Wally, Abby, Hoagie and Nigel stood in the doorway, between the corridor to the bedrooms and the main room. They had just gathered together to walk into the kitchen for lunch but had all stopped wide eyed when they looked at the sofa. Kuki was sat of the sofa, babbling incoherently at a small figure wrapped in a blanket.

"You go Numbuh 4," Hoagie pushed him.

Wally shook his head and doubled back. "No!..Numbuh 1! You're the leader, you go to her."

"Exactly, I am the leader and I say that Numbuh 5, as you're a girl, you should go and talk to her." Nigel replied.

Abby sighed and decided to be the mature one of the group. She took a breath and walked forward to her best friend. She glanced behind her to see the boys following her slowly.
"Hey Numbuh 3." Abby smiled.

Kuki looked up and smiled. "Hi Numbuh 5!"

Abby smiled then bit her lip. "Uh girl...when you went to the hospital this morning, you did only go for a blood test right?"

Kuki looked up at her in confusion. "...Yeah?"

"Okay...so the hospital knows that you took a baby?" Abby questioned.

Kuki looked up at her and smiled. "I didn't take a baby from the hospital!"

Abby sighed with relief. Then sat down next to her friend and stared at the small body in Kuki's arms.
"Well, either you've got a very realistic doll or a baby there. Why have you got it?"

"Mr Sanders has gone on holiday." Kuki replied casually. "When I got back from the hospital I went to feed Mr Sanders kitties, like he asked me to do...this baby was on his doorstep with this note."

She held up a note. Abby took it, Wally, Hoagie and Nigel gathered around to read it:

Dear Keith,

I can't cope with him any more, I can hardly feed myself. This is your baby, He's 18 months old, I just hope you'll give him a better life than I could.

Anonymous

They all exchanged glances, then looked at Kuki, who was smiling at the little baby.
She looked up and them and shrugged. "What? What was I supposed to do? Leave it on the doorstep? Take it in and leave it on the couch?"

As always, Hoagie broke the tense silence. "Phew, for a minute there I thought that Numbuh 4 hadn't told us something."

Nigel stifled a laugh, Abby glared at him, Kuki stared at him blankly, Wally stared at him in confusion. He then understood Hoagie's joke.
"Hey!"

Kuki looked back down at the baby. "What do you think I should call him?"

"Numbuh 3, I'm not sure it's your responsibility to name it." Nigel stated.

Kuki shrugged. "But Mr Sanders isn't back for another week, he can't go that long without a name!"

"I still don't think..." Nigel started.

"I like the name Ross." Hoagie interrupted.

"No, Ross is too...geeky." Kuki replied.

"Didn't it give a name?" Abby asked, re-reading the letter.

Kuki shook her head.
Nigel slapped his forehead.
"I'm going to my room!"

He walked out as Hoagie and Abby leant in to see the baby and goo over the baby.
Wally frowned and leant against the back of the couch, staring away from the baby.

"I like Justin." Kuki smiled.

Abby shook her head. "Girl, please don't name him after that stupid singer that you're obsessed with."

Hoagie chuckled. "Yeah, he'd have a chance of growing up with a voice higher than any of his girlfriend's. What about Troy?"

Kuki shook her head. "I'm not naming him after a historical place or a Ken doll wannabe. From High school musical." She looked down at the baby. "I like Tyson."

Abby smiled. "That's cute."

Hoagie nodded. "Cool, can I hold him?"

Kuki handed the baby to Hoagie. Hoagie smiled and bounced the baby up and down. "He's so cute!"

Kuki turned around. "Numbuh 4, don't you want to see him."

Wally scrunched his nose and began to storm out. "I've got better things to do than stand around by some cruddy baby!"

Kuki watched him walk away and sighed. Abby placed a hand on her shoulder. "He'll chill out soon. Don't worry about it girl."

Kuki nodded and smiled, looking down at the baby.
Nigel came walking back in.
"Look team, this isn't going to affect our job is it? It was bad enough when you were looking after a baby skunk!"

"Come on Numbuh 1, we handled that fine." Hoagie informed Nigel.

Kuki nodded. "Yeah, It can't be much harder than taking care of Bradley."

Nigel shook his head. "Guys, this isn't a baby skunk! This is a human baby. They need more care, attention, love...It's extremely hard work having a baby, why do you think adults have them and not kids?"