David and Nicole Beetles- Twins- Number 7 and 8 respectively- 11- Hand to Hand Combat- "Adorable one" and Female Special Ops Agent (Undercover) and Prep Person (in charge of preparing for long term missions.)

Antonio and Zach Gilligan- Twins- Number 10 and 25 respectively- 11-Pilot and Male Special Ops Agent (Undercover)

Richard Uno- Number 363- 12-Leader

"Cole!" Four voices called at once. The girl in question rolled her eyes.

"What?" She called down from her room where she was reading.

"Come 'ere!" Nicole groaned at her twin and shut her book, tucking it under her arm.

"What do you want now....what the..." Her voice trailed off when she entered the main area of the tree house.

Her brother, David, and her best friends Antonio, Zach, and Richard stood in the middle of the room. Next to a glowing orange portal.

She automatically turned to Zach.

"What did you do now?" Her voice san with fatigue.

"Why do you always assume I did it?" he asked with an almost innocent look on his face. She gave him a pointed look.

"Because it's true."

"It's a time portal!" He was obviously very proud of it. Nicole turned to Richard, their leader.

"Did you know about this?" Though Richard was the leader of their group, Sector V, she held a special place in their hearts as the only girl, and when she got that tone, you knew to listen to her.

"Not this time." He replied shaking his head.

"I think it's cool!" Antonio was looking at the portal in awe. David nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. Think about where we could go! We could go to the future!" Richard shook his head.

"Not this time guys. We don't know what's on the other side. For all we know we could right in the middle of the Delightful Adults living room!

"Richey! Time for dinner!" A little voice entered the room from the front door.

Lily was Richard's five year old little sister. Most of the time she was adored and spoiled rotten by her older brother, but there were times, like with all siblings, she got on his nerves. The rest of the team followed his lead and loved her. Most of the time.

"Alright Lil, I'll be there in a minute." Lily, however, continued to skip in.
"Oh, what's that?" She looked at the big portal with big blue eyes, turning back and forth. Her little white summer dress swished around her prettily.

"Nothing, sweetpea. Richard will be there in a second." Nicole told her gently, ruffling the girl's hair.

Lilyb didn't listen however, and before the five preteens could stop her, she was running to touch the orange portal.

"No!" The five yelled as one as the little girl fell in. Without hesitation Richard dived in after his little sister.

"Crud." David said. Nicole sighed. Not one day of rest. Their lives were certainly never boring.

"You guys go in after them. I'll get the weapons. Who knows what we're going to face." She ran over to the storage table and threw the three remaining boys handheld weapons, and an extra for Richard.

Like their leader had done the three boys quickly dived in one after another. Nicole quickly rummaged through, gather the things she thought they'd need and a backpack. Not including the weapons, she grabbed extra pillows and blankets, not knowing when they'd be back. As Prep Kid, she was in charge of getting ready for the missions, and preparing everything they'd need. She stuffed the backpack, plus five others that held each of their choice emergency items, into one larger bag, and with one last glance behind her to make sure she missed nothing, she stepped into the portal.