Whelp...this is how I perceived things to go down after I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. with Hoagie winding up being the only one to remain in Sector V. Hope you like it.


They all watched as I walked towards the chamber. Flanked by two operatives, I remember everything.

As an operative I had met so many people, I had gone to the depths of the sea and come out soaring through the skies to space.

From my time on the safety patrol, I learned what it meant to do what was right.

From my team, I learned how to have fun.

In the KND I expressed myself through my piloting skills. There wasn't a maneuver I couldn't pull off.

Numbuh 85 opened the door to the chamber. He looked over to me, a plea for forgiveness in his eyes. No, I don't blame the kid for anything. He's just being a good solider.

I was the Ace, better than the rest. I had the greatest sector out of them all. We we're all the closest of friends.

I fought the worst of the worst. Father, Mr. Boss, Grand Father, Common Cold, me and my team stared into the face of adult tyranny and spat in its face.

Numbuh 85 walked beside me. We both knew what was about to happen. "Why Hoagie why?" he asked me as we reached the machine.

Why? A funny question for this situation.

I had the greatest friends. Abby, Nigel, Kuki, Wally, they weren't just my friends; they were like family to me.

I willingly sat down on the seat and buckled the belt myself.

"You had the choice to run Hoagie" Numbuh 85 said as he nodded to Numbuh 79 in the control room. "Why would you go willingly?"

I looked up to Fanny's younger brother and smiled. What can I say to the kid, not like he'll understand…well not yet at least.

After Nigel left the team barely functioned correctly. Abby went on to become the Supreme Leader. We nearly fell apart. Wally became the KND's top tactician believe it or not. Kuki became Abby's assistant after Abby's first break down.

Me, I was left alone. I flew solo. No one watched my back. No Nigel. No Abby. No Wally. No Kuki.

The TV screen lowered before me. I could've sworn Numbuh 85 shed a tear.

Despite all the trials I faced, despite all the fun I had, despite all of my dreams and ambitions I had come to two realizations.

The TV screen turned on.

The first is no one stays young forever.

Static.

The second I should at least leave the way I arrived, proud.

The plunger sprang forth from the TV screen.

And in that split second I asked myself. If I could live it over again…I wouldn't change a thing…