Author's Note: Thanks to all of you for voting on my poll...here's what you asked for...

Rachel sighed and shook her head.
"I...I don't know what's happened to him." She whispered. "He used to be so...normal...ish."

Wally stared and listened intently.
"Who is it Numbuh 362, it's not actually a ghost is it."

Rachel shook her head. "No, he's more or less as alive as you or me...he just doesn't feel like he does."

Wally cocked an eyebrow. "Who is he Numbuh 362?"

Rachel took a deep breath and looked up at him. "Numbuh 1."

(Dun Dun DUUUUUUN!)

"What!" Wally exclaimed.

Rachel put her finger to her lips. "Shh! It's Numbuh 1 okay?"

Wally sat in thought. "What do you mean? Isn't Numbuh 1 in...?"

"No." Rachel sighed. "He was going to the galactic KND but...his ship...it exploded...He contacted me and I managed to get there and save him...I would have told everyone and his parents and stuff but he was so ashamed that he hadn't made it to galactic KND, he thought he'd failed and didn't want people to think he was a failure."

Wally bit his lip. Taking all of the information in. "But, that dude had hair..."

Rachel chuckled. "and I told him that wig wouldn't fool anyone. He wanted to take any measures to stop people from recognising him."

Wally snorted. "That's what that poncey mask is about?"

Rachel bit her lip, then nodded. "...yep."

"Why's he suddenly gone so...evil?" Wally asked.

Rachel shrugged. "I can only guess it's the fumes from whatever it was that blew the ship up got to his head."

Wally nodded. "I guess, what's with the obsession with Numbuh 3?"

Rachel shrugged again. "He'd always fathered her, maybe when he heard her father died he thought she needed him."

Wally frowned. "Well I don't want him having anything to do with Kuki. He is my old leader but...he's not the same...I mean he could have killed Numbuh 60. He'd never do that. He's dangerous."

"I understand what you mean." Rachel replied. "But there's not much you can do to stop him."

…

Kuki was sat on her bed, staring in the mirror, staring at her phantom who was stood in her mirror.
"You could have really hurt Numbuh 60, he's okay but..."

"Well he's fine." Nigel said firmly. "I don't want you talking to Numbuh 4."

"Numbuh 1 he's my best friend I..." Kuki said timidly.

"Well you were being far more than friendly on the rooftop!" Nigel scolded.

Kuki pursed her lips and looked away.

"If it wasn't for Numbuh 362, you wouldn't have had the chance to talk to him again after he followed me towards my lair." Nigel narrowed his eyes at her. "If you want to get any better then you have better things to think about than Numbuh 4!"

"But..." Kuki whispered.

"No buts!" Nigel interrupted.

Kuki stared back at him and whispered. "What's happened to you?"

A knock on the door made them turn from one another and look.
"Kuki, you in there?" Wally's voice said from behind the door.

Nigel sighed irritably. "Get rid of him."

"What do you want Wally?" Kuki asked.

Wally stayed quiet for a minute. "I need to talk to you."

"I don't want to go out anywhere." Kuki told him.

"...That's fine, just open the door, what's going on in there?" Wally replied.

Kuki stood up and walked to the door. She opened it and stared at Wally, who frowned at her.
"What?" He asked. "Did I do something wrong?"

Kuki shook her head. "N...No, sorry, I was just thinking about something else."

He then gave a small sigh of relief. "Phew, thought you were mad at me. Anyway, can I come in."

Kuki looked back at her mirror, where Nigel was still stood glaring. She looked back and shook her head. "Actually, I'd rather just go to bed now."

Wally shrugged, giving her a look of suspicion. "Okay...well, listen...do you know who this phantom guy actually is?"

Kuki held her breath. "Sure, he's my angel of music."
She smiled, knowing that Nigel would be pleased with her.

"No Kuki, he's..." Wally started.

Kuki sighed going to close the door. "Wally, I just want to go to bed, I'm real tired."

He stopped the door. "He's dangerous Kuki, I don't want to leave you alone when he's here."

Kuki gave a small smile. "That's really sweet, but it's okay. He won't hurt me."

"I don't want him to take you again." Wally said, taking her hand.

Kuki shook her head. "Honestly, I'm fine...anyway, I'm going to bed, goodnight."

Wally stooped her once more. "Night."
He kissed her on the forehead and gave her a sweet, shy smile. Kuki smiled back and couldn't help but blush as she closed the door.

She turned to see the boy in the mask glaring at her.
"Did I mention that I nearly killed him? I could actually do it!"

Kuki gasped. "No!...Numbuh 1 what's happened to you? Numbuh 4 was one of your best friends, why would you kill him?"

Nigel sighed and closed the hinge on the mirror. Leaving Kuki staring at her own reflection. She sat on her bed and began to sob. She feared what had happened to her ex-leader and how much more dominating he had become. She feared for her new boyfriend's life if she continued to love him. She feared if she was in any danger if the phantom got angry with her.
She lay on her bed and began to doze, a snoring sound woke her up. She followed the sound to her door, opening it she saw Wally sat next to the doorway. Kuki guessed that he was keeping a lookout for the phantom so he didn't enter her room. Wally didn't know about her phantom's own entrance to her room.

She crept past him and walked to the doors of the theatre, finding a T.A.X.I. Sitting in it.

"Back to earth please, Capulet's graveyard." She said to the driver.

Wally awoke with a jump and looked to see Kuki's door open. He panicked and looked inside, noticing that she wasn't present, he ran down the stairs to outside the theatre. He saw Kuki's face in a T.A.X.I and looked around for another one to follow her.

Kuki stepped out of the T.A.X.I and handed the driver two chocolate coins for his pay.
"Thank you." She said quietly. The T.A.X.I drove off.

She walked through the dark and cold cemetery. Glancing at the gravestones around her.
She then came to her destination and sat in front of three gravestones.
"I miss you guys." She said quietly, then gave a chuckle. "Even you mum, I actually miss your lectures."

She stared at her sisters tombstone and sighed. "Mushi, no matter how annoying you were, you always gave great advice, could you help me now? Can I stay with Wally or will Numbuh 1 really hurt him?"

The wind rushed and Kuki could sense her sister's presence.

"I know, but I don't want him to protect me, he could get hurt. Numbuh 1 could get hurt." She replied to the gust of wind.

"What can I do sis?" She asked quietly.

Kuki:

You were once

My best companions

You were all that mattered

You were once

My friends and family

Then my world was shattered

Wishing you were somehow here again

Wishing you were somehow near

Sometimes it seemed

If I just dreamed

Somehow you would be here

She ran a finger over the engraving of Genki's name on the middle gravestone. She sighed sadly.

Kuki:

Wishing I could hear your voice again

Knowing that I never would

Dreaming of you

Won't help me to do

All that you dreamed I could.

She then placed her head on her sisters plaque and closed her eyes, trying to imagine her sister next to her.

Kuki:

Passing bells and sculpted angels

Cols and momumental

Seem for you

The wrong companions

You were warm and gentle

To many years fighting back tears

Why can't the past just die

Wishing you were somehow here again

Knowing we must say goodbye

Try to forgive

Teach me to live

Give me the strength to try

No more memories

No more silent tears

No more gazing across

The wasted years

Help me say goodbye

Help me say goodbye

She sobbed as she put her arms around her sisters gravestone, hugging it and imagining it was the human form of her sister. She sighed deeply, despite shivering from the cold Kuki felt at a strange ease while lying with her family of stone plaques. She was relaxed until she heard a twig snap in front of her, she gasped and looked up.