The Children of The Slimes

by Pinkabounce46

A Trillion years is a long time for any universe, much less the remnants of Euclidia as it lets lose the slime and chaos of the NickToons. But what will the unlikely arbiter of this new world think when he finally comes home and sees all the good that came from his tragedy?

8. Finale

The Nicktoons were never sure to who or where Bill would pop up next for a while.

He'd tried to jump The Monsters at the scare school. He transformed into his usual twisted form with a big mouth coming out of the seams of his pyramid form.

Headmaster Gromble was impressed. "With a scare like that, you could teach in my school!"

Bill was confused. He quickly sealed it shut, a bit unsure of himself. He rushed off before it became too awkward.

Bill tried to sneak in on Ren and Stimpy doing something embarrassing, but instead, he opened the front door to the sight of Ren using the mucus from Stimpy's nose to knit a blanket.

Stimpy Greeted Bill, "Oh, hello there, Bill!"

Ren asked, "What brings you to our humble house?"

Bill had to keep himself from retching as he rushed to close the door. He had seen some messed up things in his time, but nothing could prepare him for that.

As a palate cleanse,r he decided to pop into the Rugrats world. He saw Reptar in the battle against Time Baby. But Bill was a bit disappointed when he figured out it was just Tommy Pickles in a very well-made suit.

Tommy spotted Bill, "Oh hey, Bill! Checking in on Reptar?"

Bill asked, "Do you have to wear that costume every time you want to access his powers?"

Tommy said, "Well, my friend and I have this giant mech suit, but it's hard to transport unless it's in multiple pieces, and it takes forever to put together. So, we can't always use it."

Bill asked, "Where is it?"

Tommy replied, "Chuckie keeps the pieces in his garage. But, uh, it's only a block away; I can walk with you if you want."

Bill stared blankly at Tommy. "You want to walk with me?"

Tommy said defensively, "If you don't want to, that's fine! I've got homework I need to catch up on anyway."

Bill was a bit unsure but said, "Okay. See you later then."

He left Tommy's side to Chuckie's Garage, and sure enough, the Reptar Animatronic was in parts. Bill looked at the blueprints for it and could infer what went where from them. He very carefully assembled the big animatronic, which towered over the houses in the surrounding neighborhood. Then Bill made a tiny bit of electricity between his fingers and very gingerly booed the Reptar animatronic.

Suddenly, its eyes opened like they had been awakened from a deep slumber, and energy surged through the giant mechanized creature. A confused snarl entered its robotic throat as it moved its joints slowly, as if getting used to the feeling.

Bill chirped, "Morning R,eptar!"

The machine slowly moved its head towards Bill, glaring at him with suspicion.

Bill said, "Hey, Easy bud, I'm your friend. But you know who isn't?"

The animatronic swung its tail and stamped its feet impatiently.

Bill pointed to the city in the distance. "Those guys."

The animatronic looked unconvinced as it crossed its arms.

Bill then explained, "They don't recycle or use renewable energy!"

Reptar gasped in shock t and snarled in anger. His mechanical voice somehow came out clearly, "How dare they! They live on this earth; the least they can do is protect it."

He charged towards the town, and Bill chuckled to himself, putting a hand to his side to listen to the destruction and subsequent chaos. Except Reptar sounded like he was headed right toward City Hall. Bill just got more excited and used his all-eye vision to watch the show.

Reptar when navigated the streets very carefully despite his significant, heavy steps. He then very carefully knocked on the door to City Hall. Someone peeked out and saw the outraged towering dinosaur puffing smoke in the courtyard, then yelped.

"Excuse me," Reptar said politely, despite his rage. May I speak to the mayor?"

Someone nodded and rushed into the mayor's office, looking like they saw a ghost.

The mayor was surprised and asked, "Jenkins? What the devil has gotten you so rattled?"

Jenkins answered, "S-sir, R-r-reptar is-outside-dee he wants to spa-speak with you."

The mayor chuckled, "Alright, Jenkins, I'll go meet Reptar. You take five because you are a great actor."

When the mayor went out, except for Tommy, who was wearing a suit, he saw a ten-story-tall animatronic looking ready to roast him where he stood.

Reptar pressed the bridge of his nose across against the mayor's body, looked him in the eyes, and asked, "Why aren't you allowing your citizens to recycle and have access to clean energy?"

The mayor said, "Oh, is that what this is all about? Reptar, buddy, you got my new policy all wrong! I set into law that citizens are no longer responsible for keeping garbage sorted from recycling and that if any new solar panels, windmills, or water mills want to be set up, they have to pay 500 dollars and wait to be approved before being built. That's all!"

Reptar huffed, "Where is the money to get on this waitlist going, and how long do new projects wait for?"

The mayor tried to weasel his way out of the conversation. "Oh, that's all very technical. You're a busy dinosaur. I wouldn't want to bore you with all the details."

Reptar moved his head away from the mayor, sat on the ground, and sniffed the mayor. "I can smell lies, so tread carefully, or I might just have a corrupt mayor for a snack."

The mayor gulped and said, "Okay, so the money goes to a secure account that ensures the building itself. As far as how long projects wait, it's a bit of a toss-up, really."

Reptar snarled, "Who approves of them?"

The mayor said, "Oh, uh, that would be me."

Reptar stood up and growled, "That wasn't very nice, Mr. Mayor. Everyone should keep their trash separate from their recycling; it's the right thing to do. And putting unnecessary barriers to clean energy is how you kill your planet! You should repeal that new policy before I peel back your roof!"

The mayor gave a nervous smile and a thumbs up. "You got it, buddy!"

Bill was utterly bewildered as he watched Reptar stomp off. Reptar came back to Bill with a smile and said, brushing his hands off. "There we go, I fixed it!"

Bill asked, "What was that?! Half the city should be decimated and in smoldering ashes!"

Reptar scoffed, "If It threw that kind of tantrum, no one would want to listen to me, would they?"

Bill admitted, "No, I guess not."

Bill got ready to go. Reptar stopped him, asking, "So now what?"

Bill hissed, "You're the hero of this town; see how helpful you can be!"

Reptar was concerned but let him go. Bill felt his frustration boil. There had to be at least one of the worlds he could crush. He certainly didn't expect them to look for him. But, he was summoned, first, to Arnold's world. The boy, with his friend, had drawn the Zodiac with chalk. They were outside, to begin with

Arnold said, "See Gerald, I told you he would come."

Gerald scoffed, "Never doubted you for a moment."

Arnold rolled his eyes, then turned his attention to smile warmly at Bill.

Bill asked, "What am I doing here, Arnold?"

Arnold said, "Oh, right! We were hoping you would accompany us to the Fantasy Fair."

Bill looked at Gerald as if he would have a better explanation. "It would be cool to have a real demon show off, you know?"

Bill considered it, then said, with an evil glint in his eye, "That does sound pretty cool. I'm in!"

Arnold said, "Great! Let's get our costumes together, Gerald."

They led Bill to Sunset Arms. Arnold then said, "Oh, uh, right. Bill, you should probably wait out here. I don't know how well my Grandpa would take seeing you."

Bill sat on the railings of the stairs and said, "Fair enough."

The boys went inside, and Bill was left to admire this place. It wasn't exceptional; it looked like any city housing block. But Bill did notice the kids in the customers who looked straight out of medieval times. Helga, dressed as a princess, came to the stairs.

Bill asked, "What's up, Pig tails?"

Helga glared at Bill. "What are you doing here, you three-pointed annoyance?"

Bill said, "I was asked to be here. Unlike you, Princess Pinky."

Helga growled, "Flat face."

Bill snapped, "Unibrow."

Helga hissed, "Cyclops Cipher!"

Bill snarled, "HELPLESS HELGA!"

She smirked, "Alright, you got me there."

The door to the building opened, and Arnold, dressed as a wizard, came out. Gerald, dressed as a knight, was behind him.

Arnold said, "Oh hey, Helga! You look nice!"

Helga gave a curtsy, "Thank you!"

Gerald asked, "Are you ready, Bill?"

Bill said, "Yes!"

He floated off the railing.

Arnold asked, "Why do you float everywhere? Is it hard for you to walk or something?"

Bill gave it some thought and very carefully landed on the street, and he was a bit unbalanced. He summoned his little cane to hold himself up. "I think I can manage walking for just one day."

Helga stifled a means snicker, "You're so light you'd probably get blown away!"

Gerald glared daggers at Helga, but Bill was quicker to the punch. "I'm surprised you can even walk at all, Princess Puffball!"

Helga crossed her arms and rolled her eyes but held her tongue.

When the group arrived at the Fantasy Fair, Bill immediately started sowing some of his power over the stands. A small army of glass gnomes, wooden dragons, and plastic figurines sprang to life. A poor bystander in a Medusa costume had a clever hairpiece made of rubber snakes, which was immediately fused to their head and transformed into a real head of snakes. As if he could sense the trail of chaos Bill was sowing, Arnold turned to Bill.

Arnold asked, "What do you want to try first, Bill?"

Bill said, quickly looking around, "Uhh, oh!"

He pointed out a small purple tent with a sign out front. Arnold asked, a bit puzzled, "You want to have your fortune told?"

Bill said, "Sure! It's always fascinating to see what possibilities lie ahead for me."

Arnold said, "Okay, let's do it together."

Helga said, walking off, "You do that; I'm going to get some Cotton Candy."

Gerald corrected as he followed, "You mean Fairy Floss?"

Helga dismissed, "Tomato, Potato."

Arnold chuckled.

The two of them came into the purple tent, and Eugene, in an odd gyspy costume, was sitting at a table covered in a starry blanket, holding an upside-down fishbowl as his crystal ball.

Arnold asked, "Eugene? What do you know about predicting the future?"

Eugene smiled and said, "Observe! First, Tell me your birthday."

Bill muttered, "I think I know where this is going."

Arnold said, "October 7th, more or less."

Eugene then turned to Bill. Bill said, "February 29th!"

Eugene then instructed, "Now put a hand on my mystic crystal ball and close your eyes. Then I shall predict your futures."

Bill and Arnold both put a hand on the crystal ball. It didn't matter to Bill that he closed his eye because his all-seeing power showed him that Eugene was cheating and simply using the newspaper that day to make a prediction based on the stars.

Eugene said, "Arnold, I foresee that Mars will pass over Libra; many trials are on the horizon for you. And Bill..."

He went quiet as he consulted the paper, " I foresee that Venus will be passing over Pisces, and you will find love in your near future."

Eugene then instructed, "Open your eyes, and our session is over."

Bill then spotted something he hadn't noticed before. An orange slime oscillated inside the bowl, and if Bill didn't know any better, he would say it was waving at him. Arnold thanked Eugene with a dollar and gently led Bill out of the tent. Bill snapped out of his fascination, and when he came outside, he snapped his fingers. The little sowing he did unravel as he went about the rest of the fair, just having fun with the three kids.

---

Clockwork was in the Sundial, waiting; his tail flickered in the air. Blandin came in, looking utterly exhausted.

Clockwork asked, "How was your journey?"

Blandin sighed, "Rough; this place isn't exactly easy to find, Clockwork."

Clockwork gave a sympathetic smile, "Ah, sorry."

Blandin then reached into his shirt and pulled out the pendant with Clockwork's insignia. He then gave the piece to the ghost.

Clockwork said, "Thank you, dear Blandin Blendin. Or should I call you Odysseus?"

Blandin asked, "Why would you call me that?"

Clockwork chuckled. He waved his staff, and a view of SpongeBob retelling the events that led to him getting the Book of Bill appeared.

Blandin heard, clear as day, SpongeBob saying, "I got this from somebody calling himself Nobody. I know that means he was really Odysseus!"

Blandin was taken aback and asked, "What does that even mean?"

Clockwork dismissed the vision with another wave of his staff. "It means the Sponge believes you are the hero of your story."

Blandin sighed, "So now what?"

Clockwork gently placed the pendent into a small display of a dozen of them. "Now, I will help this timeline heal from Time Baby's tampering, and you—well, that depends."

Blandin pressed, "It depends on what?"

Clockwork turned to Blandin and floated in front of him. He tapped his staff on the ground. "What do you want to do next, Blandin Blendin?"

Blandin, surprised, "I'm afraid I don't understand the question."

Clockwork explained, "This Universe owes you an outstanding debt of gratitude after your sacrifice. The least I can do as the spirit of time here is grant you access to whatever it is you after next. Although I'm a bit rusty when it comes to material things, I can't make any guarantees."

"Are you saying," Blandin asked, "You're offering me a wish?"

Clockwork said, with an air of confidence, "I am. Whatever it is you want is mine to grant."

Blandin gave it some thought. "Can you let me go back to pioneer times?"

Clockwork nodded. "I can send you anywhere in time, but I doubt that's the only thing you want."

Blandin admitted, "Well, the next time this sort of thing happens, can you leave me out of it?"

Clockwork said with a bit of twinkle in his eye, "Now that I can help with. If any more cosmically powerful beings try to rope you into any more schemes, they'll have to go through me. And I'm a pretty tough cookie."

Blandin was unsure but decided to keep his mouth shut.

Clockwork then summoned a little clock in his hand and asked, "Are you ready? I'm going to send you back."

Blandin said, "Ready as I'll ever be."

Clockwork hugged Blandin. "The Sponge asked me to pass this along."

Blandin was surprised. Clockwork let him go and, using his power, turned the little clock in his hands backward. Then, Blandin vanished from the Sundial.

---

Bill made his way to Vlad Palsmius, who was sitting at a picnic with other members of the Evil Syndicate. They had reviewed the Book of Bill and were not impressed.

Bill snapped, "I've been cursed!"

Vlad asked, "What do you mean?"

Bill explained everything: He couldn't scare the Monsters, bait Reptar into crushing a city, and worse of all, he was disgusted by Ren and Stimpy! The Fantasy Fair was admittedly a lot of fun, actually.

Crocker shrugged, "So? That could mean you lost your touch."

Bill looked into Crocker's mind, and horror washed over him. Like McGucket, his mind was a collapsing star of erased memories, Healing parts, and parts that refused to heal. Bill left his mind feeling sorry for the human.

Bill asked, "Did someone erase your memories, Denzel?"

Denzel gave it some thought, but a flash of pink flickered in his eyes, and he flinched. "I don't remember."

Bill then turned to Finbar Calamitous and looked into his mind. And sure enough, his mind was a half-finished mess of assets and wire structure. Bill was about to check Plankton's mind, but the little Villian had other ideas. Plankton started singing

---

Every Villain is Lemons!

(Plankton: You're supposed to be the most feared villain in all of fiction.

Bill: Yeah, And the most powerful, too!

Vlad: Ha, I don't believe that for a moment!

Bill: Why not?)

Croker: You sure act real lovely and kind instead of evil.

Calamitous: You keep your promises and agree to aid for a better cause.

All: Frankly, your actions give us pause!

You're just some errand boy in someone else's plan.

If you are supposed to be the villain who's the mastermind behind a plan to destroy the world, then why do you yield to others?

(Bill: It's just how I am!)

All: Evil Villains here are like Lemons because we're so sour!

Every villain here is like a Lemon because we act so bitter!

All of us Villains here are like lemons because we've always got something fresh.

How about you, little Nightmare Demon? Are you a lemon, too?

Bill: Oh, Please. You puny mortals don't get my 4th-dimensional play by acting on their side. It makes my domination happen so much easier!

You should see their faces when I betray them!

If I'm openly evil, it tends to scare folks away.

I don't need to be a lemon when I'm far more dangerous!

Plankton: You don't appreciate the finer points of evil.

Bill: What?!

Vlad: Like when you rub your hands together when you feel so clever!

Bill: Wait, I do that.

Crocker: Like when you laugh evilly when a plan comes together!

Bill: I do that!

Calamitous: Or finally get to see things to the end.

Bill: That's ironic coming from you, professor.

All: Evil Villains here are like Lemons because we're so sour!

Every villain here is like a Lemon because we act so bitter!

All of us Villains here are like lemons because we've always got something fresh.

How about you, little Nightmare Demon? Are you a lemon, too?

Bill: Maybe, but I didn't think that was a good thing for villains to do.

All: Evil Villains here are like Lemons because we're so sour!

Every villain here is like a Lemon because we act so bitter!

All of us Villains here are like lemons because we've always got something fresh.

I think we can see you're a lemon, too!

---

Bill felt reassured and rushed off to try a few more plans. Bill monitored NickToons United's dreams and their minds.

Here are some of the highlights.

"Model: XJ9. Current hull Status: Damaged," Jenny reported, "Current battery Status: 25%. Current mood Status: Utterly exhausted! Augh. DX"

Bill quickly comforted her as her mother made the necessary repairs, but he didn't make himself known.

Manny thought, "Aye, Corumbá, this class is so boring!"

Bill broke in nearby to give Manny an excuse to leave class and become El Tigre. Manny stopped the criminal just in time.

Cat and Dog shared a dream of losing each other inside a labyrinth, and both became incredibly distressed. Bill could subtly ease the nightmare into a pleasant dream by helping them reunite.

Danny had a nightmare about being chased by an evil version of his ghost half. Bill was able to change the evil ghost back into a kind version of itself, Surprising Danny with a hug and comforting him from his lingering anxiety about having his power, at least for a little bit. 0

Jimmy was thinking about making an invention, and Bill helped guide the boy genius's mind to help him make the best version of the invention he wanted. Bill was cautious not to let Jimmy realize he was being guided.

Bill absorbed the same Crimson Chin comic story Timmy was reading. When the story finished, Bill quickly became scarce before Timmy knew Bill was looking into his mind.

Jenny had called upon Bill for aid. Her Mom, Nora Wakeman, was treating her well all day. While it wasn't immediately suspicious, Jenny did come home to see that her mom was there and had come to learn that she had been there all day. Jenny now had to choose which was real mom and which was a duplicate sent to infiltrate Jenny's home and steal Nora's technology.

Bill then gave Jenny this advice after she explained to herself, "Just ask Nora something that only she would know about you."

Jenny said, "Okay."

Jenny hung up the call and turned to the two Noras.

She asked one, "What am I to you?"

The Nora she had been spending the day with cheerfully replied, "Why, you're my daughter, of course. Right, Jenny?"

Jenny teared up and said, "As much as I wish you could say that to me, that's not quite right." Jenny looked at the other Nora and asked, "What am I to you?"

Nora, who had been home this whole time, was hesitant. Tears prickled her eyes as if she had been struck with a great revelation, but she answered, "You're my daughter, XJ9." Jenny teared up again, hugging her mom, and said, "I thought you would never say that!"

Nora hugged Jenny back and said, "Calm down; you'll make me cry." The Nora who came in was almost immediately obliterated after Jenny let her mother go.

Nora said, "Let's not dwell on the fact that the only way you could tell me apart from an evil doppelganger was that I'm too stubborn to call you by your chosen name."

Jenny quipped, "Agreed."

Bill's ability to bounce around the universe ran out just as he was visiting Bikini Bottom. He went to SpongeBob to try to negotiate more time.

SpongeBob surprised him with something perhaps a bit more valuable. "How about a deal?"

Bill was suspicious, "What sort of deal?"

SpongeBob said, "Well, remember when I told you I could only give you this ability for a limited time? That was admittedly a lie. I can make it permanent! You have to promise me something in return."

Bill excitedly chirped, "I can give you anything! Money, Fame, Power, a Galaxy! I'll do everything I can to ensure that you get it.

SpongeBob smiled, "Will you be my friend?"

Bill was caught off guard. "Seriously?"

"Seriously," SpongeBob replied, "I, SpongeBob Squarepants, will give you the power to traverse worlds freely if you, Bill Cipher, agree to be my friend."

Bill made a flame appear in his hand and said, "It's a deal!"

SpongeBob shook it, and something odd happened. For the third time in Bill's deal-making career, the flame in his hand was somehow snuffed out mid-shake. Bill let SpongeBob go, internally freaking out.

Danny was at school, alone in the hallway.

Bill appeared to Danny and suddenly shouted, "Hi Danny! How are you?"

Danny screamed, "Aah!"

Bill said, "Aah! Yourself! But that doesn't answer my question, silly."

Danny said, taking a deep breath, "Oh, Hi Bill, I'm fine! I'm just a bit on edge."

Bill asked, "Why? You're the Danny Phantom; what must you be afraid of?"

Danny said, "That's just the problem! Ghosts are escaping from the Ghost Zone to challenge me."

Bill said, "Ah, I see."

Danny said, "Is it too much to ask for one day where I can just be plain old Fenton without fighting some big bad interrupting it?"

Bill said, "Hmmm, maybe I can help with that. I can copy your appearance temporarily anyway and fight ghosts on your behalf. The town will be safe, and you can have a normal day for once."

Bill's shape-shifted his body, except his golden eyes, to resemble Danny Phantom.

Danny considered it and said, "I don't think that's a good idea. You should be able to embrace yourself to save the day, Bill."

Bill dropped the shape and sighed, "Aw, you're no fun!"

Danny then said quietly, "You should hide quickly. Nobody else in my world is used to seeing beings such as yourself."

Bill slipped into Danny's backpack. As Danny went about his morning with his friends, Bill very sneakily edited Danny's math homework. When it came time to turn it in, he noticed Bill in his backpack.

Danny quipped, "Well, I did say you had to hide somewhere. But I guess I didn't expect it to be my backpack."

Bill chuckled.

Danny said, "I'm going to put this bag away; you should make yourself invisible if you want to keep tagging along."

Bill asked, "Why can't I just meet your friends?"

Danny retorted, "Why do you think I don't want my friends to meet a floating yellow triangle with one eye?"

Bill said, "Point taken."

Bill made himself invisible and trailed behind Danny as he entered math class. Suddenly, Danny felt a sharp chill wash over him. Bill looked around, and sure enough, the Box Ghost was in the basement.

Bill whispered, "You stay here; I'll take care of this."

Danny muttered back, "Okay, but go easy on them. The last thing I want is Walker coming after you."

Bill chuckled and said quietly back, "Very well."

He then left Danny's side and made himself visible to Box Ghost. "Beware,"

Box Ghost said, "I am the Box Ghost."

Box Ghost looked at Bill and raised an eyebrow.

Box Ghost asked, "Uh, who are you?"

Bill answered, "Oh, I go by many names across the multiverse, but you may call me Bill Cipher."

Bill vanished from sight, but his crazed laughter filled the air. Then, he was quiet. Box Ghost looked around. Suddenly, a tube of bubble wrap unrolled and began to surround him. Then, a roll of tape wrapped itself around Him. He instantly became entangled in plastic.

"Silly Invisi-Bill," Box ghost said, "You can't hold me with physical restraints."

Suddenly, the plastic started glowing gold, and Box Ghost could not simply phase through them as he planned. Bill began laughing again as he reappeared to Box Ghost.

Bill asked, "Oh, I'm sorry, what was that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of victory."

He pulled Box Ghost close to him and turned red.

Bill growled, "Now you listen to me, you and all your ghost buddies, that I protect the Phantom. If I catch wind of any of you trying to interrupt his day, they will answer me. Got it?"

Box Ghost nodded in fear.

Bill turned back to his standard and said, "Good."

He then released Box Ghost from the wrapping. He flew off, Bill chuckling to himself.

Bill said, "Too easy."

Box Ghost flew to Walker and told him everything that had happened.

Bill was invisible, watching Danny and his friends as they ate lunch. Danny felt a chill stab him, and he stood up almost instinctively.

Bill whispered, "Easy, Phantom, I'll take of it."

Danny took a deep breath and sat back down.

Sam asked, "Is everything okay, Danny?"

Danny said, "Oh, it's nothing."

Tucker said, "Have you heard that voice? I think there might be a ghost nearby, Danny."

Danny said, "Uh, well..."

Suddenly, there was a loud BOOM! Danny, Tucker, and Sam stood up and rushed toward the sound. Outside, Bill was holding his finger out like a gun. It was smoking a bit. In front of Bill were just Walker's legs. Bill blew the smoke from his finger as the legs knelled and fell over. The other ghosts fled. Danny's jaw dropped in amazement.

Sam asked, "Who is that?"

Bill approached the group and said, "Hey, kids, I'm Bill! I just popped in when this Walker guy came to try to arrest me for giving that Box Ghost a hard time."

Danny asked, "So, you destroyed him?"

Bill said, "Destroy, disintegrate, same difference."

Tucker asked, "Is he gone for good?"

They looked over at Walker's smoldering remains. The legs unsteadily stood back up, his body regenerating and restoring itself. Walker cracked his neck as he finally straightened out.

"Apparently not," Bill said, a bit annoyed.

Danny shouted, "Going ghost!"

Danny closed his eyes and assumed a wide pose. Two rings of bright white surrounded him horizontally. They moved away from each other, coming from his middle. One going down to the soles of his shoes and the other going the other way, sweeping past the top of his head. As they passed his body, his appearance changed, his loose clothes replaced by a tight black jumpsuit with a white belt and a 'D' emblem. His sneakers were substituted with white boots, and long white gloves appeared on his arms and hands. His hair was instantly bleached a paper white. Danny opened his eyes, and they were not a muddy brown anymore but a bright lime green.

Danny said, green flames forming in his hands, "Come on, Bill, let's take this clown down together."

Bill squinted gleefully. He formed blue fire on his hands. The two of them charged at Walker. Walker steadied himself as he formed dark purple flames on his hands. Danny charged Walker's left, and Bill charged his right. They both hit him with full force and the blast of their fires. Walker managed to shield himself with his fire. He shoved them off.

Walker snarled, "You little triangle, your spirit practically radiates chaotic energy. I must destroy you."

Bill chuckled, "Good luck with that, pal."

Danny said, "Don't hold back, Bill; this guy can take it."

Bill said, "As if you had to ask."

Bill and Danny linked their arms and held hands. Their powers combined as they both raised their hands to blast Walker. He looked terrified as Chaotic and Ghostly magic filled the air. Then, a blast of blue from Bill and lime green from Danny came from their hands. The beams entangled each other like a playful dance and combined into one. The turquoise blast engulfed and banished Walker back to the Ghost Zone. Then, it all stopped when they let each other go.

"That was incredible," Bill said; he turned to Danny, "I didn't know you had it in you, Phantom."

Danny said, his voice weak, "I didn't."

Danny almost fell out of the sky in a faint if it wasn't for Bill catching him. Bill very gently brought him back down. Danny could barely even open his eyes.

Sam rushed to his side and snapped, "What did you do to him?"

Bill said, "Hey, don't pin this on me! He wanted to use most of his energy in that blast. He'll be fine after a quick nap."

Danny muttered, "Yeah, cut him some slack, Sam."

Sam sighed. They brought Danny to his dorm, and he at once passed out on the couch.

Tucker asked, "How did that attack not drain you, Bill?"

Bill answered, "I have the strength of the Pine Tree; I don't drain so easily."

Sam asked, "That's a metaphor, right?"

Bill stared blankly at Sam.

Sam asked, "Right?"

Bill laughed and said, "No, here, let me show you."

He took a pen and paper from behind him and drew a small image of himself surrounded by a circle. He segmented the image into 10 even rectangles, and inside each rectangle, he placed a small symbol.

Bill explained, "This is the Zodiac. All these symbols represent a concept that empowers me."

Tucker asked, "How did you figure out that these symbols specifically empower you?"

Bill said, "The answer to that is complicated, but to make a long story short. I wasn't the one who originally discovered they held power."

Danny slowly woke up before Tucker could ask anything else. Sam rushed to his side.

Sam asked, "Are you okay, Danny?"

Danny said, "Yeah, I'll be fine."

Danny asked, "How did Walker manage to just take your attack like that?"

Bill answered, "I was holding back a little."

Danny sarcastically, "Oh, well, isn't that great?"

Bill said, "I could try to destroy the Ghost Zone for you so your world could be at peace."

Danny said, "No way! That's way too destructive."

Bill asked, "Got any better ideas?"

Danny began thinking and answered, "Yeah, maybe you can set the portals against each other so they just loop back around to the Ghost Zone."

Bill snapped his fingers, and a shockwave of green left him, washing over the whole world.

Bill said, "Consider it done, Danny!"

Meanwhile, Walker and Vlad tried to leave the Ghost Zone, but every portal they tried to enter into Amity Park looped back around to the Ghost Zone. It was utter chaos, as ghosts would enter one portal only to return from another. Bill projected these scenes to Danny and chuckled.

Danny also laughed, "Take that, baddies!"

Bill asked, "So what's the plan for the ghosts now trapped here?"

Danny smiled and said, "I wouldn't worry about it. Most of them are harmless, and Ghost Dog is my friend!"

Bill then projected an image of Technus 2.0 terrorizing the town and asked, "Is this guy harmless?"

Danny sighed, "I guess not."

Tucker asked, "How are you seeing any of this Bill?"

Bill blinked, put away the projection, and answered, "The Zodiac, of course. Smart Glasses give me whatever knowledge I need."

Danny asked, "You don't suppose that Zodiac could help me be a bit stronger?"

Bill chuckled and replied, "Well, of course it can! The Zodiac is for us all to use!"

Bill then gave himself a moment to process what he just said. He felt like he said that before, but he wasn't sure why.

Danny asked, "Really? How?"

Bill made a little Pine Tree pin appear in his hand and stuck it onto Danny's shirt.

Bill said, "There you go!"

Danny raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this some kind of channeling stone?"

Bill answered, "Yep!"

Danny asked, "How does it work?"

Bill said, "Since you're a beginner, just murmur the phrase, 'I call upon the Titanium Will of the Pine Tree to aid me.' And you'll be empowered."

Danny said, "Cool! Now, let's go!"

Bill followed Danny as he flew off.

Technus 2.0 laughed as its enormous rolling body magnetized all the metal in town to add to the sheer size of the machine.

Danny said, "Hey, Technus! If you like metal so much, you might like it if we interfere with your plans!"

Technus quipped right back, "I can't help it if I have a magnetic personality!"

Danny said, "I'll make you regret being forged!"

Technus asked, "Oh yeah, what are you going to do?"

Danny shouted, "Everyone, cover your ears!"

The citizens quickly covered their ears, but Bill did not. Danny took a deep breath and let out a loud, ghastly wail at Techus. It shattered glass, and the ghost was torn out of his robot suit. Danny stopped to breathe, and his floating waned a bit.

Bill said, "Woah, now that was cool!"

Danny said, "It's not over yet; I still need to weaken him before I put him away."

Danny panted a bit as he fell to his knees.

Technus asked Danny, "Do you need some water or something, Halfa?"

Danny said, "Nope because this is the perfect time to try my new power. I call upon the Titanium Will of the Pine Tree to aid me!"

Bill noted, "You didn't have to shout it."

Suddenly, Danny stood up straight and posed in defiance to Technus. Some blue wooden armor sprang forth from the little pine tree pin and bound itself to Danny's body and limbs. Danny's head remained armor-less as his white hair turned a bit green and resembled more of a flame.

Technus laughed, "You look ridiculous in that!"

Danny didn't reply and charged Technus. Technus was confused as he dodged Danny.

Technus asked, "Are you alright, Halfa? You're not usually this quiet."

Danny charged Technus again, not replying, and managed to get a solid hit

Technus asked, "Danny, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Bill laughed in a twisted way as Technus had to guard himself from Danny's next blow.

Technus asked Bill, "What did you do to him?!"

Bill answered, What, Me? I didn't do anything. Danny is the one who needed an extra boost to kick your butt because his strength is honestly pretty pathetic."

Technus kicked Danny off of him and said, "How long is he going to be like this?"

Bill said, "Until you're weak enough to get into that thermos device there."

Technus quipped, "I'm not Pokémon! I can get into that thing without this fight!"

Bill said, "Prove it."

Bill pulled out a thermos-like device and opened it. Technus willingly disappeared into the device, the Pine Tree's power rule, and the Danny Phantom.

Danny asked, "Was that on purpose?"

Bill hirped, "Yep! I was testing just how sincere you are overall. Don't cause too much overall. Don't if that scared you."

Danny said, "Oh, I understand; I guess I passed?"

Bill said, "Yeah! That was incredible!"

Bill gave Danny the thermos-like device.

Bill said, "I need to go, but you should be able to send Technus back to Zone without much difficulty."Wait, do you have your humanoid form, or are you stuck just copying others?"

Bill considered it and replied, "I've never felt the need to become humanoid before, but technically, I do have one. I don't use it that often; it requires too much energy to generate."

Danny asked, "Can I see it?"

Bill sighed and transformed into a human shape. He was a dark-skinned young man with muddy blonde hair and, of course, golden eyes. He wore a golden tuxedo with black stripes on the pants and the bottom of the jacket.

Bill said, "Ta-da!"

Danny was amazed, "Oooh!"

Bill said, "I think I prefer to be a triangle; it's what I'm used to, But I'll gladly use this form if you prefer it."

Danny scoffed and reiterated, "You should save the day your way."

Bill then dropped the form back to his triangle shape.

Danny then noted, "Besides, you still have a human spirit. Metaphorically, I mean."

Bill said, "Thanks, Danny, that means a lot coming from an angel's apprentice."

Bill tipped his hat and said, "Whelp, smell you later!"

He put his hat back on and vanished. Danny chuckled.

Bill visited Jimmy in his Lab, glancing over each invention to see how it worked. Jimmy noticed Bill getting uncomfortably close to the nanobots' holding cell.

Jimmy warned, "Don't touch anything, Bill! I might have booby-trapped some of my more dangerous experiments."

Bill scoffed. "Oh, please, Neutron. If I were worried about pathetic mortal traps, I wouldn't be the triangle I am today."

He opened the Nanobot's imprisonment and got an eyeful of a mystery spray! Bill retracted his hand and scrunched his eye shut. "OW! Hey!"

Jimmy sighed, "I warned you. Just don't open your eyes; I'll get the antidote."

Bill rubbed on the lid in frustration, "Gah, right in the cornea."

The portal in the lab opened, and someone came to Bill's side. Bill took a peek, and it was Spongebob. A rush of emotions came over Bill in a flurry of love filled his mind like a flood.

Bill had a sort of vision where SpongeBob stood in the center of the storm of chaos that was all of the multiverse. SpongeBob said, "I can see it, every version of us that ever is or was to exist. Some we are eternally fighting, others we have never met, and it's sad. But here and now, I see you, and I want to be here with you. Oh, Bill. It's good to see you home."

Bill tried to hide the blush on his face, "Jimmy, what exactly was that spray?"

"Huh," Jimmy's voice shouted from somewhere in the lab. Oh, it was Love Theramones! Don't worry; I have already developed a cure. That's why I told you to keep your eyes closed. You'll fall in love with the first thing you see!"

Bill said, "Ah~ That explains it."

SpongeBob was confused and asked, "What?"

Bill cleared his throat and said, "Don't worry about it, honey. Uh, this fulfills the prediction I got earlier in this adventure."

Jimmy came from where he was with a little beaker. He then very nonchalantly splashed Bill's eye with it. The flustering feelings quickly drained from Bill's body.

Bill chirped, "Thanks, Jimmy!"

He then disappeared before anything else happened.

Bill made his way to Petropolis, turning his sights on Dudley Puppy, who seemed to be in hiding.

Bill approaches the Dog with an air of determination. Hey there, fella."

Dudley was relieved to see him, "Oh, Bill, thank goodness you're here!"

Bill was perplexed and asked, "What made you say that?"

Dudley said, "I don't know if you can, but I really need some of your awesome strength! I can't go back to T.U.F.F. headquarters empty-handed after that embarrassing defeat at the tournament."

Bill put his fingers under his eye and squinted as if he was thinking, "Hmmm, Tempting."

Dudley got on his knees, pleading, "Please, I promise I'll use it responsibly!"

Bill then moved his hand behind himself and said, "I have a better idea!"

He pulled out a piece of paper and pen to give to Dudley.

Bill explained, "You should just quit!"

Dudley was shocked as he took the pen and paper, "Quit T.U.F.F. Are you sure, Bill?"

Bill replied, "Y p! I mean, you said it yourself: you don't want to go back empty-hand d. You might as well give them your resignation. I mean, come on, Dudley Puppy, are you really T.U.F.F material if you can't even handle a friendly scrap between friends? Were you ever really T.U.F.F. material, or were they just being nice to a jobless nobody who still lived with their mom?"

Dudley sighed, "You're right. I was never going to be good enough to be a super spy."

Bill watched with twisted glee as Dudley wrote the little letter. Then, with a smile, Dudley said, "Thanks, Bill! You're a good friend!"

Bill was left frozen in that alley. A mix of emotions was wheeled through his head: confusion, surprise, and, most of all, a feeling that was starting to rear its ugly head more frequently: a sense of belonging. No matter which world he visited, no matter how much he tried to make himself hostile, he felt like he fit right in, even if he was the most out-of-place person in the world.

Bill finally snapped out of it when he heard a song in the distance.

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Built T.U.F.F.

Kitty: Oh-Woah,

Well, I was once a super spy; everything I did was for the sake of the mission.

I was trained since I was a little kitten,

To make every limb into a weapon.

I was once serious, lost in my focus and misery.

I was built tough!

But it never felt good enough.

I was made to be tough!

I had the light in my soul and other good stuff,

But my heart could never find the joy I once had in fighting the good fight.

My partners always left me.

They said I was too tough.

Then you came along.

A plain old mutt of a dog.

You got on my nerves, but you lifted me up.

Every day, you would greet me like it was the first time we met.

Every day we worked together, you always found a way to make me smile.

I knew I was built tough.

You made me feel good enough.

I knew I was made tough!

I had the light in my soul and other good stuff,

You filled my heart with the joy I had been missing.

You stayed by my side,

And it made me feel so tough!

Now, here I am without you.

Lonely and longing.

How I missed your smile.

How I missed your voice.

But I know I can't lose focus.

I need to be tough.

I need to be good enough.

I need to stay tough.

I need to have the light in my soul and all that good stuff.

It doesn't matter whether I have joy for the mission anymore.

Now I'll stand on my own just like before,

And I will stand tough.

---

Bill didn't have to look; he knew that Dudley had rushed into Kitty's arms with tears in his eyes and profusely apologized.

Bill disappeared from the scene and went to a safe place. He replayed the past year in his mind, and he felt so disgusted with what he saw. Bill wasn't doing so well. He was fighting himself in a way he never expected. For one, he was restored in a physical form. Chaos and nightmares given flesh; this was usually bad news. But here in this universe, Nickelodeon, he was summoned here, practically welcomed with open arms in cosmic terms. For another, he was doing more good. Bill is a villainous demon, first and foremost. Yet, here among the Nicktoons, he was expressing more generosity and kindness than he ever did in all twelve trillion years of his old life. Bill had a secret society in the old world, which he had left behind and dedicated to his destruction. The Anti-Bill Society they called themselves. But no matter where Bill looked in this slimy universe, he could find only love and warmth. There was a playful air around even the most violent and bitter rivals. This was unlike any place he had ever experienced.

A part of Bill ached to embrace this place. Bill would often shove down a deep forgotten yearning for home and connection he thought he had thrown away. Bill was hardly met with hostility or suspicion. No; often, he was greeted with an air of joy and even relief. He was included in even the most minor decisions. Where to go to eat or what his favorite song was to listen to on long journies.

Bill created a sort of pocket reality in a toy model of his Scra-myid, which he had been gifted. The Nicktoons called it his Palace, but he didn't care to correct them. He often hosted game nights and pizza parties and even had a room dedicated explicitly to holding Nickelodeon Super Brawls, which he, too, would participate in, albeit very hesitantly. Bill found himself purposely losing more frequently than he tried to win. A part of him wondered why, but even he knew better than to try to kill a Toon.

Bill was even given new names. He was called the great Calamity by beings who were knowledgeable about the Grand Prophecy of the Slimes. The other was the Spirit of the Zodiac because he was connected to that odd circle with all those symbols. The other came as a surprise, Super Star Party Master. Bill was used to calling himself the immortal host of a never-ending party, but to be so consistently acknowledged was new. Bill was left with a full stomach and a warmth in his heart whenever he was in contact with these NickToons.

Bill wasn't sure what was happening to him, but he was going to stop it—no matter the cost.

Bill made his way to Bikini Atoll, a crazed look in his eye.

He shouted down into the waters below, "HEY, SPONGE, YOU WANT TO LEARN THE FIRST RULE OF BENDING REALITY?"

SpongeBob rushed up onto the island and chirped, "Sure thing, Bill!"

Bill screeched, "TRUST NO ONE!"

Bill rose to the sky, tearing a massive hole in the universe to the Nightmare Realm with a portal. Then suddenly, something orange started raining from the sky, and something green spewed up from the ground. Nickelodeon Slime grabbed his ankles and wrists, holding him in the air like a stretcher. Bill pulled, but it didn't bud e. He tried to burn the slime, but no matter how bright his fire burned, the slime would not ignite,

Bill asked, "What is happening?"

Suddenly, he felt the ooze drop directly into his eyes. It was an oddly soothing sensation. The ooze tasted like orange pudding.

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Welcome Home (Finale)

Slimes: Can you see us?

(Bill: Huh?)

Slimes: Can you hear us?

(Bill: Uh-yes?)

Slimes: Can you comprehend us?

(Bill: Yes! What's this all this about? Who are you?)

Both: We are the Slimes!

Grevengo: I am the Slime of Earth and Sea.

Ortega: I am the Slime of Space and Sky!

Both: We are here because we sensed your power!

(Bill: Look, you seem like lovely semi-solid bein s. o I'll give it to you straight.)

All my power has done has been to aid in the universe's inevitable destruction!

I'm a villain to my core!

Now, stay out of my way so I can do what I know I came here for!

Ortega: Do you know where you stand?

Doesn't it feel familiar?

Grenvengo: Do you even Comprehend?

Where are you?

Bill: Where am I?

Both: You know this place,

it's written all over your face!

The world you thought you lost!

The world that was all but dust and ash!

Open your eyes and see!

You were home all along!

You weren't alone, after all!

Welcome Home!

To the place you knew in your heart, you've always known!

Bill: That can't be right.

I broke the universe and lost it all!

I'll keep doing it.

My fire is too destructive for anything else.

I'm going to lose this place like I did Euclydia.

It's my destiny; I have to fulfill it!

Both: No, wait!

Ortega: Look up and see that I have made all the stars in the sky for you!

Look up and see all the planets I forged in your honor!

Look up, just like you taught us to!

Bill: I don't even know you!

Grenvengo: Look down at all the crazy creatures that I made!

Look down at all your friends; do you really want to throw them away?

Bill: Watch me!

Both: But You're not a villain!

You're not a monster!

You're not a weapon!

You're our son!

Bill: Oh gee, thanks, that's great.

But it's too little too late!

I have to finish what I started.

Even if it means I'm brokenhearted.

Both: You know this place,

it's written all over your face!

The world you thought you lost!

The world that was all but dust and ash!

Open your eyes and see!

You were home all along!

You weren't alone, after all!

Welcome Home!

To the place you knew in your heart, you've always known!

Look at it all: this ecosystem we made!

Do you really want to see it break?

Do you really want to lose it all again?

Bill: I lost a trillion years just trying to move on.

Was it worth it? To see all of this?

All the slime is now covering the ruins of our world!

Both: You know this place,

it's written all over your face!

The world you thought you lost!

The world that was all but dust and ash!

Open your eyes and see!

You were home all along!

You weren't alone, after all!

Welcome Home!

To the place you knew in your heart, you've always known!

Bill: Can I really go through that pain again?

All this time!

I could have been here among the slime.

So, I guess I know what I want to do.

I'll make it up to you!

All: Close the portal and seal the hole!

Now we're all safe at home!

Bill: I can look up and see all the stars in the sky for me!

Look up and see all the planets you forged in my honor!

Look up, just like I taught you to!

I know you!

I love you!

I can look down at all the crazy creatures that you have made!

Look down at all my friends; I don't really want to throw them away!

I'm not a villain!

I'm not a monster!

I'm not a weapon!

I'm your son!

We know this place; it's written all over our faces!

The world we thought we lost!

The world that was all but dust and ash!

Open your eyes and see!

Bill: I was home all along!

I wasn't alone, after all!

Welcome Home!

To the place you knew in your heart, you've always known!

I lost a trillion years just trying to move on.

Was it worth it? To see all of this?

All the slime is now covering the ruins of our world!

All: We know this place; it's written all over our faces!

The world we thought we lost!

The world that was all but dust and ash!

Open your eyes and see!

I was home all along!

I wasn't alone, after all!

Welcome Home!

To the place you knew in your heart, you've always known!

---

Then Spongebob watched as an odd change washed over Bill as he Cuddled with the Cosmic Slimes. His form changed. His tall hop hat flattened into a fedora, his bowtie relaxed into a floppy one, and Bill's pupil widened as a blue iris appeared in his eye.

SpongeBob smiled and said, "I think I'll manage without advice, Bill."

Bill chuckled, "If you say so, friend."

The End?