by me. please R&R.

Chapter 10

The task was simple, spy on Tessla once again and find out the plan they were plotting. Abby had sneakily overheard that this mysterious helper would be at Tessla's house that night, helping her get ready to strike.

Hoagie knew it was a simple task to spy, but the problem he had was stopping them in their tracks. That was another mission in itself, but Rachel insisted it had to be done. She also told them to send a transmission for backup if need be.

Hoagie was beginning to wish Rachel had put them off the job, as nothing had changed between them. Not one single whisper was passed between them, and Hoagie seemed to fume quietly. He was over it, very, very over it.

He pulled binoculars up, and noticed through the satin-like curtains that two people were having an enraged inaudible conversation. One was of course Tessla herself, but the other was a complete mystery to him. He was sure he knew who it was…but then, he didn't think he knew. It seemed Fanny was in the same situation as him, as she pulled out a laptop, set it up and placed a set of headphones on. Hoagie watched from the corner of his eye as she began tapping away furiously.

"What are you doing?" He asked, curiousity getting the better of him.

"Well if you must know." She replied bluntly, disliking every word passed between them. "I'm trying to find a frequency that can tap into their conversation."

He merely slightly nodded, and acted like he wasn't that interested as he continued to peer through the binoculars. But inside, he was becoming more impressed with her. And sure enough, Tessla and her accomplices' conversation became present in the headphones. She saw him trying to pretend he wasn't listening, and huffed as she pulled his head in and placed the left side of the headphones upon his left ear. There they both looked away, trying to listen attentively to every word spoken.

"Are you absolutely sure everything I need is present in these boxes?" Came Tessla's stern voice. They both heard a slight whimper from the second party, whom they still couldn't quite put the voice to a name.

"I'm positive I've brought you everything you need." The second character seemed to pause for a brief moment, before speaking again. "But surely you're not going to plan on aging the children, are you?"

"No. This time it's so much more than that." They heard a key locking as Tessla poured the plan out, oblivious to the fact that two teens were spying and listening in to her the whole time while they were in a nearby tree. "The plan is simple; we're going to convince those bratty Teens Next Door to work for us. I know exactly who they are, and I know what they do. They're working for the Kids Next Door."

"But then, why the heavy artillery?"

"Because you fool, they're not just going to turn themselves in are they? No, these babies are for the blackmailing. Quite the charmer too. Most of those teens have younger siblings, and of course siblings stick up for each other…"

"B-but that's absurd. You're going to hurt their siblings?"

"Not unless they turn themselves in. then we'll start hurting people. But knowing these kids, they'll bend over backwards for them."

"So once you get the teens over to our side, then what?"

"Simple yet again. These teens are the best in their fields. The Kids Next Door could never match a ten year old against a sixteen year old, no matter how experienced their operatives are."

Hoagie felt the binoculars slip from his fingertips and fall back to hang from his neck. Tessla knew who they were, and she knew their weakness.

She had fooled them into thinking she was just an ordinary adult whom was oblivious to it all, but they had been seriously wrong about her. And now she was the most dangerous adult they could come across. Fanny seemed to be just as mortified, as her fingers were slightly shaking.

They both stiffened as they heard the two villains leaving the room, and then there was only static in their ears. Fanny took the headphones and cursed a little too loudly. Hoagie clamped his hand over her mouth and pointed as they watched their teacher get into her car with the other shady character and drive out. Fanny packed her laptop away and slung it upon her shoulders, then motioned for Hoagie to follow her as she swung down to the lawn. Hoagie merely jumped down, and did a clumsy roll to her feet. She shook her head and began to climb the fence without him. He got up and dusted himself off, before swinging himself over with ease. Fanny sat on the top with a narrowed stare.

"Why didn't you do that before?" She asked, attempting to swing her leg over.

"Because I didn't want to show you up." He replied with a shrug. He watched her with a cocked brow as she struggled to swing her leg over. As to why she was doing this maneuver he had no clue, but what he did know was the fact she was lucky he had swung over. She lost her balance, and fell back into his outstretched arms.

"Gotcha." He said with a smirk. She pushed his face away and hopped out of his arms before carefully stalking off. He merely rolled his eyes and followed her in a similar fashion.

They reached a window, and noticed it had been slightly open. Tessla had expected she'd be receiving unwanted guests. Both knew this, but they had to carry out the mission. It seemed they'd be working faster if they were to steal some artillery.

Fanny crawled through the window, and didn't bother to wait as she began gliding her gloved fingers upon every door. She pressed as she went, trying to find a door that was locked. Though in tonight's case, half of the doors were locked.

"She's smarter than we thought." She stated, pulling a bobby pin from her hair and pulling it apart. "We've gotta open them all, and fast."

"Right, you take this side of the house, I've got the other side." Hoagie stated, before sliding through a door and disappearing from view.

Fanny merely sighed and picked at the first door. It seemed to open easily. Way too easily. She thought to herself as she carefully pushed the door open to peek inside. There she saw something that made her realize they had just walked right into her trap.

Not even bothering, she ran through the house and barged through the door. She had to get them out of there before something bad could happen. As she sped around a corner, her foot seemed to catch onto something sticking out of the floor. She tripped, landing on the floor with her foot twisting in a different direction to the rest of her body. She swore loudly, and pushed herself up to attempt to stand.

"That'd be right." She muttered, leaning on the wall for support. She took a step, and winced painfully with every step she took. "In the time I panic, I get hurt. Typical."

She pulled her body to come to a room, where Hoagie was fiddling with a lock. He turned when he heard a body slump to the floor, and saw his teammate sitting and holding her ankle with a scrunched up face.

"Hey, what happened?" He asked, rushing over and lowering his body to her side.

"This whole thing is a trap." She managed to get out. "I think I might have triggered something in the hall."

Hoagie stood up, and grabbed her arms to pull her up. Fanny seemed to object as he brought her close to hold her up.

"Look, I can do it myself. I don't need help from you."

Hoagie merely looked at her now swelling ankle, and with his free arm flicked her legs up to rest. "Sure, and I'm a super being."

"This is no time for jokes." She muttered as he carried her out and attempted to find a quick way out.

"Who said I was joking?" He muttered, hoisting her up a little more to keep a firmer grip on her. She noticed he seemed to be in the early stages of panic as he kept changing his mind in the direction they'd take.

He decided they'd go back the way they came, and hope they'd reach the window in time. However, both seemed to want to scream as they heard the car pull up. Hoagie began to giggle around as they heard the car doors slamming, and two pairs of shoes heading for the front door. Hoagie turned to a door, opened it and placed his friend inside.

"What are you doing?" She inquired with a hint of fear in her voice. He grabbed her shoulder gently and spoke as clear as he could.

"I want you to stay here until you know it's safe. Go to Rachel with the information and get her to get everyone ready. I'm going to have a goose chase with Tessla."

"Are you mad?! You cant do that!" Fanny hissed to him. He gave her a brief peck on the cheek.

"Just swallow your pride and do it." He stated, before closing the door on her and making a run for it. And as she heard Tessla's cries to catch him, she felt a single tear slide down her face. And then she realized it wasn't from the pain of her twisted ankle.