Okay... To start it off: I OWN NOTHING!

"...": Dialogue (If it doesn't sound like it though it's not (which you'll find in the first sentence))

italics: Thoughts or emphasis

((...)) Author comments (I'm writing in a Lemony Snicket-like style...)

(#) footnotes

Nigel Uno, better known amongst his friends as "Numbah One," ((At least that's how it's spelled in all official Kids Next Door Records, as well as unofficially, and when spoken but for the sake readability I will write it as number in this story.)) sat on the couch in his house, the one at the bottom of the tree. He wasn't allowed in the treehouse at the moment because he had to be down to greet his cousins, teenage cousins might he add, and aunt and uncle. He had so many more important things he could be doing right now, but nooo~. Even worse they were taking forever to arrive. So what if they lived in Washington DC? It wasn't that far away, and The Kids Next Door had technology that would have had him to the moon and back ten times since he'd started waiting. He jumped off the couch and started pacing mumbling to himself, something along the lines of, "Stupid... Dad... Waiting... Cousin Dex...". Then someone else entered the room.

"Number One watch'ou (1) doing down here." It was Number Five.

"My dad's making me wait for my cousins to get here and greet them."

"Why doesn't Number Five stay down here and wait with you."

"No. It's not the cousin you think it is... I really don't think you want to meet him."

"I didn't think it was anyone I knew but I'm staying down here and there ain't nothing you can do to stop me."

Nigel let out an annoyed sigh, but conceded.

"Fine."

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"Moo-om! That's the hundredth time Duncan hit me in the arm. Make him stop!" a voice that was easily discerned as that of a teenage boy by how it cracked and wavered with every word, of course it never helped that he kept count.

"Duncan we're almost there, can you quit hitting Dexter for just a bit?"

"OW!" or in other words no. Duncan would get his just desserts from Freakazoid that was for sure.

"Hey look, we're here." Dexter's father, Douglas, said after parking the car distracting Duncan long enough for Dexter to get out of the car, and get a head start. Although it didn't last long because he soon found himself awestruck by his cousin's house. At first glance it looked like a normal house, but if you looked closer you realized that the giant tree wasn't growing behind the house, but from it. Fortunately that shock didn't hit Duncan until he was ready to hit Dexter again, and he still did, but with his eyes off him, and mouth gaping. They had never visited their Uno family, the Unos had always visited them.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Dexter asked once he was out of range of his brother's reflexive hits.

"According to the address it is." Dexter, eager to get inside before something bad happened, like it usually did around him, went to knock on the door, which was answered by a young girl he didn't know, not like he knew anyone in this town.

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"And you are?" Number Five asked with the respect she'd give just about any teenager, in other words, none.

"I'm Dexter Douglas, Nigel's cousin. Who are you?" Number Five ignored his question and turned towards Number One.

"It's for you."

"Hey Nigel."

"Dexter." The response was cold, and almost resentful. He motioned for Dexter to come in, and soon the missing members of each family entered the room. "Can I go now dad?"

"Well alright Nigel, why don't you take Dexter too? He's into that gizmo stuff you have. Right Dex?"

Dexter nodded, he really didn't care as long as he could get away from Duncan. Nigel opened his mouth to protest, but the look on his father's face was dead serious, so he closed his mouth and looked to Number Five, who jut shrugged.

"Fine, come on." and he walked off followed by Number Five, he didn't really seem to care about letting Dexter follow them and walked on as fast as could still be called walking. Dexter quickly jumped from his seat, grabbed his laptop(2), and ran off after the two to an elevator of sorts(3).

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When Dexter got off the elevator he was too distracted to notice the two kids sneaking up on him from behind.

"GAH!" Being who he was Dexter was finding it impossible to get them off, despite his struggles, and that option was out of the question.

"Oy Number One! What's with the teenager?"

"He's my Cousin Dexter, so would you please get off of him?" They did. "My dad's making me-" While Nigel continued Dexter got up and looked around he saw the two kids who had been on him one was a boy wearing an orange hoodie and jeans, and the other a girl in an oversized green sweater and tights, Nigel and his friend who had opened the door were next to a chubby boy wearing an aviators cap with the number two on it. Before Dexter could really take in to much his cousin was interrupted by a large noise as several metal claws burst into the room, and one grabbed everyone in the room.

"How delightful to see you Kids Next Door." Five voices spoke in unison, and intended to go on, but were distracted. "What? Who is this."

"He's my cousin, now can we please get on with it?"

Dexter kinda just zoned out from there. He knew what he had to do. He just didn't want to do it in front of everyone.

Evil cliffhanger of doom...

Footnotes:

(1)And here you see my failed attempt at Number Five's dialect... I shan't be keeping it up anymore...

(2)I figured that Dex would have one... I mean he's Dexter Douglas, I think the only reason he didn't have one in the series is that they weren't half as big as they are now... (rather I think in literal terms that sentence is incorrect...)

(3)First I'd like to congratulate myself on two foot notes in one sentence, and now on to the footnote... I don't believe in the actual series it's ever shown how Nigel/Number One and the rest of the Sector V operatives get up from the house... so if my statement was incorrect please tell me because this IS going to show up later and I'd like it to be correct

And so now to finish up my comments-

Freakazoid:Hey! Why wasn't I in the fanfic?

You'll get your turn, it was the prologue! WAIT A SECOND! I am NOT doing author's comments like these... It drives me crazy when authors think they're cool because a character or two is in their comments.

Freak:But I wasn't in the actual story...

FINE! Just this once

Freak:And every other time I'm not in the story...

And every other time you're not in the story... Wait a second, what have I gotten myself into?

I need to go reinforce the fourth wall...