Should Rocky know the truth?
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Wally shuffled his feet nervously as he watched his cousin Rocky battle with the malicious adult villain known as Father atop of a speeding conveyor belt. Both Sector V and Sector E-Z had been called for a mission regarding the gravy supply for kids everywhere who love to have surplus of it for dinner was being taken over by Father, who vows to make sure that only adult can eat it, intending to break children's hearts with gravy-less mashed potatoes.
They arrived at the gravy factory earlier, having battled Father's henchmen to a pulp. And apparently, Rocky, which seemed obvious to both Sector V and her team, was the most determined to take down Father in what she called her 'most strenuous negotiation'...which Wally had no idea even meant.
"Go, Rocky!" Numbuh 13 shouted. He was covered in gravy for accidentally knocking out a few henchmen into a tub of stolen gravy; that was one of the best fighting actions Sector V has ever seen him done.
Rocky growled as she tightened her fists, keeping her stance as the conveyor belt sped both her and the adult villain at a faster rate. Her fight would only be finished as soon she retrieved something Father had stolen dearly from her.
Her prized gravy boat.
Father cackled as he dangled the dish in front of her face playfully.
"Like dangling a steak in front of a hungry hound..." Numbuh 2 stated, watching Father take a risk with toying with Rocky. Numbuh 2, as well as the others, knew too well of Rocky's violent side...
"Why can't she just get a new gravy boat?" Numbuh 3 whined. "I mean, no offense, but her gravy boat is super ugly!"
"Don't be talking trash about a girl and her gravy boat!" Numbuh 5 warned her sassily. "Gravy boats got some magic in them...they make gravy taste amazing!"
"Give me back my gravy boat, you overgrown piece of ash!" Rocky shouted furiously as she tried to grab her gravy boat from Father. She slammed her weight against him, trying to reach for it, yanking on Father's suit.
But the adult villain would not give in. "Too bad, Rochelle!" He shouted before pushing her to the ground. "This gravy boat is mine now!" He rubbed it lovingly, enjoying it's plain features. "Oh, it will look so nice with my China set..."
Rocky growled before she got up, intending to fight him again...but then held a defensive hand at her. A fiery hand.
"It's over, Rochelle Ganda!" He shouted, his hand blazing. "You're finished!"
Wally's ears perked as soon as he heard Father's monologue. Why did it sound so familiar to him all of a sudden?
"This is the end!" Father told Rocky, whom held her hands up in defense. "Really, it's the end..." He jabbed a thumb toward the area where the conveyor belt would eventually lead its gravy samples, and them, straight into. "So you can just..."
Then Wally heard his former leader's words.
"No..." Rocky said quietly. Then she flashed her brown eyes at Father angrily. "The Kids Next Door will never end!"
And with that said, she sent a low kick to his knee, making him cry out in pain as he let go of the gravy boat. Rocky caught it, before she made a bold leap and slammed against his body flat agains the conveyor belt. Then she took a jump right before Father was sent right into the gravy sample machine.
"No, not the hair!" She heard Father cry out as the machine did its work.
Sector V and E-Z cheered as Rocky glided gracefully to the ground before them. She stood before them proudly, holding up her prized gravy boat.
"Now my fries will taste just as wonderful again!" She said happily. She tenderly rubbed her gravy boat, a sweet smile on her face. "You're safe now, Boonie..."
"Who names their gravy boat 'Boonie'?" Numbuh 3 exclaimed as she looked to her team. "I mean, come on! Boonie? How about Jessie or Hank, or something that's not Boonie!"
Rocky just chuckled at Numbuh 3's whining before she turned to her cousin, who stared at her curiously. "S'up, Walls? What's biting you?"
Wally just regarded her for a few moments, his mouth a bit unhinged. Then he immediately closed it before rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Well, eh...what you said to Father before, you know, kicked his butt..." He averted his eyes. "That's just what Numbuh 1 said before he...before he won that scavenger hunt..."
Truthfully, Wally or any of his teammates weren't there when Numbuh 1 fought the former DCFDTL for Father's pipe to win the hunt, but he did see the re-run of that scene, considering that the entire had been televised. He had seen it after Numbuh one was-
Wally shook his head, trying to clear his mind. So what if Rocky reminded so much of him? She was just that good of an operative...
Rocky's eyes widened. "Really?" She had a huge smile on her face. "Wow, I really am the next Numbuh 1, aren't I?" Then she flipped her hair. "Only cuter..."
Wally nervously chuckled. "Yeah, you sure are..."
Rocky chuckled before turning back to their teams. "Who wants gravy?" And she waved her gravy boat in the air.
The others immediately liked the idea. "We do!"
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Sector V's treehouse...
The kitchen table was filled with assorted foods, such as chips, fries, cheese chunks, soda, as well as mashed potatoes scooped and placed atop of cones to resemble ice cream. With gravy specially poured from Rocky's gravy boat, it would look like caramel as the topping. Sector V and E-Z talked as they munched in celebration of their victory. Rocky was the heartiest eater.
"I tell you..." She spoke through a mouthful of chips before grabbing the nearby bowl of fries and stuffing it into her face. "That Father..." She chewed for a few moments. "He is like a total coward, you know what I'm saying?" It was a bit hard to tell exactly what she was saying on account of not swallowing and just filling her face more and more.
"If I ever ask her out..." Hoagie said to Wally as they watched Rocky grab a cone and shoved it against her mouth, licking away at the mashed potatoes as she gained a gravy beard. "I better think of someplace cheap..."
"Eh, my cousin'll do the paying..." Wally scoffed, knowing all too well her parents were both successful people. "You just not to laugh."
Hoagie rolled his eyes. Then he had a sad smile on his face. "You know...for as long as Rocky's been in the KND...I keep thinking he's back..."
Wally nearly choked on his soda before regarding his best friend with wide eyes. "R-really?"
"Well, duh!" Hoagie exclaimed. "Almost everyone assumed she was Numbuh 1! Only girly and good-looking!" He motioned to Rocky. "You have got to be the luckiest guy to have one of the greatest KND operatives as your cousin, man...'cause she's every little bit as what Numbuh 1 was..."
Wally suddenly had a guilty feeling punching at his stomach before he gazed at his cousin. Of course. Just like Numbuh 1. And she had successfully followed in his footsteps and became him. Only better.
If only she knew...
Wally, as much as he tried to push the thought aside, kept thinking over and over that maybe Rocky deserved to know the truth. She was a trusting operative, placed others before herself, had Numbuh 362 admire, even worship, her...and she loved her cousin very much.
"Put your shades on again!" Kuki urged Rocky.
Wally watched as Rocky placed on her special sunglasses, sliding them a bit down on her nose ridge, doing one of her charming winks as if she were in a commercial. She and Kuki both shared a laugh.
Those glasses looked a lot like Numbuh 1's...
True, they were a bit more jetblack and showed off a little metal, but nevertheless, it was like seeing his former leader all over again...
"Abby's brought the cherries!" Abigail exclaimed before placing a bowl of fresh cherries on the table.
"Oh, yum!" Rocky exclaimed before she grabbed a handful and shoved it into her mouth. "Mmm...thought banana is my favorite fruit, I love cherries!"
"So did Numbuh 1..." Wally muttered to himself.
He could remember one of Numbuh 1's birthdays...Numbuh 5 traveled through desert lands just to retrieve a special 'candied' jewel with the amazing flavor of blurpleberry just for Numbuh 1. However, Numbuh 1 preferred cherry...
"Wow, you eat a lot!" Numbuh 3 exclaimed, watching Rocky spit out the seeds after finishing off her cherries.
"I love food," Rocky chuckled, flipping a piece of her hair away from her face. "Just like you love those stupid Rainbow Monkeys..."
"They are not stupid!" Numbuh 3 said defensively. "They're filled with love and care!" She looked at Rocky with sad, puppy-like eyes. "You don't like love and care?"
Rocky sighed and rolled her eyes. "Look, I like love and care as much as the next girl/hippy, but those things are just annoying!"
Wally chuckled, admiring that both he and his cousin shared hate for those ridiculous stuffed toys.
However, he recalled that Numbuh 1 adored those things...
Seems Rocky isn't exactly like Numbuh 1, but she was very close.
If only she knew...
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Well, I thought Rocky needed more perks as well as special character props, so I gave her Boonie, her prized gravy boat. She likes to eat a lot, by the way. And no, she's not going to go all 'My Precious...' on her gravy boat! :D
