Disclaimer: I don't own the KND.
Hello, everyone! I am sorry for not posting in three days. I am trying to balance my schedule between school and writing. I don't know when I will be updating again, so please be patient. Now, to business: I have shut down the poll for my next story idea. I saw that most of you needed more information. I also saw that only three people voted. Oh well. Anyway, I think this is what will happen: Sector V gets sent back to their time, but in the Negative Universe. They re-meet their Negative counterparts, and must deal with an escaped Negative Numbuh 4. As Numbuh 362 didn't exist in the original Operation: P.O.O.L., I want your opinions as to whether I should create a Negative Numbuh 362. Since the equipment for going between dimensions is still available, Sector V's way home is still secured. Anyway, that's more information. If you need even more, I don't know what you want to know. PM me, and I will try to answer your questions promptly. By the way, Numbuh 2 may not be the same after this chapter. So, onto the story:
Operation: T.I.M.E.-T.R.A.V.E.L.
Times
Include
Menace
Everywhere
Tiny
Reckless
Agents
Valiantly
Eradicate
Lividly
Sector V Treehouse
2-18-30 0900 Hours (9:00 PM)
Numbuh 2 walked into his room, feeling very tired. He walked over to his bed, but didn't get in it. He waited for Numbuh 1 to leave the hall, listening to for Numbuh 1's footsteps. When they faded, Numbuh 2 hauled himself back downstairs.
"I have to test it. I can't rest until I test it." Numbuh 2 mumbled.
He walked back into the room housing the newly built Delightfulization Machine. Already knowing how the machine worked, he turned it on, and set up the control panel so that it would automatically transform him from Numbuh 2 to Delightfulized Hoagie Gilligan and back again. He also set up a monitoring system inside the tube, so he could see what the results were. He knew that he wouldn't remember being Delightfulized. He got into the small tube, closing the door behind him. After a few seconds, the machine made an awful groan, and zapped Numbuh 2.
"YAAAAGH!" Numbuh 2 shouted.
The machine sucked a lot of power from the Treehouse. It drained the main power and the backup batteries. Thankfully, the machine's safety components held, making sure that Numbuh 2 was not permanently Delightfulized. The machine died down, having no more power to use. Numbuh 2 opened the door, and stumbled out. He was dressed in a sailor's suit, and had a sailor's cap on his head. His eyes were glazed over, not focused and intent like normal. He had become the perfect child, one every adult had dreamed of. The monitoring system had also died, unable to get anymore power.
The new Delightfulized Numbuh 2 was thinking, remembering the last order an adult had given him. He remembered his mother telling him to go to sleep from a few days ago, back before they had traveled through time. He walked off to his room to get some sleep.
A few floors up, Numbuh 1 was playing video games with the other members of the KND. Numbuh 362 had told him earlier to go test the Delightfulization machine.
"No. I promised Numbuh 2 that I wouldn't let anyone near it until it was tested by him. He wanted to do it now, but I ordered him to bed."
"Why did you do that?" Numbuh 362 asked, confused.
"He has been up for 4 days straight, working on this machine. He hasn't gotten any food. And you know Numbuh 2. If it takes him away from food, it takes him away from everything, including sleep."
"Wow. He's really dedicated. Okay, we'll just wait for him to tell us when he's finished."
At that point, Courtney and the others had come around the corner, asking if the two wanted to play some video games. And so here they were, contentedly laughing when they won, and grumbling when they lost. Numbuh 4 was mostly winning. He got a lot of experience from playing with Numbuh 2.
They were just about to end another game when the lights went out, along with the TV and game console.
"Hey! What just happened? I was just about to win again!" Numbuh 4 started complaining.
"I don't know. The lights went out." Lucy observed.
"Well, duh. I may not be the smartest on the team, but I know the difference between dark and light." He said spitefully.
"Numbuh 4, don't say things like that. You'll hurt her feelings!" Numbuh 3 came to the defense of her daughter.
"What could have drained the power supply?" Numbuh 1 interjected. "It has to be something that needs a lot of power."
"The Delightfulization Machine!" Numbuh 362 exclaimed.
"No, Numbuh 2 wouldn't go against orders." Numbuh 1 said. He then seemed to think better of that. "What am I saying, of course he would. Let's get down there!"
They all ran downstairs, being very careful not to stumble over each other. When they reached the room, they found nothing amiss, as Numbuh 2 had already returned to his room.
"I bet he went back upstairs." Numbuh 1 said.
They ran back up the stairs, and went to Numbuh 2's room. They found him sleeping, but since his back was to them, they don't notice the change. Numbuh 1 walked over to Numbuh 2 to wake him up.
"Numbuh 2, you tested the machine against orders, didn't yo-"
Numbuh 1 never finished his sentence. Numbuh 2 had gotten up, wakened by the commotion. The other operatives saw his changed state, and were shocked by it.
"If you please, I'm trying to get some sleep. My mother told me to, so I would appreciate it if you didn't disturb me." Numbuh 2 said in a monotone voice. He then went back to sleep.
Numbuh 1 backed away and pushed everyone outside the room.
"What are we going to do?" Amanda asked. She was afraid that her father would never be the same again.
"Don't worry, Amanda. The Delightfulization Machine has a reversal switch. We can get him back to normal." Numbuh 1 said with confidence. Everyone looked at him. Those who knew the Delightful Children knew that there had been an accident that left them permanently Delightfulized. They knew that it was possible that it had happened to Numbuh 2 as well.
"But how can we reverse the effects? The power's out!"
"We'll wait until the power's back on, so we can turn him back. How much power did the machine use?"
"We were at 100% power when the lights went out. We weren't even using .00001% of the power with the video games." Jack told him.
"Then we'll have to wait until the power is full again. That should take a few days, but that's okay."
The others nodded, wondering if Numbuh 2 would be alright. They all went about their business, not knowing what else to do.
Well, that wraps it up. I hope the wait wasn't too long for you guys. I will try to get finished sooner. Also, I recall having previously mentioned pairing the KND with "a certain super soldier." Please disregard that, as pairing KND and Halo wouldn't be the best course of action. I mean, imagine what that would be like: Master Chief being attacked by some kids who were part of an elite organization against evil adults. Yeah, I'm not too sure about how that would turn out. But, if you think it's a good idea, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. I have looked at the Halo crossovers, and noticed a lack of good stories. And the ones that were actually good were either not updated, or were discontinued. That's how I originally came up with the KND/Halo idea, but as I said, I'm not sure how well that would turn out. Anyway, let me know what you think. I'm planning on starting the new story in a few chapters, but only after this one finishes. So, until the next update, be good! (Wow, I sound like a parent when I say that!)
-Portertrain9