Unite! Chapter One

Unite!

Chapter One

Danny Phantom stepped through the interdimensional portal and blinked as he tried to
adjust his green eyes to the dimly lit lab, while he searched for the boy genius who
owned it.

It wasn't the first time that he had been in the lab. About two months ago Jimmy Neutron,
Timmy Turner and Spongebob Squarepants, and him had joined forces to stop the evil
syndicate from taking over all of their worlds. Then, one month later, their worlds were
threatened to be destroyed by the forces of the diabolical Mawgu. They defeated that
monster, and then came back to Jimmy's lab to discuss future possibilities. After that,
the four of them would get together every once in a while to just hang out.

"Jimmy," he called, "Where are you?"

"Danny!" A voice came from above.

Jumping, Danny looked up, only to find his friend stuck to the ceiling. Something had
gone wrong with an invention, and Jimmy Neutron was caught up in a web of sticky green
goop his swirly brown hair sticking out all over the place.

"Well, this is a sight to see," Danny smirked as he assessed the situation. "What did Timmy mess with this time?" The smile got wider as an annoyed look crossed the boy genius' face, "It looks like it blew up in your face."

"Ha ha ghost boy, just get me down," Jimmy deadpanned as he glared at the smiling ghost in front of him.

Danny grinned, "I don't know Jimmy; you look like you're comfortable." He chuckled as he reached into his backpack for the device he desired.

"Danny, get me down!" The boy genius yelled as his patience thinned, then his dark blue eyes widened as he saw what the halfa had reached into his backpack for. "Is that a camera?!"

Danny chuckled again and raised the camera.

"Danny Fenton don't you"CLICK

"What was that Jimmy?" Danny asked with a mischievous grin, "I didn't quite hear you".

"If you post that…" Jimmy started.

"Oh don't worry Neutron; I would never do something like that... Timmy on the other hand," Jimmy's eyes widened as Danny flashed a smile and then looked at the picture. This resulted in the ghost boy rolling on the floor laughing.

After a while, Danny started to settle down.

"Are you done yet?" Jimmy glared

"Nope," Danny responded as he fell to the floor once again.

Jimmy just continued to glare.

Finally, Danny sat up and sighed, "Okay, now I'm done."

"Great, now get me down!" Jimmy yelled and Danny raised his hands in protest.

"Okay, okay," he said as he floated up and removed Jimmy from the sticky binds.

"Danny?" Jimmy asked as one of his arms was freed from it's sticky prison.

"Yeah Jimmy." Danny said as he focused on removing the residue of the goo from his gloves.

"Remind me to change the password to get into my lab."

Danny looked at him and grinned, "Okay, but you realize Timmy is just going to crack it again anyway, right.

Jimmy sent Danny a grin of his own. "Yeah, but next time he'll get a little shock to go with it." To add effect, the boy genius held up a taser gun.

Danny winced and shook his head. Jimmy and Timmy's little competitions were fun to watch, but you never wanted to be caught in the middle of one. They could go from teasing to downright vicious in no time flat.

After Jimmy cleaned up and Danny changed into Fenton form, (his white hair turning midnight black, eyes turning sky blue, and his jumpsuit replaced by jeans and red and white sneakers and shirt) they went and sat at the kitchen table in the Neutron's kitchen. Jimmy's mom was there, creating a grocery list, and as the two boys walked in she glanced up and smiled at them. "Well hello there boys, how are you today?" She smiled at them sweetly, then folded her list and stuck it in her purse.

"Just fine Mrs. Neutron, and how is everything with you?" Danny greeted her with a smile and Jimmy rolled his eyes at his friend's polite antics and mumbled "suck up" which the teen just ignored.

"Oh Danny, how wonderful, will you be joining us for dinner?" She asked as her eyes lit up to fully see that their guest was one of Jimmy's alternate universe friends. "We're having meatloaf."

Danny turned a little green.

Jimmy stifled a laugh as he recalled the gruesome tale that Danny told him about the first and last time Danny's mom had made the Fenton family meatloaf. Needless to say, ghost residue and meatloaf don't mix, and resulted with Danny's head in the toilet puking up his guts from a type of ghostly food poisoning. The thought of the entree still made the ghost boy queasy just thinking about it.

"Um,no thanks Mrs. Neutron… My mom insisted that I get home early tonight, maybe some other time."

Jimmy's mom deflated a little bit in disappointment, but still smiled as she walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a purple can. "Okay Danny, but at least have a soda. You're so skinny for a boy your age. "

"Mom!" Jimmy yelled, his cheeks flushed in embarrassment and a little anger.

"It's okay Jim, thank you Mrs. Neutron." Danny said as he flashed Jimmy's mom a heart melting smile and accepted the drink.

Looking satisfied, she waved goodbye and went to do her shopping.

Jimmy wanted to apologize, but Danny waved it off and changed the topic.

"So Jimmy," Danny asked as he sat down and slowly sipped the Purple Flurp wincing at how sweet it was. "What did you call me for, not that I don't think you wouldn't just want to talk, but you sounded serious over the recaller."

Jimmy put on a serious face ready to get down to business, "I've been thinking about something Danny, and I need your opinion.

"Okay, shoot" Danny responded leaning back in his seat.

"After the Mawgu incident," Danny grimaced, but Jimmy continued oblivious to the teens show of anguish, "I started wondering how many people would be saved if we worked together more often," Jimmy paused and looked his friend in the eyes uncertain on how to proceed. Danny looked a little less at ease than before, so he decided to go ahead and get it out. "Danny, I want us to team up, you, Timmy, Spongebob, and I."
Danny furrowed his eyebrows in thought, and Jimmy continued hoping his friend would agree with his idea.

"Think of what we could do together! I want to make a difference Danny, and I know the three of you do too, otherwise, we wouldn't keep doing what we do. We could work together; this way we would always have back up and someone there for us. We could put a stop to more evil, and spend more time together." Jimmy shifted uncomfortably under Danny's thoughtful gaze. "So, what do you think?"

Danny's gaze shifted and concentrated on the ceiling as he rolled the idea around in his head, the thought honestly had merit, but it was risky, too risky for his comfort. "I don't know Jimmy."

Jimmy did his best to hide his disappointment; Danny had to agree if this plan was going to happen. "A trial period, just us four, and we'll see where things go from there," Jimmy pleaded, his eyes boring into Danny's when they were lowered back down, begging him to say yes.

Danny thought for a little bit more, the idea really was a very good one. Working together wasn't a bad idea at all. The difference they could make, and being able to spend more time together would be an incredible stress release for them all. Knowing they could rely on each other through anything would only strengthen the bond they had created in the few times they fought together.

The problem with it though, was just other people in general. He and his friends would be sticking their necks out pretty far, especially in Danny's world where he wasn't exactly seen in the best of light.

Danny could also understand his friends need for an opinion on the subject and if he himself agreed, his friend would need support to put the plan into action. Creating a crime fighting team would not be an easy move, but if successful, could create many positives for all four of their worlds.

Danny began to nod his head slowly coming to terms with the prospect, "Yeah that actually sounds like a decent idea".

Then a thought hit Danny, "Hey Jimmy, why did you only ask for an opinion from me for this idea? Why didn't you talk to Timmy or Spongebob about this issue? Or why didn't you bring us all in together and discuss this?"

Jimmy looked at Danny and sighed, "To be perfectly honest with you Danny, I did consider bringing us all together to decide. I changed my mind because of the need for this idea to be thoroughly thought trough before we put it into action, also, I'm so ticked off at Timmy right now I'm thinking about creating a Timmy eating plant."

Danny hid a snort at the thought of a giant plant attempting to eat Timmy, he knew he had to stick to the topic at hand. "I guess that makes sense, but why me? I mean, I'm not the most thoughtful person in the multiverse, and I don't normally really spend a lot of time thinking if I have a choice, that's my sister's area of expertise. You'd have probably been better off going to Shelly." Danny said cocking an eyebrow.

Jimmy shook his head, "Yes Danny, I know, but Shelly would not be an active member of this team, and I know with something as important as this, and I know you know it's important, I can trust you to take your time and make the right decision, while Timmy and Spongebob will agree to it right away without looking at the what ifs and consequences. You have lots of fighting experience; you've have a lot more on your plate than the rest of us. You've gone through so much more. Also, I talked to Jazz a few days ago. She thinks you need a little help, she says you're not sleeping or eating as much as you should be, and you're grades are in the toilet, and we both agree that you need help with your ghost fighting."

"Hey!" Danny said, standing up, his sky blue eyes flashing with anger and hurt. "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of my responsibilities! And how dare you talk to my sister behind my back like that! Do you even realize she doesn't know about my powers?"
Jimmy paled; Jazz had been so in tune to everything Jimmy was saying when they talked; He thought she knew because she had talked about Danny Phantom and Danny Fenton as the same person.

'Had she not told Danny she knew about his powers?' He asked and then answered his own question. 'Obviously not you idiot',

Jimmy became panicked as Danny turned to leave; tossing his pop can into the garbage unfinished.

"Wait, I didn't mean it like that Danny, just listen, and hear me out. Please!" He begged chasing after his hurt friend, reaching for the teen's arm.

Grabbing his friend, he silently begged for more time, and sure enough, as if sensing Jimmy's distress, the raven haired teenager slowly walked back over and begrudgingly sat back down.

Danny understood Jimmy's and Jazz's assumptions, but neither of them understood. He just didn't need as much food or sleep as he used to. Yeah, he still needed a good eight hours a night, which he didn't always get, but if he didn't get it, his ghost half would transfer a bit of energy to give him the boost he needed to get through the day. And as for food, he ate three meals a day and no more than that, he did NOT want to turn out like his father, and besides, he was never really hungry anyway, so why eat if you're not hungry. It was nothing bad like his sister, and friend apparently, thought. And as for his grades, he was getting his only D in Gym with Tetslaff, who only gave jocks and cheerleaders A's, even totally in shape Sam got a B, C's in his English and Science classes with Lancer, B's with Mr. Palooka the math teacher, and if you counted his music classes, which for some reason came easy to him which was funny to him because it was the one thing Jazz could not do without sounding like a wounded walrus, he was getting an A in those. So technically, he was doing okay in school, just not as okay as everybody thought he should be doing. So he just sighed and looked at Jimmy.

Jimmy, not wanting to continue the previous topic subtly nudged the conversation back to where it was before the awkward turn of events. "I've done some tests, and have concluded that Amity Park is the place that is in danger the most. Timmy and I fight bad guys maybe once or twice a week, and SpongeBob battles Plankton."

Danny snorted, finding the ironic difference in their enemies' funny.

"But you, Danny you fight three ghosts a day at the least, and that's not including the Box Ghost and whatever Vlad has up his sleeve at the moment. I can't handle sitting on the sidelines anymore as you try to balance school, fighting, and home life and losing your sanity while doing so."

Danny looked at Jimmy evenly. The boy genius was right, to a point, he needed help. His parents shot him disappointed glances while not even bothering to fight with him anymore, and he swore that every once in a while when he looked in the mirror, he would see red eyes staring back at him. But with the ever important CAT's coming up, Danny would just never admit that he might be losing it.

They sat there staring at each other for five minutes until Danny stood up sighing, he had made his decision. "Call a group meeting in a few days, and give me time to cool down and think. The four of us will decide what to do when the time comes."

Jimmy simply nodded, hiding the fact that he was overjoyed with the decision. Until he felt a familiar presence next to him.

Danny knelt down by Jimmy's side and put a comforting hand on the younger boy's shoulder, "I'm not mad at you Jim, a little upset, but not mad. This might just work, and I can't wait to try it out."

Jimmy smiled up at his friend, glad that they were not separating on a sour note.
Danny got up and started to leave, but before he walked through his recaller portal he looked back at Jimmy. "I'll be in touch."

He started to leave again but stopped smirking as an evil thought came to mind, "And by the way, for revenge, I'm giving Timmy that picture."

Jimmy winced and groaned as Danny disappeared though the portal.

After Danny had left, Gonard, Jimmy's robotic dog who had been watching from the corner, walked up and put its chin in Jimmy's lap. Absent mindedly scratching the dog behind the ear, Jimmy softly whispered, "Me and my big mouth. You know Gonard, even though I'm a genius, I still do and say some pretty stupid stuff, I really hope this works".

1 week later-

Timmy Turner walked down the streets of Dimsdale holding pink and green balloons, and licking an ice cream cone, with his floppy brown hair bouncing as he walked.

"Timmy!" Yelled an over exuberant yellow sponge causing Timmy to jump and drop his ice cream and let go of the balloons who quickly morphed into pink and green squirrels.
"Spongebob!" Timmy complained as he looked at his fallen ice cream cone with sad navy blue eyes.

"Oh, sorry Timmy," Spongebob apologized sheepishly, "I was just so happy to see you again."

The pink hated boy sighed and glared at the yellow sea sponge, "What are you doing here?"

"I missed you!"

"We saw each other yesterday!"

"But that was so long ago!"

Timmy took a breath and counted to ten. It was all he could do to keep himself from wishing Spongebob away to Timbuktu.

"Is there anything else?" Timmy forced out through clenched teeth.

Spongebob grinned from ear to ear oblivious to his friend's anger, "Jimmy called you, me, and Danny to a meeting at his house. Says it's something important and we should get there as soon as we can."

Timmy rolled his eyes, "He probably just wants to give another speech about some invention and making sure we're all "mentally stable" from the Mawgu incident," Timmy grumbled, 'leave it to Jimmy to worry about nothing'. Lost in thought, he missed Spongebob's face drain of color and the haunted flash that passed through his eyes.
To say Spongebob Squarepants was scared of the Mawgu was an understatement, the correct words would be: terrified, petrified, and horrified. The things he and Danny had seen were not meant for a grown mans eyes, let alone the eyes of two teenagers'. The Mawgu had proven to be the most dangerous monster either had ever faced (aka. Worse than Plankton), and in the end, when it was just the two of them, they had barely scrapped by with their lives. Seeing your own mortality flash before your life is not something that enforces happy memories. Spongebob had flown into Danny's arms in fear, and for the first time, Danny hadn't thrown him off, that's how terrifying it had been. And if Danny hadn't pulled through at the last second, and called for Tucker to throw the switch, they would have died for sure.

"I mean, seriously, we're all fine. Nothing we can't handle, right." Timmy smiled and nudged Spongebob's shoulder with his fist as he forgot about the ice cream.

"Uh, yeah, right," Spongebob stuttered.

"Now Timmy," Wanda the pink squirrel chided as she morphed into a fairy with black pants, a yellow t-shirt, and a big swirl of pink hair. "Jimmy just wants to make sure you're all okay. He really cares about you guys."

Timmy rolled his eyes, "Yeah, yeah, he's Mr. Sentimental. Well, we might as well go and see what he wants."

He then turned to look at Spongebob who had gone back to his old self before Timmy could notice. "You said Danny would be there right?"

"Yep!"

"Okay, I'm there!"

"Yay, maybe he'll have something fun to do," Cosmo the green squirrel piped up as he morphed into a similar creature as his wife with a white shirt, a black tie, and bright green hair. "And then he'll take us out for ice cream, and a movie Timmy's too young to watch."

"You'll do what!" Wanda narrowed her eyes and questioned her husband who suddenly realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly thought of a way out of trouble.

"Um...kkkkk... I'm sorry, we're breaking up. I'm going through a tunnel."

"I'm floating right next to you, you idiot."

Meanwhile:

Danny Fenton shuffled through his drawers, trying to find what he needed for the meeting when the video message on his computer beeped, followed by Danny's best friend's picture popping up.

"Hey Tuck, what's up?"

The techno geek smiled and pushed his glassed up farther onto his face while adjusting his red hat, "Not much, are you getting ready for the big meeting?"

Danny continued to search his room, mindlessly shuffling through his belongings, "Yep".
Tucker sighed, "You don't sound too excited about it dude. I thought you were aching to try it out. "

Danny groaned and turned to face the screen, worry eminent on his face, "I am Tucker, honestly I am. I'm just not sure if I'm really cut out for something like this. What if one of them gets hurt Tuck, or worse dies, and it's my fault.

Tucker frowned at his friend's response; it was never good when Danny doubted himself and he had been doing it a lot more lately, "How so?"

"What I mean Tuck, is that I'm more likely to hinder the group than help it. Even after the Ghost King, people still look at me as a villain. Something to fear, and I'm hated Tuck. If they were to come here and start helping the notorious Danny Phantom fight ghosts, it would raise questions, and I know that some people will stop at nothing to get answers, even if it means hurting one of them. If something was to happen, and it was my fault, I don't know how I'd handle it."

Tucker frowned, this wasn't good at all, "That doesn't mean you're not cut out for it Danny. It's a challenge, but not something that can't be overcome. They need you Danny, whether you realize it or not, and I know for a fact that they won't do this unless you're for it."

"Thanks Tuck, Jimmy said the same thing, but sometimes I think they'd be better off without me."

The awkward pause between the two friends was long, and Tucker was the first to break it.

"So dude... What are you looking for?" he asked.

Danny chuckled, "Just a little extra cash to take Timmy for some ice cream and a movie. Then Spongebob will want to come too, then Jimmy won't want to be left out, and I want to be financially prepared."

Tucker smiled, then the smile turned into a chuckle, and then the chuckle turned into an all out laugh.

Danny frowned at his friend, "What's so funny?"

"Oh dude, you're worried about hindering them, but you're basically going to be taking care of them for the night. Oh that's rich."

Danny smiled as he finally found the extra twenty he was looking under his mattress.
"If you want to come and help me pay, you're more than welcome." Danny laughed right along with his friend.

"No thanks dude, I have my own plans for the night."

"Date with the PDA"

"At least I'm not babysitting."

"Okay then Tuck, I'll talk to you later."

"Sounds good, bye dude"
Danny flicked off the monitor and prepared to open the portal to Jimmy's lab when suddenly there was a knock at his door. Quickly hiding the device, Danny called in the person on the other side.

His sister Jazz peered in smiling.

"What do you want Jazz?" He said rolling his eyes.

His sister simply walked in, placed a twenty in his hand, kissed his forehead, and walked back to the open door. When she reached it, she turned around and smiled.

"Love you little brother, the ice cream is on me"
Then she promptly walked out.

Danny sat there stunned. Had Jazz just heard the entire conversation? How much did she really know about him? Jimmy said she knew. Oh well, he could worry about that on a later date, right now, he had the dreaded meeting to attend. Giving the door one more glance, Danny opened the portal and silently slipped through it.

"Danny!" Spongebob yelled in delight as he flung his arms around the teen's neck.

"Ack... Spongebob... can't... breathe," the raven haired boy stuttered as he fought to pry the exuberant sponge away from his throat.

"Sorry Danny," Spongebob said as he let go, only for his arms to be replaced by Timmy's.

"Gah... Hi... Runt... Same goes... for you." Danny sputtered again.

Timmy let go as well, allowing the black haired boy to catch his breath. When Danny finally did so, he noticed someone was missing.

"Hey, have either of you seen Jimmy?"

Upstairs:

Jimmy Neutron was pacing.

Jimmy Neutron was fidgeting.

Jimmy Neutron was worried.

And the most disturbing fact of all, Jimmy Neutron was having doubts.

Now, in retrospect for somebody else, this wouldn't normally be an issue. Jimmy however, did not take kindly to self doubt. He wasn't used to it, and hadn't done it in a while. Honestly, the last time he, or anyone else for that matter, had doubted him, was when they were sitting in the Yokian's jail cells, waiting for their parents to be eaten by a giant chicken. Other than that, he was never doubted. But here he was, wondering if he was making the right choice. If it was the right choice, many more people would be saved. But if it wasn't, he would lose some of the closest friends he had ever had. After the decision was made, there was no turning back.

"Jimmy," a voice lingered down the hallway. "Where are you at?"

Jimmy stopped his pacing as Danny stuck his head around the corner. "You okay?"

Jimmy hesitated; Danny really did look concerned, so maybe he should tell him.
"I'm scared Danny."

There were a few moments of tense silence; Danny had never seen his friend question himself before. It was frightening, but for the first time in a long time, Danny knew exactly what to say.

"Would it help if I told you I felt the same way?"

Jimmy blinked in surprise, that was not what he had expected the older boy to say, and if he was honest with himself, knowing he shared the fear lifted some pressure off of his shoulders.

"Maybe a little," Jimmy admitted as he plopped down on the bed, a few seconds went by before he felt his friend sit next to him and put an arm around his shoulders. It was comforting to say the least, he wasn't sure of the last time his mom or dad had done this with him, and then again when had he given them the chance. So he leaned into the comforting gesture and sighed.

"Want to talk about it?" Danny asked with a genuine look of kindness written across his face.

"No, not really Danny," Jimmy whispered.

Danny knew better than to push the boy genius and instead, took to just sitting in silence.

They sat like that until Danny felt something slide under his other arm. Looking down, he saw Timmy adjusting into a similar position as Jimmy. Then two arms wrapped around the entire group in a loving, friendly gesture and a chin rested on the ghost boy's right shoulder.

Jimmy smiled, this was perfect. They could do it, they were a family, and even if the plan failed, they would still have each other.

"Guys, I have a proposition for you."

An evil lair on the out skirts of Retroville: 1 hour later:

"Nooooo!" A scream ripped through the sky as professor Calamitous watched the four children decide they would join forces to defeat their enemies. If he had known that this would be what came out of him creating the Syndicate, he would have never done it. Now Neutron was stronger than ever! This did not work in the insane man's plans. Where Neutron was weak, the others were strong.

Neutron was the brains and logic.

The beaver toothed one was the magic and innocence.

The yellow annoying one was the joy and positivity.

And the ghost boy was the strength and bravery.

All four of them together were a deadly combination, one that Calamitous was not ready to deal with.

Turning back to the video taken from one of his many spy bots in the boy's lab he growled under his breath.

He would not let this happen without a fight.

Back in Jimmy's Lab:

"So... what should we be called." Jimmy asked, jotting notes down on a sheet of paper. "Danny, any ideas?"

Timmy laughed, "Yeah, because Danny Phantom is sooo original!"

Danny glared at the younger boy, "Okay genius, what do you think we should be called?" Sarcasm was evident in his tone, but Timmy just ignored it.

"Well, I think we should be called Timmy's Turner's and his Super Sidekicks!" The buck toothed boy said with a big grin.

Danny face palmed, Spongebob blinked in confusion, and Jimmy glared at Timmy, "Really?"
Timmy smirked, knowing he'd struck a nerve, but before anyone could say anything, it was Spongebob who jumped up and screamed, "I have a name!"

Danny, thankful for the distraction, smiled and responded quickly to prevent a fight, "Okay Spongebob, what is it?"

"Nicely Incredible Caring Kids Taking On Overly Nefarious Super Villains!"

The other three stared wide eyed at the sponge, not sure how to respond to a name like that, until Jimmy decided to speak up, "Um... That's... Uh... Interesting Spongebob... We'll keep it in mind, how does that sound?" Jimmy spoke, turning down the name as gently as possible. That was, until Timmy spoke up.

"Nicktoons, Are you kidding? Seriously! You're going to keep a stupid name like that in mind, but you didn't even give mine a second thought!"

Spongebob was offended, "My idea is not stupid!"

Jimmy realized that this meeting was going downhill fast, and decided to end the meeting there. "Okay! Who wants to go for ice cream?"

Both Timmy and Spongebob's heads lifted in delight, and they let out a simultaneous, "I do!" To which Danny just laughed. The two then ran out of the room, leaving Danny and Jimmy alone.

"So..." Jimmy said glancing toward the door to make sure the others were gone, "What do you think?"

Danny smiled and chuckled a bit, "Well, Nicktoons has some potential, as long as nobody ever asks what it stands for."

Jimmy chuckled at that thought, "If it makes Spongebob happy, I say we do it, and if anyone ever asks what it means, we can just say we don't remember."

Danny laughed in return as he stretched his legs, "And everyone lived happily ever after."
They both then left the lab laughing loudly, joining their friends for a delicious treat, unaware of the blood red eyes of a Calamitous Spybot in the corner staring them down as they left.

Calamitous' lab 15 minutes later:

Vlad Plasmius floated in the corner glaring at the little man in front of him. "So what you're telling me is that the little brats are teaming up permanently?"

Calamitous nodded, the figure in front of him terrified him to no end, but he would rather have Vlad Plasmius as ally than an enemy any day. Vlad was just plain powerful. In his human form, he was rich and successful, and in his ghost form, he had power unimaginable. Vlad's only weakness, was the younger ghost, the one now a member of the so called 'Nicktoons'. That and the boy's mother, but Calamitous decided it would be better for his own well being not to tell Vlad that the lady Fenton would never love him.

Vlad turned to the bald man, knowing this may be the idiot he would have to team up with time and time again to get what he desired. This deranged little man had been smart enough to get the elder ghost involved, so maybe he would be of some use. That didn't explain what Calamitous wanted from him. "So what do you want me to do about it?"

Calamitous shivered under the intense gaze but was still able to squeak out, "I-I-I figured that if anyone could br-break them... it would be y-y-you."

The tiny man cowered as the ghost in front of him turned to think. It was true, if anyone could break the children, it was him, and as Vlad had always said, 'If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself'.

"Well Calamitous, I'm flattered that you think that I can break such innocent minds, but
I must ask, what is in it for me?"

The tiny man wasn't surprised that Vlad would ask such a question, Vlad always had an agenda. "If these ch-ch-children follow through with this idea, it would be harder for us to reach our g-goals. Think of young Daniel, with them at his side, he would n-n-never be yours, and because he defeated the ghost king, you n-n-need him on your side now more than ever for your plans to work."

That thought angered Vlad. For his plans to work he needed Daniel to be alone, lost. With friends at his side, the boy would never learn to turn to Vlad for comfort. This had to be stopped! Although, he might as well get as much as he could out of the deal, and speaking of the ghost king. He pulled out an object from his pocket.

"Alright Calamitous, I'll break them up, but there is something I need you to do for me first."

Meanwhile at the Candy Bar:

"Okay, whoever can chug their milkshake the quickest wins!" Timmy said with an excited grin on his face.

Jimmy rolled his eyes, "I don't understand how you can gain so much joy from giving yourself a headache."

"Aw loosen up Jimbo, "Danny said nudging the boy genius' shoulder playfully.

"Yeah," Spongebob chimed in preparing his drink for downage. "It's wonderful!"

"Alright," Jimmy sighed, giving in. "Let's just get this over with, on three guys."
"One."

All four grabbed their respective drinks.

"Two."

Both Timmy and Danny shared a knowing glance.

"Three!"

Timmy and Danny took sips of their drinks and pretended to continue drinking. Jimmy however was not to be fooled, and quickly stopped chugging his drink before the cold could kick in.

Spongebob though, was not as lucky as he dumped the entire shake in his mouth and looked at his friends. "See, that wasn't so…" Before he could finish, the brain freeze kicked in.

"Oh, oh, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" He screamed, running around in circles with his hands in the air, his friends, even Jimmy, were dying with laughter.

"I can't believe he fell for that!" Timmy screeched from the floor.

"Oh my gosh, I know!" Danny cried next to him.

"You both are terrible!" Jimmy laughed just as hard.

Back at Calamitous' Lair:

"You want me to tap the crown of fire for a power source?!" Calamitous asked in horror,
this was not at all what he had expected. The crown of fire wasn't just some ordinary trinket. It held power beyond what the mind could comprehend.

"Yes," Vlad replied solemnly studying the crown in his hands. "When tapped, the crown of fire has enough raw energy to power 1000 fairy worlds. It's a power that even the great Clockwork could only dream of having, and I intend to harness it."

"But, but ,but, how would I…?" Calamitous stuttered

Vlad snapped, getting right in Calamitous' face, "I don't know Calamitous, you're smart, figure it out!" Vlad backed off, and he walked to the makeshift portal as he deadpanned, "In exchange for my ripping apart the brats' friendship, you will do this for
me."

Calamitous nodded feebly.

Vlad continued to walk out, and in a way that mirrored Danny earlier that week, he turned around and said, "And it better be ready by the time I get back Calamitous… or else."

The ghost then turned and silently left the room and a frightened Calamitous inside.

Back at Jimmy's Lab:

"So therefore, I've redesigned the recallers so that we can get to each other quicker and more efficiently, any questions."

There was a moment of silence, and the all three hands of his friends shot up.

Jimmy groaned, "Okay, I repeat"

"Why don't you just speak in English Big head!?" Timmy, the ever so patient, asked.

Jimmy rolled his eyes again, "It's not rocket science Timmy, even the feeblest of minds can figure it out!"

"Actually Jimmy," Danny cut in, looking a little timid. "I'm a little confused myself."
"Really guys!?"Jimmy complained, looking hopelessly frustrated.

Danny rolled his eyes, and stopped Timmy's smart remark in its tracks. "Alright Jimmy, try again and this time, keep in mind that we're not genius' like you."

Jimmy took a deep breath, "Okay, when we need to call each other, hit the green button. To stop your call, hit the red button, and to travel, hit the blue button. The five smaller buttons below those three are who you want to contact. Yellow is Spongebob, pink is Timmy, white is Danny, and orange is me. The button on the side will contact everyone in case of an emergency. There will be modifications if needed, and if you have questions, feel free to ask.

Danny smiled, "There you go! Nice and English like!"

Jimmy glared at Danny. "Har har."

Timmy laughed and put a put a hand on Jimmy's shoulder, "So is that it, because I have homework I'm not going to do."

Jimmy chuckled at the buck toothed boy's remark. "Yeah Timmy that's all, we'll all meet again in a week for another meeting. In the meantime, call each other if you need anything."

The three nodded to Jimmy in agreement and started to gather their stuff, but Jimmy wasn't done.

First, he turned to Spongebob, "This isn't a toy Spongebob, be responsible with it. Only use it if you need too."

Secondly he turned to Timmy, "Timmy, don't break this, lose this, use your hologram's powers on it, use it for prank calls, or give it to Cosmo. This is one of the biggest responsibilities you will ever have, and I don't want this falling into the wrong hands like it did with Calamitous the first time."

And finally he turned to Danny, "Use this. We're here to help you, but we can't do anything if you do not allow us to. I expect to hear from you when you need help. I've also sent a message to Sam telling her what is going on and if needed, have her force you to call us. You don't have to take this all on by yourself, you will always have us. Utilize this team thing as much as you need."

The atmosphere then lightened, and Jimmy smiled, "I'll see you guys later then."
They all smiled, nodded, and Spongebob wrapped his arms around Jimmy in a tight hug. "See you Jimmy!"

Jimmy laughed, "Bye Spongebob, We'll see you soon."

The yellow sponge then jumped through his portal laughing joyfully.

Danny left next, ruffling Timmy's hair, and sending Jimmy an encouraging smile before walking through his portal.

Then only Jimmy and Timmy were left. "You realize he's not going to call unless Sam forces him right."

Jimmy sighed and rubbed his temples, "Yeah, I know, but maybe he'll realize that we can help, and that he needs it.

Timmy laughed sarcastically, "Yeah, and maybe he'll stop being overprotective and stubborn."

Jimmy chuckled, "I doubt that, but one can hope."

Timmy laughed all the way through his portal, instantly greeted by Cosmo and Wanda with a hug on the other side.

Jimmy smiled as he went back to work on a new invention without a care in the world.

To be continued...