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[CraazyOne]

Yes, I'm posting a second fic. I've finished writing the other, so I'm just posting chapters whenever I feel like it. :P

Here's the introduction. It's not eventful (sorry... :unsure: ) but it really sets the whole plot. Anyway, enough talk!

Someday

By: CraazyOne


***************************Introduction****************************

Deserted island or not, Cindy didn’t want to leave. She listened to the soft melody of the island at night and thought it was the most beautiful music she’d ever heard. Sure, she missed Libby and even her parents, but at the moment those emotions were almost completely swallowed up in her joy. Lying back on the cot she’d formed out of branches and palm fronds yesterday, she didn’t notice that it was uncomfortable. She was far too happy to care.

Just a few yards away was Jimmy’s own tree house, where Jimmy was probably asleep by now. But Cindy couldn’t sleep—not yet. She relived the last two days and told herself that every day for the rest of her life will be just as amazing.

She knew just what her friend would say if she were here right now: Girl, are ya gushin’ over Jimmy again? Snap outta your sappy daydreams and get a hold of yourself! But even practical Libby couldn’t have kept Cindy from daydreaming. Out here on the island, it was just her and Jimmy…and, right now, that was all she really wanted.

Twirling the blue flower she’d picked earlier between her finger and thumb, Cindy studied it with a smile. It still hadn’t withered. She set it gently in a vase she’d formed out of an empty coconut shell, then lay back down on her cot and slowly slipped into a peaceful sleep.

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The sun shining in her eyes woke her up. Although it was still quite early, she just couldn’t sleep any longer, so she rose and combed her hair. Leaving her tree house, she scanned the beach, but Jimmy was nowhere in sight. Since the “elevator” to his tree house was lowered, Cindy figured he must have left to find fruit.

She reached into her pocket and an idea struck her. Smiling faintly, she headed for the jungle. It only took a few moments for her to find the perfect tree. Removing her pocketknife, she worked carefully and diligently for a couple minutes before stepping back to admire her handiwork. "J + C", encircled in a heart.


Jimmy might find it. But then, if he did, why should she care, anyway? Out here on the island, they’ve become close. She was sure now that he cared for her as much as she cared for him.

On impulse, she carved the word “Forever” beneath the heart.

Cynthia!

Cindy rolled over in bed and the voice called again.

“Cynthia Vortex! The bus will be here in half an hour!”

Cindy sat up quickly at her mother’s words. Surrounding her were the pink walls of her bedroom—not the flowers and palm trees of the island. She’d been dreaming…again. She glanced through her window at the Neutron residence across the street. Only a street away, but the gap might as well have been a hundred miles.

And “J + C Forever”? More likely to be “J + B Forever”. Cindy grimaced as she thought of Betty Quinlan. The mere idea of her ignited jealousy in Cindy’s heart—and a firm resolution. She slipped out of bed and got ready for school as her resolve hardened.

Someday, somehow, she would find a way to keep Betty from getting between her and Jimmy.

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~Rachel~

[Justine<3]

LOL.

I already read this...so I just skipped it all and decied to reply!

Anyway, I really love what I read so far of this fanfic! And I really cant wait for more! Great job Rachy!



~*(+Justine+)*~

[ChristyM]

Awww! Really cute so far Rachel! ^_^ You have a really nice way with words! Can't wait 'till you post your story!

-Christy M :bunny:

[sunnstar]

Wow Rach! That was FANTASTIC!! I loved the J/C becoming J/B part, even tho it was a little sad. You are reaaaaally awesome, ya know that?
This is only your SECOND fic?! :o

[Chica_Andromeda]

I know I replied to this on nick.com...don't think it came up, though. :wacko:

Anyway, OMG, you did such a beautiful job!! Ahhh, everything wonderful always seems to happen in dreams. XD

Wait...is this the same story that you used a quote from in the end of one of the chapters of "Genius Rescuing 101" on nick.com? I wanna say it had something to do with Sheen. :P

I soso can't wait to read the rest!! :dance:

[JimmySpaz]

:blink: WHOA, Rach.

I absolutely love it.
It's crazyamazin'. Love the writing style, it's very smoothly woven. I can't wait for more!

[CraazyOne]

I'll just reply to everyone in one big post...

LOL.

I already read this...so I just skipped it all and decied to reply!

Anyway, I really love what I read so far of this fanfic! And I really cant wait for more! Great job Rachy!

Hehe, Justine, I know! Well, more is on the way! :D

Awww! Really cute so far Rachel!  You have a really nice way with words! Can't wait 'till you post your story!

-Christy M 

Thanks, Christy! I'll probably put chapter one up soon.

Wow Rach! That was FANTASTIC!! I loved the J/C becoming J/B part, even tho it was a little sad. You are reaaaaally awesome, ya know that?
This is only your SECOND fic?! 

Rachel!!!! You're really awesome, too! (Must be a Rachel thing... ;) ) And, yup, my second fic. But I've had a lot of past writing experience, like that 300+ original story I spent five years of my life working on... :lol:

I know I replied to this on nick.com...don't think it came up, though. 

Anyway, OMG, you did such a beautiful job!! Ahhh, everything wonderful always seems to happen in dreams. XD

Wait...is this the same story that you used a quote from in the end of one of the chapters of "Genius Rescuing 101" on nick.com? I wanna say it had something to do with Sheen.

I soso can't wait to read the rest!! 

Yes, Chica, this is the story I quoted from in GR101. I like that Sheen quote. :D

WHOA, Rach.

I absolutely love it.
It's crazyamazin'. Love the writing style, it's very smoothly woven. I can't wait for more!

Kim! My writing style is smoothly woven? Oh, thanks so much! It takes work to get a good writing style (I of all people should know!) so that's such a HUGE compliment! And crazyamazin'? Hehe, well, all things crazy come from me, I guess...



Thanks everyone for your awesome replies!!! More is coming soon!!!

~Rach~

[Beks]

Told ya so! (again) :P

[ChristyM]

Awww! Really cute so far Rachel!  You have a really nice way with words! Can't wait 'till you post your story!

-Christy M 

Thanks, Christy! I'll probably put chapter one up soon.

Awesome! :D

[CraazyOne]

'Tis here! Chapter one! :D (I have no life. :P )


Chapter 1: How to Become Popular

"That was another long and humiliating day at school!" Jimmy’s head drooped as he trudged along with Sheen and Carl toward the Candy Bar.

"Tell me about it," Carl sighed. "Butch and some of his friends gave me a swirly for the third time this week!"

"Aw, come on guys; it’s not that bad! We can always shut ourselves up from society and spend the rest of our lives watching Ultralord and drinking Purple Flurp!" Sheen shot his arm up into the air and stared dreamily off into the distance…

"If only there was some way we could make ourselves popular!" Jimmy mused.

Carl gave his friend a doubtful look. "I don’t know, Jim…"

Sheen, however, bust out in immediate approval. "Yeah! We’ll hypnotize everyone into liking us! Then they’ll obey our every order and worship at our feet!"

"No, Sheen," Jimmy cut in, "having everyone worship us is morally flawed and downright absurd! Besides, I don’t think hypnotizing the entire city of Retroville would be a prudent course of action."

"You’re right; what was I thinking?" Sheen continued walking on ahead of his friends, then suddenly stopped on the sidewalk and turned back to Jimmy. "By the way," he added, "I have no clue what you just said."

Jimmy threw Sheen a "you’re hopeless" look. "I mean that hypnotizing everyone in Retroville could be a bad idea. Remember when I hypnotized my parents?"

"Oh, yeah!" Carl chuckled. "All those birthday parties in one week were fattening."

"We don’t want everyone following orders;" Jimmy continued, "we just want them to stop constantly mocking, insulting, and berating us. For once, they won’t shun our company! They’ll actually want to spend time with us!"

As the possibilities dawned on them, Jimmy’s friends shared in his enthusiasm.

"You mean they’ll like it when I do my impression of Ultralord?!" Sheen cried eagerly.

"And they’ll want to go with me to the petting zoo?" Carl beamed at the thought of cuddling the animals to his contentment--and not being teased.

Jimmy grinned back. "Yep."

As the trio reached the Candy Bar, Jimmy stopped outside the doors and began to think out loud.

"It shouldn’t be too difficult. I’d just need to find a way to alter people’s moods when they see us. Generally, someone’s immediate reaction to our presence might be anger or disgust, but if I can find a way to change it to happiness, we’d be the most popular kids in school!"

"Not to interrupt your profound thoughts or anything," Sheen said, "but what are we doing just standing here?! Sam’s Ultimate Ten-Layer Chocolate Sundae awaits us!"

"Yeah, let’s go!" Carl exclaimed.

The boys both rushed inside, dragging Jimmy behind them. But the young genius found it difficult to concentrate on anything his friends said or did in the Candy Bar that afternoon. His mind was in his lab—working on his invention.

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The following day at school, Jimmy proudly presented his new invention to his friends.

"Cool!" Sheen yelled excitedly. He leaned in close to peer at the object, then turned to its inventor. "What is it?"

"The Mood Alternator! You just aim it at a person and hit this button. In effect, it works like the hypno-ray by modifying a person’s brain waves, except it only affects the portion of the brain that controls their moods. It automatically changes the reaction of the people you aim it at to the complete opposite of what it normally would be. For instance, someone’s initial feeling might be anger, but hit this button and they’ll be as cool as a cucumber. And just in case anything goes wrong, using the Mood Alternator on them again will automatically reverse the effects. With this invention, we’re sure to be popular!"

Sheen’s eyes literally bulged out of his head in an effort to comprehend Jimmy’s words. Carl, on the other hand, swept aside the technicalities and went straight to the point.

"Well, can you use it on Butch and his gang of bullies?" he asked. "’Cause I really don’t want another wedgie today."

"I would," Jimmy began, "but I haven’t had a chance to test it out yet. I was thinking we’d better start smaller…say on just one person."

At that moment the school bell rang and the three hurried to their class. As they reached the door, Jimmy whispered to his friends.

"We’ll have to try it after school, guys."

Entering the classroom and sliding into his seat, Jimmy noticed something out of the corner of his eye: Cindy organizing the papers on her desk. And suddenly he remembered. Today was the day they were supposed to give an oral report to the class. Perfect, another chance for the class to laugh at him.

Right then, Ms. Fowl, standing before the chalkboard, addressed the class. "As you may remember, children, today you must give a repoorrrrt on…outeerr…space! I hope you all have interesting report to share with the braaaaaw…CLASS!"

Jimmy cringed. He’d been spending so much time in the lab the past week that he’d put off working on his report for last night. But last night he had become engrossed with creating the Mood Alternator and he’d barely had time for his assignment. His report was flawless, of course, but he hadn’t had time to make it exciting enough to interest his classmates. They’d make rude comments, fall asleep on their desks, and laugh at him all day! Especially Cindy.

Unless…

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~Rachel~

[Justine<3]

Read it! So I'm just replying!

Anyway, I love this chapter! (heck, I loved all the chapters I already read! ^_^ ) And I really can't wait until we get to a chapter I never read! So...great job! :thumbsup:



Don't you mean, I have no life? --stares lovingly at Cats Don't Dance case--


~*(+Justine+)*~

[CraazyOne]

Read it! So I'm just replying!

Anyway, I love this chapter! (heck, I loved all the chapters I already read! ^_^ ) And I really can't wait until we get to a chapter I never read! So...great job! :thumbsup:



Don't you mean, I have no life? --stares lovingly at Cats Don't Dance case--


~*(+Justine+)*~

Thanks for replying again...even though you've read that chapter too! :lol:

OK...so you have no life, either! :P

~Rach~

[sunnstar]

Wow Rach! That was FANTASTIC!! I loved the J/C becoming J/B part, even tho it was a little sad. You are reaaaaally awesome, ya know that?
This is only your SECOND fic?! 

Rachel!!!! You're really awesome, too! (Must be a Rachel thing... ;) ) And, yup, my second fic. But I've had a lot of past writing experience, like that 300+ original story I spent five years of my life working on... :lol:

LOL!! :D And oh. WOW.

Congrats Rachel! THIS REPLY WAS MY 2000TH REPLY!!

[CraazyOne]

Wow Rach! That was FANTASTIC!! I loved the J/C becoming J/B part, even tho it was a little sad. You are reaaaaally awesome, ya know that?
This is only your SECOND fic?! 

Rachel!!!! You're really awesome, too! (Must be a Rachel thing... ;) ) And, yup, my second fic. But I've had a lot of past writing experience, like that 300+ original story I spent five years of my life working on... :lol:

LOL!! :D And oh. WOW.

Congrats Rachel! THIS REPLY WAS MY 2000TH REPLY!!

Congrats to you too, Sunny! 2000. A true sign of obsession. :lol:

~Rach~

[sunnstar]

LOL!

Dang, I liked 2000 better than 2001.

[CraazyOne]

Hahaha...at this rate, you'll be up to 3000 in no time!

~Rach~

[sunnstar]

Lolzyeahright. It's not so hard to get 100 more, but 1000 more? :o

[CraazyOne]

Yeah, but YOU KNOW you'll do it. Might take a little more time, but you'll get there! :lol:

~Rach~

[CraazyOne]

People can do some interesting things when they have nothing better to do. Today I unleashed the geekiness in me and took a quiz to calculate my date of death, (LOL) fiddled with my website, and then decided to post another chapter to my fic. :P I HAVE NO LIFE... :blink:

And BTW, thanks, everyone, for the awesome replies! The introduction was pretty uneventful, and chapter 1 didn't have too much either...but the plot will pick up, I promise!

One more thing. Chica has agreed to be my Official Editor! :D Starting from chapter 8 onward, you'll be able to thank the amazing Chica for her role as editor for my fic!

-----------------------Chapter 2: A Typical School Day-----------------------

"SHEEN!" Ms. Fowl yelled suddenly, making the students jerk upright in their seats. "Put your doll away and give us your presenTAAAtion!"

Sheen clutched his action figure tightly and stared at Ms. Fowl in a state of shock. Not only had she ordered him to part with Ultralord, but she'd also made a mockery of his supreme manliness! But Sheen drove away these feelings—with great difficulty—and carefully set his Ultralord figure down on his desktop. He strolled casually to the front of the classroom, then began his report dramatically.

"My fellow students, believe it or not, there was once a day in which the majestic Ultralord didn’t exist!"

Groans of protest escaped from students as they realized they were going to have to listen to yet another of Sheen’s Ultralord speeches. Cindy rolled her eyes and watched Sheen critically while Libby smacked her hand to her forehead.

As the rest of the students were forced to listen to Sheen ramble on about Ultralord’s home planet—Sheen’s idea of a report on the universe—Jimmy was lost in thought. Suddenly, he heard Ms. Fowl’s piercing voice squawking at him.

"Jiiimmy! Please give the claaass your REPOORRT! BRAAAAW!"

Jimmy slid from his seat and headed quietly toward the front of the class. While avoiding eye contact as much as possible, he gave a fairly modest presentation about the solar system. It wasn’t a bad report, but it lacked the excitement needed to capture the students’ attention. Except when Cindy compared Jupiter’s size to Jimmy’s head. But rather than retorting with his own insult, Jimmy ignored her and plunged right back into his presentation. Once finished, he returned to his seat and waited impatiently for the lunch break.

And, amazingly, when Cindy’s turn came, Jimmy didn’t point out a series of flaws in her presentation. Even when she mentioned how inferior Jimmy’s report was, he actually kept himself from seething with rage. She strolled back to her seat with her customary self-satisfied grin, but Jimmy just ignored her.

One after another, the other students took their turns, and Jimmy’s attention wavered. He had a difficult time keeping his mind off his invention. At last, he glanced at the clock and saw that they were only five minutes away from lunch.

"NIIICK!" came Ms. Fowl's bird screech.

As calm and self-confident as ever, Nick Dean made his way to the front with one hand in his pocket, stopped, and requested that the lights be dimmed. Enveloped in a creepy atmosphere, Nick began his report in mysterious tones.

"One night, about a year ago," he announced quietly, "a boy in our own city of Retroville witnessed a strange phenomenon. He saw a UFO land near Retroland and a creepy green alien step out! But the most amazing thing of all was that the alien transformed itself to look just like an ordinary boy. That alien went around walking the streets of Retroville in human form!"

Fascinated with Nick’s report, the students listened spellbound. He continued by giving them a series of "facts" about aliens living among humans and a list of "sightings". When he had finished, Oleander flipped the lights back on.

"Well, Nick, that was a very iiinnteresting report!" Ms. Fowl noted appreciatively.

Several of the students applauded, but Nick waved it off coolly as he strolled back to his seat. Jimmy glanced around at the class angrily. How could Nick get so much appreciation for such an absurd report?

Right at that moment, the school bell rang and the students headed eagerly for the door. Jimmy met Sheen in the hall, who was as impressed with Nick’s report as everyone else.

"Wow, I didn’t know that an alien subspecies that can take human form has been living among us for so long!" he exclaimed.

"It hasn’t!" Jimmy replied irritably.

"You mean it isn’t true?" demanded Sheen.

"No! It's entirely devoid of scientific fact!"

"Oh, man! Then what’s my cousin Pedro been taking pictures of all this time?"

"Sheen," Jimmy reminded, "you don’t have a cousin named Pedro."

"Oh…right…" Sheen gazed off thoughtfully into the distance.

At that moment Carl approached them. "Did you like Nick’s report, Jim?" he questioned.

"No way! It was full of errors, unconfirmed theories, wild assumptions, and blatant disregard for truth! Mine contained only scientifically valid statements. How could everyone like his report more?"

"Maybe because they had no idea what you said," Sheen suggested.

Jimmy gave him a look before he returned to pondering his problems. "I just don’t understand it!" he exclaimed.

"Face it, Jimmy," Sheen answered. "Some geniuses just lose their fame after a while. Only you never had any to start with."

Carl attempted to comfort his friend. "It’s not that your reports aren’t good or anything…they’re just kinda…"

"Boring?!" Sheen interrupted loudly.

"Well, uh, they’re not exactly as exciting as Nick’s…" Carl admitted.

"Well, soon it won’t matter how much fellow students mock and ridicule!" Jimmy grinned. "I’ve got something that’ll change everyone’s attitude."

"Guacamole?" Sheen asked eagerly.

"No!" Jimmy snapped in frustration. "The Mood Alternator!"

"Oh, yeah," Sheen remembered.
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~Rach~

[sunnstar]

YAY, A NEW INVENTION!! :dance:

Nice chapter, Rach!!