"I can't believe it." Numbuh 5 said. "I just can't believe it."
Sector V was aboard a C.O.O.L.B.U.S. of their own. Numbuh 1 walked over.
"Something wrong, Numbuh 5?" he asked.
"I just can't believe how quickly 187 turned."
"I know. He was a good Kid." Numbuh 1 said. "We'll get Cree for this."
"Yeah? Then what?" she asked. "It won't reverse the effect. It won't bring him back."
An alarm sounded. Numbuh 1 went back to the front. Numbuh 5 didn't.
"Numbuh 2. Status report." Numbuh 1 said.
"The radar picked up another C.O.O.L.B.U.S.. What should we do?"
They were nearing another C.O.O.L.B.U.S. flying 50 feet above the ground.
"Approach it. Slowly." said Numbuh 1.
"What?" Numbuh 2 asked.
"If it flees, it's 187 and 11."
"Right." Numbuh 2 said with a smile. "Here we go."

"We've got company." said Cree.
"Where?"
"To the right."
Numbuh 187 looked to the right and saw the C.O.O.L.B.U.S. Cree was talking about.
"Great." said 187. "Just great."
Sector V's C.O.O.L.B.U.S. moved in closer. The cockpit was coming into view.
"It's Sector V!" Cree said.
"Sector V?" asked 187. "They found us pretty fast."
"Well... What are you gonna do?" Cree asked.
Numbuh 187 thought for a second and then said, "Hold on."
He reached over and tightened Cree's seatbelt. Sector V's C.O.O.L.B.U.S. was almost next to theirs. Numbuh 187 hit a button and their ship went into overdrive. It shot forward at incredible speeds.

"Quick, Numbuh 2! After them!" yelled Numbuh 1.
"Roger." said Numbuh 2.
He pushed the overdrive button and shot after 187 and Cree.

"I didn't know these could go so fast." said Cree.
"It's probably a new model." said 187.
"I hope this ship can take it." said Cree.

The two ships shot through the sky, dodging buildings and trees. After a few miles, Numbuh 1 spoke up.
"Numbuh 2. Cancel the overdrive."
"What? Why?"
"Just do it."
"Okay." said Numbuh 2, questioningly.
Numbuh 2 hit the button again and the C.O.O.L.B.U.S. left overdrove mode.

Numbuh 187's ship kept going.
"They stopped." said Numbuh 187. "They gave up."
"No." said Cree. "They don't give up."
They looked at each other.
"Quick!" yelled Cree. "Stop this ship!"
"You got it!"
He slammed the button but it was too late. As soon as the ship left overdrive, pieces started falling off.
"I gotta land this thing." said 187.
Cree scanned the area for a suitable place to land. Then she found one. "Right there." she said, pointing to a warehouse.
Numbuh 187 landed the ship next to the warehouse and he and Cree entered the warehouse. It empty as far as people go, but there were lots of boxes.

Numbuh 2 landed their ship next to 187's and the team exited. They gathered near the side entrance to the warehouse. The door was open just a crack.
"They must've went in here." said Numbuh 1. "Here's the plan; We all know how powerful these two are. If we can get them separated, we may have a chance. We'll each go our own way and if we run into one of them, radio the rest of the team. All right, team. Move out."
They entered the ware house and split up, each one being on their guard, awaiting whatever happens.

"Where are you?" Numbuh 4 asked aloud. "Show yourselves."
"And why would you want us to do that?" Numbuh 187 asked.
Numbuh 4 looked around and didn't see anybody. "You think you can beat us?"
"You bet I can." Numbuh 4 said.
"All right, then." Numbuh 187 said dropping down from a stack of crates. "Here I am." he said, holding out his arms.
"Let's get this going, already!"
"Aren't you gonna radio the rest of your team?" Numbuh 187 asked. "After all, weren't those your orders?"
"How do you know about that?" Numbuh 4 asked. Shocked that 187 knew the plan. "Were you there?"
"I am everywhere." he said baking into the shadows. "The shadows are my cover. You can't hope to touch me."
"We'll see about that." Numbuh 4 said raising his F.R.A.P.P.E. and firing at the spot where 187 should be. He heard a menacing laugh coming from behind him. Or was it above him. He frantically looked around to see if he could see anything.
"You missed. Care to try again?" Numbuh 187 asked, mockingly.
Numbuh 4 fired of a couple of rounds at the ceiling. Just then Cree appeared from the shadows behind Numbuh 4. She ran passed him, knocking him down and disappearing into the shadows again.
"You're no match for us, kid." Cree said. "Give it up."
"I'm a Kid Next Door! I don't quit!" Numbuh 4 got up and fired off more rounds of ice into the shadows.
"Ice, huh?" Cree asked from the shadows. "It's an improvement from that pathetic teddy bear launcher you had before."
"Quit using the shadows! It's really not fair!"
"What's the matter? Can't keep up with us?" Numbuh 187 asked.
"You wanna talk fair. you have a weapon and we don't." Cree said.
"You wanna do hand-to-hand combat? Fine!" Numbuh 4 threw the F.R.A.P.P.E. aside.
Numbuh 187 and Cree dropped down in front of Numbuh 4.
"All right, teenagers." Numbuh 4 said, raising his fists. "Who's first?"
Cree and 187 looked at each other and then back at Numbuh 4. Cree stepped forward.
"You, huh?" Numbuh 4 asked.
"What's the matter?" Cree asked. "Can't hit a girl?"
"You're not a girl. You'r a monster."
"I'll take that as a complement."
Numbuh 4 dove for Cree but she stepped out of the way. When Numbuh 4 passed her, she grabbed his hood and pulled him front of her. She then delivered an uppercut sending Numbuh 4 flying upwards. He landed on top of a stack of crates. He stood up and looked around. He spotted Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 3. He looked back and saw nothing. He took off for Numbuh 5. Cree dropped down in front of him.
"You gotta stop that!" Numbuh 4 said.
Cree swung her foot. Numbuh 4 dropped to the ground and continued making his way to Numbuh 5.

Numbuh 5 turned around, thinking she heard something. When she turned back around, she saw Numbuh 187 standing a couple feet in front of her.
"Hi, 5." Numbuh 187 said.
"Nice to see you again. Why are you here? You wanna fight, or something?"
"It's always to the violence with you Kids, isn't it?"
"You were a Kid Next Door, too. Or have you forgotten."
Numbuh 187's smile faded. "I haven't forgotten. In fact I think about it all the time."
"You know if you had just let them decommission you... Even if you had no memory of the Kids Next Door, we still could've been friends."
"Friends? There's no such thing. Just someone waiting to stab you in the back."
"We were friends once. Even if it was just for an hour."
"And look what happened."
"I tried to reason with 362. You were there. You heard me."
"You didn't try very hard, though. Did you?"
"What was I going to do? If I had done anything, I would've been decommissioned."
"You see. All the Kids Next Door care about is themselves."
Numbuh 5 let out a sight. "What about my sister?"
"What about her?"
"Isn't she your friend?"
"Yes. She's the only one I trust."
Just then Numbuh 4 rounded the corner and headed straight for Numbuh 5. He stopped next to her. "Well. Here's 187."
"Ready for a rematch?" Numbuh 187 asked.
"You bet. Now it's two against one! You're finished!."
Cree dropped down next to Numbuh 187. "Oh, please. If you had five more kids, then it would close to a fair fight."
"I guess it's two against two, Numbuh 4." Numbuh 5 said.
"I guess so."
Cree dove for Numbuh 5. The two tumbled across the ended up on top.
"You're still the weakest, sis." Cree said.
Numbuh 4 ran over and shoved Cree off of Numbuh 5. Numbuh 187 tackled Numbuh 4 to the ground. He picked Numbuh 4 up off the ground. Numbuh 5 stood up and 187 threw Numbuh 4 into her. They both collapsed to the ground. Cree pulled Numbuh 5 out from under Numbuh 4. Numbuh 5 grabbed her leg and tripped her. Numbuh 4 rolled to the side as 187's foot slammed down. He stood up and punched 187 in the head. Numbuh 187 stumbled back but never lost his balance.
"That the best you can do?" Numbuh 187 teased.
"Not by a long shot!" Numbuh 4 said.
He ran at 187 and swung his fist. Numbuh 187 caught his punch and swung a punch. Numbuh 4 caught his punch, too. The two had tied each other. Now it was a battle of strength. And Numbuh 187 was winning. He kept pushing on Numbuh 4 who was being forced to lean backwards.
"Give up, Numbuh 4. You're too weak."
Cree tried to kick Numbuh 5 but she missed. Numbuh 5 threw a nearby box at Cree. She caught the box and threw it aside. Numbuh 5 lunged at her sister and the two started swinging punches and blocking each other's attacks. Numbuh 4 gathered his remaining strength and flipped 187 on his back.
"Take that, 187!" Numbuh 4 yelled triumphantly.
"I wouldn't start celebrating so soon if I were you." Numbuh 187 said.
Numbuh 5 swung at Cree but was blocked. Cree grabbed Numbuh 5 by her shirt collar and threw her into the ground. She then continued to hold her down by pressing her foot down on her stomach. Numbuh 187 swung his feet and tripped Numbuh 4. He got on top of him and held him down by his collar. Numbuh 187 began raising his fist.
"Numbuh 4!" came a voice. It was Numbuh 1.
"Numbuh 1!" yelled Numbuh 5. "Over here!"
Numbuh 187 looked up and saw Numbuh 1 running towards them. He looked over at Cree. She nodded and jumped up on top of a stack of boxes and disappeared into the shadows. Numbuh 187 did the same. They were gone by the time Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, and Numbuh 3 arrived.
"Where'd they go?" Numbuh 1 asked helping Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 5 up.
They looked down at the end of the isle of crates and boxes at the side exit. The door was wide open.