Wow, this one should have come out a LONG time ago, so sorry for the delay but here it is!
Joe X AtlanticCraftFanGirl or AKA Jimena as requested by nyancinder123, here you go! It took a while to get inspiration for this one because I had no idea what I would do with it, but DANG I GOT IT GOOD
Enjoy! :D

Joe

"Joe!" My head shot up, just in time to watch Cody's eyes roll. "You weren't listening, were you?"

I hesitated but then quickly spoke. "No, I heard you. But I just want to double check so please repeat everything you just said." Cody immediately groaned.

"Oh for Pete's sake!" He threw his arms up into the air but finally went with it. "Okay, I need to go out to Sector Four and deal with some things, but I need you to remain here and deal with the requests that all of the citizens. Just man the palace, okay?" I nodded. "Great, I'll see you later! Oh! Also, if Carl comes back-"

"-Don't fulfill his request because he's already asked for two this week even though everyone only gets one, yes I know! Bye!" I waved as the penguin rushed out of our room. Once out, I huffed and sank into the bed. Today was going to be a slow day without him. Doing kingly duties was always a lot more fun with another person. I began to think of a way to make it better, before remembering I had other options.

I bolted up the stairs but before I could leave the palace, a deep voice stopped me. "And where do you think you are going? You have citizens to attend to!"

"I know! I just need to get someone real quick. Hold them off, it'll only take a tick!"

Rasmus scanned my face, trying to read me until he came to a conclusion. "You're bringing her back, aren't you?" I grinned and nodded. "I don't think that's wise. The last time you and your girlfriend were here-"

I cut him off with a wave. "Rasmus, I promise we won't step the oven on fire again. That was one time and it was just for a cake! It was an honest mistake!"

Though he wasn't convinced, he let me leave anyways.

"Jimena! Hey!" I called as I entered the house. The brown haired girl looked up, then grinned. Today she had her purple and black plaid on with some jeans to go with it. Her purple bow was currently in her hair, and stayed in when she brushed some of her hair out of her face.

Jimena was an Atlantean to the core. Born and raised here, she practically could make friends with anyone, and Atlantis knew her well. There was a good reason for this too! She was funny and good with people. Once you became friends with her, it felt like she knew exactly what to say to make you happy, whether it be a joke or words of strange wisdom.

The two of us had met on the streets when I was suppose to be running an errand and our two personalities just hit it off! After that, I kept coming to hang out with her and after a solid three months, I finally worked up the courage to ask her out. And she said yes.

We had been dating a total of six months now, and though we did hit a couple rocky roads, and not the ice cream, we turned out to be quite the power couple of Atlantis. Being around her, it just made me so happy! No doubt that doing my kingly duties with her would be a lot more fun.

"Heya Joe. What's up?" She asked nonchalantly, getting up from the couch and putting down her drawing tablet. Jimena had quite the skill for art, one of her many talents.

"Cody's out doing some duties and I'm stuck with a bunch of chores at the palace. Want to help out? It'll be a lot more fun with you!" Jimena thought to herself for a moment, but agreed. I smiled. "Great! Let's go!"

"Huh." Jimena shifted in the seat, eyebrows raising. "You'd think that the throne would be a lot more comfortable than this... What the heck are these cushions made of? The gold is a lot more comfortable than this!"

I chuckled as I sat next to her. The two of us were going to go take care of the citizens, but she wanted to see what it was like to sit on the throne. She was currently on Cody's, while I stuck to mine. "I know right? For some reason Cody hasn't noticed! Anyways, we should probably deal with the citizens. Are you ready, my love?"

Jimena did her best to try to contain her laughter. "Of course, sweetheart." Soon, I found myself doing the same until neither of us could hold it. We both burst out laughing, my sides began to hurt after a while.

One of our favorite things to do was to call each other by cheesy nicknames that they use in movies. Besides those two, we used names like Sugar Plum, Baby Bear, Popsicle, Honey Bee and others, all of which we heard from really bad Rom-coms. Another thing we always did was watch really bad romantic-comedies and either make fun of them with sassy comments, or reenact them. By far, Titanic was our favorite. 

It was even better when I would be Rose and she would be Jack.

"Okay..." I wheezed, starting to regain control again. "Let's go fulfil some citizens dreams."

Together, we walked out and to the line just outside the palace. I decided to go first, approaching a reverse mermaid, bottom half human and top half fish, something I didn't know existed. They told us they had lost their cat and needed help finding it. I sent two guards to help and they went on their way. Jimena took the next one. The next Atlantean looked to be human but with gills and fins around their body. She wore a pair of green computer glasses. She nervously readjusted them before speaking.

"Ma'am, we need more money for the Arts program at the school! We need more supplies!"

Her eyes lit up. "WE CAN GET YOU ONE MIL-" I quickly cut in.

"Psst! We don't have that kind of money to give away! Rasmus will kill us!" I hissed. She frowned and I let out a sigh. "Half a million?" I offered.

"Deal." Then she turned back to the Atlantean. "Sound fair?"

The woman's jaw dropped and eyes sparkled. "Yes! Thank you! Thank you so much!"

The rest of the day, Jimena and I messed around, joking and started to come up with a plan to prank Cody when he came back. While going over the plans in my room, Rasmus came in. "Hey Rasmus, is-" I turned to talk to him, but his face was grim and eyes locked right on to me. My eyebrows furrowed together. Jimena's brown eyes shifted between me and Rasmus. Both of us could sense something was off about him. He might have been serious most of the time, but now was the most serious I'd ever seen him. He almost looked... Sad.

"Rasmus? What's wrong?"

Rasmus took in a shaky breath, making my heart skip a beat, then uttered words that could stop time. "It's Cody."

"What? What happened to him? Is he stuck in some sort of traffic or something?" Even as I said them, I knew it had to be something way worse, but some part of me held on to the fantasy that it couldn't be so bad.

When Rasmus started to explain, a warm hand met mine and gave a comforting squeeze, the only thing that was keeping me stable right now. "Cody was taking care of some business down in Sector Four when a bomb went off. He's alive, but took an intense blow to the head. He's in bad shape, the doctors are afraid he might slip into a coma. Joe... I want you to be prepared for the worse."

My mind reeled, and I shook my head. My body staggered back, the only thing keeping me from falling and passing out was the steady hand, now on my shoulder. "The... Worse?"

"You might have to run Atlantis alone for a while, or if it goes to extreme measures, you might never get Cody back."

Might never get Cody back. Might never get Cody back. As I sat in the hospital room, those words continually echoed through my head over and over, making everything else seem distant. On the bed and hooked up to all sorts of machines, my brother laid down, unmoving. The steady heart monitor was the only thing keeping me from having a mental breakdown. Well, that and my best female friend sitting next to me. Jimena stayed by my side, even after hours had passed, and we sat in silence.

A bomb... Who would want to hurt Cody? He's the king! Who in their right mind would try and kill the king? Wait... Cody was in Sector Four... A sudden feeling of rage filled my body and my hands tightened into fists. Jimena noticed immediately. "What is it?"

"KrakenKid!" I spat the name like it was venom to my tongue. "He did this! Sector Four, targeted Cody, who else would it be? Ohhh, he will PAY FOR THIS! I-..." I shook, getting up and stared at Cody. "I'm going to kill him once and for all! He has gone too far, targeting my brother like that! If he thinks for one second he can just-"

"Joe!" Her voice brought me back to reason. She stood up, moved until she was right in front of me and stared into my eyes. "Breathe." I took in a ragged breath, then let it out. "Think about this, you don't want to start a war and you don't want to kill him. You're not a killer, this is just the rage talking." She reasoned, keeping her voice as level as possible.

"But KrakenKid-"

"-Probably didn't do this. Think about it, he would have made sure Cody was dead and made sure everyone could see him do it. This wasn't him, he's way too flashy and dramatic for something like this. We will find who did this and lock them in jail," She put her hands on my cheeks, keeping my attention on her and her words. "Without causing a war first." I nodded slowly, my eyes drifting to the floor. "Are you going to be alright, Joe?"

My eyes moved back to her, looking deep into her brown eyes and smiled. Every time I went into a dark place, Jimena was always the light to guide me back. She was always there for me, always making sure I'd be okay and loving me with all of her heart. I let out a small chuckle and leaned in. She got the message and did the same until our lips pressed together. I held it there until I had to breathe again and moved back.

"Yeah. I'll be okay. Thank you."

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Crap man. This was going to be really fluffy and short at first and the ending was they were going to print a bunch of memes and paste it all over Cody's side of the room to prank him but then I got this idea and it just sorta happened...

I really hope I did Jimena justice when writing because CRAP I'M NERVOUS I MESSED IT UP! SORRY IF I DID, IT WAS HARD!

Should I tag her or nah because the only thing holding me back from tagging her is NERVES BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WOULD LIKE IT OR NOT

But dang that was pretty cute...

Anywayyyssss, I hope you liked it! Be sure to comment and tell me how I did because I have no idea... 

Also, comment any other ships you want me to write because I am running low on it, so really, go crazy when asking. I feel like people forget this but you are allowed to ask for another one shot of a ship already done and it won't be linked to the last one, it'll just be an one shot on it's own that could also get a part two if you want it, plus you can ask for almost anyone in the ship, not just the main people in Atlantis! You could ask for Darrel X Rasmus if you really wanted! Platonic is also open, or you can add something to it, like if you wanted a KrakenKid X Reader but you want KrakenKid to be humanized, I can do that.

Bye!

--JustAnAtlantisWriter