About 10 minutes earlier, before Rick's current predicament, Jim walked down the stairs and said his goodbye to Rebecca. She had already lost interest in whatever Rick what so excited about since she didn't even bother to ask him what the great surprise was. After his farewell to Rebecca, Jim made his way to the front door which he opened and closed rather loudly but without stepping outside. Instead he crouched down and hid behind the potted plant located in the entrance way. He scoured the living room for any sign of watchful eyes that might have seen him not leave, what he saw that Rebecca was the only one in the immediate area and that she was now engrossed in some comedy on televison.
"So far, so good," thought Jim, "Rick thinks that I've left to go one-up him on using our new invisibility powers, which I am, but he's my target instead of the cheerleading team or one of our teachers. It's long past due for me to get back at him for all of the crap he's pulled on me." Jim shuddered when he thought about all the times he had been the butt of one of Rick's jokes, but now the shoe was on the other foot. Perhaps taking his porn collection and scattering it all about the house for his parents to see would vindicate him.
Jim was about to use his new found power so he needed a place to stop and concentrate to initiate his invisibility. Jim scuttled into the living room and silently made his way towards...