Mind Over Muscle: Or, Timmy and Sunset In the World of Crash Nebula
"Who got a B?" Timmy sang over and over again while riding the bus home, "Me. Me. Me."
Chester, A.J., Elmer, and Sanjay looked increasingly annoyed with Timmy's chant.
"We get it Timmy," Chester said with strained patience, "you got a B. But you don't have to act go all A.J. on us."
"Yeah," A.J. butted in. "What he said." He did a double take. "Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
Timmy silently conceded Chester's point and put the grade back into his backpack. "So what do you guys want to do tomorrow?"
"Disprove the laws of thermodynamics." A.J. said.
"Break into Mr. Johnson's green house," Chester said.
"Read the Bhagavad-Vita," Sanjay said.
"Buy ointment for my boil," Elmer said.
"How about a game of Timmyball," Timmy offered. His friends all agreed. The bus pulled up to his house.
He waved goodbye to his friends, got off the bus, and began walking to his house.
Only for a grey hand to grab his shoulder.
"Turner!" Timmy fearfully cocked his head and saw Francis glaring at him.
"Francis," Timmy said fearfully. "What are you-,"
"I heard you got a B minus!" the tall bully said with clear menace in his voice. Before Timmy could respond, Francis angrily lifted Timmy by the scruff of his neck. "That means you're a nerd," Francis said with a growl to the cringing boy, "and I hate-,"
"What's going on?" a female voice said. Francis turned and saw some girl with red and yellow hair approaching him. The girl was a little taller than him.
"Sunset," Timmy said with a relieved voice.
"You know her?" Francis asked in confusion.
Sunset crossed her arms and looked at the bully with an amused expression. "I'm his temporary babysitter," Sunset said with clear annoyance.
Francis felt a twinge of fear go through his face. "Um," Francis said, forcing a fake smile on his face, "I wasn't doing anything wrong." He pulled Timmy into a fake hug. "My buddy Timmy and I were just playing."
Timmy wondered if Sunset would fall for Francis' act. Her smirk showed she was amused by Francis' act rather than impressed.
"Just like that used motorbike some con artist tried to sell me," Sunset said with a mocking grin, "I ain't buying it."
Francis dropped all pretensions of being a nice guy, frowning menacingly. "Oh yeah," Francis said, bravely (or stupidly) walking up to Sunset and getting in her face. "What are you going to do about it? You're a girl!"
Sunset's smile got bigger. The fire-haired girl whispered something into Francis' ear. Timmy strained to hear was she was-
"AAHHHHH!" Francis shrieked with a terrifying expression. He then sprinted away from the fire-haired girl. "Get away from me freak!" Francis said, turning back to yell at the red and yellow haired girl. He didn't look where he was going and plowed into a lemonade stand. He felt to the ground in a heap, covered in cups and lemonade.
The girl running the stand did not look amused. "That's three dollars for the lemonade, bub," she said to Francis in a stern tone. Francis let out a pained moan as he laid on the grass in pain.
"What did you say to Francis?" Timmy asked Sunset.
"Do you really want to know?" Sunset asked with a smirk.
Timmy decided he was better off not knowing. "No thanks," Timmy said with some fear in his voice.
"Why was he picking on you?" Sunset asked.
Timmy narrowed his eyes. "He's mad because I got a B on Crocker's quiz," Timmy answered in annoyance.
"Figures," Sunset said with a snort, "he doesn't look too bright. How old is he?"
"12." Sunset looked askance at that. "He's 12? He's almost as tall as me!"
"I think he has a gland thing," Timmy said.
"Anyways congrats on the test," Sunset said with a proud smile that warmed Timmy's heart, "I just know the perfect way to celebrate."
"What's that?" Timmy asked with some anticipation in his voice.
"My favorite food," Sunset said, "a three bean salad."
"More vegetables," Timmy said with dismay.
"If you liked the veggie pizza," Sunset said, "maybe you'll like this."
"I guess," Timmy said with a shrug.
After putting the quiz on the wall and enjoying Sunset's salad, the two were sitting in the living room, where Timmy was asking for help with his VR game.
"There's this level you can't beat?" Sunset asked Timmy.
The brown-haired boy held up his VR helmet. "It's too hard," Timmy complained.
"Maybe I could help," Sunset said. She let out a frown. "But I need another helmet."
Timmy thought for a moment, then smiled. "I have another helmet," Timmy offered happily.
"Where?" Sunset said.
"Um," Timmy stammered, "upstairs," Timmy said, before running up the stairs into his room. Sunset heard a faint poof coming from the room. Timmy came back down with a helmet that look so brand new, it shined with sparkles.
"Alright," Sunset said, taking the shining piece of equipment.
"Are you ready?" Timmy said.
"Ready," Sunset said. The two put on their helmets, and were plunged into cyberspace in a burst of light.
Sunset and Timmy materialized in some digital, extraterrestrial wasteland. The sky was an ugly yellow-brown, the ground had numerous cracks in it, with one of them leading to a canyon of some kind. He saw a short distance away was a volcano that was constantly blowing smoke. They wore Crash Nebula uniforms, complete with helmets and a side arm.
"Man," Sunset said, her voice having a metallic timbre in the VR world, "these effects are amazing. Where did you get this?"
"Internet," Timmy said, his eyes darting back and forth.
"So where is the-," Sunset began, before she heard some stomping. She looked and saw the boss. It was some giant chrome-plated robot beetle thing with clear red eyes.
"Chromebug," Timmy said, before activating his cannon. He blasted the bug, but his cannon didn't work against the thick hull of the metal creature. "Come on. Come on." The beetle fired a laser at Timmy, wiping him out in one hit.
"GAME OVER!"
"Darn it," Timmy said, throwing his helmet off in annoyance. Sunset took her helmet off calmly.
"It's so unfair," Timmy growled, "that bug is so much bigger than me."
"Yep," Sunset agreed, "you can't beat that thing with raw power."
"I know," Timmy lamented.
"you'll have to use your brain," Sunset said.
"How?" Timmy said.
"Power means nothing," Sunset said, "if you can't master your environment. To win, you need to use the environment to help you."
"What do you mean?" Timmy asked Sunset.
"I'll show you," Sunset said. "Want to try one more time?"
"OK," Timmy said. They put the helmets back on.
They were back in the VR world.
"So what now?" Timmy asked Sunset. The Chromebug approached them once more.
"Look around you," Sunset said, as the giant metal beetle came toward them. He saw some crevices in the ground.
"So?" Timmy said. Sunset rolled her eyes and jumped in. Timmy, confused by what Sunset was doing, but fearful of being blasted, jumped into the crevice.
The beetle blasted them...much to Timmy's horror, but to his relief, the blast didn't affect them.
"See," Sunset said with a smile, "we can hide in here from the beetle." Timmy looked and saw how The Chromebug was hanging over them, but its blasts couldn't break through the rocks surrounding the crevice, nor could the beetle reach them in here.
"OK," Timmy said, "but now what?"
"We wait," Sunset said with a smirk.
"Wait for what." They heard a volcanic blast. The blast distracted the beetle, turning away from Sunset and Timmy. Its back was turned, revealing that the the back was made of a weaker copper.
"See," Sunset said. "The boss' weak spot is usually its backside, where you can't reach."
"Wow," Timmy said with a smile.
"Go," Sunset said with a smirk. Timmy jumped out of the crevice and blasted The Chromebug. The health bar of the bug went down by a lot. Chromebug finally turned back toward Timmy, and with a roar, charged for him. Timmy yelled and ran back into the crevice, where it couldn't get him.
"See," Sunset said with a smile. "All you have to do is hide here, wait for the volcano to erupt, and the Chromebug will turn its back."
Timmy saw the pattern, and repeated it several times. Within a few minutes, the Chromebug was defeated as its health bar went to zero. The bug let out an angry roar as it exploded, releasing a bright light.
"CONGRATULATIONS!" a voice said, with the same word appearing in the sky. "YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS LEVEL!"
"Thanks Sunset," Timmy said, happy to have defeated this annoying level.
"Like I said," Sunset said with a proud smile, "when we work together, we can do anything."
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ok. i'm getting the vibe that timmy will want to have sunset as his full time sitter.
A know the game series is a little more mature than what Timmy is used to playing, (i can imagine that Crash nebula is rated just below Teen in the MPAA(?) rating system,) I can now imagine Timmy and Sunset having a blast playing Borderlands 2 VR. Or Hell, any Borderlands game in general. Coach co-op has never been more fun (and lucrative!)
Nice you added a bit with Francis. Can't wait for Sunset to meet more people involved with Timmy's life, either to make him miserable or think they've above everyone else. Although how would the Rainbooms feel about Chip Skylark since he's such a famous pop star. I'm sure with his voice and their music they'd make a swell musical number
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you play the borderlands games??
I never knew how much I needed a fic about Sunset properly mentoring/babysitting Timmy Turner
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Yes, I do. I have Borderlands: GOTY Edition, Borderlands 2, B:TPS, Borderlands 3 (currently playing,) and I just recently picked up Tales of The Borderlands but I haven't started that one because it's on the 360 and my 360 has a busted wi-fi card.
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do you have a switch at all?? because they have 1' 1.5' and 2 for it.
Not bad, though I thought his friends hated Timmyball since it basically amounts to Timmy throwing a ball in their faces. Also now you have me curious, what exactly did Sunset say to Francis to make him run for the hills. I figured she might use her magic to learn his darkest secrets but she didn't touch him, so what'd she do?
Francis is 12? I thought he was 15 and was held back many times because I remember he has hair on his back.
Oh god, Timmy finding out the real reason why Sunset is his temporary babysitter is gunna crush him. He finally has someone who actually cares about his interests and doesn't treat him like garbage other then Cosmo and Wanda and it's for a ultilior motive. It doesn't help that years of abuse by everyone around him has most likely warped his view of the world and made him very cynical toward everyone he meets.
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chip ponying up?
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I only have an X-Box. Sorry.
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aw man. there goes another shot of making a team.
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IKR? I have a buddy irl who co-ops with me in BL3. Its s hit ton of fun that way (solo Vault Hunting is fun, but with more hunters, there are more enemies, thus better loot,) and that makes things more enjoyable. If I had the money, I would I would get Borderlands on Steam. STeam is practically universal and I've seen some really good playthroughs on BL2 via Steam.
I do hope Sunset does become Timmy’s full time sitter or... She is sort of a orphan in this world because she does live by herself... Maybe?
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wow. you learn something new each day.
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That's what life is all about.
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Watch his parents spin some Bull about Vicky being around longer and that they "trust her" more over Sunset.
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I'm pretty sure the turners are going to adopt her, and she will become his big sister, so no problems there.
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i guess.
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now that's jest mean.
I'm now addicted to this story. 😤😔
I wonder what Sunset said to Francis that spooked him so much?
Anyway, another nice chapter!
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Unlikely, as that would involve her moving to another school district. Sunset might also be technically an adult because of portal shenanigans.
Adding this to my drama shelf for pre-emptive post-realization chapters where Timmy finds out the real reason Sunset's here
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I don’t think there’s really a law about her to change schools if she moved out of the district
I'm really curious about the way Sunset will Confronts Jorgen Von Strange, because the fairy rules says he cannot tell about any human he has Fairy Odd Parents, but that doesn't apply to ponies of a magic world. XD
And I hope in the end Timmy does a wish like he did on the first episode of season 4, he would wish to live in Canterlot instead of Dimmsdale. XD
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Perhaps, but sunset won't be in school forever, or she could chose to actually move, and timmy's parents can be convinced, or timmy could move, thouhg the story needs to be longer to set up moving timmy'es parents, hell, timmy could wish it and ban, he moves to canterlot, parents have new better jobs there, new home, etc. XD, about being technically adult, what maters is if legally she isn't, so nobody in the human world would say anything; so it could happen if done right, but as of right now, it doesn't seem like it.
This is a really sweet and wholesome story
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now that i see as a happy ending for the poor kid.
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Uh...no.
I'm not planning for Timmy to flip his metaphorical finger to Dimmsdale and go live happily ever after in Canterlot.
From my perspective, a change of scenery has not been a solution to one's problems.
Secondly, I will not shy away from depicting the harsh realities of Timmy's life, but not for the purposes of shilling about how evil "Dimmsdale" is. As shown by Principal Cinch and Crystal Prep, Canterlot also has some awful people as well.
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(deep sigh) you got a point there.
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Yeah fair point, actually even on the episode where he wished to live far away doesn't end the way he wanted, when he wanted to go to a burp contest but he couldn't leave because the city was brainwashed by the milk. But I don't think it would be okay in the end Timmy still has Vicky as babysitter after taking everything without the girls doing something drastic to her, even if they knew it was necessary for Timmy has her, they couldn't leave Timmy like that...
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I'm not going to reveal the plot.
But you are correct: there is a storm cloud brewing over Sunset's less than altruistic reasons for looking after Timmy.
Any relationship built on misunderstanding, if not outright lies, is not just a house of cards. It is a long fuse waiting to be lit.
All I'll say for now is that there is...something out there could set it off.
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Moondancer
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Sunset has no magic. Just words.
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This is before Friendship games. so no SciTwi , no Geodes.
I wonder what Sunset told Francis to get him to back off?
So, am I the only one interested in seeing how Crocker is explored. Seriously, dude was a tragic character given his backstory but was essentially treated as a perpetual punchline. I'm hoping he's given more depth here.
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For you information, Sunset WAS a bully, and she knows everything about how to torture someone else after be reformed
Peace was never a option
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Maybe she made some kinda bluff about knowing he likes ponies or something?
If I may say so, this is quite the idea. Fairy odd parents with eqg. I wish I thought about it first. Along with dexter's lab (only first part though) samurai jack, and.... (et me look up something.... huh they made a few phineas and ferb in equestia as well. Guess you can never underestimate creators nowadays.
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we can differentiate them by calling the FoP one Ms Tang.. while OUR Trixie, Lulamoon
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Vicky
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My point is that while some places are nicer than others, there is good, evil, and in-between everywhere.
Camden, New Jersey is not fun place to live. But in that town, there are decent people who want to get by.
Switzerland is a beautiful country, but it is run by bankers so amoral, they'll take Nazi money.
Timmy's problems won't vanish just by moving somewhere else.
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I understand your point, while I mean it is: I think in the end, the fiction shouldn't end up like a status quo thing like happens in all episodes of Fairy odd parents and ir would be cool if Timmy friendship with Sunset and the girls would be more like everyday instead of being a friendship of a mission and then they get their lives as usual, like Timmy having a hell of day like everyday while the girls has their own lives... Like status quo.
I just thought of something... The rules book mentions you can’t tell anyone (more like implying humans only) that he has fairies but what does that mean for Sunset since she is a Unicorn?
I won’t be surprise if nothing happens and the fairies we’ll get confuse
ngl this story is just fantastic, it reminds me of the old days of fairy odd parents, as well as the fairy odd parents movie featuring the muffin and channel chaser, the way you get the characteristics of the characters from the fairy odd parents and Equestria girls, makes this story very enjoyable while providing a bit of childhood nostalgia of old nickelodeon. A shame i caught up to the chapters already, but i can't wait to read the future chapters and see where this is going!
Also is it bad that I'm kinda hoping for Timmy to gain a thing for one of the younger equestria girl characters like applebloom, scootaloo, or sweetiebelle?
Eitherway, keep up the great work!
I think the reason FOP got so bad in the later seasons is because the writers were struggling to come up with and execute episodes after a point where Timmy's character ark was essentially already finished. He overcame Crocker in the muffin extended episode and learned that he's gunna have to give up his fairy's eventually. He overcame Vicky in Channel Chasers and learned that despite being treated horribly he still had people in his life outside of Cosmo and Wanda that loved him. Channel Chasers is the true finale of FOP and I won't be convinced otherwise.
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I'm more curious about the fact that she's looking for magic period. Does it say anything in Da Rules about talking about magic itself?
I think that if she proves she is a legitimate unicorn, she'll be on the list of beings that can know.
I've got a feeling in the back of my head that the stones of creation, or whatever they were called, are what actually grant the fairies their magic and they might even have pieces of them in the wands.
This is a good story so far, I look forward to more!
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I don't know... the flyer said that the Rainbooms, and by extension Sunset, babysit for $11 an hour. I think that is WAY cheaper than Vicky. And with how Timmy's parents are? I'm pretty sure they'll go with the cheaper option.
And like others have said, when Timmy finds out that Sunset had an ulterior motive he'll be crushed. The poor kid has been alone for so long, and the first role model he's ever had was just using him? That's gonna hurt. I hope Sunset will be able to explain herself well enough so he understands.
On another note... THE RULEZ state that Timmy will lose Cosmo and Wanda if someone finds out for sure that he has Fairy Godparents, but maybe there will be a loophole for humans who already know about magic? If not, then besides Timmy's happiness, there is a pretty good chance of Timmy having to say goodbye to his Godparents.