Hello people! 'Smacked'
Numbuh 7V: Save the introductions for later! We've taken over this segment for now and we'll make sure you'll work!
Alright, alright. (How are you here?) I am so sorry people. I did not have a case of writer's block or anything like that. I was just plain lazy and did nothing. 'Smacked'
Numbuh 99-Rescue: Actually she was busy with playing Final Fantasy, reading manga, and watching anime. You should lay off the games, manga, and anime for a while.
'Starts anime crying' Wagh! Ok! Now I present to you the next chapter! 'Smacked' How am I getting hurt by my own fictional characters?
"Uuuwwwaaahhh….." Bruce said as he got up from his little nap. "Where am I? Why is it so dark? Did I wake up in the middle of the night again?"
"Oh shut up Numbuh 0.1, I'm trying to sleep right now!" Ashley yelled at the dazed Bruce.
"Alright! You don't have to yell! Just go back to sleep than! Oh wait…" Then Bruce started remembering what had happened when he was still conscious. "WAIT! I MEAN DON'T GO BACK TO SLEEP! WAKE UP, WAKE UP!" At that, Bruce just starts running around like crazy, screaming "WAKE UP," as he tries to find his team mates. While he was running around screaming, he did not hear the occasional "ouches," "hey," and "itai." A few seconds later, a hand grabbed Bruce's leg, which stopped him in his tracks.
"Can you please stop running when you're stepping on everyone?" The person who grabbed Bruce's leg said.
"AAAHHH! It's a ghost! Wait, am I dead if I can feel spirits?!"
"No Numbuh 0.1 you idiot! It's me, Numbuh 40-Meteor! Not some unreal ghost!" Numbuh 40-Meteor yelled.
"Uwah! Even you are dead! Why do I have to die so young when I just got back to normal?!"
"Calm down already! You are not dead. I repeat. You. Are. Not. Dead."
"And how can you prove that?"
"If you can feel pain…" Numbuh 40-Meteor said as he punches Bruce's shoulder, "than you are alive."
"Hey! Don't need to punch so hard!" Bruce said as he rubs his shoulder.
"That was for all the people you stepped on."
"People…? …..Oh….Sorry guys."
"Aren't you supposed to be a leader? You sure don't act like one."Numbuh 15-SS said.
"Of course I'm the leader. I'm the most rational person on this team."
"Are you saying we aren't as rational as you?" David asked as he gets up.
"Enough. Help me find a light switch so we can…" Numbuh 40-Meteor began to say before the lights went on, "..turn on the lights." They were inside a steel covered room with a camera at one of the corners, a lone door on one of the walls, and a TV screen imbedded in the wall.
"Hello Kids Next Door. Welcome to your…"
"…prison. We hope that you like it." The kids turned to the source of the noise and they saw ITFBTM on a screen.
"Oh, so the Twins have a prison now. That's really original." Ashley says.
"Be quiet!" Yin said.
"Calm down sister. You can stop with the taunts. It's not much when you're stuck in that room." Yang stated.
"Wait! You still haven't answered my previous question!" Bruce said as he remembers their previous encounter.
"See you later at Father's." The two said at the same time as the screen blacks out.
"This has to be the first time where the idiot twins actually succeeded in capturing somebody." Ashley stated while trying to look for a way out.
"One thing for sure, they were smart enough to take all of 2x4 gear away from us." Ogie mentioned.
"They might have your stuff, but I still have my boots. I'm going to try to kick that door down." Lenny said while getting in position to run and jump kick the door.
"I'm not sure…."
"Hi-yah!" At the scream, Lenny starts running quickly to the door. He jumps, and activates his J.U.M.P.E.R. to cause more of an impact on the door. Sadly, his boot barely made a dent and it instead sent him back to the opposite wall at the same force. "I need a doctor." His teammates looked at him with pity.
"Anyone else have any bright ideas?" He looks over to Numbuh 7V and Numbuh 33-Delta, who were near the camera. Numbuh 7V got on Numbuh 33-Delta's shoulder and blocks the camera with his hand. "What are you doing Numbuh 7V?"
"Blocking the camera."
"Won't the Twins know that you'll up to something if you're blocking the camera?"
"This is just to annoy them."
"What's that supposed to do?" Right when Lenny said that, the door opened and 10 guards came right through it.
"Stop doing that! We need that…." Numbuh 7V quickly jumped from Numbuh 33-Delta to the guard closest to the door before he closed it and kicked his head, causing a domino effect that made the other guards fall.
"Quickly take their stuff and run for an exit!" At that, all the operatives in the room dog-piled the fallen guards, preventing them from moving as the kids took their weapons. They quickly exited the room, locking the 10 guards in there. The alarms were ringing loudly, and of course, more guards came their way.
"I can't believe your plan worked! Why are these adults so stupid to get annoyed at such a silly trick?" Numbuh 40-Meteor asked while beating up incoming guards.
"Because they're prideful and underestimate the power of kids. Also, they're human and all humans don't like watching a person's face on their big movie screen."
"I can never understand you people, but if you knew that, then why couldn't you make a cleaner escape?"
"Since when does my Sector make clean escapes!? Everything has to be flashy or the adults will expect everything! Besides, they need to pay for taking my favorite headband!" Numbuh 7V said with an evil aura around him.
"Never mind your headband, there's an exit right around the corner I think!" David said while looking at the digital map device he stole from one of the guards.
"I think!? Give me that Numbuh 0.2!" Bruce took the digital map device from him and started tinkering with it. "Why isn't there a GPS function on this!? This is going to take a while for us to get out of here!"
With the Twins:
"Why must this always happen? When we are soooo close to finishing a mission, something terrible just happens!" Yin rants while watching the footage of the operatives running around the ship. "And why aren't there any traps on this stupid airship!? You would think they'll have them if this piece of junk could fly!"
"Calm down sister. You know the reason the airship doesn't have any traps is because Father spent the money on the guards instead of the traps. Besides, you know they won't be able to get off this ship once they realize they are in the air. They will have no choice but to come with us to Father's once our guards capture them again." Yang said to his sister to calm her down.
"Are you sure brother? I mean, the guards look like they are having trouble." Referring to the guards that seem to fall like dominoes when they tried to get close to the operatives.
"Eh, they'll get tired eventually…., maybe. There's not much we can do however. We have to defend the pilot area from them so they don't come hijack the airship."
"Fine, let's beat them like the last fight." At the same time, Yin was thinking back to what Bruce asked during their previous confrontation. 'Why do you guys fight like Numbuh 0.6 and Numbuh 0.7!?' 'You mean to tell me that there are actually kids in the KND that fight properly? All the operatives I met used unrefined fighting styles or just go crazy with combining styles. And who are Numbuh 0.6 and Numbuh 0.7? Are they operatives like Sector Z?'
Yang looks over to her sister in worry as she was in deep thought. 'Is she thinking about what that boy asked the other day? Then again, our fighting styles, when did we learn those? It popped in our minds yesterday and we did it perfectly. Are we connected to these Numbuh 0.6 and Numbuh 0.7 people? Was this caused by that teen we met yesterday?'
Flashback:
After their attempt at blowing up Sector V's treehouse failed, the Twins were walking back to their ship in defeat.
"Why must this always happen? We are masters of disguise and yet we can't even complete one simple mission of blowing up Sector V's treehouse!" Yin yelled.
"It's the fault of Sector JA. If they weren't there, we would've completed the mission." Yang said trying to make his sister feel less like a loser.
"I know that, but we should've known they would be here today from them chasing us for the past few months."
"Sister…"
"You were just unlucky this time around. It's not right to give up when you haven't succeeded yet." A voice said from behind the two. The Twins quickly turned around in surprise to see who it was, but it wasn't anyone they personally knew. It was girl who looked to be about 13 or 14 in a black cloak, with the hood blocking most of her face. However, the feature that stood out the most were her red eyes.
"Are those contacts?" Yin asked rudely, but still a bit surprised that someone was actually tailing them.
"No."
"Why are you here?" Yang asked while getting in front of his sister to protect from anything suspicious the teen might do.
"Wait a minute; you look like that operative from Sec…" As Yin tries to speak, the girl takes out 2x4 looking gun from her cloak and shoots it at them, but nothing happened. "Was that supposed to do…" A few seconds later, an extreme headache overcomes the Twins.
"Ah, who are you?" Yang manages to ask before he and Yin start to lose consciousness.
"I am no one; I don't belong or exist in this world."
"…Belong or exist…., in this world?" At that, Yang passes out, along with his sister.
"I apologize for interfering, but I have to speed some things up in order to pay for my deeds before it is too late." When the Twins woke up, they were in their ship and the teen was gone. Looking at the time, they were only out for about 3 minutes, but they decided to forget about what happened due to the strangeness of the encounter. After that, well, you know the rest.
End of Flashback:
'It's strange to think about these images that keep appearing in my head. I keep seeing a room that seems to be distorted by glass and two adults, I think? And that teen, I heard she disappeared a while ago…' Yang was in deep thought over what happened, not understanding why these images appear or for whatever reason why they are what they are. 'Does sister get them as well?' He thought as he looks over to his sister.
Back with the RHFATS Team:
"Numbuh 4X, why are these servants Sebastian, Mey'rin, Finnian, and Baldroy?" Numbuh 99-Rescue exclaimed as she fights the maid and cook with Numbuh 4X.
"I know right!? They act and look almost exactly like them! Except that they can actually do their job!" Numbuh 4X answered as he lands a dropkick on the cook's shoulder. It didn't do much, so the cook grabbed onto his leg.
"I have no idea who those people are, but knowing you kids, they're probably cartoon characters, so I'm extremely offended!" The cook then proceeded to throw Numbuh 4X to the nearest wall, where Numbuh 99-Rescue was launched to as well by the maid's laser gun. "We aren't like those other adults you fight, don't underestimate an ex-soldier and spy."
"Wow, you guys fit those characters perfectly. Does maid person break the plates everyday and does cook person cook the food with a flamethrower?" Numbuh 99-Rescue asked.
"How do you know that?" The two servants yelled in surprise.
"...Are you guys acting like this on purpose…?"
To briefly explain what happened, shortly after the fight started, Numbuh 513 and Numbuh 12.13 quickly got behind the enemies and stole Numbuh 4X back. Shortly shocked for a second, the enemies jumped back on instinct. However, the butler quickly regained composure and chased after them. Course, when that happened, the other operatives jumped into the fray and the other servants joined in as well. Numbuh 122 and Numbuh 1 against Clive and the butler (who is now known as Sebastian according to the WI trio), Numbuh 513 and Numbuh 5 against Joanne, Numbuh 437 and Numbuh 2 against John, Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 against the gardener (one of the 3 servants whom the WI trio decided to name Finnian), and the WI trio against the maid and the cook (whom they name Mey'rin and Baldroy). Though Numbuh 12.13 decides to leave them to explore the mansion for clues without asking.
"See ya! Be back to help to guys later after finding a clue!" Numbuh 12.13 said as she abandons her friends.
"No wait, come back here you lazy anime-watching nerd!" Numbuh 4X screamed out to her as she ran to the hallway. Her only response was looking back and making a peace sign while sticking her tongue out playfully as she ran further away. 'Why she trying to act cute in a situation like this!?'
"Just be sure to keep them busy for me. I believe in you."
"LIES!"
"Let's focus here Numbuh 4X. Lies or not, we have to make sure the enemy doesn't get to the others." Numbuh 99-Rescue said as she pulls away Numbuh 4X from an upcoming attack from the 2 servants.
"True. Well-p, let's get this party started. Oh wait a minute, do you have my L.I.N.E.R. or R.A.M.M.E.R.?" Numbuh 4X asked as he looks at Numbuh 99-Rescue and she was laughing nervously. "Seriously!?"
With the others, well to keep this short, some people struggled and some are even. Despite everybody mostly 2 to 1, it was pretty hard to beat/knock out the enemies. Sebastian was proving to be quite the formidable foe to Numbuh 1 as he seems to always know the next move. A kick to the head, missed; a punch to the chest, missed; a combined effort by him and 122 to tackle Sebastian, both ended up headbutting each other on accident. Clive was just watching while silently laughing at the 2 operatives go against his butler.
Course, he didn't want his butler to do all the work, but he was an Englishman and he didn't want to be seen as a brute like an American. Besides, being the leader of the RHFATS, he didn't want to get injured and not be able to help out his friends if trouble ever arises. Something in the back of his mind tells him to never ever let that happen, as if someone told him in the past, a past he won't ever remember. Him and the rest of the RHFATS aren't really sure why their memories from 2-3 years ago are missing, but what they do know is that they have to listen to and follow all of Father's orders.
'Still, what is this feeling I have?' Clive wasn't sure what to think anymore and he knew he wasn't the only one feeling like this. Ever since their encounter with some "red-eyed" teen, the RHFATS began to see weird images in their dreams every now and then. It was frightening for them sometimes, but at the same time, it felt nostalgic and comforting for some reason, as if it they experienced it before. They couldn't believe what they saw though. Yes, it seemed very real, but at the same time, it did not match up with their memories from when they were younger and they were secretly scared of trying to pry into these memories. However, despite having different dreams, one thing stood out; they all saw the same exact person in their dreams.
A girl who looked to be 13-14, wearing a dark red scarf; standing next to the windows of a classroom, her back to them. She awkwardly laughs as she turns to them, her face blurred by the red horizon and beams of a setting sun. She smiles sadly, tilting her head to the side, looking as if she wants to apologize for something they felt like they forgotten.
"...Guess…. I…..d….,...m….. So…...so…..r…..… B….ut….ll….I sa….…. 'goodbye'...n...w?" No matter how many times they see , she always said the same thing, like a ghost haunting someone for their betrayal. It was never clear to what she says exactly, but the word "goodbye" frightened them deeply. His friends wouldn't tell him exactly what they did after she said that, but for him, he starts running to her. Reaching his hand out as if he didn't, she would never return. He didn't know why he did what he did or why it pained him thinking that she will never return, but it just does.
"Please don't say such lonely things!" Tears welling up in his eyes as he ran towards her. "Don't leave me!" He screams in his dreams, reaching out to grab her hand. But he could never do it. The girl smiling at him for one last time before he wakes up. A chill ran up his spine every time he did and it also left him with a massive headache. Clive and his friends agree though that they shouldn't question what they in dreams for that would distract them from their work for Father. Also, with Sector E, for some reason, actively pursuing them, they didn't have time to worry about some weird strange dreams they started having.
Though even that bothered them. Sure, it wasn't strange that KND operatives came after them every now and then, but for the last 5 months, Sector E seemed to be actively pursuing them as if the RHFATS had some evil plan set in motion. (Which isn't true by the way) It was starting to get on his nerve. He didn't understand what was happening at all. Why was the KND after them? What's the point of sending 3 different sectors just to capture the 3 of them? What did they even do?
Out of the corner of his eye he sees Numbuh 12.13 coming out from one of the hallways stuffing some papers in her pack. Knowing she probably stole some data from their library or something, he ran up to her to engage in battle. He prepared a punch as he ran and when she finally noticed, she backed up a little too late. He manages to knock out her glasses from her face, leaving her a bit blind.
"Hey! No fair!" She exclaimed while squinting to see him.
"Sorry lady, but it was your fault by stealing those papers." He tries to punch her again, but dodges quickly while trying to look for something in her pack. This continued for a while until they bumped into Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 513's fight with Joanne. "Can you just keep still?"
"No thanks. I don't like getting punched. And Numbuh 5, mind if you distract him for me?"
"Don't you see that Numbuh 5's busy here?" Numbuh 5 exclaims.
"I'm sorry, but where are you because I can barely see anything."
"Seriously!? Ok fine. Sorry Numbuh 513, I have to help Numbuh 12.13 for a second." She says as she switches opponents to Clive and jump kicks him.
"Hey thanks! Now where are those visors?" Numbuh 12.13 mumbles as she tries to find her visors so she can see. As she was doing it, the rest of the fights were getting closer to one another. It was starting to look like 8-player smash in the room, making it difficult to find her visors again as she dodged upcoming punches and kicks that she could barely see. Once she finally found them, she barely manages to dodge a strike from Mey'rin and Baldroy. "Numbuh 4X and Numbuh 99-Rescue, where are you?"
"Just keep them busy for a while Numbuh 12.13! We have a plan!" The two answered from somewhere. She made a look of annoyance, but went with it any way.
With everybody now closer together, it became easier for the operatives to fight their foes. By switching opponent every now and then, they managed to surprise them at every turn. With their teamwork, it was certain that victory was going to be in their favor. In the confusion however, they didn't notice the 2 mischievous operatives executing their plan. Once Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 122 manages to throw Sebastian into Clive, smoke began to spread in the room.
"Let's go!" Numbuh 99-Rescue yells out as she jumps out the hole they made earlier in the window along with Numbuh 4X. He seemed to be holding a bag of some sort, but nobody could really see anyway. Soon, all the operatives manage to escape the mansion, leaving the RHFATS and their servants as they tried to get rid of the smoke.
"Those crazy KND. How did they cause a smoke explosion in the mansion!?" Clive exclaims as the smoke finally begins to clear. "Oh come on! They stole the lamp! Servants! Look through the mansion to see what else they stole!"
"Yes sir!" The 4 servants said as they ran to different parts of the mansions.
"Hey Clive," John begins to say to him.
"This is getting out of hand, what is the KND planning?" Clive begins to rant.
"Clive."
"And why a lamp? Who steals a lamp?"
"Clive."
"I'm beginning to lose faith in humanity if they're actually after lamps."
"CLIVE!"
"What John!?"
"We're missing someone!"
"...Why they do this us too?"
Back at Sector E's Treehouse:
"Let's not crash into their mansion again? I don't want to be like you Americans." Numbuh 122 says, tired from the run straight from the RHFATS' mansion to their treehouse.
"Don't worry, Numbuh 5 wouldn't want to do it again too." Numbuh 5 says. Then she looks at the bag and the lamp that Numbuh 4X and Numbuh 99-Rescue were holding respectively. "What's in that bag and why the lamp?"
"Why not?" Numbuh 99-Rescue answers.
"And besides, look at who I got!" Numbuh 4X says as he opens the bag, revealing Joanne tied up inside.
"You stole a girl?" They all (except the other two WI operatives) exclaimed. Numbuh 12.13 just gave him a thumbs-up, impressed with his work.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't say it like that! You make me sound like a bad guy!"
And that's the end to my desperate attempt at trying to write this. Again, I'm very sorry for the long hiatus that this story has been on. I kind of just lost all motivation going into high school and school work. Also, there was anime and playing video games, but that's normal. All I can say that my plans for my story kind of changed, though I still plan to keep this lighthearted, despite the dark things mentioned in this chapter. (I blame watching too much dark stories these days) Other than that, I'm going to try and finish this story up as quick as I can, but maybe by the end of the year. I mean with exams tomorrow and 4 AP summer work I have to finish for next school year, I think I might die of a fried brain first. Though, this is to my AP Bio work and teacher: WHY YOU HAVE TO TORTURE ME WITH A PROJECT, ESSAY, AND 6 PAGES OF WORKSHEETS FRONT AND BACK FOR THE SUMMER WHEN I BARELY KNOW ANYTHING YET!? Other than, thank-you to the people who still read this story and sorry again for my laziness.
CosmicFourzeXXXX signing out….