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Sector Z looked around the Moonbase, many familiar and unfamiliar operatives swarming around, trying to get back to their own bases. Everyone from the Amish Sector A to the Louisianan Sector X were scurrying to get back to Earth.

"You guys should be getting back to Earth, too, you know," Rachel said, tossing a Treehouse Seed to Bruce, who caught it.

"A seed? What on Earth are we suppose to do with a seed?" Bruce asked, examining the Seed.

"There's a bunch of 2x4 technology that has been created since you were gone. Just make sure that before you plant it, Father is out of that mansion," she said, smiling.

"Wait, we don't get to go home to our real parents?" David asked.

"Numbuh 0.2, your real parents think you've run away. Besides, they live in Oregon anyways, across the country. I'm sorry," Rachel said.

"Plus, I don't think you'd want to deal with Sector OR's ego," Patton (Numbuh 60) said as he prepared to make his way back to the Arctic Base. "They were the first cadets I trained once I was promoted to drill sergeant."

"I was drill sergeant for about three months before Numbuh 205 demoted me," Lenny stated.

"I don't see why, either. You were a great drill sergeant!" Ashley said. Constance nodded in agreement.

"Numbuh 205 was just a jerk," David said, rolling his eyes.

"But I've heard great things about Numbuh 205," Patton said, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Everyone was afraid of him! I bet by now he's decommissioned, though, seeing as they've already gone through two other Supreme Leaders before you, Rach- I mean, Numbuh 362," Bruce said, shoving the Seed in his pocket.

Rachel raised her eyebrows. "Have did you know there were two before me?" she asked.

Bruce grinned. "Isn't it obvious? Numbuh 205 was Supreme Leader when we were operatives, as well as in training. Though, a few months before we were delightfulized, he turned 13, so Numbuh 100 became the new leader, even though he was only 7. By then, the new recruits that Lenny had trained before Numbuh 205 demoted him were active operatives, and one of them was Chad. Lenny always came back to the treehouse to tell us about his best cadet, Chad Dickson, who chose the number 274. He knew he had the potential to be Supreme Leader, so that's why Ashley asked about him earlier. Plus, we still have our memories from when we were delightfulized," he explained. He still held his grin and tapped his temple.

Smiling, Rachel said, "Get back to Earth. That's a direct order."

Sector Z walked into their neighborhood, seeing the houses become more and more expensive and fancy as they neared their own.

"Numbuh 362 said before we plant this seed, we need to get Father out of the mansion," Bruce thought aloud as they walked. He stopped in his tracks, coming to a realization. "Guys, I think the only way we can get Father out is if we still act delightfulized."

The rest of his sector looked at him as if he was crazy. "Are you serious?" Lenny asked.

"Yes! Father doesn't know we were recommissioned; he went out to go buy more ice cream. The only way we can get him out is if we pretend to still be delightfulized and then attack!" he explained.

"One problem: when we were delightfulized, we could talk in perfect synchronization! Our minds were connected or something, but now that we're recommissioned, that might be a bit hard," David pointed out.

"What other choice do we have? Bust in there and attack and risk being delightfulized again? This is way less risky, and way easier to work around!" he said.

"Bruce might have a point," Ashley said, tapping her chin. "If we pretend that we were still delightfulized, we could also pretend that we were defeated by the Kids Next Door because they grew stronger after the incident last week, and it weakened us, giving us an excuse for the imperfect synchronization."

"But it still doesn't cover our change in attire," David argued, gesturing to his own new clothing.

"We left those in the bushes, remember?" Bruce countered.

David sighed in defeat. They all went over to the bushes and individually changed back into the delightful clothing. "This better work," he said, styling his hair so it was in his eyes, though he could still see slightly. Ashley was putting the pink bow back in her hair, Constance was braiding her pigtails, and Lenny put his helmet back on.

"Sector Z," Bruce said upon seeing his recommissioned sector in disguise, "It's time to manipulate the enemy."

They got back into the positions they stood in while delightfulized and walked up the steps of the mansion, though this wasn't without difficulty.

"Ashely, you're stepping on my foot!"

"Sorry!"

"Watch where you're going, David!"

"Oh, let's see how easy it is for you to see when your hair covers your eyes!"

"I have a helmet on; I don't exactly have the keenest of sight right now, either!"

"Children? Are you home?" Father's voice caused Sector Z to stop bickering. They looked at each other with serious faces and nodded. It was go time.

"Yes, Father," they said, sounding as close to synchronized as they could get.

Father opened the door, seeing his children slightly less "perfect" than they usually were. They walked in, trying their best to stay in their positions.

"Where have you been?" he asked, closing the door.

"We were going up against the Kids Next Door, but they grew too strong," Bruce explained, everyone else coming in on the phrase at different times.

Father thought for a moment, looking at Sector Z suspiciously. "I am most disappointed in you all. But, we will find a way for revenge. Now up to your room, you have school tomorrow!" he said rather slowly.

Bruce led the others up to their room, in which they immediately separated once the doors were closed.

"Great, we have school tomorrow. Will we have to be 'delightful' there, too?" Ashley asked.

"Not exactly," Bruce replied, thinking off a plan for when they had to go back to school tomorrow. Perhaps this plan was a bit more risky than he thought.