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"She's a teenager Numbuh 4, they all get like that." Abby coolly replied as she flipped the page of her magazine. The dark skinned girl was enjoying some rare break time at her abode. Nigel was banned from the treehouse until the weekend and that combined with the fact Wally was overseas and Kuki was still down with the flu, the bald boy just decided to give the team a break. Not that he minded, he was pretty busy himself at the moment. But that wasn't what this was about. The girl paused in her reading as she adjusted her 2x4 communicator. "Numbuh 5 really don't see what the problem is." She was relaxing in her room when the thing beeped and she opened the line to a frantic Wally.
"The problem is that this ain't Rabe." He responded from his side. "I knew Rabe like she was my sister! She's too, what the heck is it the saying? Outta character?"
"Like a sister huh?" Abby muttered with a brow raised, not that he could see anyway. "Numbuh 5 knew her sista too. Ya might know her, Cree Lincoln?"
"This is different! Rabe ain't nothin' like that traitor, she don't even have anything to traitor! She was neva in the KND." He paused and she knew he was frowning on the other end. "I know those cruddy Teen Ninjas got somethin' ta do with it. I know training bras when I see 'em!"
A chuckled escaped her lips. "Yeah, you would know."
"DON'T PUT WORDS IN MA MOUTH!" He raged causing her to lift the communicator away from her ear by an arm length. "But I'm serious 'ere! She's actin' way too weird, and there's a lot of teens out on the streets. Somethin's goin on."
"Hmm." Abby frowned as she looked to the ceiling trying to think straight. "Now that ya mention it, there ain't been a lot Teen activity over here lately." Her pupils narrowed. "And our ol' buddy Chad went off the radar not too long ago."
"See! I told ya!" He proclaimed. She rolled her eyes when she heard some ruffling before he returned on the line. "But what'll I do Numbuh 5? There ain't no flippin' way I'm letting Rabe join up with those freaks!"
"All Numbuh 5 can tell ya is to look out for her. Stay close and make sure she don't get in any trouble."
"Ain't there some way ya can help me?"
Her eyes traveled to the wall as she sighed. "I don't know..."
"Please Abby?" He asked sincerely. "She's my cousin. Ma family. I can't let somethin' bad happen to 'er."
His words caused the girl to remember when she went on the same type of mission to save Maurice, and she remembered how her friends helped her anyway they could. She sighed as she sat up on the sheets. "Alright, alright. Don't be getting' all mushy on Numbuh 5. Look, she really ain't supposed ta be doin' this, but Abby will scope out some info on the Teens for ya."
"Yes!" He uttered. "Thanks mate. I owe ya one!"
"Yeah, it's been added to the list. Get back ta ya later." She was about to hang up, but then her curiosity got the best of her. "By the way, how did ya a get a signal out there anyway?"
Wally looked at the communicator and then to the ground with a gulp. "Uh,... best not ta ask." The wind blew harder and he started dangling from the pole atop of his uncle's resort home. His mom would kill him if she knew he was up here. He started to make his way down, but his hand slipped and he tumbled to the ground. "WHOOAA!" He screamed as his body banged against the roof before rolling to the earth with a thud. He sat up slowly and rubbed his scalp, only for the communicator to land dead on it. He fell back again and saw stars. The communicator laid to his side, Abby's voice flaring on the other end.
"Numbuh 4? You alright?" She asked. The commotion sounded like it hurt.
"Roight as rain." He slurred out. When did the ground have clouds on it?
"Kay then. Talk ta ya later, baby." And after that, the connection went dead. Wally sat up and shook any remaining dizziness out of his system. He then stroked his chin as he tried to come up with a plan. That was a training bra he saw in her room no doubt about it. Either she was a recruit for the Teenz, or worse, already a member. But he refused to believe the later. It all made sense when he thought about it. The teens must have been trying to brainwash her. Turning her into a girly cheerleader to fight in their High School armies. Not on his watch. Those stinking zit faced losers weren't getting any where near Rabe.
But how was he gonna go about it? He couldn't go up and ask her if she was joining them. Abby said it wouldn't work earlier in the conversation. The boy was always one for the direct approach, but he called Abby because her sister was one of the worst teens in history, so she must've knew what she was talking about. So with that option out, he was going to have to settle this differently.
That's when it hit him. He would use his mastery of disguise to get the job done. Once she left for somewhere, he would trail her then sneak in to where ever she went. With his skills he would be invisible. And once he was sure the Teenz were trying to get her, he would jump out, kick their butts and everything would go back to normal. Wally grinned as he strutted into the house. 'Man. I'm too much of a genius for my own good.' He thought smugly.
The thing he had to do now was wait for the right moment. He had to listen in on all her conversations and follow her whenever she left the resort. He would probably have to venture through some of the most grotesque places on the earth. Makeup parlors, beauty shops, sissy clothing stores. Or worse, sit through a lovely dovey chick flick. The horror! But he had to suck it up. He had to do this. For Rabe. But he still had to wait for her to leave before it got started.
"Hey dad! Can I borrow the car?" Speak of the devil. He leaned against the wall of kitchen and peeked around the corner. He was then greeted with the sight of his cousin trying to loan the car from his uncle. Wally stood silent and waited to see Jack's reaction. The man lowered his coffee and smiled at his daughter. "I gotta go meet up with my mates."
"Sure thing, sweat-pea." He said as he reached into his pockets to pull out a set of keys. "Want me ta come along? Ya only just got yer license last month."
A nervous smile appeared on Rabe's face as she caught the keys in her hand. "No thanks dad. That's kinda the reason I got a license ta start off with." She mumbled at the end of her sentence. The teen did an about face and made her out the door. "I'll be back later!" As she left she grabbed her purse and slammed the front door as she waltzed out.
Wally finally broke from his hiding spot and ran over to the window. He pushed the drapes aside and viewed outside. He watched as Rabe made her way to his Uncle's vehicle. This was his chance, she had to be going to meet up with those teen 'friends' of her's. Now he just had to make his move. He jumped from his place and ran to the hallway, almost bumping into his uncle.
"Where's the fire Wally?" Jack asked as he steadied himself. "Yer mum on the grill again?" That woman really needed to stay away from that thing.
"Nah, just goin' out." He quickly uttered as he went to his room. He stopped for a moment and looked back to the taller blond. "Hey, where did Rabe say she was goin'?" It would help to know where she was in case he lost her.
"Well, she didn't really say. But if I had ta guess, I'd gander she'd be down at The Strand. She's puttin' together some event for her friends." The man turned down the hallway and wandered on leaving Wally to think to himself. The Strand? He groaned. It had to be near water.
But now was not the time to think about that. He needed to be quick or he would lose her. The boy barged into his room and went straight for his bed. He dropped to his knees and slid underneath the mattress. After a few moments, he reemerged with his customized M.U.S.K.E.T he carried with him everywhere. He was going to use it to pull some pranks on some uptight adults, but he thought he better use the ammo for this instead. Wally tucked the weapon in his hoodie and moved to his window. He gazed out to see Rabe pulling out of the driveway. Time to get started. He undid the latch and hopped out, rolling on the ground into a run after the vehicle.
As the boy made it to the beach, he was never thankful for heavy traffic as he was now. He may have been a physically fit operative, but trying to keep pace with a speeding car was always tiring. Luckily the Spring Break rush caused Rabe to stop and slow down at numerous points. It may have been a longer wait, but he was here.
Wally scanned the area as he moved along the oceanway pavement. Jack was right. Rabe had ventured all the way across the city to the Strand. The crisp clean sea air wafted in from all directions, and he looked to take in all the beach goers either going to enjoy the water park or catch some rays. The boy stood out from the crowd as it seemed he was the only one here not wearing a swimsuit. He didn't care but it would be easier to spot him should he need to make a sneaky exit.
Getting his thoughts together, Wally gazed to his right to find Rabe. To his relief she was a few feet across from him, walking down the street to a more secluded part of the resort. He lowered his chin and stuffed his hands in his hoodie and tried to blend in with the crowd as he tracked his cousin.
Deeper in the beach park, Wally found his hand moving closer to his hidden M.U.S.K.E.T, his trigger finger getting itchy with each passing moment. The people around him seemed to get younger and he knew he was starting to tread into teen truff. They acted like they were ignoring him, but he could feel trained eyes all over him like a bad rash. He gritted his teeth and ducked into a shadowy alley when no one was looking. He was getting exposed and Rabe hadn't reached her destination yet. Looks like it was time for his 'master' disguise.
A teen was setting things up at a nearby game corner. Kids were starting to be dropped off and it was near go time. As he placed another toy squirter for the arcade game down, his eyes wandered up and caught a glimpse of something that froze him. What the? He urgently tapped his friend on the shoulder. "Dude, you seeing this?" He asked motioning to the sight.
The other guy looked up to see what the fuss was about. He was then able to make out an odd sight. A decently sized cardboard box was hugging the walls and moving down the street. It would halt every few intervals, then move out again when the coast was clear. The teen rolled his eyes. Kids were already here and were probably playing some stupid game until they opened. He went back to his work. "Just ignore it Ty. Pretend it's not even there." Ty shrugged before resuming with his task.
Under the box, Wally was restraining himself from bursting out in chuckles. "Stupid teenagers." He jovially uttered. This was his best disguise ever. His eyes peeked out of the eye slot and saw that no one paid him any mind. It was like he was completely invisible. Those poor teens. 'Almost feel sorry from 'em. Their minds just aren't ready ta handle my skill level.' He thought confidently. This spy stuff was easy, Abby always made it out to be stressful. Well, it was about to get that way. For them if he had to launch out of here to kick some tail.
Wally shook his head as he got back to his mission. He pushed the box to the wall and stopped to look for Rabe. The girl was writing something down on a sheet of paper on the side of the wall before she walked into some building. Figuring she'd be a while he looked around him to take in his location.
From what he knew, they were on the far side of the park. A far out place near the water, for he could make out the Port of Townsville out in the distance. But what he saw had him worried. The place was infested with teens, they were walking around in some kind of uniforms. White shirts with the Strand logo in red along with black shorts that ended a few inches below the knees. But as bad as that was, the next part had him on edge. Kids were running about, laughing and playing and such. Why were they in a teen populated area? Something wasn't right.
He didn't have time to plan for this because the moment he noticed, Rabe walked out of the shack, wearing a uniform as well. Wally would have followed her, but he had to stay motionless as a group passed by right in front of him. When they finally left he tried to find the girl. But to his dismay, she was no where in sight.
The blond grumbled to himself. How could he have lost her? He would have to push it double time if he wanted to catch her now. His hands rose to lift the box slightly and he spun around to start searching elsewhere. But when his eyes looked up, they widened as he was parlayed in shock.
Because Rabe was right there, staring down at the box with a bewildered expression.
!
He had been spotted! His eyes darted around looking for a way to escape. He suddenly bolted to the left to try and get away. But Rabe had a hand on the box and as he moved she was able to pull it off of him. Her gasp was what made him stop.
"Wally!" She proclaimed. "What are you doin' 'ere!" She exclaimed. He wasn't supposed to be here. Her eyes widened as she remembered what was going on. He couldn't be here! Her pupils narrowed at him as she tried to come up with a way to get him to leave. "Ya better have a good reason too!"
"Uh,..I was, uh." He stuttered. He didn't actually believe anyone would spot him, she must've been really good. He started to sweat, running out of ideas. "I came down 'ere to uh...swim?" He offered with a sheepish grin.
Rae glared harder. "Yeah, and I got a pet bull named Sook. You hate swimming Wally." Her expression harden as she tried to pry more out of him. "Why are ya really here? Didn't take you for a stalker."
"I'm not stalking ya, I'm lookin' out for ya!" He announced wildly. He frowned at her. "Ya been all weird eva since I got here. So sorry if I wanted ta make sure you were alroight."
The girl's face softened when she heard out. Wally was trying to look out for her in his own way, even if that way was odd it was still sweet. She leaned down and ruffled his bowel cut. "Thanks heaps shorty, but I'm fine."
Wally frowned and offered a counter to her statement. "Yeah? So yer fine working with these teens at..." He paused to look up at the sign to the place they were in, but his expression slacked before he started to feel sheepish. "..The Lil' Biter's Fun Fair?"
"Yeah, it's something for the kids during Spring Break. My friends have me organize the whole gig, so I work here. Gotta make a quid somehow ya know." She answered waving all around her. "What did'ja think I was doin' with all these ankle-biters here?"
Wally scratched the back of his head. "Uh, nothing." He answered quietly. She was just working here help manage things, he guessed it wasn't as sinister as he thought. He lowered his arms and gazed forlornly at the ground. "Sorry Rabe. I just didn't want ya doin' something bad. We're family and stuff."
The girl looked around area as he said that. Staring at all these kids, she started to feel ashamed of what was about to happen, but then shrugged it off. If she wanted to have friends, if she wanted to fit in she would have to do this. Besides, maybe after this the kids would treat others better. They pulled pranks on her all the time. She then stared down at her cousin. He was the one exception. She would never want him to get hurt because of her. He looked out for her, she needed to do the same before it was too late.
"No worries shorty, I'm glad yer lookin out for me, but I'm a big girl. I've got it sorted out." She then leaned down and tugged him to the exit. "But ya really gotta leave. Now."
He looked own nonplussed. "Why?"
"Cause ya just have to." She stressed as her watch beeped. Almost opening time. "It's uh...really more of a thing fer girls. Yeah! Sissy and stuff you wouldn't like." She tested with nervous eyes.
Nervous eyes that Wally noticed. He frowned as he looked around him. "Doesn't look that girly." He could pick out more boys at first glance. He dug his heels into the ground forcing them to come to a halt. "Rabe, what's goin' on?"
She began to panic. "Nothing! Just-"
"Hey Rabe!" They looked over to see another teen approaching. "It's almost time, ya ready?" She then noticed Wally and frowned slightly. "Who's this?"
Wally answered before Rabe could speak. "I'm her cousin, girly."
"Oh!" She exclaimed as she gave Rabe a sly look. "I see." The girl then smirked as she grinned at him in a sickeningly sweet manner. "Well then, why don't you stay? Kids like you get in free."
"Really?" He was kinda bored, and he could keep an eye on Rabe this way.
"Yeah, it'll be so fun that you'll never want to leave." She said with hidden intent. Suddenly a bell sound rung through the whole park and waves of kids rushed in, their parents dropping them off for the day. The girl smirked as she stood straight. "Well, gotta get to work. See ya around."
As she left, Wally contemplated her offer. He rubbed his chin as he weighed his options. "Guess I could stay, see what all the fuss is about."
Rabe looked horrified. If he stayed he would end up like all the others. She had to think of something to get him to leave quick. "Uh,..shorty? Could ya do something for me?"
"What do ya need?"
"Ya see... I uh.. left my...sunscreen! I left my sunscreen in ma car- I mean the house!" The farther away he was the better. She then pinched at her arm. "I tan real easy and I need to keep my complexion ya know." He rolled his eyes. Only a girl would freak about the possibility of sunburn. "So could ya go and fetch it for me?"
Wally sighed. He didn't want to leave, but he supposed he wouldn't want a burnt up cousin either. "What am I lookin' for?"
"SPF...Fourteen..Bazillion." She uttered. That ought keep him searching all weekend. "So can ya please go now? I'm feelin hot 'ere!" He proclaimed dramatically.
"Alroight!" Wally exclaimed grossed out. "Be back soon." He uttered as he walked passed her. Stupid girls and their sunscreen. What was he, an errand boy?
As he neared the exit, he peered up in time to stop himself from running into the girl he saw earlier. She had her back to him and was blocking his way out. He glared at the back of her skull, as if willing her to move. "Outta the way missy!"
The girl stopped whatever she was doing and stared at him boringly. "Oh it's you." She then frowned when she noticed the way he was headed. "Where do you think yer goin'?"
Wally only grunted in response. "Mind yer own bizzo." He was surprised when she latched onto his shoulder with a even more surprising strong grip. "Hey!"
"Ya can't leave yet." She spoke as she held him back. "The real fun is about to start."
He finally shook her off of him and snarled. "Do I look loike I care?"
The teen fumed back at him. There was no way she was letting a brat like him get away. He would join the others. The noise from to her right made her look to take in the arcade. She then smiled slowly as an idea formed. "But if ya leave now...ya won't win the prize."
"Prize?" He was intrigued. "What kinda prize we talkin' 'bout?"
"Only the most super coolest awsomeriffic ubber prize ya can think of mate." She then leaned down and acted coy. "And since yer Rabe's cousin, I'll tell the secret way ta win it."
At the prospect of the awesome thing he was hooked. "C'mon! Out with it!" He absolutely had to get that prize now.
The teen smirked as she pointed inside the arcade. "Inside there in the back is an old pinball machine, but it only looks that way so no one will notice." She inertly snorted at the thought of the run down thing. It was falling apart but was still in working condition. The only reason they had it was because it ate up pinball fanatic's money. "All ya have ta do is beat the highscore, and presto, that prize is as good as yours." Her hand traveled into her pocket to pull out a massive handful of quarters. "I'll even give ya a head start."
The unsuspecting Wally took the change with a look of glee. "Alroight!" The poor idiots, that prize was as good as his now. Completely forgetting the reason he was here, he waltzed inside the arcade like he owned it. "~That prize is mine!~ Da na na da na ~ I'm gonna win it now!~" He continued to sing at an off pace rock and roll beat.
The teen watched as Wally walked in. When he was finally out of sight, she pulled out a communicator from the back of her shorts. "Tara reporting in. Zone 4b is clear."
"Good. Game time is in one hour."
"Good." She then spared one last glance at the building and slowly smirked. "Oh yeah, make sure the arcade goes first."
Sometime later within the busy game center, children were having the time of their lives. Many were crowded around the Master Blaster, others were playing an old school Mario title, and a few were even setting the highscore to Dance Dance Revolution. Everyone was enjoying themselves.
"Aw ya stupid piece of crud!" Well, maybe not everyone. In the way back of the arcade, in the place many had neglected to sweep up, Wally was fumbling with possibly the worst pinball machine ever created. "C'mon!" He yelled as the ball got closer to the bottom, teetering on the edge.
The stupid thing was eating through his coins like Hoagie at a chilli dog competition. It had been almost over an hour and he was down to his last quarter. Combined with that, it had the gall to insult him even further. Because every time he lost...
Wally eyes bulged when the flippers got stuck and the ball rolled down unhinged. "No NO!" But it was too late. The ball went down the hole. The game let out a croak and a deep voice rung out.
GAME OVER. YOU SUCK!
"Aggrh!" He pulled at the very strands of his hair, threatening to rip it all out. He then calmed somewhat and gave the thing a good kick. "This is stupid! No one in the universe could beat this thing!" A small smile then appeared. "Which makes the prize that much more awesomer!" He pulled out his last coin and was about to insert it, but then he was suddenly hit with what he was supposed to be doing. "Shoot! I was suppose ta be getting' sunscreen." He quickly turned, but looked back at the game one more time. "...Another round wouldn't- Nah." He really needed to go. Rabe was probably a prune by now. But as if it sensed him leaving, the machine taunted him again.
MY GRANDMOTHER CAN PLAY BETTER THAN YOU! AND SHE'S A LABELMAKER!
"That's it!" Wally raged, right back on top of the game once more. He flipped out his coin like he was prepping a weapon. "Yer goin' down ya trash talkin' bucket of bolts!" He then quickly jerked his wrist to insert the change, but his fast hasty actions caused the quarter to clink against the slot and drop to the floor where it rolled away. "Hey!" He proclaimed as he started right after it. "Get 'ere!"
As if moved by an otherworldly force, the quarter rolled against the wooden floor and seemed to change course every time Wally made a grab for it. The chase continued on, with the boy never ceasing in his efforts. Right when it was near the counter, he leaped and landed on the floor. "Ah ha!" He uttered in victory, but then the coin rolled through one of his loose sleeves. "Dang it!" He grumbled. He then started to crawl right under the shack adviser and followed the quarter right out the door.
While that was going on, the cashier was leaning against the wall watching over the kids safety behind his counter. He was to make sure none of the brats got out this close to go time. As soon as that thought entered his mind, his watch beeped. Getting serious, he walked over the cash register and punched in a series of numbers. After entering the last one, the drawer of it opened to reveal a screen with many red lights. One by one they started to light up. Smiling, he flipped a switch under the counter and the light representing the arcade light. He then put a finger to his hidden earpiece and spoke into it. "Arcade ready. All set down here." More voices spoke from other ends.
"Bumper cars are secured."
"Rainbow Monkey Mania all set."
"Swimming pool is locked down."
"Excellent." The cashier uttered darkly. He then pressed another bottom and spoke once more. "This is Zone 4b reporting in, all sectors are hyped. Ready to begin."
"Good." The brown haired girl spoke from the center of the fair. She was standing in the concession stand which served as the main hub of this operation. "We're ready to start." She then looked behind her to see Rabe filing away to make sure everything was in order. She had to admit, the loser was actually doing everything right. She told higher ups that trying recruit some tomboy like her was a waste of time. But after a few weeks of 'hanging out' the sap was completely transformed. Now Rabe was making sure she did everything she could to impress them, and by doing that she was going to help make this the hugest Spring Break event ever. She then smirked. After this she would be a shoe in to join and after that she would be someone else's problem.
"You ready to get started girlfriend?" She asked as she regraded Rabe. She still had that annoying sense of guilt like all did at first, but it would wear off. But she needed to make sure she went along with it. "Everyone is prepped and set."
Rabe monitored the screen with a hesitant expression. "..Y-Yeah." She didn't know what was wrong with her. A few weeks ago she was planning these fairs and executing them without second thought. They made her popular with her friends, and she finally fit in. But why was it so hard to do now?
"... I just didn't want ya doin' something bad. We're family and stuff."
Wally. What would he think of this. That's when it hit her. She was just worried Wally was still here. She didn't want him to get hurt. That was all. Other than that she was cool with all this. Right?
"Rabe." She snapped her gaze up to the frowning teen. "Yer not having second thoughts are ya?" She asked with a tiny bit of malice.
But Rabe detected it. She wasn't stupid. But then she waved it off with a nervous smile. "Naw, just worried about 'bout my cousin." She admitted. When the girl rose a brow she quickly explained. "Ya know..loike you are with yer sister? Ain't she in here?" She asked hoping she knew where she was coming from. They cared about family right?
The girl let up realization. "Oh yeah totally." She was worried at first. Worried that the annoying girl would get away. But she didn't need to stress, the brat was at the teacups at the moment. The teen waved off Rabe's worries. "It's all taken care of, don't worry about it." She then frowned. "But we need ta do this. Now."
Rabe nodded and her hand moved to the keyborad. Slower than before she typed in a set of commands. As her finger hovered over the enter key, she couldn't help but think for herself for the first time in weeks. Was this her? But as she noticed the teen's glare, she realized that it really didn't matter. "Commencing Lock Down." She uttered as she pressed down.
After a moment, the screams of scared children filled the air, signaling the start. Rabe looked over to see the teen girl press a hand into her chest, her Battle Ready Armor springing to life. The black metal glinted in the afternoon sun and she grinned as she pressed into her headset. "All facilities are secured. Time to round up some brats."
Outside the arcade, Wally jumped up in the air with a victorious look. "Heh! Got ya!" He exclaimed as he pumped his fist in the air, quarter tucked in his grasp. The boy then pivoted on his heel and walked back to the building with a confident aura about him. "Now ta get me that prize." Suddenly, a whirring noise made itself known and he looked up in wonder. "What the heck is that?" His eyes were then trained on the arcade he just left. As the noise got louder, a metal wall sprung up and sealed the doorway, blocking entry and exit. "Huh?" He gently raised a fist to knock, but then reared it back when he heard screams on the other side.
"Let us out!" Some boy yelled as he beat on the door. Wally looked on astounded before an older male spoke out.
"Get away from there!" The beating stopped and the blond assumed the teen pulled him away. "Get back there with the others."
Wally rose his hands up and looked around him with a snarl. "I knew somethin was goin' on!" A commotion the right caught his attention and he looked to see a group of kids running away and screaming. But right when they reached the gate, they were entrapped by some net. Wally looked to the source to find the net came from teens dressed in his B.R.A. That is so fun to type.
Seeing them getting closer, he quickly leaped into a nearby alley. He pushed himself against the wall as he watched the teens carry the kids off somewhere.
"Hurry it up!" The squad leader yelled out. "We gotta move it double time. Load 'em up in the ships."
He assessed everything that was going on, confused. What the heck were the Teen Ninjas up to? Why were they taking the kids away? He glared as he reached into his pocket where his weapon was hidden. "Time to-"
"Hey!" He turned behind him to see three teens looking down at him. "What do ya think you're doing?"
Wally only smirked as he gripped his M.U.S.K.E.T. "I was thinkin' about kicking yer tail!" He shouted as he pulled it out and fired. The stream of the yellow substance traveled through the air with higher damage force thanks to personal customization. It flew until it hit the center teen straight in the face.
"AH!" The guy scream, the force caused him to rear and back and slam into the ground. He then rubbed at his face trying to remove the spicy mustard. "IT'S IN MY EYES!"
The other two looked down at their fallen comrade in shock. "It's the Kids Next- AHH!" He yelped as a shot knocked him down as well. The last one turned to face Wally, but the boy was already upon him. The blond swiped his leg at the teen's knee and the male fell to the ground in a heap. He grunted, and as he landed Wally jumped into the air and stomped down on his chest. "OOFA!" He exhaled as the air was force right out of his lungs.
"Heh." Wally let out with a smirk. He then set his gaze forward and and rushed off to the next teen and to find out just what was going on.
The teen groaned as he rolled on his side. His hand rose to his headset and he reported in. "Ugh,..this is Zone 4b. The Kids Next Door are here!"
"...I repeat, the Kids Next Door are here!"
"What!" The brown haired teen leader looked at her communicator shocked. She growled as she uttered a reply. "How did they find us?"
"I don't know! But one of 'em headed off to Zone 3a!"
The girl vented a frustrated sigh, but replaced it with a smirk. "Well in that case I want those losers caged with the rest of them."
"But Jimmy's got mustard in his contacts!"
"Do I have ta do everything!" The girl yelled as she hung up. She rubbed at her forehead before she turned to Rabe. "Looks like you'll get some experience." She uttered as she tossed a B.R.A at her.
Rabe caught it and stared at it. "But I'm not in yet."
"It don't matter now." The leader ordered as she stepped closer to the girl. "You said we'd be hidden, and we ain't. So you gotta deal with this, got it?" She yelled trying to be intimidating.
Rabe looked as the girl stepped closer to her. At first she was nervous, but then she felt something spark in her. She glared at the girl and pushed her away. "Back off!" She shouted. She then jerked the B.R.A over her torso and stomped away. "I'll deal with it! Sheesh."
The leader looked shocked before she frowned. That fighting spirit was still there. But upon hearing an explosion, she decided to settle it later.
Back with Wally, he was blasting through the forces left and right.
"HAA!" He yelled as he jumped down on two teens. He fired off two rounds and they went down as soon as he landed. He moved over to one of their wrists and undid the holding net. Free from their confines, the children ran off to find some way to escape.
"Get him!" he rose his head to see a group of them coming down from above. They fired lasers at him and he rolled to the side. As he came up he shot at the one who fired and he fell easily. The boy then focused his efforts on trying to bring the others down, but they kept flying out of range. While he reloaded, they all swooped down in unison to barrel him over. He hopped back to avoid them and they poised back upwards into the air. He growled lowly. He would never get them at this rate, but then he suddenly got a new plan.
Above the teens watched as Wally fired at him again. They laughed as they dodged with ease. "What a loser, that was worst then the last time." When the boy reloaded, they went down once more. "You're goin' down shrimp!"
Wally smirked as he saw them comin'. "No. I'm goin' up!" He fired one shot at the leader's eyes and the teen came barreling down blindly. Once he was near, Wally expertly jumped on his back. Once there he used one arm to grip the teen's frantic hands and used them to control the guy's flight to an extent. He turned the teen into the others and held out and fired with his other hand.
"GET HIM OFF-WHOOA!" The blinded enemy was suddenly jerked as Wally went into a dive, two other teens pursuing him. He looked back and smirked before he lifted up. His teen soared back into the air, while the others lost control and rammed into the harsh concrete.
The blond chuckled at the sight. But his enjoyment was cut short when a laser beam graced his sleeve. He looked beside him to see a smirking foe taunting him. He rolled his eyes as he shot at him, sending the bum down. With that taken care of, that just left one more. As he thought this, he was suddenly caught in a wave of lasers coming from the front. He looked onwards to see the final enemy firing at him wildly. Deciding to cut his losses, he let go of the teens hands and hopped off of him as a laser collided with the teen's chest. As he fell, Wally reached out to grab the last one. "C'mere!"
"Gah!" The teen grunted as Wally latched on to his legs. They then dangled in the air, the teen trying to shake the kid off, and the kid trying to hold on for dear life. "Let go ya brat!"
Wally glared right back a the boy. "I'll go." He then used a hand to aim his M.U.S.K.E.T at the teen's jet pack. "But yer comin' with me!" He then fired. The mustard made a direct hit, and clogged up the pack's engine. Once it died, the two fell victim to gravity's cruel hold. They both screamed as they fell, but when they were close to the ground Wally flipped their positions where the teen was on the bottom, and when they finally made contact, the foe took the major blunt of the fall.
The boy stepped off the groaning body and looked around him. He could still make out the screams of kids, but they were getting quieter. He balled his fist and grunted. "I gotta hurry 'fore they leave!" He then ran to where he could hear the most noise, but when he turned a corner, he ran straight into an ambush. Four burly teen elites being led by the teen he saw with Rabe earlier. He snarled as he kept the weapon on them.
The girl sneered as she took in the boy. "I knew you would be trouble. But it really doesn't matter now." She chuckled as she snapped her fingers. "Get 'im boys." With that, the four elites charged.
Wally faced them head on as he raised his weapon. "Eat some of this ya-"
Click Click
Don't you just hate that?
"Crud." He grumbled as he realized he was out. But he brushed that aside. He holstered the weapon and held up his fists. He wouldn't go down without a fight. "Come get some!" As the words left his mouth, the boys attacked. Wally blocked an oncoming strike and countered with a left hook. As his opponent stumbled back, he ducked to avoid a hit from one behind. His hands shot up and grabbed the hand and he twisted the wrist, smirking when the teen yelped in pain. He then used the momentum to fling the guy over his shoulder. The body flew right into another teen and they both fell to the ground.
The girl was standing there fuming in rage. "He's just one kid! Beat him down!" She watched the boy engage the last one and slapped her forehead when she saw that he was winning. "For the love of...Ya got weapons! USE THEM!"
The elite's eyes widened when he remembered. "Uh, I knew that." He then caught Wally's fist and pointed his other hand at his head. The laser on his wrist glowed as he smirked. "Time ta say goodnight mate."
Wally pulled at his hand to no avail. He used his legs to kick at the guy. It worked as he let go and he was free. But as he stepped back, he noticed the other three had got up and had him surrounded. "Aw, just great." He muttered as they all trained their sights on him.
One smirked as he prepared to fire. "Yer outta luck shorty. No one can help ya now-"
"HIYAA!"
"Huh- AHH!" The teen screamed as a girl's foot turned his face into a landing mat. She then hopped off of it and delivered a roundhouse to send him flying. The teen flew back and landed to the ground out cold. The girl then landed and Wally glanced over her appearance. She was about his height, maybe taller, and her brown dirt hair was in a ponytail. Her skin was tanned, and she wore a purple t-shirt, khaki shorts and combat boots. Around her waist was some 2x4 tech along with a belt with the number '145' engraved on the buckle.
The teens were surprised by the girl's sudden appearance, but moved to stop her none the less. One shot at her to which she jumped back out of range. While in the air she pulled a weapon from her waist that looked like a mace. She gripped the handle and started swinging the taped up tether ball at the end of it. She charged at the two and skidded to the right to avoid the lasers. When she got close, she swung the weapon at the arm of the teen that was firing. It twirled around his arm, and once he was tied she jerked him down for his face to meet her fist. When he went down the other tried to overwhelm her. She pulled her tether-mace free and swung it as hard as she could into the teen's head and he met the same fate as his bud.
Wally watched as the girl took down the teens. She kicked some tail, but he would never admit it out loud. She was still a girl. Behind him, the teen he kicked down tried to get back up, but he slammed his elbow into his face without looking back. The guy feel back down with a grunt.
The girl smirked at the down enemies. But her victory was short lived as her weapon was shot out of her hand. She turned to see the girl leading the elites had her own laser aimed and ready. But the kid girl was quicker and she pulled out her blaster and shot at the girl.
"AHH!" The teen went flying backwards landing in the side of a shack. She groaned rubbed at her chest when she noticed a squad of armed teens appear around the corner. They blankly stared at each other before she lost it. "Don't just stand there! BLAST THOSE LOSERS!"
The teens just blinked confused. They then looked over to Wally and the KND girl and nodded slowly. "Oh." They then pulled out their weapons and fired. "RAAAAH!" They roared as they entered battle.
Wally and the girl looked towards each other, then leaped backwards on the other side of the prize table. They flipped it over and used it as brief cover. Once he was sure they were alright he then proceeded to give her the third degree. "Now that that's done, who the crud are you?"
"G'day mate, I'm with the KND." She spoke as she fired to bring the heat off of them. She then ducked back down and reloaded. When she noticed that the boy was still here, she groaned. "Look mate, I ain't got time ta yabber." She then pointed down the opposite end. "Go in between those buildings and don't stop 'til yer out."
Wally blinked before he glared. "I ain't leavin'! I'm with the Kids Next Door too!"
She rolled her eyes. "We're the only sector down 'ere kid. And you aren't in it."
"Cause I'm not in your sector. Duh!" He frowned. "I'm Numbuh 4 with Sector V back in the states."
The girl's attitude changed as she beamed at him. "Strewth, yer from Sector V?" At his nod she shook his hand. "Glad ta meet ya. Numbuh 145, Leader of Sector DU at yer service."
"DU? Down Under?" At her nod he looked confused. "What 'bout A fer Australia?"
"We were Sector A before we lost the rights to the name in a bet with the Amish sector. And don't you dare ask!" She replied heatedly. A blast that rumbled the table drew their attention back to the teens. She leaned up and fired a few rounds to push them back. "Quick, get me on the line with yer leader. We can combine our teams ta-"
"Team?" Wally uttered confused. "My team is still back in the states."
"WHAT!" 145 yelled as she ducked back down. "They only sent you? What kinda reinforcement is that?"
"Reinforcements? I'm not here ta reinforce anything. I'm here on vacation!" He ducked as a laser nearly gave him an unneeded haircut. "I don't know what's goin' on!"
145 looked at him bewildered. "You ain't...AGRH! Why won't Global Command answer me?" She raged to the sky.
"Can ya puh-lease tell me, WHAT THE CRUD IS HAPPENING?" He roared as a rather powerful beam rocked them both.
The sector leader felt the blast and peered over to see the teens were advancing. She mumbled something before she reloaded. "Sorry mate, no time to explain." Once she cocked the weapon, she turned to Wally. "Listen. I'm short on operatives, the blokes on the moonbase aren't picking up the phone, and we're too crowded 'ere. I could really use any help I can get."
"I could really use some info!"
"I'll fill ya in once we get more decent cover." She pressed her back up against the table and glanced at Wally with an expectant look. "Well?"
The boy looked over to see the teens getting closer. He then gazed at the table figured out her plan. He leaned down and pressed his own back into it. He turned to 145 and smirked. "Just don't fall behind."
The girl nodded and looked ahead. "Ready?" At his nod they pushed into the table. "GO!" With that they took off, the table scraping against the ground as they used it as a makeshift ram. They combined their strength to plow through any teens in their way and 145 used her blaster to fire at any stray ones that came from behind. After a minute, the table crashed into something and they could no longer move it. They gazed up to see they had collided with the counter of a game stand. They vaulted over and took cover in the more secure location.
"That was ace mate." The girl commented as laser beams flew over their heads. "I gotta say, ya sure chose a lousy place for a vacation. This spot is a teen hot bed roight now."
"Wish I knew why!" He stressed yet again.
145 nodded as they rested for a moment. "Fair enough. We're pressed for time so I'll run ya the short version. Eva since Spring Break started, the Teen Ninjas have been usin' these 'fun fairs' ta lure in kids, trap 'em and then ship 'em off somewhere."
"Where they taking them?"
"That's the thing mate, we don't know. But we're gonna find out." She pulled out a round of ammo which he excepted. He reloaded and listened at the same time. "This is the biggest one yet. So we're here ta get their D.D and tear this trap to the ground."
"What's a D.D?"
"A Data Dairy. The teens have one somewhere in 'ere. We're gonna find it, decode it and stop their plans before they get any further along."
Wally nodded excepting the mission. "I get ya. But how are we gonna tear the place down?"
The girl only smirked as she pulled out her communicator. "A mate of mine's got it covered." She then got serious as she flipped it on. "Numbuh 147. Do ya read me?"
"Loud and clear m'am! I'm up and raring ta go ova 'ere!" A light male voice spoke out from the other end.
"Is it ready?"
"You bet! The B.U.T.C.H.E.R is all set and ready ta roll!"
145 nodded with a smile. "Good. We're pinned down ova here. Ya gotta a lock on us?"
"Ya see the wall to yer roight?" They both peered over the side to see a tall wall the teens put up to keep everyone from escaping. "Well, I'm roight on the other side."
"Well then you have yer orders." She then crouched down lower and motioned for Wally to do the same. "I'd get down if I was you."
He did, but still questioned. "Why?"
Suddenly the ground began to shake and the east wall came tumbling down as something bore right through. The teen's fire ceased and he looked up to see what caused it. In the ruble was an S.U.V. It was covered it 2x4 armor plating and had the KND logo on the side. In the front was a large plow covered in barbed wire. Attached on each side were two twin cannons that launched large high impact boxing gloves that tore through the buildings with ease. Finally on top of the massive machine was a built in cockpit that housed a K-Gun that was popping the teens left and right. Sitting in the seat was Numbuh 147, he had a look of glee on his face as he swung his barmah hat in the air. He laughed as he watched the teens scramble like ants. "She's a beaut ain't she? I modified 'er just fer you goons!" He shouted as he fired another blast of ketchup down at them.
Wally stood up watching the thing plow through the teens in amazement. He pointed at it with a longing look. He really wanted to put it through its paces. "What...is that?"
Numbuh 145 just grinned as she watched her teammate work. "That's the-"
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Kids Next Door: B.U.T.C.H.E.R.
Big. Urban. Tank. Can. Hurt. Everything – RIPPER!
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"Numbuh 147's pride and joy." The girl then turned to Wally and got serious. "He's gonna be causing a ruckus while we go in and get the D.D." She readied her baster and looked forward. "Ya in mate?"
He response was to hold up his M.U.S.K.E.T and smirk. Numbuh 145 nodded and they both leaped over the counter and charged on the remaining teens. This vacation just got a lot more interesting.
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-Transmission Interrupted.
Crikey! More OCs! But don't worry. Sector DU plays the part of Australia's KND and that's it. Next time the operatives fill Wally in on the teen situation and we get that much closer to the end.
Ripper is an Australian term for fantastic. I figured if Mr Warburton could end LOCKAHSOCKAH with Hooray I thought I could do something similar.
Later.