe. Soon, the drawing was nearly finished.

"Come on, Sponge," Timmy said, "It's your turn to add something!"

SpongeBob pulled out a pen and drew his room. When it was finished, The page vanished. The portal in Jimmy's lab opened, glowing a mix of pink, green, and blue.

SpongeBob chirped, "There's the entrance! Come on!"

He hopped in, as did the others, and they were amazed at the sight of the fabulous headquarters. Everyone styles beautifully but still haphazardly mixes into this place. The boys explored it, marveling at how well their ideas blended.

Danny said, "This is incredible!"

Timmy said, "Thanks, SpongeBob!"

SpongeBob smiled and said, "That's not all! During our break, I wrote a little song."

He went to his room and pulled out a guitar. He came to the main hall, and the others gathered around him as he strummed.

Let's Unite!

Come and Unite!

Come, Let's Unite!

Let's work together and act as one!

Together, we will Unite!

I used to think my world was better off without rainy days.

But now I see that rain can be healing.

This journey was certainly revealing.

Come and Unite!

Come, Let's Unite!

Let's work together and act as one!

Together, we will Unite!

I met a genius so brilliant he can make portals to anywhere!

I met a ghost that protects the living!

I met an ordinary kid who likes to hang around with fairies.

They make me feel so safe and sound!

Come and Unite!

Come, Let's Unite!

Let's work together and act as one!

Together, we will Unite!

We can be a team!

Be the best heroes the universe has seen!

Come and Unite!

We stopped the villains with kindness!

But not before we beat their awful army!

We overcame the odds!

Let's do it again sometime!

Or, you know, hang out now and again!

Come and Unite!

Come, Let's Unite!

Let's work together and act as one!

Together, we will Unite!

The group cheered. Then the ground shook, alarms blared, and the portal shut off. The big VOX screen at the far wall whirred to life!

VOX's voice said, "ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! MEGA DRAIN ON THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE DETECTED!"

Jimmy hopped on his chair and commanded, typing furiously, "Triangulate the source!"

"Whatever it is," Danny declared, "We're ready!"

VOX showed a monster made of black tar with a prominent chin and massive arms stuck on top of a volcano on an island.

Timmy quipped, "And I'll just check the volcano villain off the list of things I'd never thought I would live to see."

Jimmy went right back to typing and said, "Let's stop that evil guy and get back the power of the universe!"

They came to the island, and there were already Two other heroes there. A Boy who looked like he walked out of a textbook about ancient native peoples was using his staff to assemble a little encampment. Then, there at the base of the Volcano was a green-skinned fellow. They seemed to be using their collective technology track of the Villian's movements.

The boy with the staff approached the four boys and said, "Ah, Chosen Ones, you have come at last."

SpongeBob sighed and asked, "What prophecy are we fulfilling exactly?"

A giant bearded crab scuttled to them and explained, "The Prophecy of the Slimes is upon us! The first part is being fulfilled right before our eyes!"

"Woah," Wanda said, "Slow down there, old crab. The Slimes haven't been active since the dawn of the creation of our universe."

Cosmo added, "Yeah, what makes you so sure that they would even have time to write a prophecy?"

The old crab explained, "Call me Shelly, little wish Juju. And the Slimes are more active than we can ever comprehend, yet they choose to reveal themselves to us."

Danny asked, "What are you three talking about?"

The boy with the staff retorted, "You don't know the legend of the Slimes, Ghost Boy?"

Jimmy scoffed, "Yeah, despite Danny going up against apparitions of ethereal entities, he has little knowledge of mythology. I, on the other hand, know exactly what he's referring to."

Timmy said, "Well then, don't keep us waiting, Jimmy tell us!"

Jimmy explained, "It is commonly believed in some corners of our universe that instead of a big bang, there was a big sneeze that kickstarted our universe. And from that came the Slimes, primordial deities who shaped everything we see now into being. Of course, it's just a legend. There's no definitive proof if that's what actually happened at the beginning of our universe."

Shelly scuttled away, saying, "I'll just let the rest of my tribe know you're here."

SpongeBob asked, "And who might you be?"

The boy with the staff replied, "I am Tak! A Juju shaman like my mentor before me. It is my sworn duty and sole purpose to help the people of Pupununu to heal body, mind, and spirit."

Timmy said in understanding, "Oh, so you're like a doctor."

Tak chuckled, "I guess I am."

Jimmy approached the fellow at the base of the Volcano and said, "Salutations, fellow scientist."

They didn't reply, too absorbed in iVolcanocanning.

Jimmy then asked, "Who might you be?"

The fellow turned to Jimmy, and there was something off about him that Jimmy couldn't quite pin down. His eyes looked normal enough with pupils and purple irises, but there was a fakeness to them; they seemed glossy, almost like they were made of plastic. Then there was his hair. It looked real enough, but it didn't quite seem to be a part of the guy's head. It seemed to be sitting on top of it.

The fellow spoke, "I am Zim! I see you have made acquaintance with my friend; we call ourselves the Nicktoons."

Jimmy said, "Well, it's nice to meet you. And by weird coincidence, my friends and I also call ourselves the Nicktoons!"

SpongeBob asked, "So Tak, what's the plan? How are we supposed to fulfill this prophecy?"

Tak said, "All I have to do is to teach you guys all about the Juju!"

Cosmo said excitedly, "I think I feel another song coming on!"

Juju Jam

So you want to learn about the Juju?

Follow my leadership, and I'll show you how the jungle do.

I'm a shaman from the tip of my feather to the sole of my feet,

so let's move our bodies to the Juju beat.

Hear it in the rustle of the leaves.

The buzz of the flies and bees.

See it in the fire as it flickers!

See it in the shadows as they quiver!

Juju is all around!

It is making its moves, making a sound!

If you listen with your heart, you can hear it's a song!

Follow my leadership, and you can sing along!

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

Good and Bad!

Juju Jamming in the jungle!

Happy yet sad.

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

It's in the Plants,

It's in the animals,

It's in all people,

It is the spirits,

It's life and death in equal measure.

This one truth we know is true.

There is balance and duality to the Juju!

(Instrumental Break)

Connect to it with this face paint made from plants.

Connect to it with the ancient chants.

I feel the Juju, and you can too!

I see the Juju and you can too!

I hear the Juju and you can too!

I speak of the Juju, and you can too!

Connect to it with the mud under your bare feet!

Just move to the drums Juju beat!

Juju is all around!

It is making its moves, making a sound!

If you listen with your heart, you can hear it's a song!

Follow my leadership, and you can sing along!

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

Good and Bad!

Juju Jamming in the jungle!

Happy yet sad.

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

It's in the Plants,

It's in the animals,

It's in all people,

It is the spirits,

It's life and death in equal measure.

This one truth we know is actual.

There is balance and duality to the Juju!

(Instrumental Break)

Even you, our Chosen ones, even as you are but passerbys.

You, too, are with us in the Juju.

Some call it magic,

Others science.

One day, perhaps, it will be called the Force.

But here and now, among the natives and the shamans, we know it by its proper name!

Hear it in the rustle of the leaves.

The buzz of the flies and bees.

See it in the fire as it flickers!

See it in the shadows as they quiver!

Juju is all around!

It is making its moves, making a sound!

If you listen with your heart, you can hear it's a song!

Follow my lead, and you can sing along!

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

Good and Bad!

Juju Jamming in the jungle!

Happy yet sad.

Juju Jamming in the Jungle!

It's in the Plants,

It's in the animals,

It's in all people,

It is the spirits,

It's life and death in equal measure.

This one truth we know is true.

There is balance and duality to the Juju!

This one truth we know is true.

There is balance and duality in the Juju!

The group cheered. Suddenly, the ground shook, and Shelly scuttled back to the group shouting, "The Mawgu rises from the VoVolcanonce more to feed on the universe. Go now, Chosen ones, and stop him!"

SpongVolcanos was a bit worried, but the others were already in full charge of the beast in question. The Mawgu, of course, had already become so powerful he was able to knock everyone away like swatting flies.

SpongeBob cringed, "Oh, that could've gone better."

He came to his injured friends with a first aid kit and tried his best to bandage everyone. Once Tak was on his feet, he also helped. Once the group had at least partially recovered, they noticed Tak and SpongeBob around a pile of fire as night had come.

Tak asked, "Do you usually have to heal this group?"

SpongeBob replied, "Well, normally No. Timmy's fairy friends help out, too."

Tak said, "Ah yes, the wishing Juju."

Timmy was shocked to overhear this and asked Wanda, "Is he allowed to do that?"

Wanda summoned the big big of Da Rules and began to flip through the pages. Cosmo was on guard, bracing for Jorgan to act.

Neptune sat on his throne, fidgeting with a shaky weight as two fish folk bowed before him. The court was a bit of a mess; they'd been at this particular case for at least two hours.

The first fish folk asked, "Your majesty, as the most impartial judge of all the ocean, How would you address the matter of our divorce?'

The second fish said, "Surely, as we have laid out all we have to say, the one whose deep wisdom rivals the ocean itself can sort out our separation."

Neptune set his toy down with a sigh and said, "Given the severity of your dispute and the weight of my word. I am well within my power as both your Patron god of the sea and the king of the ocean to rule that you cannot be divorced."

The two were shocked and sprang to their feet, asking, "What?!"

Neptune sat up, lifted his trident, and thundered as he held it aloft, lighting peeling out of the tips. "Silence!"

The two fish once again fell to their knees, quivering.

Neptune then smiled mischievously and said, "Given how viscerally you two have been arguing this matter, it is clear to me that you two still have much love for your partner. Now, I order you both to seek out a therapist so that you may sort out why you felt so strongly; this is the time to end your vows."

Neptune then tapped his trident on the ground despite the two of them trying to voice objections, "Dismissed!"

The Fish Folk was dragged away, and his servants quickly cleaned up the court. Neptune put his trident down and took off his crown, placing it on his lap with a sigh.

Neptune asked, "When did I become delegated to such minuscule matters as a divorce? I mean, the last time I was truly in a fight was with that Dennis guy who tried to take my throne. He came from another dimension, and I thought it would at least be a struggle, but he went down in practically one blast! This is miserable."

He leaned against the back of his throne with a sigh. His servants cleared out. A pink puff of a pink cloud poofed before him. A tall humanoid figure with tactical gear and tiny wings with a buzz cut, a crown floating above his head holding a giant wand appeared before Neptune. He didn't look too happy.

Neptune was surprised, put on his crown, and snapped, "Intruder!"

He stood from his throne, lifted his trident, and pointed at this odd man in front of him.

The Entity chuckled, "Worry not; Posiden, son of Kronos. I am I friend!"

Neptune was taken aback and said, "Nobody has called me that since ancient Greece."

The Entity then gave him a kneel out of respect and said, "I have come as but a servant of Dionysus."

He then snapped, "Who are you, and what do you know of my brother slash nephew?"

The Entity said, "I am Jorgan Von Strangle, and Dionysus created my kind. You see, as of today, you and I are going to be working together. For I'm..."

Jorgan's wand glowed as he lifted it high into the air and summoned a giant sign.

Jorgan declared, "Your Fairygod Parent!"

Neptune gasped, "Ooh."

Neptune straightened up his trident as Jorgan made the sign disappear.

Jorgan said, "And on top of that, I have some news. Your little sponge servant has become a hero in many worlds!"

Neptune laughed, "SpongeBob SquarePants, my servant. Oh, your card, Jorgan."

Jorgan was a bit confused and asked, "Are you not in charge of his kind?"

Neptune said, "Well, yes, but It's a bit more nuanced than that. Come, Follow me. There's much for you to learn about us Patron gods."

Jorgan turned into a shark and sighed, "Something tells me this is going to be a long day."

Neptune led him to the library to a framed newspaper clipping.

Neptune explained, "You see, as of November 10th, 2006, SpongeBob SquarePants is a god like myself. He represents Frycooking, Fry cooks, and Fast Food."

Jorgan asked, "So why is he still working in the mortal plane?"

Neptune gave it some thought and replied, "It's the same reason I do, I suppose. There is no more place for us patron gods to distance ourselves from these matters ever since Ragnarok destroyed it and many others like it. I'm lucky I even have Atlantis to shelter in. Even luckier a Toon decided to adopt me and give me a new purpose among their age."

Jorgan was surprised and quietly felt a tinge of gratitude himself that Fairy World still stood.

Neptune then asked, "What is your purpose as my Fairygod Parent?"

Jorgan replied, transforming back into his humanoid form. "Well, under normal circumstances, I would say grant wishes. But as you and SpongeBob are deities yourself, the rules are different. Given the circumstances so far, I am obligated to at least one. Although I suspect what you want to wish for is something I doubt even I can grant."

Neptune asked, "But I can wish for anything, right?"

Jorgan said, "That is correct, but.."

Neptune asked, "If I may ask, how strong are you?"

Jorgan was taken aback and retorted, "Are you seriously going to challenge me to a fight instead of trying to find your family or restore your home on Olympus?"

"I have nothing to gain by getting either," Neptun said, a tinge of sadness in his voice, "I have learned to accept that my family, my home, the Greeks, and the Romans. They're all ancient history now. If anything, by trying to revive them, I'm making the same mistake my brother Zeus did. He wanted to revive our father, Chronos, but alas, all he managed was a baby. I watched as my leader, the patron god of the sky, weather, and thunder, used the last of his power to imprison it in an iceberg."

Jorgan placed a hand on Neptune's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry for your loss."

Neptune said, "I only hope that Tyrant of a father never gets a second chance."

Wanda said, "Ah-ha! According to Rule 76-6b, The secret of one's fairies is allowed to be exposed if a friend figures out that one owns fairies instead of explicitly telling them."

Cosmo said, "Note how it specifies friends and not parents, Timmy."

Timmy blushed and said, "Yeah, sorry about that."

He and the others were now roasting marshmallows, recovering from their injuries.

SpongeBob showed Tak how to assemble a s'more. Gently scraping off the marshmallow onto the chocolate, Tak was amazed. Jimmy and Zim began discussing how this drain on the universe would affect their laboratories.

Tak said, "Wow, your society is so advanced. You made the most valuable plants in the jungle into a tasty snack."

SpongeBob said, "Yeah! But your world is so much more connected to nature!"

Danny was having the most challenging time healing for some reason.

Blandin Blendin appeared at the Headquarters of the Time Police. and tried to sneak around. Suddenly, H girl with bat wings and curly hair. stopped him

The Girl said, "Oh hey, Balndin! Good to see you."

Blandin sighed, "Hello, Annabelle."

Annabelle asked, "Whatcha doing?"

Blandin snapped, "I'm going to restore Time, Baby. It's a grave matter, and I don't need you distracting me."

Annabelle asked, "How?"

Blandin said, "Well, the Desktop of Destiny put a sticker on my time tape and told me if I put it on his empty throne, it will restore my leader."

Annabelle was shocked for a moment before giving it some thought and said, "The Desktop of Destiny, why didn't you say so?"

She then flew up and took Blandin by the arms. He tried to protest, but soon, he was soaring up to the high throne where Time Baby once sat. She dropped him on the tray of the throne.

Blandin snapped, "Are you crazy?! Do you have any idea how much trouble We're going to get in if we're spotted?"

Annabelle replied, "Hurry up and to it then."

Blandin removed his time tape and dropped it on the empty seat. It broke on impact, but then something else happened. A whirlwind of electricity, clouds, and clocks weirdly swirled on the spot. It grew so large that it knocked Blandin off the tray. He collapsed onto the ground, getting knocked down. He slowly came to the Time Police gathered to kneel before the throne. And there behind the tray, alive and well, was Time Baby.

"Before we get back to business as usual," Time Baby said, whining, "Can someone get my blanket? It's cold."

The Time Police scrambled to obey.

SpongeBob couldn't sleep; he had to protect the NickToons from the Mawgu's ever-imposing drain on the rest of the universe. They had all settled on the island for the night. Danny snuck away to transform back into a human, but SpongeBob spotted him.

SpongeBob didn't say anything, but it was apparent that he was hurt.

Danny sighed, " Look, sponge, I can explain."

SpongeBob whimpered, "Is it painful?"

Danny reassured, "Oh no, of course not. It happens so fast I can't even feel it."

SpongeBob then clarified, "Was it painful to first become this?"

Danny admitted, "Well, a little. But it's okay now. I've gotten really good at controlling my powers."

SpongeBob hugged Danny wordlessly. When he did, a bit of water flowed onto Danny. At first, Danny thought that SpongeBob was crying. However, when Danny hugged SpongeBob in return the water was also coming out of his backside. Horror washed over him when he realized it was the little sea water SpongeBob had in his body. As It began to drip into his clothes onto his skin, he felt his body slowly heal, and his powers fade.

Danny protested, now trying to pull him off, "No, wait! SpongeBob, stop that."

"But Danny," SpongeBob said, "You deserve to be back to a regular life."

Danny said, "I'm flattered you want to help me. But didn't you learn in our first adventure that removing all the bad days from your life was a bad idea?"

"Sure," SpongeBob said, "But this is different. You're forced to relive the same bad day every time you do something good."

Danny felt his ghost half waver in strength, and Danny said, "Don't think of it like that, Sponge. Think of it like I'm weaponizing my bad day to help everyone else have a good day."

SpongeBob felt the ghost half of Danny cling to his human half desperately and SpongeBob sighed. He then instead used his power to restore all of Danny. Even empowering him before he let him go.

SpongeBob said, "I'm sorry if I scared you."

He then dismissed himself. The following day, SpongeBob was groggy as the others woke up from their peaceful sleep.

Tak asked, "Did you get any sleep, Sponge?"

SpongeBob replied, "I couldn't. Someone has to protect you guys from the Mawgu."

Timmy looked around and asked, "Where's Danny?"

Danny woke up and tried to go about his usual morning routine before he was spotted by anyone else in his human form. He then transformed back into his ghost form and regrouped with the team. SpongeBob gave him a sorrowfully tired look.

Zim said, "So, attacking the Mawgu head-on was a terrible idea."

Timmy suggested, "Maybe it's like a video game, and we need to level up our power to beat the final boss!"

Jimmy said, "There is an alarming amount of sand soldiers rising at the beach we can crush first."

Danny scoffed, "I doubt that video game logic can apply to the Slime prophecy."

Shelly scuttled to them and said, "Chosen Ones, The mawgu has become so powerful he is corrupting the island itself. I beg of you to protect my people from these monsters."

Danny said, "Alright!"

Jimmy said, "Let's Go!"

Timmy said, "We're on our way."

SpongeBob said sleepily, "I'm ready!"

Tak questioned, "Are you? You sound exhausted."

SpongeBob stifled a yawn and scoffed, "I'll be fine."

The group came to the beach to clear out the army.

Meanwhile, in the prison of the Evil Syndicate.

Plankton sat disappointed in his tiny cage and said, "I can't believe you guys would enact an evil plan without me. I thought we were a team."

"Well," Professor Calamitous sighed, "We lost regardless. So maybe don't complain too much."

Vlad tugged at his power-nullifying cuffs and growled, "That phantom can't keep getting away with beating me. I have more experience with my power!"

"Experience clearance," Crocker scoffed, "You just didn't know how to act like a."

"FAIRY," Crocker jumped in the air.

"GOD," Crocker twisted into a zig-zag.

Croker flipped upside down, "PARENT!"

He fell to the ground, and Vlad was concerned.

"Are you sure that's normal?" Vlad asked and noted, "It looks excruciating."

Crocker stood up, adjusting his glasses and brushing himself off with a sigh, "I suppose it is a bit uncomfortable. But that's only because my mind was utterly scrambled by... something. I don't remember what or when. I know that I'll never be the same kind of person everyone else is. I mean, look at me; my teeth are crooked, I've got a hump on my back, and my ear is on my neck."

Vlad was empathic and said, "I know that feeling that I've been disfigured."

Crocker asked, "Really? A handsome guy like you?"

Vlad sighed, "When I got my powers, I had Ecto-Ance. It's a disgusting skin condition that made my face break out in green blotches and bumps. I was lucky enough to clear it up with ghost slime therapy, eventually."

Professor Calamitous laughed, "I would have liked to have seen that!"

Vlad said, "Says the potato with googly eyes!"

Plankton snickered, "You do look like that."

"Besides," Vlad said, "I think you're handsome too, Densel."

Crocker hid his smile as he blushed.

"And if it's any comfort," Vlad offers, "I kinda liked granting all those wishes you made."

Crocker chuckled nervously.

Then, a whirring sound echoed across the prison. Karen came to their cells, crossing her arms. She wasdistraughtt with all four of them, but especially with Plankton.

Karne scolded, "Sheldon J Plankton, what on Earth were you thinking? Joining this Evil Syndicate was a terrible idea! I can't believe you, with your mastermind, would ever think about scheming without me."

Plankton whimpered, "Now, Karen."

Karen snapped, "Don't 'Now Karen' me, I am your wife! You could have at least asked if I was down for universal domination."

Professor Clamatious was surprised, "You have a wife, Sheldon?"

Crocker quickly whistled at Karen to cat-call her.

"Oh yeah," Vlad said, "She's got that retro chic."

Karen was caught off guard and became very flustered and exclaimed, "Ah, Th-thank you!"

Professor Calamitous then asked, "How did you manage to snag such a wonderful piece of software?"

Plankton said, "Uhh, well, I made her. We've been together since I met her in college."

"You know," Crocker said, "If you're really bothered about not being included, you could help us now."

Karen asked, "How?"

Vlad answered, "Get us out of here, and you'll be a part of our Syndicate."

Karen said, "Wait, no, not until Sheldon apologies."

Plankton sighed and said, "I'm sorry."

Karen then opened the cells with just a nod of her head. The guys scrambled out of the cells and followed Karen down the hall.

Vlad muttered to Crocker, "We can make out later."

Crocker asked, "You mean makeup?"

Vlad raised his eyebrows and said smugly, "No."

Neptune loomed over Jorgan threateningly. A smug look crossed the fairy's face. They were in the open ocean, Jorgan standing on the island of Bikini Atoll and Neptune sitting in the water. Dark clouds gathered around the sea spirit as he pointed his trident at Jorgan in a profound way. Jogan mirrored the action with his giant wand.

Jorgan said, "You know, it's not often I fight a being of your caliber."

Neptune chuckled, and at his current size, it was like the rumble of thunder, "Let's just hope you last longer than the last guy I fought with."

Electricity crackled on the tip of Neptune's trident, and Jordan's wand glowed.

BLAZ-Z-ZT!

The magic from Jorgan's wand and the lighting from Neptune's trident collided.

Neptune was surprised, but Jorgan wasn't. They stopped firing their Beams, and Neptune used his trident to sweep the top of the ocean, his eyes glowing blue as the winds picked up. A giant Tsunami Wave was summoned right where Neptune touched the water with his trident.

Jordan poofed himself a big umbrella toshieldd himself from the enormous wave.

Neptune chirped, "Oh, that's clever! Very clever and foolish!"

He blasted the umbrella directly with lightning, and Jorgan poofed the umbrella into a mirror and quipped, "You know, for the patron god of the ocean, you sure rely on a lot of storms!"

The lighting bounced off the mirror, and Neptune dodged it.

Neptune chuckled and began stirring the water around the island, his eyes glowing blue again. "Oh, you haven't seen anything!"

Jorgan watched in quiet awe as a big wall of water gushed up and around the island, creating a giant whirlpool that He Was now in the middle of. Neptune stopped stirring and sent the water directly to Jorgan. Thinking quickly, Jorgan turned into a shark again as it shoved him off of dry land.

Back to our heroes: Nicktoons United was much stronger than before, except for SpongeBob. If anything, SpongeBob was weaker than before because refusing to sleep drains his energy.

Tak suggested, "Maybe you should get some sleep; the ocean Juju will protect you."

SpongeBob complained, "I'm not worried about that; I'm worried about you guys."

Tak reassured, "We'll be safe as long as the Juju is with us."

SpongeBob sighed and went to the sea to take a nap. SpongeBob fell asleep under the tides by the island, but his mind was still on his friends' predicament. So, while his body was resting, his spirit came to the voVolcanoDanny spotted his astral projection.

He didn't say anything, but he was a volcano. SpongeBob reassured him by pulling out his bottle of bubbles and blowing a few his way.

Zim quipped, noticing the bubbles, "What unusual weather we're having."

SpongeBob watched as the Mawgu rose from the voVolcanond looked at the group with a laugh.

"PATHETIC LITTLE HEROS," Mawgu roared, VolcanoU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT BEING A FEW LEVELS STRONGER IS ENOUGH TO DEFEAT ME?!"

Jimmy said, "I consider this an excellent time to test some of my more dangerous experiments."

He pulled out the Infini-Cube and from it a bubbling beaker of an unknown toxicially dark green substance.

Timmy asked, "What even is that?"

Jimmy laughed unhingedly, "I have no idea!"

Tak's Jewel glowJewel he declared, "The Juju is strong with me!"

Thin metal limbs came out of Zim's PAK, and he drew a laser.

Danny was on guard, ready for the fight.

Cosmo and Wanda transformed into the two halves of an ice thrower and came onto Timmy.

SpongeBob took a deep breath as the group charged at the Mawgu once again. He aided each of them in their second attempt.

Tak threw some trees at the Mawgu with his Juju magic, and SpongeBob pulled out Jimmy's ray from his Infini-Cube and blasted the tree to make it grow, angling it just right to make it look like Tak was casting a growth spell.

He quickly put the ray away before Jimmy noticed. Next, he helped Jimmy, making sure the boy genius' experimental beaker landed on the dark villain's chest by pinning his arms up. The Mawgu wailed as the liquid burnt a hole in his body. The Mawgu was already powerful enough to regenerate from the attack.

"Ah," Jimmy said, "It was acid."

The Mawgu was also very frightened when he noticed SpongeBob holding him. He struggled against SpongeBob's restraints as Timmy and Zim blasted him with their beams. The Mawgu was instantly frozen solid. SpongeBob let him go before his ethereal self was frozen, too. He made sure that ice had bound his arms with his power.

Danny wound up a flying punch, and as he flew, SpongeBob's eyes met the Mawgu's. Even frozen in ice, the darkened being could move, but just his pupils. It was almost pitiful as he gazed pleadingly at SpongeBob.

SpongeBob felt the energy in his physical form was getting close to being fully restored by now. SpongeBob frowned at the villain as he slowed time to get a message into the Mawgu.

SpongeBob said, "Let's get one thing straight: you came into this world to destroy it. But I came into this world to protect it."

The Mawgu's voice whimpered, "I wasn't given much of a choice. I was told this was my purpose. Do you fault a shark for eating other fish if it's in its nature to eat meat?"

SpongeBob replied, "If this is true, you'll survive Danny's blow."

Then he descended into the water. He spotted Aquarius near his body and politely waved to him. The Water Element Immortal smiled sweetly and gently covered SpongeBob's ears. All SpongeBob could hear was a soft rumble from the ground. When it stopped, Aquarius gave him a gentle hug.

Aquarius cooed, "My son, you are courageous to face such a beast, even as a spirit. Let my water bless your heart to continue to be so resilient."

SpongeBob was confused but replied, "Sure thing, Aquarius!"

Aquarius noted, "Vulcana is still under him and is trying to destroy him. The ice calmed her down for a time, but I need your help to get under the Mawegu and try to convince her to stop before she loses herself to her anger."

SpongeBob asked, "How do I do that?"

Aquarius didn't answer; he gently put SpongeBob's spirit back in his body, and SpongeBob woke up. He didn't see Aquarius around anymore. He sighed, but then, As he stood up, he felt a bit of ocean water fill his body. He left The tide feeling heavy. Jimmy rushed to this side, but Spongebob refused the spray by holding up a hand.

SpongeBob said, "Don't worry about me; I can protect my water. I'm more worried about what happened to the Mawgu."

Jimmy moved aside so that SpongeBob could see that the Mawgu had been torn away from the voVolcanowhich was now threatening to become active.

SpongeBob and Jimmy rushed to the volcanoes.

Zim Cheered, "We won!"

Timmy asked, "Can we go home?"

Danny said, "I don't think the fight is over yet."

SpongeBob said, "Danny's right! I have to calm down the spirit of magma somehow, and the Mawgu may be down, but he's not out."

Tak asked, "Are you sure you're ready for that?"

SpongeBob puffed out his chest and said, "I'm always ready."

Spongebob then climbed into the voVolcano'south and disappeared. The other five boys readied themselves for the next round against Mawgu.

Deep within the Earth, magma boiled, and lava bubbled. A Red lotus flower floated on the surface, engulfed in flames. Despite the heat and the fire, the flower did not burn.

SpongeBob took notice and approached the flower in intrigue.

A voice screeched hatefully, "GO AWAY, AQUARIUS! I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!"

SpongeBob spoke calmly, "I'm not Aquarius, silly. I'm SpongeBob!"

The voice replied, "I AM VULCANA, AND YOU WILL BURN!"

A wave of lava charged at SpongeBob. He spewed out a liquid that was green and sticky. The molten rock landed on the ground, completely harmless.

Vulcana calmed down enough to see the green ooze and tilted her fire in confusion, "Nickelodeon Slime isn't flammable?"

Spongebob asked, "Why did I squirt Nickelodeon slime?"

Vulcana answered, "Oh, Grevengo must be nearby. They do that a lot. Look behind you, and you'll see your floor shadow has changed as well."

SpongeBob looked, and sure enough, his shadow was shaped a bit like his pants were a size too big for his body.

SpongeBob said, "Huh, neat. Floor Shadowing."

SpongeBob escaped up back to the island to the Mawgu who was now on his chest, looking worse for wear.

Tak quipped, "You know, for all your bravado, you sure went down like a punk."

The Mawgu spat out a bit of his purplish black ooze and said, "In Hindsight, I was just excited to get to do something finally."

Zim scoffed, "Yeah, Getting your sorry edge lord emo butt beaten by the Nicktoons!"

SpongeBob then asked, "Had enough?"

The Mawgu pleaded, "Yes, please stop. I yield."

He willingly released the energy of the universe he had drained. He shrunk quite a bit."

SpongeBob asked Tak, "Did the prophecy specify if we have to kill this poor excuse of a villain?"

Tak answered, "Not to my knowledge."

Jimmy said, "Then I have the perfect prison."

He held up his Infini-Cube and threw it at the Mawgu.

Wanda scolded, "Now sit in there and think about what you've done."

The Mawgu disappeared into the device. The green hexagonal portal reopened.

SpongeBob said, "I think that's our queue to go home."

Jimmy gave Zim and Tak recallers and said, "If ever trouble strikes your homes again, just use these. We'll be here faster than uh.."

Timmy finished Jimmy's thought, "An electron rotating around an atom?"

Jimmy chirped, "You read my mind, Pal!"

"Hang on, there's still one thing I don't understand," Danny said, and then asked, "Where did Shelly go?"

Meanwhile, Shelly was peacefully meditating when a big blob of green slime very gently nudged him.

Shelly chuckled, "Grevengo, My dear, I suspect you wish to snuggle."

They gently wrapped themselves around Shelly and he fell asleep in the sludge peacefully.

Nicktoons United left into the portal back to their headquarters; awaiting their next adventure.