Operation: SPIRIT
(Sinister People Intend to Revive Initial Threat)
Numbuh 5 returned to the tree house and sat down on the couch by the monitor.
"Find anything?" Numbuh 1 asked, walking towards her.
"You're still up?" she asked.
"Heard you come in." Numbuh 1 said. "So, what happened?"
"Well... Cree and John were talking. Apparently John had asked Cree to meet up with him. The last thing I saw was Cree looking into John's backpack."
"Did you see what it was?"
"Nah. I don't think it was anything dangerous."
"I hope you're right. But I still don't trust him."
As John stepped through the entrance to the tree house, he stopped. Numbuhs 1, 4, and 5 were standing there, waiting for him.
"Uh... hey." he said.
"How was your walk?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"Refreshing." John answered. "Why you ask."
"Well, a little birdy told me that you went to visit someone." Numbuh 1 said.
"Smart bird." John said.
"So you acknowledge the fact that you visited someone?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"Not just someone." John said, backing up to the door.
Numbuhs 1, 4, and 5 looked at each other and then followed John. He held his hand outside the door and a hand took it. Then the person stepped into view.
"Cree." Numbuhs 1, 4, and 5 said together, shocked.
"You're... you're..." Numbuh 5 stammered.
"10 again?" Cree suggested.
"Yeah." Numbuh 5 said. "But how?"
"I asked Numbuh 362 for a favor." John explained. "A hug favor. I asked if she would give Cree the same deal I got. She said 'yes' and gave me the Age Enhancer. The KND scientists had found a way to reverse the effects of the gun allowing me to turn Cree back into a 10-year-old."
"This is... unexpected." Numbuh 5 said.
"So what happens now?" Numbuh 4 asked.
"Cree's gotta turn herself in and stay in prison for two weeks." John answered.
"You're gonna do it?" Numbuh 5 asked.
Cree nodded. "Yeah."
"Well, we'd better get this over with, right?" John asked.
"Right." Cree said.
"See you guys later." John said, heading off towards the hangar.