Hey guys! Happy Late Halloween! I meant to put this up before halloween, but I got busy! So here it is, my first TWO-SHOT! Woop woop! What could be more spooky than a Nerd Zombie attack?! :D And i guess you could say this is roughly based off of Operation L.I.C.E! XD Get ready guys, cause this one sure is action packed! I hope you enjoy! :)
Golden brown leaves trembled in the chilly October wind, sending colors cascading into the sky and drifting down on the Earth Below. A full moon hung eerily in the sky, inky clouds drifting across and casting shadows across the ground. If you looked close enough, you could see a tiny red dot on the moon that marked the KND Moonbase! Squealing children dressed in spooky costumes zipped around the streets, the air filled with delighted screams and ghoulish cackles. A spitting image of what Halloween Night looked like.
Mrs. Hennington smiled as she heard yet again another loud knock on her door, excited whispers echoing through. She quickly reached for her candy bowl before reaching for the door handle and opening it.
"Trick or Treat!"
Mrs. Hennington smiled joyfully at the 5 grinning faces looking up at her, "Oh my, what lovely costumes!" she giggled, looking between them, "Now who do we have here- Oh! Nigel Uno!" she pointed at the young bald boy wearing robotic armor, who smiled at her in return.
"And let's see..Hoagie Gilligan! What a scary Frankenstein you are!" Numbuh 2 beamed at her, his entire face painted green and two bolts sticking out of his neck.
"And who's this pretty little pixie?" she cooed as she leaned down to get a closer look, "Oh why it's Kuki Sanban!" she giggled. Said pixie jumped up and down, her sparkling colorful dress, wings, and hair bouncing with her, "Hiiii!" she cheered.
She giggled, glancing to the shorter child standing next to Numbuh 3, a frightening wolf mask covering his face, "And who might this be?" The "Werewolf" let out a roar jumping up and spooking Mrs. Hennington, "Oh! I know who that is...Wallabee Beatles!" she chuckled as the boy lifted up his mask, smiling up at her.
"And last but not least, that scary zombie right there must be...Abigail Lincoln!" she pointed to Numbuh 5, who as usual, was wearing the brain topping on her hat.
Numbuh 5 chuckled, lifting off her hat, "Nice to see ya Mrs. Hennington. Now, care to give us a treat?" she said, all 5 simultaneously thrusting their candy bags towards Mrs. Hennington.
"Oh why yes!" she cried, reaching into her candy bucket and putting handfuls of candy into their bags, "You kids have fun out there tonight!"
"We will Miss!" Numbuh 1 replied as the group turned to leave, heading on down the street.
Numbuh 2 grunted as he threw his candy bag over his shoulder, "Man, this is getting heavy! Talk about a jackpot!" he crowed happily,
"I know, mate! Trick or Treating ROCKS!" Numbuh 4 hollered, throwing his free hand up in a rock and roll sign.
"Funny, cause Numbuh 5 remembers Numbuh 4 sayin 'Trick or treating is for babies!'" Numbuh 5 drawled, smirking as Numbuh 4 shot her a glare.
"Well I changed my mind!" he snapped, "Plus Numbuh 3 threatened to make me go as Peter Pan and Wendy with her if I refused to go! I wasn't about to wear no cruddy green tights!" he added, hearing Numbuh 3 burst into giggles.
"Well I think-.." Numbuh 1 was about to add, a mischievous grin on his face. Suddenly the beeping of his KND communicator went off, snapping into leader mode and reaching into his shirt pocket. He narrowed his eyes as he stared down at the blinking red dot, looking up at the others, "We gotta get back to the tree house stat! We have an emergency message from Moonbase!"
The others nodded, before they took off towards the tree house. Numbuh 4 paused briefly, a prickling sensation of being watched sending a chill up his spine. He turned around quickly, but found nobody behind him. Shrugging, he turned, following the others back to the tree house.
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The gang had finally made it back at the tree house, all of them starting to feel a little uneasy. The streets had gotten quieter, and the wind whistling through the trees sounded extra eerie. When they entered their tree house, they were all greeted by darkness, the tree house moaning and creaking through the wind. Numbuh 3 let out a quiet whimper, quickly reaching for the light switch and flipping it on.
"Somethin' ain't right." Numbuh 5 commented, looking around the room, "Any of ya'll got he feeling that-" she was interrupted as the screen in the main room began to flash with the incoming message.
"It'll have to wait Numbuh 5." Numbuh 1 replied, reaching towards the computer and pressing buttons as the group huddled around it.
"This is Numbuh 362 calling Sector V! Do you read!?" Numbuh 362 called out on the screen, her expression and voice panicked. The camera was fuzzy, and faint yelling and screaming could be heard in the background.
"Numbuh 362? Whats going on up there?!" Numbuh 1 responded, his eyes wide.
"Thank goodness you answered! Listen, the Moonbase is under attack b-by... Nerd Zombies!" she cried, the screen crackling. The others gasped in shock.
"We gotta come up there then! Numbuh 2, get the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. ready and-"
"No! You guys can't come up her because-" the transmission was getting choppy, Th-e-y-r-e...Alread-..In your...Tree!-" the screen went to fuzz as it cut out.
"Numbuh 362? Numbuh 362 are you there?" Numbuh 1 called. No response.
"Alright guys I'm not liking how this is sounding." Numbuh 4 grumbled, looking around warily as the tree house let out another moan.
"Guys, didn't you hear what she was saying?!" Numbuh 5 hissed, trying to quiet them down, "They're in the tree house somewhere!"
She was responded with loud gasps and Numbuh 3 whimpering.
The lightbulb in their room suddenly started flickering, a loud electical buzz sounding from it. The group started frantically whirling around, tensing up. They were all startled as Numbuh 3 let out a shrill scream, pointing towards the window. "Nerds!" she shrieked.
They all turned to look, horrified at the sight they saw. Nerd zombies were right outside the windows and banging on the doors clawing at them and moaning, their glassy nerd glasses gazing eerily at them.
"RUN!" Numbuh 2 cried as the windows and doors caved in, Nerd Zombies pouring into the main room. The group turned and scrambled down the hallway, screaming at the top of their lungs.
"Quick!" Numbuh 5 panted, pointing towards her room ahead, "Into my room!"
They all turned and kicked open the door to her room, suddenly freezing on spot. Numbuh 5's room was crawling with Nerd Zombies already, having come in through her bedroom window. Screaming all the way they tore down the hallway again, running as fast as their legs could carry them.
"W-We can't trust the bedrooms! Follow me to the store room!" Numbuh 1 hollared, quickening his pace and leading the way down the hallway.
Numbuh 3's curtained doorway loomed ahead, and the group ran past it. Numbuh 3 however, paused at the now torn doorway, her violet eyes wide with horror. She let out a shrill high-pitched scream.
Nerd Zombies were swarmed inside her bedroom, tearing everything to shreds as if they were looking for something. Beloved Rainbow Monkeys and stuffed animals were torn apart, stuffing scattered all across her room. They all turned their heads towards her at her scream, drool dribbling from their lips.
"Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 4 cried, leaping towards her and grabbing her arm as she tried to run into her room after her stuffed animals, "We hafta go!"
"No!" she wailed, fighting in his grasp, "No! I gotta save them!" tears started pouring out of her eyes,
"Im sorry! We gotta go!" Numbuh 4 tugged her away from her room, towing her down the hallway.
They all piled into the large storage room and slammed the door, locking it tight before collapsing in exhausted heaps, panting. Numbuh 3 immediately sat up, a river of tears pouring from her eyes as she wailed, sobbing, "My Stuffed Animals!"
Numbuh 5 put a comforting hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry Numbuh 3! But there's nothing we could've done, or do! The Nerds are crawling all over the place!"
Numbuh 3 suddenly jumped up, tear tracks on her face and her violet eyes burning with that angry fire it gets when she becomes infuriated. "YES We can do something!" she hollered, "We need revenge! They need to PAY!" she screeched, her face turning red with anger.
"Stand down Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 1 ordered, "Right now we have bigger problems to deal with!" Numbuh 3 whirled around, sticking her tongue out at him before plopping moodily onto the ground, sniffling.
"Now I'm sure you're all aware that we are indeed in an emergency situation," Numbuh 1 began, pacing around the room, "We need a plan to get rid of these Nerd Zombies. They are obviously looking for something by the way their tearing through all of our rooms.." he paused wincing as Numbuh 3 broke into another crying fit,
"Any ideas?"
The group sat in silence for a moment, before Numbuh 2 abruptly stood up, "I got it!" He began to rummage through the boxes of tools and supplies around the store room, "I can make a sort of repellent! Kind of like a smoke bomb! Something that Nerds can't stand, and we can escape until we can figure out what they want! Plus...I've got the perfect secret ingredient.." he finished, grabbing a small pink box hidden away on the shelve.
"And just what the crud is that?" Numbuh 4 questioned, looking down at the pink box in distaste.
"Behold!" Numbuh 2 lifting up the lid, "Perfume!"
"Boy, why the heck to you keep a bottle of perfume with you?!" Numbuh 5 crowed, picking up the small little bottle. Her eyes widened as she caught the fragrence of it, recognition spreading across her features, "Wait a minute...this is-"
"Cree's perfume!" Numbuh 2 giggled dreamily, a mischievous look in his goggled eyes, "I swiped it from her room not too long ago, and I've been saving it for a rainy day- OW!" he cried as Numbuh 5 smacked him up-side the head with her hat.
"Enough messing around guys, were on a mission!" Numbuh 1 interrupted, "Now Numbuh 2, quickly construct a perfume bomb out of that. The only way to knock all of these Nerd Zombies out is to take it up to the top floor of the tree house."
"But that's so far up! It'll take hours to get all the way up there, and its so dangerous!" Numbuh 5 gasped, her eyes wide.
"It's the only way Numbuh 5!" Numbuh 1 replied rather quickly, "We've only got one shot at this! If we have to fight, we will, but were in this together!"
"I say let's do it!" Numbuh 3 suddenly jumped up, her violet eyes on fire, "Those meanie Nerd Zombies are gettin' what they deserve!"
Numbuh 5 hesitated for a moment before nodding, throwing her hand in the middle of their group.
"Five!"
"Four!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One! Kids Next Door rules!"
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After about 30 minutes, the perfume bomb was constructed, a ticking time bomb of floral scents. The team had even gone the distance to prepare themselves for the journey up there, packing things and weapons into backpacks, putting on camouflage bandanas and black war paint across their cheeks. Oh yeah, they meant business.
"Is everybody ready?" Numbuh 1 asked, looking around at the others behind him.
"Of course we are! Time to finish this!" Numbuh 3 snarled, her eyes narrowed darkly. My poor stuffies will be avenged!
The others stared at her in shock for a moment, before Numbuh 1 silently cracked open the door, peeking out. The hallway was pitch back, but empty. With a quick hand signal the group slipped out the door one by one, looking this way and that with their hands tensed around their weapons.
Together they walked slowly and cautiously down the hallway as a unit, flashlights glowing against the inky darkness. Their long shadows reflected against the walls, sneaking and creeping their way along. With the occasional creak and moan of the tree house they would jump in anticipation, their weapons aimed before relaxing back down and continuing to move along. Things were quiet, too quiet...
BUUURRRPPP!
Everyone collectively screamed, jumping up in the air and all weapons/flashlights aimed towards the source of the noise. Numbuh 2 jumped in fright as it all landed on him.
"Numbuh 2!" Numbuh 1 hissed, shaking his head, "Are you trying to get us attacked!?"
"I'm sorry, geez! I'm nervous!" he snapped back. They all sighed in frustration, Numbuh 5 even face-palming herself.
There was a pause, before the ground beneath them began to rumble and shake, the group gasping in surprise and fright.
"Whats going on?!" Numbuh 3 squeaked, her eyes wide.
Said question was answered as a hand shot upwards from the ground, wood splintering and shattering out of its way. Terrible groaning and babbling sounded from below, followed by several hands shooting upwards as well.
"NERD ZOMBIES!" Numbuh 5 shrieked, shielding herself from the splinters.
"Quick! Up those stairs!" Numbuh 1 hollered, pointing towards a staircase a ways down the hallway. Running with all their might they took off towards their destination, shooting at hands as they shot through the walls and floors around them. A few of them stumbled as hands reached for their arms and ankles as they passed, but were able to wrench themselves out of their grasp. Numbuh 1 moved slowly, shooting at the limbs poking through the wood.
Taking a flying leap, Numbuh 4 dove for the staircase, landing swiftly on the step followed by Numbuhs 2 and 3. Numbuh 5 turned to the side, her shirt catching as a hand grabbed it. She lifted her S. .N.K.E.R. to it, efficiently smacking the hand away from her before turning towards a rapidly approaching Numbuh 1, "C'mon!"
Numbuh 1 nodded, panting and running to catch up with her. He suddenly let out a scream as he was yanked downwards through a hole in the floor that opened up beneath him, clawing at the floor in front of him to grasp hold of it. "They've got my legs!" he yelled, struggling to pull himself free. More hands grabbed onto him, dragging him further downwards. The others were calling out his name, crying in fear.
"Numbuh 1!" Numbuh 5 cried, leaping over a set of hands before darting towards him. She panted, willing her tired legs to move faster as her hands reached out towards him. Come on, come on!...
Numbuh 1 screamed in shock as a hand gripped onto his head, securing him tightly as he was totally dragged downwards, vanishing into the darkness.
"No!" Numbuh 5 cried again, dropping to her knees and looking down into the gaping hole below.
"Numbuh 5, come back! They're gonna grab you too!" Numbuh 2 hollared, waving towards her, "He's g-gone!"
Mournfully Numbuh 5 stood back up, dancing around the grabbing hands before sprinting back down the hall and making it onto the staircase. The group stared at each other in solemn silence for a moment, sadness written across their faces before making their way up the stairs.
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After walking up countless staircases and through many more hallways and rooms, they were about halfway to their target.
"Were almost there guys.." Numbuh 5 panted from exhaustion, "Keep on movin'."
"Don't have to tell me twice! I ain't about to be taken!" Numbuh 4 huffed, keeping a steady pace with her.
"H-Hey! At least we haven't seen any Nerd Zombies yet!" Numbuh 2 chuckled, catching up with them.
The ground suddenly began to rumble again, loud snorts and groans echoed somwhere down the hallway behind them.
"Boy, why is it always you that's causin' us to get caught! First with the burping and now jinxing us!" Numbuh 5 yelled, pinching her nose in frustration. Her frustration was quickly replaced with terror as she looked down the hallway, seeing dozens of Nerd Zombies clumsily rounding the corner and sprinting towards them, drool dribbling from their lips.
With a scream they turned and ran down the hall, running through a series of rooms with the Nerds on their tail. Numbuh 5 led the way, knowing which lead towards their destination. She suddenly stopped as they entered the next room, the others crashing behind her much to their dismay. Looking up, they all gasped at what lay before them.
A thin, rickety walkway lead towards the platform and outdoor bridge, which connected with the higher levels of the tree house. A steep drop loomed below them, making the walkway look even more precarious. The Nerd Zombies behind them grew closer and closer, their groans echoing through.
"Let's go! We gotta move across one by one, quick before the-"
"But Numbuh 5, we don't have time! They're coming!" Numbuh 2 cried fearfully, pointing down the hallway.
The others began to argue amongst themselves, trying to figure out what to do. Numbuh 3, who was close to the door way turned and looked at the zombies rapidly approaching, her violet eyes glittering with fear. She gulped, taking in a calming breath of air before turning to the others, "Go!" she said sternly.
All heads snapped towards her, their eyes wide with shock, "What?!" Numbuh 4 stepped towards her, "Are you out of your cruddy mind?! No!"
"I said go!" She said just as sternly, "I will hold them off! Besides, it's time for me to get even with them!" Throwing her backpack of her shoulders, she reached inside, pulling out a small round but rough weapon, a M.A.Y.O.N.A.D.E.
The group gasped again, "Numbuh 3 a-are you sure?! That M.A.Y.O.N.A.D.E. can't go off unless you-" Numbuh 5 began.
"Yes," she shouted, "Now go! They're coming!"
Numbuh 4 ran towards her, his green eyes blazing, "No! I'm not leaving you!" he hollered, trying to reach for her.
The room rumbled as the Zombies approached,
"Go, Wally!"
"I said NO!"
Numbuh 5 grabbed Numbuh 4's hoodie, hauling him with her across the bridge, "C'mon!"
"No! Lemme go!" Numbuh 4 cried, trying to fight out of her grasp, "Kuki!"
Numbuh 3's bottom lip quivered as she watched her friends disappear over the other side of the bridge, sadness trickling into her gaze before it hardened again, turning back towards the hallway where the zombies approached.
"This is it! This is for all my cuddly wuddly stuffies that you nasty meanie poo-poo zombies destroyed! My Rainbow monkeys...My teddies...My Kitties and Puppies!.." her voice was getting un-naturally angrier and angrier, frustrated tears prickling in her eyes.
The Zombies were right outside the doorway, their grubby hands snatching at her already.
"If you wanna get to my friends, then you gotta go through me!"
They poured through the doorway, rapidly approaching Numbuh 3,
"You like Mayonnaise, you Nerds!? Then eat. Some. MAYO!" she finished with an angry screech, pulling the ring out of the M.A.Y.O.N.A.D.E as she held it up high. With a 'Hiyah!' she hurled the weapon downward, smashing it towards the floor.
The others, who were crossing the bridge outside that lead to the higher levels jumped around, watching as the room they were previously in erupted in an explosion of Mayonnaise. The white liquid burst through the ceiling, oozing through the windows and completely flooding the room.
"Kuki!" Numbuh 4 cried, reaching out towards the room.
"C'mon guys..." Numbuh 5 mumbled sadly, "We gotta keep moving..."
Numbuh 4 stared in silence at the room for a brief moment, before turning and following her, casting sorrowful sidelong glances towards the flooded room.
Together the three made their way up to the higher levels of the tree house, closer to their destination. But this wasn't over yet. Oh no...The battle had only just begun...
To be Continued...
DUN DUN DUN! xD Stay tuned to find out what happens next!
Don't forget to review! :)
-Picklepeppers
