Operation: S.P.L.I.N.T.E.R.-C.E.L.L.E.D.

Chapter 3

Noble Warriors

"Don't worry dad!," panicked Nigel after hearing his dad's cry for help. "I'm coming!"

"You're not going anywhere!," spat Ferb from the shadows.

Turning his head, Numbuh 1 replied in suspicion, "And why not, Ferb?"

But Ferb kept his silence...

Back at the Moon Base, the unexpected had occured...

"You see, Numbuh 362?," said Fanny, standing over the unconscious operative. "You wanted a piece of Fanny, you got it! Look at you, completely unconscious on the floor. Now to proceed with phase two of my plan. You're all going to go down in flames…"

But little was she aware of a certain operative who had stumbled upon her crime scene. He gasped and exclaimed, "Fanny!," said a shocked Numbuh 2. "What have you done with Numbuh 362?"

Turning her head with a cynical snare, she replied, "Let's just say that she's taking a little nap..."

"Alright.. I don't know what you're up to. But I'm going to get the KND troops ready for battle!" He stormed past her and continued, "Now out of my way!"

But she grabbed him by the shoulder, stopping him in his path. "I'm sorry, Numbuh 2. But if you want to get to them, then you're going to have to get through-"

"ME!," shouted Numbuh 4 from the ceiling, falling toward her with a flying kick. "HE-YAH!"

"NO!," panicked Fanny, pulling out her laser gun and firing a blast at Numbuh to dodge in time, the cocky operative fell to the floor, unconscious.

Hoagie ran to him and shook him, repeatedly. "Numbuh 4, wake up!," he panicked. "Wake up!" Turning to Fanny, he yelled, "What have you done with him?"

Shrugging her arms with a mocking smile, she replied, "He must've wanted to take a little nap, too. And now, so will you! Hey, that rhymes!-," she quickly paused, seeing Numbuh 2 with his hands on the vault in the corner. The only thing blocking space's air from coming into the Moon Base. "What are you doing?," she exclaimed.

Holding his hands to the vault, ready to pull at any moment, he warned, "If you don't stop this foolishness right now, I swear, I'll open this vault and let the oxygen of space kill us all!

"You fool!," she spat. "You wouldn't dare!-"

"Oh yeah? Just try me! Anything's better then being one of the victims in this rampage! As a matter of fact, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you're working for the splinter cell, too! Aren't you?"

"Heh.. that is correct."

"Then I suppose that your going to knock me out, too. Just like you did to Numbuh 86 and Numbuh 4!"

"Yes, I will!" With that, she crouched her knees, preparing to jump at him. "Heeee-YA-"

But Numbuh 2 was not kidding around. He pulled the vault's wheel a bit to the side, un-tightening it by 50%. "You forget, I'll open this vault quicker than a hyper-mongoose in the middle of winter!"

"Then we'll see about that!," she spat, continuing to prepare her attack. "HI-YA-," but before she could leap, a powerful punch from behind rendered her unconscious. And the culprit was none other than Numbuh 5...

"Numbuh 5!," exclaimed Numbuh 2, re-tightening the vault and walking to her. "Man, am I glad to see you!"

"What the heck happened here?," she asked, scratching her hat.

"Well, Numbuh 86 sort of went A-Wall on us. So I threatened to open the vault on the door in order to smother her. Even though I would have joined her in the process."

She raised her eyebrow. "Open the vault? You were going to kill us, you big-"

"Hey, guys!," exclaimed Numbuh 3, waving as she walked to them.

"Oh, hi, Numbuh 3...," answered Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5 in unison and disgust.

"So, what's going on?," she asked.

"Fiction3000 died," said Numbuh 2.

"Really?," she exclaimed.

"No."

"Oh, man!"

"HEY!," spat Fiction3000, from wherever he was...

"So, Fanny was part of the splinter cell," said Numbuh 5. "That means if she was-"

"Then more operatives are part of the splinter cell as well," concluded Numbuh 2.

Numbuh 4 slowly awoke, rubbing the back of his head. "Oh.. What happened?"

"Yah...," asked Numbuh 362, awakening and doing the same.

While one problem was solved.. partially... Nigel still had one of his own back on his ship.

"Well? why aren't you going to let one of your very own go and see about his father?," asked Nigel to Ferb.

"Because, you big dolt! That's not your father! We have your real father, Mr. Uno, imprisoned on our ship!"

"Say what?," exclaimed Numbuh 1.

Mr. Uno then walked out with two of the splinter cell troops on each side of him, holding him by the arms.

"Son..?," asked Mr. Uno, weakly.

"Dad?," replied Numbuh 1 in disbelief.

"SON!"

"DAD!"

"CHEESE!," exclaimed Ferb, much to one of the operatives looking at him with disgust. "What?," he said. "I like cheese!"

"Dad!," exclaimed Nigel to his father. "How did you wind up here?"

"Well, you see, son. These goons here captured, claiming I was the legendary KND operative, Numbuh Zero. But I told them that I'm just an ordinary dad. The father of you. Otherwise they would have kept me locked up forever and eventually 'splinter cell' me, as they said."

"When did they capture you?"

"Right before this little toy ship went to take off."

Numbuh 1 paused, realizing his father was still unaware of the truth. "Dad.. There's something I need to say to you.."

"What, son?," he asked.

He remained silent for a few seconds.. before he replied, "You are Numbuh Zero."

"Wha'….what do you mean?"

"A long time ago, you were a KND operative."

"Son, what's a KND operative? What's KND"

"I'm a KND operative. And KND stands for 'Kids Next Door'. The Kids Next Door is an organization of kids who defend children from all adult terror."

"Are all the adults bad?"

"Not ones with big hearts like you, dad," he said with a smile.

Mr. Uno blushed. "So, who are you fighting right now?"

"Well, at first I was fighting my very own sector. But now I see who the real villains are. And that is this splinter cell I joined!"

"WHAT?," exclaimed Ferb.

"Yes!," spat Nigel. "That's right, Ferb!"

"We're not the enemy! Your dad and the KND are your-"

But Numbuh 1 had little time for words, grabbing Ferb by his shirt and holding him in the air.

"Now listen here!," continued Numbuh 1. "You all have made my time here the worst! But this time, you've all gone too far! You imprisoned my dad! If this is how barbaric your kind is, then I quit!"

"What did you say, punk?," spat Ferb.

"You heard me! I QUIT! Come on dad," said Numbuh 1, dropping Ferb to the floor. "We're going home! Or should I say, Numbuh Zero. My hero."

"Oh, Nigel, thank you," said Mr. Uno. "You're the kind of son that makes a dad feel proud all of the time!"

Regaining balance, Ferb shouted, "Not so fast! You're not going anywhere, Numbuh 1!"

"Oh yeah? Watch me!," said Numbuh 1, walking to the door of his ship. "Here's the door!" He then turned the knob, pulling the door forward and continued, "I've opened the door! I'm on my way…...," but as he looked down, he felt a rather.. uncomfortable. "Gee, it sure is pretty high in the sky, isn't it?" And indeed it was. The cities below, to his eyes, seemed like little pebbles, if not ashes of pebbles.

"See?," said Ferb. "That means you can't escape! You're stuck here until this thing lands! And that gives us enough time to punish you for trying to get out of the splinter cell! Hahaha!"

Numbuh 1 then got an idea. "True.. But what if I were to, oh I don't know... jump for it with my dad?"

"You fool! You wouldn't actually kill yourself just to leave us, would you?"

"If it means not spending another day in this terrible place, then by all means necessary, I'll do it!"

Ferb panicked, "Ms. J! Ms. J! Nigel Uno is making a brake for it! come get him, Ms. J! Get him!"

"Oh no you don't!," she yelled, running at him.

"Oh yes I do!," he spat.

She gasped. "How dare you? What happened to your respect towards me, boy?"

"I no longer respect anyone in this place!"

"And second of all, my boy's name is Nigel Uno to you!," said Mr. Uno.

"Oh, so now the overweight cow is going to preach to us! Hahaha!," she teased.

"Hey, at least he actually has some weight," said Numbuh 1. "You're as skinny a spooked tree stick from Jack and the Giant Bean Stock!"

"What?," she exclaimed. "Ooohh, that's it! It's time to end this once and for all! I'm going to sick my guards on you, all over again!"

"I don't get it. Why don't you ever fight for yourself for a change. If you're so powerful in command then why don't you show me how powerful you are in strength?"

"Alright, I will!"

"Go get her, tiger!," coached Mr. Uno

Numbuh 1 then engaged into combat with Ms. J. First, Ms. J kicked him in the stomach and slapped him. But then, standing back to his feet, Nigel got up and threw Ferb at her, making them both fall to the floor.

Ferb remained unconscious. But Ms. J got back up and bit Nigel on the ear. Nigel quickly took out a laser cannon and blasted straight through the ship's floor below her, causing her to go falling out and hanging on to the edges. She then immediately, even with the ship's intense speed, threw herself back into the ship and tried to punch Nigel in the nose. But before she could, Nigel punched hers first. He then turned her over, spanked her, and let her fall to the floor.

Breathing heavily, Nigel asked, "Now…now do you…do you give…..up…..?"

"Never….I'll never give…give up…..never!," she spat, also drained. She then grabbed out her gas can to spray it on Nigel so he would fall out unconscious. But before that could happen, Nigel threw her through the roof, sending her out the ship and into the sky.

"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME NUMBUH 1!," she spat. "I'LL RETURN! AND WHEN I DO, YOU'LL PAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID TO ME!

"Yes, yes I will. But until then…have a nice flight," he mocked with a wave.

Back at the moon base, Numbuh 5 filled in Numbuhs 4 and 3 on some updated information. As for Numbuh 362, she apparently was no longer present. Possibly due to the fact she went to warn the other operatives of Fanny's rampage.

"So, you guys defeated Fanny?," asked Numbuh 3 to Hoagie and Abigail.

"Yah," said Numbuh 2. "And speaking of Fanny, where is she?"

Numbuh 5 paused... "Hey, wasn't she just there on the floor?" And indeed, she no longer was.

"Oh crud!," exclaimed Numbuh 4. "She must have escaped!"

"Well, we've got to find her!," exclaimed Numbuh 5. "Who knows where she could be?"

"Should we warn the other KND operatives here on the moonbase that she's part of the splinter cell, yet?," asked Numbuh 4.

"No, no, not yet!," said Numbuh 5. "In fact, I'll go and find her myself!"

"GO FIND HER YOURSELF?," exclaimed Numbuhs 2, 3, and 4.

"But, Numbuh 5.…," said a worried Numbuh 2.

"I know it's dangerous…," said Numbuh 5, sternly. "But it's the only way! Besides, she was always a nasty girl! Especially to me! So it's time for me and her to settle the score…alone." And with that, Numbuh 5 went walking away to go and look for Fanny. As she continued, she said, "Also, one more thing guys..."

"Yah..?," asked Numbuh 4.

"If I don't come back... tell Numbuh 1 that I love him. And that I did this for him."

"Numbuh 5...?," said Numbuh 4, not believing his ears.

But she knew she had little time for words. "Now let me go and settle the score with Fanny. And don't worry about me. I'll do my best to stop that girl. Goodbye, my friends..." She continued to walk. "Goodbye...," she said.

"Goodbye, Numbuh 5.….," said Numbuh 4, reluctantly. "Goodbye..."

And so with that. Numbuh 5 is about to go and engage into the final showdown with Fanny. Meanwhile, Numbuh 1 and his Father battle all of the splinter cell on the ship. Will good triumph over evil? Stay tuned, and find out, on the next exciting chapter, of Operation: S.P.L.I.N.T.E.R.-C.E.L.L.E.D.