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Post by faircod1965 on Jun 22, 2007 16:47:16 GMT
I agree, maybe hopefully the next chapter would have some more excitement.
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Post by artgirlb [a.k.a. Numbuh 138] on Jul 4, 2007 6:09:07 GMT
Slowly, but surely, the story reaches the climax...
Chapter Nine
"Something wrong, Monty?"
It had been five years since the Toobathon incident, and Hoagie and Monty were sitting at their table in the cafeteria of McClintock High School. Monty was noticeably distressed over something.
"Hmm...lemme guess..." Hoagie thought aloud, trying to figure out what was upsetting Monty, "Does it have something to do with Ben?"
"How could you tell?" Monty asked.
"Lucky guess. What's going on with him?"
"I found this in his room."
Monty pulled out a folded-up piece of paper from his pocket and tossed it to Hoagie. Hoagie unfolded it and stared at the contents of it.
"...'Delightfulization Chamber'?" he read.
"It's some kind of mind control to use on kids." Monty explained, "We need to report this to the Kids Next Door immediately."
"But Ben couldn't possibly build this - I mean, just look at all the materials he'd need! And even if he did build it, I honestly don't think it could work."
"I still say we need to alert the Kids Next Door."
Hoagie folded up the paper and returned it to Monty,
"It's nothing to worry about." he assured his friend.
"We're still going to warn the other teen operatives about this." Monty stated.
"Fine, but not tonight - Betty and I have a date."
"Oh, and there's other bad news."
"Hm?"
"We're moving back to England."
"WHAT?!"
"Pappy said that, after the school year, we were moving."
"But...you'll still be in the Kids Next Door, right?"
"Probably not. You see, I've enjoyed my time in the Kids Next Door, but I just don't think I'm needed anymore. From what I hear, some newer operatives don't think I even existed."
"How could they think that?! After all you've done, those kids don't even think Numbuh Zero was real?"
"It's just a few kids, Hoagie. But, like I was saying, the Kids Next Door can go on without me. Heck, even if Ben ever does make that Delightfulization Chamber, if we just warn the other operatives, they could handle it. Plus, I don't think the Kids Next Door are gonna face a threat like Pappy again. I mean, just look at who they're up against now - most of the villains they've been fighting lately have just been a bunch of scrawny teen villains."
"Like John and Timothy?"
"I think they like to go by their last names now - Wink and Fibb. Anyway, I'm gonna have myself decommissioned just before I move."
"But...we'll still be friends, right?"
"Well, not all of our memories of each other involve the Kids Next Door...I guess so, Hoagie."
The bell rang, interrupting the boys' conversation. Both Hoagie and Monty silently got up from their table and headed to their respective classes. ---
Nigel, after searching through the basement of the Delightful Mansion, had finally found Father's "inner sanctum". He was sneaking around the lair, looking for something that could clue him into what was going on.
Just because Numbuh Two has to lay low doesn't mean that someone can't find out what Father's up to, Nigel thought to himself, After all, my teammate AND best friend is involved...
Suddenly, Nigel heard someone approaching, and immediately hid behind a piece of machinery. He heard Father's voice conversing with someone, as if speaking into a communicator or cell phone, and listened carefully.
"Are you SURE you looked?" Father's voice questioned, "...How many times do I have to tell you? It's NONE of your BUSINESS!...Fine, go ahead! Quit! I'm sure I can find plenty more ice cream men to take your place!"
Nigel heard a tiny beep, as if the communicator or cell phone was being shut off, then heard Father walking into the lair, his footsteps echoing.
"Whoever's hiding better come out now," Father said, "Before I MAKE you."
Nigel, prepared for whatever Father had in store, jumped out from behind the machinery.
"I'll get to the point." Nigel said, reaching for the 2x4 weapons in his pockets, "What do you want with Numbuh Two's dad?"
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Hoagie and Tommy headed back to the living room to find the source of the thud. The first thing they noticed was that there was now a rectangle-shaped hole in the ceiling. Right below it was the missing piece of ceiling, with a very dusty box on it. Hoagie approached the box first, and brushed off the dust. Underneath the dust layer were three familiar letters.
"K...N...D." Hoagie read.
"Open it!" Tommy urged, "It could help us out!" At this urging, Hoagie lifted the box's lid off and both he and his brother looked inside at the contents.
Inside were small blueprints, an occasional ancient piece of 2x4 technology, and various other KND-related papers. There was one, however, that caught the brothers' eyes. It was a very beat-up piece of paperwork, and would not have been eye-catching if it weren't for the fact that parts of it had been burned off. Hoagie carefully lifted it and tried to make out what had been hurriedly written.
"What's it say?" Tommy asked.
"It looks like some kind of mission report," Hoagie said, "From...'Undercover Agent Hoagie P. Gilligan'. I can't read much of it, though."
"What can you read?"
"'Failed mission...Sector Z was kidnapped by...' Well, here, he crossed out 'Benedict Uno' and replaced 'Father' - wait, FATHER kidnapped the long-lost Sector Z?!"
"Who?"
"You weren't in the Kids Next Door long enough to know about them. Anyway...um, parts of it are kinda burnt here, but from what I can tell, Dad and Father got into a fight. 'He probably wants revenge for...'"
"Revenge for what?"
"I dunno...that's burnt, too. Wait a minute! Check this out!"
Tommy looked at the paper and peered at the unburnt corner of it that Hoagie had pointed at, where a date had been written.
"He wrote it a week before he disappeared!" Tommy exclaimed.
"We gotta contact the treehouse and tell Numbuh One." Hoagie said, pulling out a communicator. He turned it on, and waited for Nigel to pick up. Eventually, on its small screen appeared the image of one of his teammates. But instead of Nigel, as Hoagie had expected, the teammate that had answered his call was Abby, while Kuki and Wally were in the background, watching.
"Numbuh Five?" Hoagie asked, "Where's Numbuh One? I found something that could help us."
"Numbuh One went off by himself." Abby answered, "Said he was gonna investigate what Father's up to for you. But..."
"But what?"
"He tried to contact us about a minute ago, but it was cut off."
"So...you think something's happened to him?!"
All three operatives back at the treehouse shared worried looks, as they were unsure how to answer.
"We'll contact Global Command and see what they can do." Abby finally answered. The screen then turned to black, as a tiny "End Transmission" typed out.
Hoagie then heard some rustling, and turned to see Tommy rummaging through the box.
"What are you doing?" Hoagie asked his brother.
"Seeing if there's anything we can use." Tommy answered, "Are we gonna rescue Numbuh One or find Dad first? Because I kinda need to know what kind of mission we're going on before - "
"We're not going anywhere! Global Command told us to lay low!"
"But they're both in danger!"
"Look, Tommy, there's already operatives looking for Dad. And I'm sure that the Kids Next Door will be able to rescue Numbuh One, too."
"But how do we know they won't be too late to rescue him? And what about Dad? How do we know that Father won't find him first? I mean, there's probably something here that could help us find him faster - "
"Tommy..." Hoagie interrupted, then thought about what had just been said. His brother did have a point.
"...we'll split up." Hoagie finally said, after a few moments of silence, "One of us will find Dad, and the other will rescue Numbuh One."
"I'll go find Dad." Tommy volunteered, "And I think I found something here that could help me."
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Post by kairi21 on Jul 4, 2007 14:08:46 GMT
Wheee! Can't wait for the next chapter! ^_~
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Post by pleadguilty on Jul 9, 2007 4:23:30 GMT
this story is definately worth the read ^.^. Wonder what will happen next chapter?
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Post by faircod1965 on Jul 9, 2007 14:46:39 GMT
Pure excitement from the ninth chapter of this story, the next chapter would have more excitement to come.
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