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[Kaytron]

I have been in stealth mode so far...
but lemme say something...

BEKS:

TEMPER TANTRUM NOW OR I'LL THROW A TANTRUM :P ^_^

Heck, I should be doing homework now.
I snuck on ^_^ ....again.

Post more soon please!

^Kaytron^ :ph43r:

[Kaz]

I don't plan to post any of my stuff till it's done either. I just started wirting JN stuff recently and none of it's finished. I don't fancy the backlash I might get if I was to give up or take too long....

[Beks]

I'm used to it! :rolleyes:

And I'm sorry guys, but I just wrote that last chapter cause I could do it quickly while I was really supposed to be writing for We're Curious. You're gonna have to wait till that's done for more chapters here.

But, don't worry. We're Curious is almost done. ^_^

*breaks out of chair and flies away*

[CraazyOne]

I don't plan to post any of my stuff till it's done either. I just started wirting JN stuff recently and none of it's finished. I don't fancy the backlash I might get if I was to give up or take too long....

I've been working on my fic for...over a year now... :blink:...and I know I would've given up by now if it wasn't for the feedback I get. So posting it and putting up with readers mobbing me is the best way to go...lol. :P





~Rachel~

[Kaz]

If you say so...I'll think about it.

[CraazyOne]

Yeah, just, free me from this desk before I kick somebody, OK? >_<

LOL.



~Rachel~

[Kaz]

Yeah, just, free me from this desk before I kick somebody, OK? >_<

LOL.



~Rachel~

The chain's ain't locked genius!

[Kaz]

Hey great news! My writers block is easing off. I wrote 2 whole chapters today. In between working on my music video, posting here and drawing imaginery friends lol

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

About time!!! :grr:

JK! Post soon! ;)

Yours Truly,

[Beks]

TADA! I wrote a new chapter! It's a miracle! ^_^ Enjoy!


Chapter 18: Melancholy and Hope


After Cindy told him the whole dramatic story, Commander Baker saluted and assured her that those at BTSO would make it a top priority to find Agent Neutron. Cindy thanked him and terminated the transmission.

She was released from the hospital a few days later. Cooped up in her room all day, her mind tended to wander. She daydreamed about Jimmy’s homecoming, of the laughs, the hugs, the kisses. In her imagination, Jimmy was back to his old self, with his normal skin color, and a gleam of joy in his blue eyes.

Everyday, Commander Baker reported to her via the watch. Everyday, he told her they had not found him yet. As each day passed, Cindy’s daydreams turned to nightmares. She imagined him lost in some forsaken city, being chased by wild animals, or crawling helplessly in a desert.

Days turned to weeks and weeks into months. Commander Baker seemed ever confident. He told her that they had never given up a search yet.

“We are waiting for a report from a team who is searching the outer planets, primarily their moons. We should get it by the end of the week.”

When school started again, Cindy buried herself in her studies, trying to keep her mind occupied, but no matter how much she studied, she couldn’t put him out of her mind. It didn’t seem to be just her, however. The whole town seemed to have become more solemn in Jimmy’s absence. Sheen and Carl were the worst off. Sheen’s Ultralord rants became fewer and far between. Carl, having nothing better to do after school, ate his sorrow away with ice cream and candy. Even Libby felt the sober; she started listening to blues and played the saddest melodies on her keyboard.

His parents, in proud stubbornness, refused to declare him dead. They knew their son. They knew he was alive, but that didn’t stop his mom from longing. Cindy couldn’t look either of them in the eye, knowing that she knew more about the search for him than they did. Commander Baker had forbidden her to tell them about any of BTSO’s missions.

“We can’t endanger our agents’ lives.”

Time passed, and slowly, the town returned to a sense of normalcy. It was a normal unheard of in those parts. No meteors hurtled towards them, no aliens came to visit. In short, Retroville became the unassuming small town it had aspired to be.

Before she knew it, Cindy and the rest of her class were ending their first year of high school. Summer awaited them. In the aftermath of their cheers of freedom, a message from Commander Baker added to the children’s hopes.

“We think we’ve found him.”

Soon after, Cindy, Libby, Carl, and Sheen found themselves in a dark board room sitting in a row along the long, black table.

After years of searching,” Commander Baker began. “We believe we have finally located Agent Neutron.”

“So, where is he?” Cindy asked impatiently. “Outer space?”

“The North Pole?” Sheen offered.

“Canada?” Carl added.

“No, no, and no,” Commander Baker answered. “Let me explain.”

A screen appeared behind him, with the world map projected on it. A red target had been placed in the middle of the Pacific.

“This morning, our scanners picked up a sudden increase in carbon emissions and air temperature around the presumably landless area of the Pacific Ocean.”

Cindy gasped. “Of course!” she thought. “Why didn’t I think of it in the first place?”

“Do you know why Agent Neutron would choose this particular spot as his place of exile, Miss Vortex?” Commander Baker asked, noticing her recognition.

“Um…I have an idea, yes,” she answered sheepishly. Libby gave her a sideways glace.

“In any case,” he continued. “The scanners indicate that a large explosion occurred on this spot at 1:47 a.m. local time.”

“Do you think he’s hurt?” Cindy asked.

“We are not sure, and given the delicacy of the situation, we’ve decided to send you to this uncharted landmass and bring him home.”

All the kids brightened up at this remark.

“Now, you’ll need some equipment,’ he added. “If you’ll follow me, we will fit you for your suits.” While the rest got up from their chairs, he leaned into Cindy’s face and whispered. “And I have a very important task for you on this mission.”

[Ang]

Awesome, Beks-chan!

This is getting AWESOME! Please don't stop sending me messages when you post this. I love reading this! =D

Keep up the great work! I love how you made them older!

The place where Jimmy exhiled himself is perfect! Amazing work, yet again. X3

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

It took a while, but I believe it was SO worth it! Great job, and please update soon!! I agree with Sarah(I think that's her name, been a while since we communicated); I like how you made them older. As I was reading the midsection of this chapter, I started to believe Jimmy would NEVER be found, but, OH, you proved me wrong!! And I'm glad about that!!!!! Truely awesome, so please update REAL soon, k? :bff:

[Kaz]

Wow Beks. I love this fic! I'm so glad you finally updated. I missed it.

But years passing? Scary time leap... ^_^

[Beks]

Thanks, all. ^_^

[Beks]

Ok, so one of my classes is very laid back and we've already finished for the year so I took this time to write another chapter of Temper Tantrum. B) This one was kinda fun to write, cause it has a little sap and lots of comic relief. ^_^ Enjoy!


Chapter 19

Island Again



Sheen tugged at the navy blue material that hugged his thighs. “It’s kinda tight,” he commented.

“It’s called ‘form fitting’ for a reason, Sheen,” Cindy said.

“But did we all have to wear the same color?” Libby asked.

“I’m sorry, but navy blue is the only alternative color besides the original black and since you’re going to an uncharted island, I think you’ll prefer the blue.” He paused, putting his hands behind his back. “Now, there’s something else you should know about these suits. Do you remember the super suits I asked Agent Neutron to make?”

“You mean the ones that started this whole mess?” Cindy crossed her arms accusingly.

“Yes, well, in the years since, we’ve taken up that project ourselves. It took longer with the new safety procedures, but it was successfully completed a few months ago. These suits you are wearing are the final product, available to any BTSO agent. All of you now possess the collective powers of Special Girl, The Invisible Sister, and Vibrating Lad.”

“Alright!” Sheen exclaimed. “I haven’t been Vibrating Lad in years!” To test out his powers, he sped up and down the hall a few times.

“You’re not worried that we’ll abuse them?” Libby asked.

“That was when you were children.” Commander Baker explained. “Now you are capable of handling such responsibilities.” He looked meaningfully at Cindy.


“Miss Vortex,” Commander Baker began as Carl finally shuffled from the board room. “As you are aware, Agent Neutron has been living with his mutated ‘condition’ for several years now. We can only imagine how dangerous he has become to himself and to those around him in this time. Before we can return him to civilization, he must be cured.”

“You mean you—”

“Yes, we have developed an antidote just for this instance and I am giving you the responsibility of administering to him. But, you must understand something about his mutation. When he was first inflicted after the lab explosion, we took an analysis of his condition. In those reports, we found an interesting and terrible fact. The reason he was able to regain his powers so quickly after the incident is that the mutation was never fully absorbed by the antidote that he made. A tiny part of the mutation remained even after he apparently returned to normal.”

“How is that possible?” Cindy asked. “We all took the antidote and we don’t have our powers still.”

“This is because you’re powers were not attached to your emotions. His, however, is rooted deeply in his anger and rage. As long as he possesses those emotions, the mutation will never fully disappear.”

“So, even after this antidote, there’s still a chance the monster will return?”

“Unfortunately, yes. If he is exposed to even the least amount of radiation, the mutation will grow again.” He handed her a small vial of blue liquid.

“I understand,” she agreed sadly.


“Good luck, team,” Commander Baker wished the gang, putting his hands behind his back proudly. “The coordinates to the island have been sent to your wrist watch, Miss Vortex. Bring Agent Neutron home.”

Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, Sheen was finally getting the hang of his new flying abilities.

“I think I’ve got it now,” he announced as he steadied himself.

“Yeah, after you crashed half a million times!” Cindy replied. “Though it was funny when you almost bumped into that jet plane awhile ago.” Sheen either didn’t hear her or had ignored her comment because he changed the subject.

“Hey, I wonder what Jimmy’s gonna say when he sees us. It’s been so long.”

“Yeah, it has,” Cindy murmured half to herself.

“Are we there yet?” Carl asked from the rear. “I’m getting tired and bugs keep flying into my mouth.”

“It’s only two hundred miles now. We’ll be there in twenty minutes,” Cindy told him.

Soon, a fuzzy green line appeared on the horizon which quickly grew into the eerily familiar sight of a tropical island.

“It looks exactly the same now as it did on that day, when I watched it fade away as we went home.” Cindy thought. Suddenly, the memories flooded her mind. A sunset, a seashell, and the summer breeze…

“I’m so stupid! I should have known he’d hide here.” The note he left her had said, “I can and will think of you everday…” It was practically a clue! What better place to think of her than the island where they spent so many happy moments together?

“I just hope he isn’t angry that we came…”

After the cloud of dust had fallen away, Sheen dug himself out of the sand dune he had crashed into.

“Nice landing,” Cindy commented sarcastically as Libby helped him up.

“Carl!” Sheen said. “You messed me up! You said landing was head first!” The pudgy teenager just smirked mischievously.

“So,” Libby interjected. “Where do we go now?”

“The tree houses,” Cindy replied, a faraway look in her eye.

[SweeneyxxTodd]

Holy shiznit! More Temper Tantrum!

I've been waiting. And it was worth it.

N Men powers FTW! :rock:

[caseyrox76]

YESH! :dance:

One word: EPICAWESOMESAUCEUPDATEBEKS! (Really that was four words, but I wanted to say "one word", so I squished them all together.)

[RocksmySocks]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuude! Update!!! :dance:


This is awesome! I'm so happy to see new Temper Tantrum!


And I'm super curious to figure out how they're gonna get him to take that antidote.

Beks, you are SO Writer Woman. Rock on! :rock:

[Beks]

Thanks, guys! B)