T.N.D.
(Acronym for Teens Next Door)
After the members of Sector V were decommissioned a few years into the future, they have decided not to retire, but to start a new league. A better league. As they called the new league, the Teens Next Door (TND, for short), all members decide it was best for Abigail Lincoln (Numbah 5), to be leader, since she was the oldest at sixteen. The T.N.D. was designed to destroy and kill public enemies who wanted evil instead of goodness. After Father, the main enemy of the older Kids Next Door, fled from the city a couple years ago, the TND had to be a lookout for the Delightful Children from Down the Lane, whose identities and their locations were nowhere to be found. Hoagie P. Gilligan Jr., AKA Numbah 2 and the kid genius, had to design a better-looking treehouse in place of their older treehouse. Filled with much better technology and wider space, it was not bad, for Hoagie was a pasty colored genius at fifteen and taking college courses in high school, since he was a Sophomore. Not wanting to skip any grades, he was content on being a Sophomore, not wanting to make a big deal out of being a kid genius at a young age.
It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon. The kids were home from school and they had major homework to work on. Life in high school wasn't all that it was cracked up to be. As Abigail Lincoln tosses her bookbag on the coffee table, she decides to flop her whole body on the lemon-colored couch, massaging her temples on her forehead with her chocolate colored fingers. Hoagie Gilligan, looking at Abby through his grayish hat with matching colored goggles, laughs as he was working on the latest experiment, the Hoagie Machine, which was a machine gun that can carry at least thirty bullets at a time. Abigail takes a look at the big screened computer that Hoagie was working on. Impressed with the results, she says, while grabbing her signature red Gatsby cap, "Nice work, soldier. If we only can design a bigger plane..."
Hoagie laughs.
"Good one, Abby. I have blueprints in my room."
"Awesome."
Suddenly, they both hear the door open and slam shut. They sigh to themselves as they both say, "Wally."
Wallabee Beetles, AKA Numbah 4 and the toughest one in the TND, was blocking the front door with his muscular body. Wally was incredibly strong for the age of fourteen. Pushing the blonde locks out of his eyes, he glances out the window. Police cars were speeding down the road while their sirens were blaring loudly. Passing the oversized treehouse, Wally cheers as they leave. Walking into his room, Abby was in front of him, her nostrils huffing and puffing steam.
"What the hell did you steal this time?"
"I don't know whatever the hell you're jive talking, Abigail."
"Give it to me, Wallace."
"Ew! Gross! Isn't that Maurice's job?"
Hoagie looks up from the computer when he heard the cursed name. Maurice, AKA former Numbah 9, and Hoagie's competition for Abigail's love, was the most loved member of the KND before he was decommissioned, breaking many hearts of all of the other former members.
"What about him...?", asks Hoagie.
"Get back to work, Numbah 2!", yells Abigail, who didn't let her eyes leave Wally.
Wally, who was the juvenile delinquent in the group, smirks at Abigail as she was breaking. "Maurice is not to be spoken about around me...got it!?"
"Whatever.", says Wally, as he rolls his eyes as he was going to his room. "Where's-"
"Shopping with her parents and her sister.", says Abigail, glaring at him still.
"Oh. Why are you still staring at me?!"
"Because I hate you."
"Awww. Thank you!"
"Shut up!"
Abigail was opening her blue and white backpack as she was about to do her homework. Wally, on the other hand, goes into his room, where his bed was a boxing rink. He takes out the purple leather pouch out of his back pocket and opens it. It was a golden chain with a heart locket. It was meant for his crush, Kuki Sanban, AKA Numbah 3. She was the nurse of the group and the trigger-happy one. She was also the best friend of Abigail, which was irritating Wally, since Abigail was constantly picking on Wallabee Beetles when it came to his crush on the Japanese beauty. Coming from Australia, he wasn't exactly the smart for his age. Mostly being detained in juvy most of his life and nearly being held back, his father had tried multiple times begging on is knees for Wallabee to not get held back nor suspended, for his dad was recently divorced and had to take care of him and his three year old brother, Joey Beetles. He sighs to himself as he takes a look at an old picture of him and Kuki from when they were kids. Kuki was the youngest at thirteen. Wally thought it would be a bit weird to date her, but the feeling of love was too strong for the Aussie native.
"Oh, Kuki...my sweet Kuki. Why do you have to be so fuckin' beautiful...?"
He glances at the photo once more.
Just then, there was a knock on his bedroom door. Wally quickly puts the photo and the leather pouch away. Scrambling to the door, he opens it with a look upon his face. It was Nigel Uno, AKA Numbah One and the former leader of Sector V.
Looking down at the blonde boy a bit through his black shades, he smooths his brown hair down and sneers.
"Heard you've been stealing again."
"No! Abigail snitched, didn't she? The nerve of that bitch! Even if I did steal, it ain't none of your damn business!"
"We all know how much you love-"
"Why can't I come here without you morons pestering me every fuckin' five seconds!"
Wallabee makes his way through the front door, Abby and Hoagie distracted by the blueprints to even notice him. Wally speed-walks as he was about to go home, but he strangely hears a wailing sound.
Shit...the cops.
Wallabee Beetles was running now. Running as he hears the police coming closer and closer. Gaining on him. It wasn't until then that he was being tackled by a dark-skinned skinny police man.
"Hands where I can see them!"
"I ain't did nothin'!"
The other police man, a muscular white man, comes closer to the juvenile. "We caught you on camera stealing a golden chain. Give it up, Beetles."
"Don't know what the hell you talkin' 'bout!"
"Search him, Jones."
Officer Jones searches Wally's jean pockets friskily.
"Watch where you touchin' me, mate!", yells Wallabee.
Just then, a gray Mustang pulls up. A tall man with blonde hair, resembling Wallabee, comes out of the car.
"Please, officer. I'm sure that whatever my son has done...he's sorry."
"Dad...", says Wally.
Officer Jones lets him go while the one called Officer Preston tells Wally's dad what had happened.
"I can pay for it...how much is the chain?"
"Three hundred dollars."
Sid Beetles' face fell as he hears the amount of the chain.
"How...how much?"
"Three hundred. Is there a problem?"
"N-n-no. I...just don't have it right now."
"Well, your son, sir, has twenty-four hours to return that chain or else we'll have no choice but to arrest him."
"Can I just pay some now and then some later, officer?"
"Sounds shady..."
"I'm not shady, honestly."
The two officers began to go into the cop car, but Officer Preston says, "Twenty-four hours." He closes the door. Leaving the scene, Sid Beetles motions his older son to go into the car. As they drove off, Wally's father was staring at him through the mirror. Sighing, he says, "Wally...why? You know I don't have any money right now."
"Maybe you shoulda thought of that when Mom left you! US!"
"It's not-"
"I know."
Sid sighs to himself and smiles meekly.
"Mom loves you, son."
"Why did she leave?"
"We're just different. That's all...don't worry your little head, alright?"
"Yeah, Dad.", says Wallabee as he stares out of the window. Joey, on the other hand, was sleeping. Wally smiles at his little brother, then sighs to himself. His father woke him out of his daydreams by asking, "Is the chain for Kuki?"
Wally looks up, blushing, then nods.
"She doesn't care if you don't have any money, Wallabee."
"Dad, you have three jobs. Of course, Kuki would CARE!"
"Kuki's a sweet girl, Wally."
Wallabee let his anger go. He knew he couldn't be mad at his father, being poor and divorced, but it was frustrating for Wallabee to be poor and angry. Kuki would hate him, so he thought. But, Kuki was a sweet girl. Wally sighs as he heads to his thoughts.
Kuki. My sweet Kuki. I love you so much. I wonder if you'll love me back...