Dreams Come True

ARMEGEDROID

I slowly opened my eyes as the noise from yesterday played again. I slowly sat up and looked to the kitchen, XJ4 angrily barking at Ralph again, making me roll my eyes. I slowly sat up with intent to go into the kitchen, but then something came to my mind. I instead changed course and headed upstairs, making my way to Jenny's room. When I reached her door, I hesitated for a moment before knocking. There was silence for a moment, before I heard a groan and the sound of approaching footsteps. Jenny, her eyes slightly dimmer than usual and her posture crooked, opened her door and looked down at me.

"What do you want, Caleb?" Jenny asked in a hoarse voice.

"I came up to check on you, and was wondering if you're up for a chat?" I asked, an innocent smile on my face. She looked at me for a few moments, then let out a quiet sigh.

"Sure", she gestured her head, and I walked into her room. Jenny closed her door when I got in, and then went and laid back down on her bed, face buried in her pillow. I sat down next to her and looked her over, a frown forming on my face.

"Jenny, how have you been?" I asked her in worry, "I've seen a lot of heroes like you going through exactly this." Jenny just groaned into her pillow, then turned her head to look at me with a defeated expression.

"Just want a break..." She whispered, "I've put up with so much, and whenever I think I'm able to get a break, something blows up in my face..." I carefully rubbed a hand on her back, and she gave me a very small, weak smile."Even with Brad, Tuck and Sheldon, as much as I love them, things can get crazy with them too."

I looked over the robot girl sadly, but then an idea came into my head. "Then why not join us?"

Jenny looked up at me in confusion. "What?"

I jumped off her bed with excitement in my eyes. "Join me and the others! I'm trying to get back home to the capital, so why not come with us?"

Jenny finally rolled over and sat up, but gave me a very uneasy look. "I...don't know...", she looked out her window, "What about everyone? What if something happens?" She brought her knees up to her face. "I couldn't live with myself if everyone got hurt."

"No, Jenny, that's the best part", I said, beaming. "You can just come back the exact time you left! You'll be able to spend as much time with us as you want, and nothing bad can happen!"

Jenny looked at me with gradual shock as everything clicked for her. She leaned in closer, and I nodded, answering her wordless question. She then looked down at her hands, then beamed. I was then locked into a fierce hug from her, something I happily returned.

"Oh my gosh!" Jenny squealed when we released, "This'll be amazing! It's like when I went to Cluster Prime for the first time!" She jumped off the bed, bursting with energy. I couldn't help but chuckle. "I'm so ready!"

A knock at the door snapped her out of her excitement. She walked over to it and opened it, Gladius bowing as he entered the room. "I was wondering where you ran off too, Caleb", he said.

I smiled and rolled my eyes. "I just came up to check on Jenny, and now we have another member of our little band of misfits."

Gladius turned around to the robot superhero. "You want to join us?"

Jenny nodded rapidly. "Yes. I want a break from my usual life, and when Caleb offered, I had to say yes." She looked at me. "When do we leave?"

I shrugged. "Not sure. Gladius is the one with the built in compass."

Gladius began mumbling nonsense and spinning around, before facing me. "We need to wait a moment. In the direction of the capital, there are no other universes in line yet."