Well, another KND story. This was one I thought of doing because, well, you guys must already know that out of all the characters, Numbuh 4 took it the hardest upon Numbuh 1's departure. And well, he's Rocky's cousin. And Rocky is in love with Numbuh 1 even though she never really met the guy...and you probably know how it goes.
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Telling
Rocky
Underhand
Thoroughly
Hard
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"We're running out of time!" Wally, aka Numbuh 4, exclaimed frantically as he sat in the basket of his cousin Rocky's bicycle.
"We're going to make it, don't worry!" Rocky, aka Numbuh 2-Double-o-2, assured him as she pedaled faster. "How much time we got left?"
"Ten seconds!" Wally cried as he looked at his watch. "Oh, it'll be too late! It'll be too late!"
"Put yourself together, man!" Rocky told him, shaking his shoulder to calm him down. "There it is!" She sped faster as her legs could pedal toward their destination.
"Oh, we're not going to make! We're not going to make it! We're not going to make it!" Wally cried.
"Yes, we will..." Rocky said in a quiet, serious tone as she narrowed her eyes toward her destination. She spotted a nearby steep ramp over some construction and took a chance. "Hang on!"
Before Wally could protest, Rocky sped over toward the ramp and dropped them both down the steep plunge, Rocky held tightly unto the handlebars while Wally screamed. She smirked to herself...then as soon she got toward the bottom which would soon bring her to the top, she pressed a button on her bike.
A giant fan emerged from the bottom of her bike and began to work wind as it brought them up into the air. Soon, it landed right next to their destination.
"We made it!" Wally cried before grabbing his cousin's hand and dragging her inside the place.
Three minutes later...
"Man!" Wally exclaimed happily as they emerged from the building. "We were lucky to get the last comic books!" He hugged his close as if it were a precious teddy bear.
"I told you we'd make it," Rocky laughed before ruffling his hair as she looked over her comic. "Dude, come on, we're Kids Next Door. We can do anything."
"Yeah, I know," Wally chuckled.
Rocky just smiled before she gazed toward the open sky, at if there was something very important about it. "That's what Numbuh 1 would have said, huh?"
Wally stopped himself, then gazed over at his cousin. Though she held a smile that could melt your heart, Wally could tell there was sadness just beneath. And, of course, it just had to be about his former leader and old friend...
"Oh, Numbuh 1..." Wally's voice trailed off as he averted his eyes nervously. "Yeah, I guess he'd say that..."
Rocky just sighed. "What could have been if only I had met him..." She said quietly, swooned a bit at the thought of the one of the best KND operatives she had heard about. "Oh, the missions we could have had together...the love we could have had..."
"Oh, yeah..." Wally rolled his eyes at his cousin's lovesick imagination. "You keep dreaming, cousin."
"Oh, I bet he's as dreamy in person as of the stories I've heard about him..." Rocky sighed dreamily. "I love him so..."
"Oh, bleh!" Wally gagged. "You're in love with him even though you never met guy!"
"So?" Rocky asked hotly as she whirled toward him. "Ever heard of 'love at first sight'? Well, this is 'love without sight'!"
Wally just rolled his eyes. His cousin may be one of the best KND operatives the organization had ever received, but he thought she was a bit crazy on intended romance, or at a number of them. She had fallen easily for several guys, and even used her charm to snag them even closer than they already were. But to be in love with someone she had only heard about and never even met...
But Wally respected his charming cousin. At least she still kept the thought of Numbuh 1 alive...just as he and the rest of Sector V had...
It seemed almost a year since Numbuh 1 had left, and Sector V were sworn never to tell anyone what had happened to him. As for his parents, well...they were recomissioned to their KND states just to say goodbye to their son...
...and then the memories that they even had a son were completely erased.
The KND organization itself had been distraught when news of the missing Numbuh 1 rang out, and even Numbuh 362 regretted her final actions toward him, not realizing it was the last time she would see him. She missed him. They all did.
But the one who missed him the most was Wally.
And it seemed even Rocky missed him as well, even though she never met the guy.
Wally glanced over at his cousin as they boarded her bike and she began to pedal silently, her pensiveness making him feel a bit worried. As the silence between them remained, Wally'a thoughts drifted back to his former leader...
All the good times they had together...how they met when they were kids...training in the KND together...how the five of them became a team...
Now there was only four of them.
Numbuh 5 had been proven to be the best out of all of them to be leader of Sector V. She had the most common sense besides Numbuh 1...as much as Wally wanted to be leader all those times before, he respected Numbuh 1's decision before he departed.
But if anyone was as good a Sector leader, it was Rocky herself.
Wally watched as his cousin focused on the road as she pedaled. With the skill as sharp as a knife, he wasn't surprised she had graduated from her Artic Base training early and was now one of the best operatives of the KND...even Numbuh 362 admitted that.
Rocky could fight, she showed respect for her tiny team which consisted only of Numbuh 13 and Numbuh T, Numbuh 2's little brother Tommy. And she intended to break the rules just a bit...
"Hey, you remember that mission Numbuh 362 assigned your sector?" He asked her finally. "The one where you sneak into Teen Ninjas' base and get dirt on their next plan?"
Rocky turned to him and smirked, that expression that showed her determined yet rebellious side. "Sneaking was so last week; I insist we get our hands dirty and kick some major teen butt!"
Wally smiled at this.
She intended to break the rules a bit further...
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Rocky hit the break on her bike as they stopped next to the giant treehouse that belonged to her Sector. She pressed a button on her handlebar before a large garage-like opening emerged from within the grass that surrounded the treehouse and they went inside.
"You and Tommy have a lot of time on your hands," Wally said as he raised an eyebrow at her after glancing at the well-lit tunnel filled with technology connection wires that helped support her treehouse.
"Hey, we may not be perfect," Rocky said with a smirk, "but we're the best."
"Even though Numbuh 13 is the biggest loser in the KND and everyone is still shocked you had asked to have him on your team?" Wally teased.
"Hey, come on!" Rocky exclaimed as she narrowed his eyes at him before they reached an elevator. "He's pretty good!"
"Yeah," Wally chuckled as she pressed a button and the elevator went up. "Pretty good at screwing things up."
Rocky pretended she didn't hear that as the elevator finally made it to the top floor. She and Wally emerged from the doors and breathed in the smell of Rocky's treehouse.
"Welcome home!" Numbuh 13 sang as he waved at them from above a nearby platform. He nearly stumbled over his own shoelaces before he finally got down and approached them. He smiled at Rocky. "Did you bring anything?"
Rocky chuckled before flipping her hair back as she took out a bag. "Your favorite, of course." She took out a few comic books.
"Oh, yay!" Numbuh 13 cheered as she put them in his hands. "Clownie Boom Boom and the Great Pie Race!" He hugged his comics. "Thanks, Rocky!"
"Hey, no prob, Lucky," Rocky said before winking at him.
Wally noticed his cheeks becoming a little pink.
"Hey, Rocky!" Tommy, aka Numbuh T, greeted as he emerged from his lab. "Nice, you're here now! I just finished our newest 2x4 weapon! And I'm sure it'll be perfect for our next mission!"
"Oh, you!" Rocky giggled before she bent down and patted his face. "You're always preparing so well, cute stuff!"
Tommy held a goofy smile as he placed a hand on his cheek where she touched him as Rocky passed by him into the lab. Wally smirked at this. Rocky was definitely the best leader any sector, especially one with just guys, could have...
"Pretty good," Rocky said as she looked over the weapons that consisted of a beans can filled with crayons connected to a mailbox. She picked it up and inspected it. "And it can shoot well?"
"Like an arrow through an apple," Tommy smiled proudly. "I got the idea from Hoagie...and the last time we had dinner with Numbuh 3 and her crazy sister..." He averted his eyes, still a bit creeped out from that event.
Rocky gazed at the weapon at her hands. Then, fast as lightning, she shot at a nearby soda can. A few crayons made a direct hit, impaling it.
"Wow..." Numbuh 13 muttered, having always been impressed by Rocky's cunning skill.
Rocky just smirked before flipping her hair and patting her new weapon. "Oh, I am definitely going to enjoy using this on our mission..."
"Should I get my invisibility coat?" Numbuh 13 asked excitedly. "I made it out of leaves and mud for camouflage!"
Rocky and Tommy glanced nervously at each other. "Um, maybe next time..." She told her teammate gently. "And we're not going invisible..." She held a mysterious smile. "Gents, we're breaking in the old fashion way...my style"
"Really?" Numbuh 13 asked. "Because your style is a lot like Numbuh 1's style..." He babbled on. "I mean, not that I"m saying you're a copycat or anything, but you are like Numbuh 1...still, I can think that the way you do his style might be so much better than-"
"Just follow her cruddy orders, will you?" Wally snapped at him to shut up.
"Well, Wally," Rocky said as she glanced at her cousin. "I suggest you get back to Sector V and let them know we are starting our mission and that you guys can go ahead and tell Numbuh 362."
"You're the boss," Wally sang as he approached the elevator.
"Yeah, I am the boss," Rocky chuckled to herself, "if I could be anything more, I'd consider being the supreme leader of the KND."
"Oh, that would be cool!" Numbuh 13 said excitedly. "You'd really make an awesome supreme leader!"
Rocky smiled at him. "Well, consider me second, Numbuh 13..."
He looked at her in confusion. "Second?"
Rocky smiled at him before she strolled over to her room. "I still think maybe you should take a shot at being supreme leader first..." And the door closed behind her.
Numbuh 13 just held a dazed, happy expression on his face, his eyes never leaving their gaze toward his leader's closed door. He couldn't control his blush either...
"Oh, yeah..." Tommy said with a knowing smile as he gazed over at Rocky's door as well. "Definitely the best..."
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Rocky glanced from her leader's seat as Tommy navigated the H.O.T.S.H.O.T. They were underground, right beneath enemy lines. They were going to take them by surprise, Rocky had told her team, even though that was against what Numbuh 362 had suggested. But Rocky knew too well that most of her unplanned planning was indeed good planning and Numbuh 362 seemed to agree with it.
For Fanny...Rocky just loved to infuriate her.
"We'll closing in on the enemy's secret lair point," Tommy told her. "We'll be there in a few minutes."
"Excellent, Numbuh T," Rocky said before glancing over at Numbuh 13. "Lucky, get the weapons ready."
"Yes, sir!" Numbuh 13 exclaimed with a salute before stumbling over to the weapons' cabinet. "Do we just shoot when we see them?"
"Leave most of the action to me, guys..." Rocky said with a mysterious smirk. "I'm very well-aquainted with the teens. Especially Cree..."
"Oh, Cree is going to mad as soon as she sees you," Numbuh 13 told her worriedly.
Rocky just smirked, remembering her recent encounters with Numbuh 5's evil sister all too well. "That's the whole point..." She got up from her seat and walked over to the bathroom. "Hang on, I'm going to change."
"Do what you need to do, Rocky!" Numbuh 13 said with another salute. "Boy, she must want to dress good for when we kick some butt..."
"Especially when she wears that red sweater of hers," Tommy added as he continued driving. He brought the vehicle to a halt. "We're here."
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Cree and a few of her cheerleader friends gazed over the blueprints on a nearby table, discussing their future form of attack on the KND.
"And we'll come by over here and get those Babies Next Door from behind!" Cree announced.
"Won't it, like, require breaking a nail?" One of the cheerleaders asked skeptically. The others nodded as well.
"Not if we hit them just right," Cree told her.
"Uh, dudes?" Called one of the other teens. "I think we have a situation..."
"What kind?" Cree demanded.
"Uh, one where I think some kids are going to come in and-" But he didn't have time to finish when a loud explosion formed behind them.
Cree coughed as smoke emerged through the air and glared toward the entrance where the explosion happened. She peered at who dared break into their lair. She made out a red sweater, brown combat shoes, a pair of shades-
"Numbuh 1?" She gasped, unable to believe she was seeing an old enemy she never would have thought of ever meeting again.
"No..." Said a familiar, female voice from the regarded person.
"Rocky..." Cree growled as she gazed at the person more clearly.
"Hello, Cree..." Rocky said in a cold, mysterious tone. The attire she wore was that of a red sweater, brown combat boots, a dark brown skirt, and her own special shades. Her hair was down, and that made a nice touch to her mission attire. "Still trying to get rid of your pimples, I see..."
"Ouch..." Tommy cringed at her icy words.
"Get them!" Cree shouted to the other Teen Ninjas before they rushed at her.
"Kids Next Door!" Rocky shouted to her team. "Battle Stations!"
And the battle began...
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Numbuh 86 slammed her fist against the desk, startling the other operatives. "How can that little twit defy orders like that?"
Numbuh 4, along with Sector V, glanced at one other nervously before regarding both Numbuh 86 and their Supreme Leader, Numbuh 362. Numbuh 60 stood by as well.
"Whoa, ease up, red," he told the fuming redhead. "She's doing the job, so be proud of her bravery."
"Oh, you're just saying that because you think her ugly face is cute!" Numbuh 86 shouted back as she pointed a finger at him. "Stupid boy!"
"Rocky is not ugly, you bird nest-haired-" Numbuh 4 began angrily but Numbuh 362 cut him off.
"That's enough, Fanny," she told her sternly. She sighed. "Look, the least we can do is hope that Sector E-Z comes back in one piece..."
"Or a million pieces, hopefully..." Numbuh 86 muttered under her breath.
"Hey, come on!" Numbuh 2 emerged in defense. "You know Rocky! She always gets the mission done no matter what!"
All heads quickly turned toward the doorway as three operatives emerged in triumph.
"N-Numbuh 1?" Numbuh 362 gasped. But when she saw more clearly, she quickly shook her head.
"Why does everyone keep thinking I'm Numbuh 1?" Rocky asked, though she smiled as she adjusted her shades. She and her team saluted their Supreme Leader. "Sector E-Z reporting for duty, sir!"
"Welcome back, Rocky!" Numbuh 362 greeted happily before returning the salute. "I just been informed that you and your team had infiltrated enemy quarters."
Rocky smirked. "Not just that..." And she tossed her a canister. "We managed to fight them off just enough to nab their newest plans and ideas..." She smiled over to Numbuh 13. "Lucky grabbed them for me..."
"Aw, it was nothing..." Numbuh 13 blushed as she he looked at the floor in embarrassment.
"How could you defy orders like that?" Numbuh 86 boomed as she got in Rocky's face. "Your job was to sneak in quietly as possible! But no! You had to just go in their and make a fool of yourself!"
Rocky glared at her. "Hey, I got the job done anyway, didn't I?"
"Don't speak, girl!" Numbuh 86 warned her, pointing a finger at her. "You have no permission to speak right now!"
"She's right, Fanny!" Numbuh 362 exclaimed in surprise before showing the blueprints she found in the canister. "We were going to be attacked in a few days. We would have never known if it wasn't for Rocky."
Numbuh 86 felt her face turn white in shock, seeing the praise her commander was giving Rocky. Again.
"But...but..." Numbuh 86 stuttered before gazing back at Rocky, who just smirked at her. She barred her teeth and tightened her fists, another failed attempt to denounce Rocky.
"If I am permitted to speak," Rocky said in a cool tone as she placed her hands at her hips. "Numbuh 2-Double-o-2...for the win."
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If you want to see why exactly people mistake Rocky for Numbuh 1 sometimes, I have a picture in my profile showing her in her secondary attire. One of her favorite colors is red besides purple, of course. :D