I thought about writing something short about Kid's next door but it turned out to be a long story that I cant fit into one chapter with out it being way too long, so I decided that I'd write down my idea and see how it goes. Enjoy the read!
Disclaimer: I do not own Code name KND or any of it's characters. The only thing I own is my character Lexis.
I stepped out of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. into the icy and metallic world that these operatives called the artic base. Imagine that! A base all the way out in the middle of the arctic!
I was psyched to become a part of this organisation. These kids worked their heads off to keep us safe and now I wanted to do the same for those younger than me. I would be able to protect Harvey and his friends as well as my own friends once I was a fully trained operative.
We were taken into an assembly hall (at least, that's what it seemed to be) and crowed around a wooden stage at the other end of the room.
I was at the front of the crowd, along with a bald kid and a guy who was wearing goggles on his head, but my attention was turned from them and to the people who steeped out onto the stage in front.
Some of them were clad in armour, some were dressed in normal attire and the rest were dressed in a formal outfit. The ones in the formal outfits stood there staring out into the crowd, as stiff as a metal ruler. They seemed to be very important, like the people you would find guarding the president, so I deemed the occasion important for them and silenced my self as five more people steeped out onto the stage.
2 of them stood at the back, one in the middle and then two at the front, much like the way a five on a dice would be shown.
The two at the front came to a stop next to the podium, one on either side and the boy in the middle walked straight up to it. The two who were at the back of the group took their respective places next to their comrades as the leader began to speak.
"Welcome to the arctic base cadets, you will spend the next few months training here before you are transferred into different tree houses. As the new generation of KND operatives we, as your elders, shall guide you through your years here as part of the KND and help you in times of great need. We will keep you safe and when our time passes, we hope you shall do the same. These four operatives here will guide you through your training. Any more questions you have, you can ask them. And just remember, KIDS NEXT DOOR RULE!" He threw his fist into the air as everyone in the crowd followed his lead.
He smiled down at us approvingly, whispered something to the operatives on stage and walked away.
We celebrated some more before separating into smaller groups and talking to one another.
I found the boys I had been stood near earlier and walked up to them. They were talking to 4 more people. I was about to walk up to them when I was jumped from behind.
"Oi, Rachel, how'd ya like the speech?" I smiled as Fanny removed her arms from around my neck.
"Short, but inspirational. Who was that guy?" I stared at her blankly and she laughed.
"You mean ya don't know the supreme leader when ya see him?" My eyes widen as I realised why there were so many guards. We had been told a bit about the KND on the way here and about how the supreme leader, one of the greatest operatives of all time was going to greet us on our first day at the base.
We walked over a group of people that had gathered around one of the tables and plopped down in some empty seats.
"These weren't taken were they?" I asked, looking to each of the children stood there.
"No they weren't." I looked to my left to see it was the bald kid that had replied.
"What about some introductions?" The kid with goggles suggest and we all nodded.
"I'll go first. I'm Hoagie Gilligan." He smiled at us and gave a little wave. He pointed to the bald kid next to him who was frowning at being dawn from reading. "This is Nigel Uno; we've been friends since kindergarten." Nigel looked up, gave a stiff nod and went back to reading his comic.
I scowled. How could he be so ignorant?
"And this-" I was pulled out of my thoughts as he pointed to a smaller boy with blonde hair "-is Wally Beatles." He looked to us, obviously annoyed as well but gave us a 'good ay mates' as he looked back down to his game.
I sighed, boys will be boys. The girl who stood next to the blonde announced herself next, speaking faster than I had ever heard anyone before. "I'm Kuki Sanban. I enjoy rainbow monkeys, watching rainbow monkeys, eating the special rainbow monkey cereal…"
Her voice was drowned out be the other girl. "Abby thinks you need to take a break from talking girl. I'm Abigail Lincoln, but you can call me Abby." She tipped her hat down at us and she made me feel more welcome here.
"I'm Patton." The final boy called, leaning against the wall at the other side of the table. He had brown hair and a sense of authority that seemed to say, 'don't annoy me and I won't kill you.'
I looked to Fanny as she announced who we were and I sighed, realising I hated these introductions as much as those boys did.
"I'm Fanny and this is my best friend Rachel." She pointed at me and I nodded, not bothering to look up.
Fanny nudged me and was about to tell me off about ignoring them when a voice boomed through out the base.
"All right cadets, I want you lined up in groups of 6 in the next ten seconds! Those of you that aren't lined up will be doing laps around the hall until your legs wobble, got it?"
That was the signal and instantly Nigel, Hoagie and Wally got together and after a couple of seconds Kuki and Abby filed in with them. With only 3 seconds left I dived behind the five of them as the lined up in front of the stage, feeling bad that Fanny and Patton had been left out.
The boy on the stage gathered up those who were left, sorted them into groups and made them do laps together, each one of them in sync with the other.
"Now then, since the rest of you can follow orders, you get until lunch off. Now get out before I change my mind!" We walked out in our groups.
I didn't bother to leave the others, for fear I might have gotten lost or lost my new friends on the first day.
We sat at the same table in the dinning hall and the silence was terribly awkward. Every other table was chatting along and sharing stories whilst we were sat ignoring each other.
One of the older operatives seemed to notice this and sat down in an empty seat at the table. We looked towards her; at least most of us did, and gave a small salute before going back to eating in an even more awkward silence.
"So cadets, what's eating ya?" Hoagie stifled a laugh at her comment and she smiled, though it didn't last long.
She studied us for a while before taking a bite of her food and continuing her speech. "Ya know, once your in a group here you wont change until ya graduate, so it's better off if ya talk to each other."
We all looked up then and stared at her. Most of us barely new each other, the only reason we were in a group was because we piled into one as fast as we could. I didn't like to of the guys and one of the girls was hyperactive, how could I live with that for months?
She looked to us and chuckled. "I'm serious ya know."
I didn't want to be in this group, this was just a fail safe to get me out of running. I wanted to be with Fanny so that I would have at least one friend to talk to.
"Are you just here to make this worse, or are you here for a reason?" I looked to the speaker and found it was Nigel who was scowling at the operative.
"Why should I need a reason, kid?" She stared back at, amusement in her eyes. She was enjoying this! I glared at her too, my look mirroring Nigel's.
"We're a group, we found this table, we deserve our privacy and you're invading it. You should have a damn good reason as to why you're here." I answered.
She looked like she was ready to burst out laughing. Teasing us was one thing, but shoving it in our faces was just downright insulting. We all turned on her now, the six of us working together for the first time.
She grinned and got up from the table, her smile never faltering. "If you want a reason, you'll have to beat it out of me." She told us as she turned to leave.
"How're we meant to beat the crud outta ya if we don't know who ya are?" Wally spoke this time, his glare fiercer than all of ours put together. She looked back over her shoulder before walking off and out of the room, calling back over her shoulder.
"The names Lexis, Numbuh 281. Find me when ya want a humiliating defeat."
Her laugh lingered in the room for a moment later before being cut off by the laughter and shouts of others in the room.
My gaze stayed on the door and our group started talking. I decided I would go talk to her later, to see if we even stood a chance against the elder operative before joining in the conversation.
These next few months would be long ones.
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