And here is is, the final chapter!

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Chapter Eleven: Resolution

"Ah man, my head hurts."

Danny was slouching over a bowl of ice cream, looking rather tired and worn.

The group had reunited and gotten out of New York quite quickly – the police were already arriving on scene, along with some angry looking men from the government, and they had figured they'd rather not spend the rest of the day being questioned. They'd retreated to the Candy Bar in Retroville, for what Danny had referred to as 'ice cream therapy.'

"Seriously," grumbled Danny, "Did you have to aim for my head?"

"Why not?" shrugged Dani, "It was the biggest target."

"I'm gonna remember that," grunted Danny.

He turned to Sam.

"So...you kept the amulet," he said.

"I did," nodded Sam.

"...and I'm probably not gonna be able to convince you to let it go?" added Danny.

"Nope," said Sam.

"I thought as much," sighed Danny.

Across the table, Jimmy, Timmy and Spongebob were looking over the Man's box.

"So what're gonna do with that thing?" asked Timmy.

"I'm gonna get rid of it," replied Jimmy, "I think it's too dangerous for me to keep. I mean, if it can keep a guy's heart alive outside of his body, what else could it do?"

"So you're not gonna study it or anything?" quizzed Spongebob.

"Nope," said Jimmy, "This thing's going straight into the sun."

"Wow, that's a heck of a way to take out your garbage," nodded Timmy.

"Hey, wait a minute," Spongebob realised, looking around the table, "Where'd Jenny go?"

Jenny stood outside the Candy Bar, preparing to leave.

"Jenny?"

She turned around. Jimmy was walking out of the building, looking confused.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"I have to find my mom," replied Jenny, sadly, "She wasn't in the Man's dungeons, so I figure he put her somewhere else."

"I understand," nodded Jimmy, "Although I was hoping you'd join us permanently..."

"Maybe when I find mom," said Jenny, "But not until I do."

"Well, if you have to leave, take this," replied Jimmy.

He pulled a recaller out of his pocket, handing it to Jenny.

"Just so we can stay in contact," he added.

Jenny smiled.

"Thanks," she said.

"No problem," grinned Jimmy, "It was a pleasant experience to work with you."

"Same here," nodded Jenny, "See you later, Jimmy."

Then there was a loud roar as she rocketed into the blue sky above. Jimmy watched her get further and further until she was just a dot on the horizon.

"Do you think we'll ever see her again?"

Spongebob, Timmy and Danny had followed Jimmy out of the Candy Bar and were now standing next to him.

"I think that's almost a certainty, Spongebob," replied Jimmy.

"So, we saved the world," nodded Danny, "Where to from here?"

"Yeah, we saved the world, Mr. Flying Monkey," corrected Timmy, crossing his arms.

"I dunno," shrugged Jimmy, "But whatever comes, there's no-one else I'd rather face it with."

The group looked up at the sky, watching the clouds go by. The world had been saved once again – and once again, they were united.

"...you know, this is really cheesy," muttered Timmy.

"What do you mean, it's gone?!"

The government agent paced his office, phone in hand. His face was red.

"It was under armed guard at A-51, how can it be gone...what?! Ah...whatever, task all agents to get it back, ASAP – priority one target...alright, alright, get on it."

He hung up and began to dial a new number.

"Yeah, it's Dorian Fletcher. Bad news – someone stole the Chronomancer."

A brief pause.

"Yes, we can confirm it hasn't yet been used. We're monitoring the time stream, so if anything happens, we can respond..."

Another brief pause.

"Of course, we'll keep tabs on that group. If they can stop the Man in the White Suit, they could definitely be valuable against the Warlord."

Yet another pause.

"Alright, alright, I'll monitor them and get the Division scouring for the Chronomancer. You keep up the good work over there."

One more pause.

"Got it. Goodbye, Colonel Atkinson."

He hung up and sat down at his desk, looking at his computer.

Warlord arrival in TWO months and ZERO days...

To Be Continued...

And here we are, at the end of a story arc I've been building since towards the end of Chaos and Eggnog! I've got to admit, it feels kind of melancholic - I mean, I have to stop writing for the Man in the White Suit, which is a shame as I enjoyed writing for him.

Ah well, onwards yet onwards - a new arc awaits! I'm very excited about this, as I've been planning it since before I started on Darkness Rising. At the moment, you can expect three fics similar in size to, say, Orb of Power/Stage Fright, rounded off by another big one. And that big one...lets just say, it's gonna be big.

Anyway, I'd like to thank you all for reading, and for bearing through my many delays (I started this last June, it took eleven months). I shall see you quite soon with the next Nicktoons Unite fic.

I invite you all to join me...for Planktopolis Now.