CHAPTER 2
It was later in the afternoon when Numbuh 86's fellow Kids Next Door were at her house investigating the scene. But much to her dismay, it was her least favorite group: Sector V. The group's dismay was equal to Fanny's as they been berated endlessly by the cranky Scottish girl.
Of all the five members of Sector V, only Kuki Sanban (aka Numbuh 3) shared Numbuh 86's horror for the "crime scene," for she also shared Fanny's undying love for Rainbow Monkeys. This has caused great annoyance to Kuki's teammate Wallabee Beatles (aka Numbuh 4) for nothing annoyed him more. But despite this, Wally has secretly harbored great feelings for Kuki but never had the courage to tell her.
The group's leader, Numbuh 1 (aka Nigel Uno) was questioning Numbuh 86 about what happened while Kuki and Wally investigated the decapitated stuffed toys, whose cotton innards littered the floor of Fanny's room.
"Any idea of who would do this?" Numbuh 1 asked Numbuh 86.
"None," said Fanny, still horrified. "It can't have been my dad. He may be an evil adult but he would never do such a thing!"
"Are you kiddin'?" yelled Wally. "Maybe he got so sick of these cruddy little eyesores he finally snapped."
"Numbuh 4!" Kuki yelled. "Don't you dare speak like that! Especially after something like this!"
"Yeah, unless you want me to pound you so hard you'll think you're a Rainbow Monkey!" Fanny said, barely containing her rage.
"What about your brothers?" Nigel said, getting in between Numbuhs 4 and 86.
"They wouldn't dare!" Fanny said. "They know I'd squish them like peas if they so much as set foot in here! But I love them."
At that moment, Sector V's two other members entered the room. They were Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5 (Hoagie P. Gilligan & Abigail Lincoln).
"I looked over the whole house and nothin'," said Abby. "No sign of the heads."
"Same here," Hoagie added. "I even checked the trash outside. Nothing, not even a scrap of cotton."
"So," said Nigel, "Whoever did this must have taken the heads with them. But why?"
"AARGH! Who cares?!" Numbuh 4 shouted. "This is a waste of time! I'm outta here!"
Wally stormed out of Fanny's house grumbling about how much he thought this whole investigation was pointless. After a couple of blocks Numbuh 4 arrived at the Sector V treehouse. He went into his room with intent to take his frustration on his punching bag, but much to his surprise he found a note impaled to the wall by a large candy cane. At that moment, his teammates entered the room.
"There you are!" Numbuh 1 said with scorn. "Do you realize what your attitude..."
Nigel suddenly noticed the candy cane with the note on the wall. It obvious to him and his team who sent that note, but what was it about? Numbuh 1 took the note off the wall, read it, and turned to his his team.
"It seems we have an unlikely ally" he said.