Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I wrote for the Kids Next Door, but thanks to Mr. Warburton's "Stop the g:KND," I've been able to get back into the swing of things for this fandom.

This story will contain a heck of a lot of fanon on my part. Obviously next to little is known about the GKND except from what we can gather from bits and pieces in Codename: Kids Next Door and Stop the g:KND. It will also be partially inspired by Lazer Team (at least the bits and pieces I can gather from the trailers and the live streams on the movie). There won't be too much from the latter, but just a tiny bit of influence. Maybe about .0001% of influence.

Anyways! Please enjoy! And remember: Stop the GKND!

Chad Dickson doesn't pace. The day he had become the Soopreme Leaduh of the Kids Next Door, Chad had given up on pacing. He felt it was in bad conduct for any of his subordinates to see him pace, so he had given it up. Even now, sitting on the little cot that the Galactic Kids Next Door had in the tiny room that the organization had designated as his, Chad refused to pace as he waited for further instructions. Instead, he sat (semi-)patiently on the edge of the cot and stared down the door across from him. He was waiting for the moment that Numbuh Infinity would walk through the door informing him on when Nigel Uno would arrive at their teleporting Headquarters.

After his and Nigel's fight on the Gihugeacarrier, Numbuh Infinity and he had returned to the GKND Headquarters. Since that time, Chad had been confined to his room, waiting for further instructions on what the new mission for him would be. He hadn't been allowed out in the entire time, but his room was designed to fit his human needs, including having a food replicator installed in the wall for his meals. To keep him entertained, they gave him a data-pad to let him read through the missions other agents went on.

If you asked him, it felt like he was in prison.

As he continued to stare down the door, it suddenly opened, and in the door way was his supervisor: Numbuh Infinity. The smaller GKND agent walked inside just as Chad rose to his feet.

"A new mission?" Chad asked.

"Not necessarily," Numbuh Infinity responded in his diplomatic tone. "A career change."

Chad raised an eyebrow at him, using his facial expression to ask his silent question. Numbuh Infinity cleared his throat and adjusted his tie, preparing himself for Chad's anger. He hadn't forgotten the last time he had to tell their teen operative that there had been a change of plans involving him; had Numbuh One not intervened, Numbuh Infinity was positive he would have been beaten to a near-pulp by the angered teen.

"Numbuh One will be arriving shortly, and the High Council has found it in the organization's best interest if you were to take over as his trainer," Numbuh Infinity explained.

"His trainer?" Chad asked in a flat tone.

Numbuh Infinity wasn't sure if Chad not reacting in anger terrified him or not; perhaps it was the calm before the storm. Adjusting his sunglasses once more in an attempt to hide away how nervous he was, Numbuh Infinity continued.

"Numbuh One may be a skilled operative, but the High Council has decided that it would be in his best interest if he continued to be trained. Not only that, but they felt he would do better in the organization if he had someone from Earth to interact with on a daily basis. The High Council is aware of how emotionally attached you humans get," Numbuh Infinity explained.

"And they decided me," Chad stated, still with a flat tone.

"Well you're already well aware of the Galatic Kids Next Door, and you're well acquainted with Numbuh One," Numbuh Infinity replied.

"The last time he and I saw each other we were fighting to the death on top of a falling aircraft," Chad inputted helpfully.

"Yes, that's entirely true," Numbuh Infinity agreed. "But I'm sure you bear him no ill will now, correct?"

Chad took a long while to answer before finally responding with, "No."

It was surprisingly the truth. Chad really wished he was still mad with Nigel, but after being away from the situation and left to his own thoughts thanks to the imprisonment imposed by the GKND, Chad came to terms with what happened with him and Nigel. It wasn't Nigel's fault that the GKND decided to change their minds and go with Nigel instead. It wasn't Nigel's fault that, since his "betrayal" of the Kids Next Door, he became the operative that others looked at in awe. It wasn't Nigel's plan, so he couldn't put blame or hate on him. For those reasons, he had come to accept what had happened and was willing to move on.

Numbuh Infinity smiled at the response, letting out a tiny breath of relief. Now that he knew there wasn't going to be any bloodshed upon Numbuh One's arrival, things could move much more smoothly for everyone.

"See? I'm sure everything will go just fine. Numbuh One is a rational kid," Numbuh Infinity stated. "Now then, his ship will be arriving any moment now. We should be heading to the docking hangar to greet him."

Chad nodded; he wasn't entirely enthusiastic to see his old protégé and former rival (could they still be considered former?), but he did want to get out of his tiny room and get some "fresh" air. Numbuh Infinity led the teen operative through the stainless steel corridors of the GKND Space Station. Chad had never been given a formal tour of their Headquarters; he had only been on the Space Station once before, and that had been after he was newly initiated with the Teen Ninjas. He had been given an informal tour; they had only shown him the paths they wanted him to stay on, so he has yet to see the entirety of their Space Station. He has seen the blue prints of the Space Station on his data-pad when he was bored and confined to his bedroom, so he had an idea on where he was going. He wondered if Numbuh One would have the same restrictions that he had, or if they would favor Earth's golden boy more. He'd find out in time.

He and Numbuh Infinity stood looking out through the viewing window that hung over the Docking Hangar. They watched silently, waiting for the spacecraft that would be carrying the latest operative of the GKND. Down below, Chad watched with mild disinterest as GKND operatives were prepping for his arrival, all of them wearing breathing masks and in their human disguises. Chad was aware that they were wearing disguises; there was no way that everyone was a human; he guaranteed Numbuh Infinity was an alien too. The speaker next to them buzzed to life.

"Earth Spaceship 001 approaching Docking Hangar 001," a voice said from the speaker. "Estimated time of arrival is thirty seconds."

"Are you ready?" Numbuh Infinity asked the teenager.

"Guess we're gonna find out," Chad responded with a shrug.

Numbuh Infinity led the teenage operative down to the garage, waiting behind the locked windowed door. They watched as the spaceship flew into the hangar and landed on the spot that one of the operatives had directed him to. They then waited three more seconds for the hangar to be filled with oxygen before entering the hangar and making their way to the spaceship. They reached it just as the door opened and the stairs extended. Nigel stepped out of the spaceship and was about to make his way down the stairs when he noticed that Numbuh Infinity and Chad, who had disappeared off of Earth a couple weeks back, were waiting for him only a few feet away. Nigel and Chad had a stare off for a minute before Nigel continued down the stairs. He kept his face neutrally guarded as he approached the two operatives.

"I wasn't aware you two would be my welcoming committee," Nigel commented in a neutral tone.

"The Council felt you'd be more comfortable with seeing some familiar faces," Chad replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

"So this is where you came back to?" Nigel asked, doing a quick glance around the hangar.

"Yep," Chad nodded while crossing his arms. "This is base."

"Nigel Uno, welcome to the Galactic Kids Next Door Headquarters," Numbuh Infinity informed the boy.

"We just call it the Space Station for short," Chad explained. "Welcome to your new home."

"This is where I'll be staying?" Nigel asked.

"Until you've had your run, yep," Chad replied.

"And what about you?" Nigel questioned, though there was no heat in his words. He kept it as neutral as possible, but he was still curious; Chad had been pretty upset with him the last time they met, so it made him wonder why Chad was still with the GKND.

"I'm your trainer," Chad replied without missing a beat.

"My trainer?" Nigel questioned.

Chad turned his head to Numbuh Infinity.

"Your turn to explain," Chad stated.

Numbuh Infinity cleared his throat and adjusted his tie. It was a habit of his that he refused to break.

"The Council felt it would be in your best interest to have someone on your level to practice your combatant skills and to keep you in shape," Numbuh Infinity replied.

"And they chose you?" Nigel asked Chad.

The blond haired teen sent him a glare.

"Don't sound so disappointed kid," Chad replied.

Nigel sent a glare back at the teen.

"It was a simple question," he responded.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen," Numbuh Infinity cut in before either of them could get another word in. He really didn't want to see the two get in a fight; it'd just be a problem for the GKND in the long run. "There's no need for fighting. Numbuh 274 is a top agent, and has a similar fighting skill to yourself, making him the optimal choice as your trainer."

Nigel nodded.

"That makes sense," he replied.

"I'm glad you think so. Now, why don't we head to your room so you can place your backpack down?" Numbuh Infinity suggested. "Numbuh 274 will show you to your room."

Chad raised an eyebrow at Numbuh Infinity, but the sunglass wearing boy didn't back down and simply rose an eyebrow back at him. He was silently challenging Chad to say something against it, but Chad ultimately surrendered and nodded.

"C'mon kid," Chad replied, walking for the exit. "They've placed you two doors down from me."

"I'll catch up with you later, Numbuh One," Numbuh Infinity called to Nigel, who had started to follow Chad out of the hangar.

Nigel nodded in Numbuh Infinity's direction and continued to follow Chad out of the hangar. The two humans walked down the corridor, making their way to the living quarters of the Space Station.

"Where is everyone?" Nigel asked, noticing that there were very few (if any) operatives in the corridor they were walking down. "I imagined more operatives would be working."

"They're busy or in a meeting or something," Chad replied.

Nigel looked around and stared at the operatives that were hanging around in the corridor. Chad noticed his staring.

"Don't be fooled," Chad stated, getting Nigel's attention. "They're just wearing a disguise so it won't freak you out."

"A disguise?" Nigel parroted.

"Mhm," Chad hummed, placing his hands behind his head. "The Council thinks we humans are too sensitive, so they didn't want to scare us with their real forms. Because of that, all other operatives are wearing a watch that disguises their form from us. To each other they're in their natural form, but to us two, they look like humans."

"That sounds really advanced," Nigel commented. "It blows most of our 2x4 technology out of the water."

"It is. Though it took a lot of trial and error for them to get it just right," Chad replied. "I don't know.

"You've seen some of their normal forms?" Nigel asked with only a tint of wonder in his voice.

"Who do you think they tested their gadgets on?" Chad questioned.

Nigel blinked and stared at Chad with some surprise in his eyes.

"You were tested on?" Nigel asked.

"It was nothing harmful, so don't sound so worried," Chad dismissed.

"I see," Nigel muttered. "Uh, what did you mean earlier when you said 'to us two'? What about Numbuh Infinity?"

"Not from Earth," Chad replied. "He won't tell me where he's from, but he's made it clear he's not human."

"That's remarkable," Nigel commented. "He didn't act like what I thought an alien would be like."

"He was trained to act like a human and to know everything about Earth before he was sent to monitor our Kids Next Door," Chad answered. "Every planet gets one observer, which Numbuh Infinity is, and usually two or three assistants. Numbuh 74.239 and Numbuh 71.562 are Earth's assistants. All of them were taught about Earth and its customs and then sent to live on Earth for some time to get a feel for it before commencing with their jobs."

"And their jobs were to see who would be an excellent candidate for the GKND?" Nigel asked.

"Yep," Chad replied. "Their job was to observe, find a candidate worthy of the GKND, report back to the Council, test them, and then bring that candidate to the GKND."

"What are they going to do now?" Nigel questioned.

"Dunno," the teen responded. "That's for the Council to decide. They don't tell me what their next mission is. All I know is that my current job is to be your sparring partner and trainer."

Nigel fell silent, continuing to follow obediently. For the most part, they had been rather civil with each other, something Nigel hadn't been expecting. The bald kid had been expecting Chad to strangle him the moment he stepped foot in the GKND base of operations, but so far no animosity had been felt from Chad. If Nigel was to be perfectly honest with himself, he'd say that it was actually nice that they weren't at odds with each other.

"Here we are," Chad stated, stopping in front of a door with a name placard that read: Numbuh One. "Don't expect anything fancy like our rooms in the Treehouses. There's a hand scan pad next to the door. It's already got your DNA imprinted in its data bases, so your DNA will only open it. It can be overridden by the higher ups, but no other operative will be able to enter unannounced."

Nigel nodded in understanding and stepped over to the door, placing his right hand on the scanner. A green light moved from the top to the bottom, and after verifying that the hand did indeed belong to Numbuh One, it unlocked the door and opened it. Just as Chad had warned, there was nothing special inside of the room. It was similar to Chad's; it had a food replicator on one of the walls, a door that led to a tiny bathroom, and a bed. On the bed was a data pad. There was nothing else to be found in the room. Nigel stepped inside and gave the room a quick glance around. The unimpressed look on his face was easy to spot.

"It's very...impersonal," Nigel commented.

"You'll get used to it," Chad replied. "It'll take you a day to get used to it. Besides, you'll be too busy with missions or training, so the only time you'll be here is when you're sleeping."

"You're expecting me to be training every day?" Nigel questioned.

"When you're not on a mission, yep," Chad answered. "This isn't the KND anymore. This is a bigger field than that, and you've got to be at the top of your game."

"A baseball idiom? Really?" Nigel questioned.

Chad shrugged, leaning against the doorframe of the door. He was not at all ashamed that he had used an idiom.

"Doesn't make it any less true, kid," the teen responded.

Nigel sent him an annoyed glare, was about to say something, but was interrupted by Numbuh Infinity walking past Chad and entering the room.

"Are you ready for your full tour, Numbuh One?" Numbuh Infinity asked.

Numbuh One nodded.

"Good. Grab the data pad on your bed and we will begin. Numbuh 274, head down to Training Room #7. I have already made arrangements for the room to be used exclusively for the both of you," Numbuh Infinity informed the two humans.

Chad nodded and didn't waste any time heading away from the room and for the Training Room. Numbuh Infinity waited for Chad to turn the corner before turning his attention back onto Nigel.

"Let's begin your tour."

It was thirty minutes later when Nigel stepped into Training Room #7. Chad, who had been punching a punching bag, stopped and turned to the boy.

"'Bout time you showed up," Chad commented.

"The station is too big to travel around in only ten minutes," Nigel countered, strolling further into the room.

"So they showed you everywhere?" Chad questioned.

"Yes," Nigel replied, though his tone implied he was questioning Chad's reasons for asking it.

Chad kept his face neutral, which was pretty easy to do thanks to his acting skills. Instead, he shrugged, acting like the answer didn't bother him one bit.

"Well now you don't have an excuse to arrive late," Chad stated. "I've also noticed you aren't wearing your sunglasses. Didn't think you'd need them up here in space?"

"Sort of," Nigel answered cryptically.

"Hm," Chad hummed, walking over to the side of the room and grabbing something that Nigel hadn't noticed before.

Then, the teenager tossed the item at the kid operative. Nigel was only slightly surprised, but caught the item without issue. He held it in his hands, and discovered it was a visor. Nigel studied the item in his hands for a few seconds before looking up at Chad in surprise and confusion. Without needing to be asked, Chad already had an answer.

"You look off without your sunglasses, so I grabbed these," the blond replied.

In all honesty, he did feel strange without his sunglasses over his eyes. He's always had something on his face, whether it was glasses back before he joined the Kids Next Door or sunglasses when he was a part of the Kids Next Door. And now, it seemed that he would be wearing a visor as an operative of the Galactic Kids Next Door.

"Thanks," Nigel said, his tone revealing how surprised he was with Chad's kind gesture.

Chad shrugged off the gratitude. He may not be mad at Nigel for taking his place in the organization, but he wasn't ready to be buddies with Nigel again.

"Let's get some training in," Chad replied. "You probably got rusty since the last time we faced each other."

"Rusty? I'm sorry, but who was it that was hanging over a one-way trip to the ground from almost a billion feet in the air?" Nigel questioned.

"Please," Chad scoffed. "I was fueled by anger and allowed you to get a cheap shot in. I'm calmer now, so it's not going to be so easy for you to get in another cheap shot."

"Cheap shot? That was the oldest trick in the book. You can't blame me for the fact that you let it happen," Nigel countered.

"Let's see if you can beat me this time around," Chad replied, moving to the middle of the room. "No weapons this time around."

Nigel smirked to himself and placed the visor on his face, surprised at how well it fit. He then moved to the middle of the room as well, standing opposite his sparring partner. The two gave a tiny nod to each other, and then moved forward to attack the other.

This began their career for the GKND: Nigel, as the Earth representative, and Chad, as his teacher.