Operation B.U.T.T.:

Blackmail

Uncovers

Titanic

Tush

My Pov

We had just dropped Numbuh 1 off at the beach. It was for his own good. He really needed a vacation. The others were saying I needed to get out, but I told them I was going to take Flurry to the park. I clipped her leash onto her collar and left the treehouse. Flurry's collar was a light pink. Rara followed close behind. I walked through the park, seeing a lot of people out and about. That when Flurry cowarded behind me. I was wondering what they were hiding from. Sure enough, who do I see?

"Why Erika. Out for a stroll I see." the DCFDTL said. Now it was only Bruce, David and Ashley. I could tell by their tones they were really angry at me.

"So are you." I said.

"Yes. We were so bored, so we decided to go on a walk. Are you walking alone?" The DCFDTL asked. That's when my whimpering Vulpix peeked her head out from behind my leg. "A white Vulpix? Why in the world would you want a weak Pokémon like that for a pet?"

"This Vulpix was an early birthday gift from a friend." I said.

"Oh. Well, we're sorry for upsetting you. You'd better be careful with your new Vulpix. It looks... fragile." the DCFDTL sneered. I noticed them glaring at Flurry. Rara stood in front of her.

"I'll keep that in mind." I said, ushering Rara and Flurry along who were more than willing to leave.

"Oh, and don't be surprised if by the end of the day, your team is short a member." the DCFDTL said, laughing as they walked away. What did they mean by that? My eyes widen and I ran back to the treehouse. Rara followed close behind, thinking the same as me. I got back and ran up to Lenny's room. Sector V had all but welcomed my two teammates into the treehouse and found two rooms near mine that they could make their own. They also cleared out the nearest three rooms on the chance we managed to recommission the others. I nearly broke through Lenny's door and fell flat on my face.

"Erika, are you okay?" Connie asked. I looked up and saw her and Lenny on her bed. Bunny and Beedrill looked down at us. I jumped on them and hugged them.

"Whoa! Are you okay?" Lenny asked, shocked at me suddenly jumping on them.

"I ran into the others today. They said by the end of the day, we'd be short a member so I thought Father captured you guys again." I said. They became a little worried. We went back to the living area with the others. That's when we heard a door shut. We all looked at Numbuh 1's room.

"Huh. Musta been the wind." Numbuh 4 said. After a while, Numbuh 1 came out of his room.

"So, it's with a heavy heart that I must resign from the Kids Next Door. Effective immediately." Numbuh 1 said, solemnly. We all looked at Numbuh 1 in shock. We tried to change his mind, but it was no use. He left the treehouse, leaving all of us stunned. Numbuh 3 started bawling uncontrollably while Numbuh 4 tried to comfort her.

"Something just does add up here..." Numbuh 5 said, suspecting. That's when Numbuh 2 came running out of Numbuh 1's room.

"Guys, look what I found in Numbuh 1's room!" Numbuh 2 exclaimed. Numbuh 2 handed Numbuh 5 an envelope she opened it and took the paper that was inside.

"It says; 'Leave your team behind, or we'll put your behind in the school yearbook.'?" Numbuh 5 said, confused.

"What does that mean?" Numbuh 4 asked. Numbuh 5 pulled out a picture and her confused look turned into one of shock.

"Ugh! Oh, no! Is that Nigel's hiney?!" Numbuh 5 asked, shocked. I looked and blushed. Man! His butt was huge!

"Wow! That is one big butt!" Numbuh 2 exclaimed.

"Oh, let me see!" Numbuh 4 said, swiping the picture. Numbuh 4 made several comments while Numbuh 3 stifled her giggles.

"Where'd they get a camera big enough to capture all that tushie?" Numbuh 3 asked, giggling.

"Guys, this is serious! We have to do something." I said.

"Yeah! We've got to get to the bottom of this!" Numbuh 2 joked. Numbuh 3 and 4 fell over in laughter.

"Now come on guys!" Numbuh 5 exclaimed.

"That is not gonna fit in the yearbook." Numbuh 3 said.

"Not unless they put a big section in the rear!" Numbuh 2 joked. They all started rolling in laughter.

"Guys, please be serious!" I pleaded.

"If I were Numbuh 1, I'd just turn the other cheek!" Numbuh 2 joked. Soon, we all were laughing. I couldn't help it! Lenny fell to the floor and Connie was hunched over, holding her stomach. While laughing, I thought back to what the DCFDTL had said. That when I realized they were behind this.

"The Delightful Children are behind this!" I exclaimed. Everyone finally stopped laughing and we hurried to the Delightful Mansion. We bypassed the security and ran through the halls, looking for Numbuh 1. We soon found him, surrounded by robo-crabs and the Delightfuls. I heard them laughing.

"This is almost better than your butt shot! Robo-crabs, shoot him on our mark." the DCFDTL commanded. Cameras shot up from the crabs' backs. "Ready. Aim." That's when we all grabbed their pants/skirt and tore them off. "Fire-Ahh!" Numbuh 5 snapped a picture.

"Alright Delightful Dopes. You can try to mess with our friend, but I wouldn't." Numbuh 5 said. Lenny had Bruce's shorts, Connie had Ashley's skirt and I had David's pants.

"And that's a big but." Numbuh 2 said.

"Three bug butts!" Numbuh 3 said. They all laughed while me, Lenny and Connie giggled. The DCFDTL ran, whimpering as the crabs ran after them.

"Ah, much better. Thanks guys." Numbuh 1 said.

"Are you back with the Kids Next Door?" I asked.

"Affirmative Numbuh 0.6. Since I've got these back, I don't need to quit." Numbuh 1 said. He held up a strip of film.

"Those are the negatives?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"Yeah. How can such a HUGE tushie fit on such a teeny piece of film?" Numbuh 3 asked.

"Now come on. Nigel's had a big day." Numbuh 5 said.

"Not as big as his butt!" Numbuh 2 exclaimed.

"Come on, guys! I just want to put this whole thing behind me." Numbuh 1 said.

"Well you got enough room for it back there!" Numbuh 5 joked. After laughing for awhile, I took the DCFDTL'S pants and skirt and headed down to their room. Lenny and Connie came with me. I knocked on the door. The door opened to show the DCFDTL, red-faced and glaring at me.

"Come to embarrass us some more?" the DCFDTL asked. I shook my head.

"I came to give these back." I said. I held out the pants and skirt. "But, I'm gonna need to sew the skirt back onto Ashley's uniform." They reluctantly let me in. Connie and Lenny just waited in the doorway. I sewed up Ashley's uniforms. "There! You can't even see the tears. Well, this is a perfect example of the saying; 'What goes around comes around.' I hope you won't try to do something like this again."

"Nothing along this nature. Thank you for fixing our uniforms. We highly advise you and your friends leave before Father returns." the DCFDTL said. We left and returned to the treehouse.

"What do we do? How can we change them back?" Connie asked.

"Erika, how'd you get me to change back?" Lenny asked.

"Well, when you were away from the others and then remembered Beedrill, everything must have come back to you. I'm guessing the Delightfulization is weaker if you're by yourselves and seeing your partner must be the thing that snaps you out of it." I said.

"That's true! Once I saw Bunny, I remembered everything." Connie said.

"So who do we rescue next?" Lenny asked. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Which ever one separates from the others next." I said. I took out Aggron's Heavy Ball, Gallade's Fast Ball and Nimbus's Moon Ball. I saw each of them was even more anxious than before to have their partners back. "And we need to do it soon. These guys want them back more than we do."