I know you've waited

So here we are!

As the villains continued their search, the hero kids (along with Harvey Beaks who arrived not long after hearing the news) all huddled in Jimmy's underground laboratory, trying to analyze what that weapon was.

Lincoln was hooked up to the computer with a brain scan helmet on his head, but still looked emotionless.

"Hurry up, Baron Von Bighead!" Timmy demanded impatiently. "We haven't got all day!"

"Hold your horses, Turner!" Jimmy ordered. "I'm a scientist, not a miracle worker!"

Close by, Meli and the Loud twins were talking with Rudy.

Lana scratched the back of her head. "Listen Rudy, we're really sorry about the chalk. I didn't think it was going to fall out of my hat and someone else would find it."

Rudy just sighed. "It's okay guys. You're not the only ones who let others into ChalkZone by accident. One time my little cousin Sophie fell in and I had to save her."

Lola shrugged. "Eh, toddlers. What can you do?"

"Aren't you two toddlers too?"

"I'm going to ignore that remark," Lola snarked.

While Meli seemed a bit timid at the moment, Darcy on the other hand was beyond fascinated by the stuff in Jimmy's lab. "This is awesome! First the chalk world and now this! Look at all this stuff!"

"Darcy, I appreciate your admiration," says Jimmy, "but if you could just—."

"Ooh! What's that?!" Darcy ran over to Jimmy's Strato XL rocket. "What a cool rocket!"

Jimmy immediately stepped in front of it. "Don't touch that!"

Then she ran to the shrink ray on the shelf. "What's this button do?"

Jimmy immediately snatched it away. "Please keep your hands off."

Then to the brain drain 8000 helmet. "Look at that helmet!"

"Don't touch that either!"

Then the hypercube. "Cool box!"

"No."

The hover car. "Can I ride in this?"

"No."

The invisible hamsters. "So cute!"

"No!"

The jet pack. "Amazing!"

"No!"

And finally…… "Oh! A soda can!"

"Do—eh, actually you can touch that. It's completely useless."

So Darcy took a drink out of the Neutron burping soda formula and let out a huge belch. "Excuse me," she giggled.

Lola gave a sly smile. "See Lisa? Even Darcy is more impressed by Jimmy's inventions."

Lisa rolled her eyes. "I'm just glad she's enjoying herself. At least someone's being optimistic."

"Speaking of inventions, does anyone know what happened to my girl eating plant experiment?" Jimmy wondered. "I can't seem to find it anywhere."

"Noooooo………" The Loud twins and Lisa all looked at each other mischievously.

Jimmy rolled his eyes and turned back to the computer. "Anyway, I think I've discovered the answer for what happened to Lincoln."

"What is it, Jimmy?" Asked Clyde.

"Apparently the super weapon they used is some sort of essence extractor. Once the ray hits someone, they lose the one part of them they value most. In the case of Lincoln, he seems to have lost his optimism and caring nature. Thus making him dull and stoic."

Lynn rolls her eyes. "Great, just what we need. Another dull rock for a sibling. As if we didn't have enough to deal with. No offense, Luce."

"None taken, Lynn," Lucy stated. "If I'm being honest, I hate seeing Lincoln dull and emotionless."

"I must agree," Lisa said, adjusting her glasses. "I'm too used to us being the least emotional in the family. Lincoln is one emotionless being too many."

"I'm afraid it's worse than that," Jimmy further explained. "By removing his emotions and compassion, that ray also sabotaged his life force. Unless we can get his essence back in his body in the next 48 hours, his life force will burn out and he'll die."

The Loud sisters all gasped in shock.

"We can't lose our brother!" Lori cried. "Him becoming emotionally stiff is one thing, but we can't live without him! What can we do?!"

Lori began hyperventilating, becoming increasingly distraught.

Luna tried to console her. "There, there, big sis. I'm sure we can fix this. We just need to figure out how."

"If you need a cool down, I could interest you in a deluxe Carl Casagrande-burger. For a small price, of course."

Carl takes a cheeseburger out of his bag, but upon doing so, the scent that emitted from it seemed awfully familiar to a certain yellow sponge.

"Wait a minute! This kinda smells like……" as soon as SpongeBob took a bite, he immediately recognized what it tasted like. "Krabby Patty! How could you?! This is the delicious soul property of the Krusty Krab! And you stole it!"

"I didn't steal it," Carl proclaimed. "I just found the recipe in Ronnie Anne's backpack."

"So that's why I couldn't find it!" Ronnie Anne stated. "You had it with you when I had my back turned!"

"I can't believe you took it, Carl!" Adelaide shouted. "No wonder those guys captured you!"

"Oh you're one to talk, Adelaide!" Carl argued back. "It was that stupid muffin you ate that gave them the power they needed for their machine."

"Well how was I supposed to know that muffin was magic?"

"Hold it!" Shouted Rudy. "What muffin are you talking about?"

"I don't know!" Adelaide argued. "It was some kind of magic muffin Sid made. When I ate it, it granted me whatever I wished. It tasted like wood chips."

That fact made Timmy and his fairies nervous. "Uhh…….by any chance, was this muffin pink and sparkly?"

"Yeah. Why?"

Timmy gasped with shock. "A fairy-versary muffin." He whispered to himself.

"What was that you said?" Lola questioned.

"Uh, nothing! Nothing at all! And definitely not concerning a muffin that may or may not be magic!"

"Timmy!" Scolded Wanda.

"Uh, nevermind!"

"Hang on, Turner! What are you hiding?" Jimmy demanded.

"Yeah!" Luan agreed. "Something fishy's going on! No offense, SpongeBob."

"None taken, Luan."

Timmy backed up. "W-what makes you think I'm hiding something?"

Jimmy wasn't moved. "Something tells me you know more than you're letting on. And those so-called programs of yours seem to know an awful lot about that muffin. So what is it? Do they have any connection or do they not? Come on, Turner! Tell the truth!"

"Yeah, you pink-hatted liar!" Shouted Snap.

Timmy kept his mouth shut.

"Come on!" Demanded Danny.

But he still wouldn't speak.

"Just tell the truth, Timmy," SpongeBob encourages. "Please!"

Finally, Timmy had reached his breaking point. So as a diversion, he kicked one of jimmy's inventions towards the others and made a dash to the door.

"He's getting away!" Shouted Harvey.

Snap grabbed him by the legs. "You get back here and quit lying!"

Timmy managed to escape, but got slammed back first into a wall.

Once he recovered, he once again tried to make a break for it, but no matter where he ran, he kept getting cornered.

At one point, he was completely surrounded. But when everyone attempted to catch him, he ducked below, causing them to knock all their heads together.

Timmy saw the exit, but just when he thought he would be home free……..

WHAM!!!!

Both Lynn and Ronnie Anne grabbed each of his arms and held him down.

As much as he struggled to try to get free, it did no effect, and it was the moment where he had no other option. "Alright! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT!!!! I'll do it! I'll tell you the truth!"

Then his fairies got even more shocked.

"TIMMY!!! NO!!!!!"

"POOF! POOF!"

Timmy sighed. "I'm sorry guys, but they know too much already. It's time to face the music." He then turned to everyone else. "Jimmy, everyone? The truth is, Cosmo and Wanda aren't really holograms. They're my………fairy godparents."

Everyone gasped in disbelief (some in literal disbelief).

Jimmy was in most disbelief. "Turner, I thought you were going to tell us the truth."

"I am," Timmy proclaimed. "This is the truth."

"So you mean that those two and their baby, Peri, are magical fairies who grant wishes?" Asked Sid.

"Yes, it's true," Timmy answered. "And for the record, his name is Poof."

"Really? He looks more like a Peri to me."

Poof gave that name a bit of thought.

Lola however was more triumphant than surprised. "Ha! I knew it! I knew all along that they were fairies!"

Lana rolled her eyes. "You don't have to rub it in, sis."

"Wait. So what does this have to do with that muffin?" Harvey wondered.

Timmy covered his forehead with his hand. "It's a fairy-versary muffin. It tastes like garbage, but it's the most powerful thing known to fairies. Anyone who takes a bite out of it gets granted a wish for anything they want. Even those who don't have fairies."

Jimmy then stepped in rather sternly. "Let me get this straight, you're saying those flying holograms are, in actuality, magical fairy godparents who make whatever you want happen, and they're the reason that powerful muffin exists that the syndicate got their hands on. Do I have that right?"

Timmy nodded shamefully.

"AND YOU'VE BEEN LYING ABOUT IT ALL THIS TIME?!?!?"

"I had to! I didn't have a choice!"

"You know, I'm beginning to question our team up in the first place. If you don't want anyone to know, then why did you even introduce them to me at all?!"

"I didn't introduce them to you! You got exposed to them by accident! If you haven't taken my poofer in the first place--!"

"Well how was I to know that wasn't my mini laser? Need I remind you that you were the one who turned Goddard into a giant killing machine!?"

"Well you let Crocker take over Fairy World!"

"Oh, so now it's my fault, is it?!"

"It's not mine, that's for sure!"

Ronnie anne stepped in the middle and pushed the boys in the faces, knocking them down. "Will you two lame-o's stop yelling at each other?! What's that gonna solve?"

"He started it!" The boys accused, pointing to each other.

"I don't care! We've got a bigger situation on our hands! Lincoln's lost his emotions and now we know he's about to lose his life! And you two are arguing about stupid petty differences!"

"Ronnie Anne's right," Clyde agrees. "Whatever the syndicate's machine did to Lincoln, they might do to the rest of us. Who knows what they might plan next?"

Meanwhile, the villains were all meeting together back in calamitous' lair.

However, their discussion was less than pleasant as well.

At the table, both Plankton and Technus were having a bit of a tiff.

Plankton was pacing on the table while Technus lay back in his chair.

Technus sighed. "Well that was a tediously long search, but at least we made it back home."

"Will you please keep quiet?" Plankton demanded. "I'm trying to think!"

"Well I'm trying to relax. And it's not easy with your stubby feet pattering on the table."

"Well you're no picnic either!" Plankton shouted. "You think I enjoyed being paired up with this green-skinned lackey over here?"

"Look who's talking, half pint!" Argued Technus. "Not only are you green too, but you've only got one eye and you're barely bigger than an ant!"

"You want to make something of it?"

"Bring it on!"

And the two began to wrestle each other.

"Hey! Pipe down!" Shouted Beautiful gorgeous.

"Well he started it!" Plankton said, pointing to Technus.

"Ugh! Boys! I get put in a villain's syndicate and it has to be a men's club."

"Hey! It's not like we're having a field day either!" Argued Technus. "Who's big idea was it to let a seductive woman join the evil syndicate?"

"You think I wanted to join villainy in the first place? I'm only here because my dad forced me into it."

"And yet you seem satisfied enough to still stick around here anyway?" Plankton questions.

"Eh, it gives me power."

The boys scoffed. "Girls! Who needs them anyway? You're just like my wife, Karen. Always judging, criticizing me. You girls are all alike."

"For once, you're making sense, little one," Technus says. "Who needs girls? They only get in the way."

"I know! Always act like their the smartest and they know best, always fussing over their looks. Oh hear me laugh!" And he did as the rest of the boys joined in.

Then Mistress appeared. "Truly us girls aren't all that bad."

"Oh, no, no. I didn't mean anything bad bout you, Mistress," Plankton defended. "I was just blowing off a little steam is all."

"I'm surrounded by idiots," she muttered.

"Now, you, Mistress. Now you're one of us," said Technus. "I mean, you're like a sister to us."

"Charmed. Need I remind you, though, that it was my plan to build the super weapon and use it on those heroes in the first place?"

"Well you gotta give credit where credit is due," Plankton added. "Am I right?"

Mistress took out a sack and laid it out on the table. In it was a glowing orb that was orange and cloudy on the inside. "I don't think you really deserve this. Those kids practically foiled our mission and you couldn't even dispose of them."

"Well you know, it wasn't exactly like they had any defenses themselves," said Beautiful Gorgeous.

"Yeah!" Technus agreed. "What did you expect us to do? Remove their essence?"

Mistress smiled sinisterly. "Precisely…….."

Prepare Yourself (A Be Prepared parody song)

(Mistress)

You may think this job's close to finished

But this is only the start

Very soon we shall all be victorious

So long as you all do your part

Far too long we've been outwitted

By those kids who have ruined our lives

Far too long, we're defeated and outnumbered

They're the bane of our strength to survive

But no more will they outsmart our tactics

Never more will we sigh in defeat

The downfall's on the way

With this brand new disarray

And now it is them who'll be beat

It's our moment to shine

Take our pride off the shelf

So prepare yourself!

"Yeah, right! Prepare ourselves!" Crocker declared. "We'll prepare ourselves! For what?"

"For the downfall of the heroes, of course!" Mistress announces.

"Why?" Asked Krackus. "Are they dead?"

"No, you dope. They're not yet. But they will be. And we're going to take them down. All of them."

"You expect us to kill them?" Technus questions. "Seems rather brutal, even for us, don't you think?"

"Oh, we're not gonna kill them directly," she directed. "Because we got something one of their friends can't live without."

"And what might that be?" Asked Plankton.

"We have his essence! This is the key. Once we find the others and take theirs, their life forces will deteriorate and we'll be rid of them once and for all!"

The villains all cheered. "Yeah! Alright! Once and for all!"

(villains)

This is our time to come out victorious

We villains will all stand up tall

(Mistress)

When a hero comes to the rescue

Only a villain can answer the call

The times they've wrong us are massive

But now that's all bout to change

Their minds will be blown out of proportion

And the outcomes will now rearrange!

So no more will we be overshadowed!

Never more will we cater to their whim

Because at last we have the key

To ensure our victory

And their chances to succeed will grow dim

Far to long, but no longer

We all will grow stronger

We'll come out on top of the brim

The end is coming near

They'll take hits below the belt

prepare yourself!

(Villains)

We'll gain strength, superiority and wealth

We'll prepare ourselves!

And that's all for now

Now I know this update did take a long time to come out. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, but I've been pretty busy with my personal life and other stories. That, and the hardest part was coming up with lyrics for the villain song (and let me tell you, writing a parody song is WAY tougher than it seems).

While I can't say how long the next chapter will take, I can assure you that i have not forgotten this story and will do my best to ensure it gets finished

But for now, hope you enjoyed this, and I'll see you next time