Hello again! I'm feeling very happy right now! Why, you ask? 'Cause I got to go see AVATAR, and it was epic! Way beyond usual awesome! And then I got some more awesome reviews for my last chapter, so that also made me happy!
And I still can't think of anything funny and/or stupid to write, so I might not have replied to everyone. Still, nothing personal.
Oh, and then, future Sector V made a bet (surprise, surprise) to see who's voted as favorite characters the most often. So, if you wanna leave that at my poll on my profile, they might get off of my back.
And then I thought that I didn't describe Rae well enough to some people, so I'm changing my profile picture to her. I gotta warn ya that its not very clear, but that's her.
Anyway, to my reviewers...
KNDFANGIRL- Yay! Another reason to be happy!
iplaytheflute89- RAE: WOO! ANOTHER PERSON WHO LOVES ME! CHRIS: Me? Really?
Kaellyx- RAE: I'm in a race! I'm gonna win first place! (looks at Kyra) And you have an ugly face! KYRA: THAT'S IT! GET BACK HERE, YA EVIL LITTLE LEPRECHAUN!
macka746- Yeah, I hate it when they try to explain what's happening, and nothing ends up making sense anyway. Kinda ruins the point.
sstoons3425- BUTCH: (to Chris and Sally) Well good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Uno! CHRIS & SALLY: (blush furiously) SHUT-UP!
evemiliana- Yeah, I'll probably have to write another chapter like that, 'cause there's so much more that I wanna put in. Wish me luck!
unknown- LARA: You told them WHAT? RAE: SORRY! I FORGOT! Sheesh!
Laurie43- Double-dutch is like jump rope, except with two ropes. I've never actually attempted it, but it looks like fun, and Hannah was more than happy to join. It really is a very competitive sport. HANNAH: Competitive? Ha! Its a fight to the cruddy death! And my team will stomp out anyone who dares challenge us! HEAR THAT? STOMP OUT! ME: Yeah, yeah! Thank you, Hannah! (drags Hannah off of screen)
CloudstarOfShadowClan- KYRA: ITS KEY-RAH! KEY-RAH! RAE: Calm down, Kai-rah! KYRA: I'm gonna kill you! SALLY: You know, just 'cause we have the same birthday, doesn't mean we're the same! HANNAH: What's so wrong about being like me? I'm pretty, I have great style, I'm an awesome artist, and- SALLY: Very modest... ME: Actually, the easiest way to see their differences is reading my other KND story, which I dedicated to the Beatles kids.
Moonstar 11- You have no idea how long it took me to get my stories straight! First, I thought about some kind of sugar rush villain would have attacked her and the affects would be permanent, and that's why she acts the way she does, and why she didn't get either of the jobs. But I like this better.
Angelic Sakura Blossom- BUTCH: Oh, come on! I'm not that bad! EVERYONE ELSE IN FUTURE SECTOR V: Yes you are! BUTCH: Not true! EVERYONE ELSE IN FUTURE SECTOR V: So true! BUTCH: (grins) What's your point?
Okay, I really wanna do a bunch of stuff in this story, but I can't unless you know more. So I was gonna make this another informative chapter, except it would get pointless and boring. So I'm settling on just describing one thing that I forgot to mention in the last chapter. Oh well. It would probably sound better coming from a smart boy's mouth anyway.
On with the story!
Year 2010
Tree House
"Sector V? Numbuh 1?" a certain blond Soopreme Leader called out to the partially occupied Mission Specs Room.
The only two present were the two Uno boys, who looked like they had just been cut off from their recent conversation. It didn't look like they minded though.
"Soopreme Leader, sir," Numbuh 1 said and saluted at the same time as Christopher addressed her as "Ma'am."
Instead of staring at the intruder to the year 2010 like he grew a second head, Numbuh 1 tried to recover from his mistake.
"Right, ma'am."
"At ease, guys," Numbuh 362 said, trying not to smirk at the usually suave leader. "Just checking up on you guys. How's it going down there?"
Chris shrugged as Numbuh 1 said, "Fine. No suspicious villain activity yet. Numbuh 4 said that the reason he got into detention was because he was defending a helpless kid from a bully during recess. Numbuh 4 gave him an atomic wedgie."
"Well that's good." It wasn't Numbuh 362 that said this, but Chris. "He's doing his job, right?"
"Yeah, too bad that bully was five."
Chris snorted and started laughing. Numbuh 362 cleared her throat loudly to regain their attention.
"I was talking about you guys. Holding up alright?"
"Totally," said Chris before Numbuh 1 said. He paused for a second, then said, "Whoops. Your question. My bad. Sorry." He smiled at them both sheepishly, but didn't say anything else.
Numbuhs 1 and 362 briefly glanced at each other, both thinking the same thing: I think we might've raised the twins with a little too well. After thinking this, they both looked away quickly, blushing.
Numbuh 1 recovered first. "Right. Um, everything's fine here. Numbuh 2 and Kyra are working on that time machine. Don't know how well they're doing on that though. Andy finally started talking, but Lara's keeping him from saying anything stupid. Hannah and Sally keep yanking Butch away from everything that's broken. Don't know why."
Chris and Numbuh 362 exchanged knowing smirks, having both known the story behind the triplets supposed strange behavior.
"That's pretty much it," Numbuh 1 finished, not having noticed the other two.
"Okay, not exactly what I meant," said Numbuh 362. "I mean," she paused as if she were afraid that someone might overhear, even though it was quite clear that they were alone. "I mean, you haven't had anything," she hesitated, "strange happen, have you?"
"Besides kids from the future living in our tree house, you mean?" Numbuh 1 joked.
Numbuh 362 tried to look annoyed, but the corners of her mouth twitched. "Yeah, besides that."
"No."
"Oh. Never mind then." Numbuh 362 made a move to end the transmission when Chris stopped her.
"Why? Did anything weird happen over there?"
For some odd reason, the Soopreme Leader turned slightly pink around the ears. "No," she said a little too quickly.
"Then why'd you ask?"
"Just wondering," she mumbled, the pink spreading across her cheeks.
"But that's a big thing to wonder. What brought it on?"
Numbuh 1 attempted to jab him in the ribs to keep him from sounding offensive to his Soopreme Leader, but with instincts he must have caught on to over the years as a Kids Next Door operative, Chris swatted his hand away without batting an eyelash. (1)
"Not telling," she said with an uncharacteristic little-kid stubbornness. "You'll just say I'm crazy."
"Are you kidding me? Have you met my sector? It would take a lot to make me say that you're weird...out loud."
"Fine," she said after a moment of pondering his statement. "Swear you wont tell anyone?"
Instead of answering, Chris drew an X over his heart. The gesture couldn't have been clearer.
Numbuh 362 scanned her own surroundings again, coming to the conclusion that she was very much alone for the second time. "So get this. Numbuh 86, Rae, and I were talking in my office..."
Flashback
Rae had just finished telling a particularly amusing story about a time that Sector V decided to spend their day at a lake on a hot summer day when she and Butch had the sudden urge to Pants a teenager who was picking on a couple of little kids a little ways away from them. Long story short, that's one teenager who wont ever go swimming again without wearing at least five pairs of trunks. She was such a good storyteller 'cause she could remember such tiny details that made the whole thing hysterical.
Her two listeners laughed for ten whole minutes after Rae described in such vivid detail the look on the teenager's face after he realized that he was in a public area without his shorts. They laughed until tears were streaming down from their eyes, leaving tracks on their faces.
Rae didn't join in on the laughter, but sat back and marveled at how hard she could make them laugh. Of course that's what she would do, she had already explained how she wanted to go into show business. Comedy. A stand-up comedian. Dance. A famous choreographer. (2) But she didn't talk too much about this. No, there were more interesting stories to tell.
But that was her last one for the night. She would have stayed longer, but Numbuh 86 quickly explained that she had to be somewhere. Rae seemed a little suspicious, but didn't question her mother's logic, especially after Numbuh 86's face turned a beet red. But whether it was from anger or embarrassment, it was impossible to tell. Numbuh 362 had to hand it to her, she was very good at hiding and disguising her emotions.
Seconds turned to minutes after they left. Those minutes turned to hours, by which they were spent doing leftover paperwork. Nothing interesting.
Not until she looked at the calender on the wall anyway.
'March 20' she noted. 'My anniversary.' It took a couple of seconds to realize what went through her mind. She was sure that she hadn't imagined it, or made it up. It was just there. It wasn't a guess, it was a fact.
She got married March 20, 2019.
One second she was sitting in her office, completely confused, but after she blinked, she wasn't anywhere near the Moonbase.
She was in a large, decorative tent, covered in white roses. Her favorite. It was already dark outside, but people were laughing and drinking, and just...looking happy. She felt happy herself.
She recognized many of the people in the tent, but others she was sure were some of Nigel's many relatives.
Fanny was easily found with her bright red hair artistically curled with most of it put up in a ponytail; only a few strands were left hanging in ringlets to frame her pretty face. (3) She was in a deep, animated conversation with Kuki who had her own waist-length hair tied in an elegant knot at the back of her head. They were both wearing identical brides' maids dresses.
Sharing the table with them were Patton and Wally. Patton sitting by his fiance, and Wally with his wife, but still were laughing at something that was obviously hilarious. Rachel just hoped that it wasn't about how she almost tripped on her way to the altar. Yet she couldn't help but notice how handsome they both looked in their tuxedos.
At the table next to theirs, Abby and Hoagie were sitting next to both of Nigel's parents. Monty and his wife, Janie (4) , were listening intently to one of Hoagie's stories. Even though she couldn't hear what they were saying due to the loud music, she could guess easily that Hoagie had just told one of his lame jokes because he started cracking up, Monty chuckled heartily, but Abby and Janie simultaneously rolled their eyes.
Not too far away from them, Tommy seemed to be telling a similar story to Harvey, Lee, and Sonya judging by his similar hand gesticulations. But none of them seemed to be listening. Harvey looked as bad-tempered as he always did whenever he knew that Nigel was around, but she was happy that he came all the same. Rachel smiled when she spotted Lee and Sonya holding hands under the table. Her smile became broader when she spotted the band on Sonya's ring finger. Lee had finally proposed. (5) She would have to remember to congratulate them later.
When Rachel was finally able to tear her eyes away from the adorable couple, the very person she was looking for grabbed her by the waist from behind, kissing her cheek sweetly.
"Having fun?" Nigel's whispered in her ear huskily. Even though the music was still blaring through the speakers, she heard him clearly.
She closed her eyes and leaned back against him, nodding. It was amazing how a person could be so warm. She didn't even realize that she was chilly until he put his arms around her.
After a few more seconds, she turned around so she could give him a proper kiss. Her hands raked through his chestnut-brown hair that miraculously started growing out from his head somewhere in his teens. (6)
There were several "oohs" and "awws" from those watching. Rachel gave them a playful glare, but stopped short when the music changed.
"Our song," said Nigel. "Care to dance?"
Without waiting for the obvious answer, he led her to the center of the dance floor.
Their song was a slow, romantic ballad. One that no one cares to know the lyrics, just to be dancing to it with a sweetheart.
"Love you, Rachel," he whispered in her ear.
"Love you too, Nigel."
Just as their song was coming to an end, they stopped dancing. He leaned in first, then she did. They were very close...
End Flashback
Of course Numbuh 362 didn't tell them absolutely everything. No, there were certain things that you didn't say to a boy. This was one of them. Especially with the whole thing where they were supposed to get married years from now. And then there's the fact that he still had his obsessive girlfriend, Lizzie. (7) Ugh.
All she told the two boys was that one moment she was in her office, and the next, she was nine years in the future.
At first, Numbuh 1 seemed a little skeptical, but she described the setting and how the tent was decorated to Chris, who had seen old photo albums. Apparently she described it perfectly, because he believed her entirely.
"Its possible."
"What was that, anyway?"
"Well first, am I right when I say that Rae told you all about the time machine?"
Numbuh 362 nodded, and they both briefly explained it to Numbuh 1.
"Okay, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Aw gees, where do I start?" Chris pushed his hair back unceremoniously like how Lara did when she was aggravated or stressed. "Okay, let's see. You know when you find or remember something from the past, sometimes you get a flashback?"
Numbuhs 1 and 362 both nodded.
"Well, after this scientist guy started traveling back and forth through time, bringing back money that he would get in the future, he started getting exactly the opposite."
"What? He forgot stuff?"
"No. He got flashforwards."
"Say again?"
"While finding something like an old stuffed animal or something from the past can cause flashbacks, while finding something from the future can cause flashforwards. 'Course, we couldn't exactly prove it 'cause we destroyed the original time machine. But I guess this sorta proves it."
"So... What you're saying is that 'cause you're here, we can see the future?"
"I guess. Don't know how it works though. It could happen at any random time. Or maybe what you're seeing or doing that relates to something you'll do in the future."
"Then, will you be getting flashbacks?"
"I don't think so. I would if this were my past, but I don't exist yet."
"Okay, one more question."
"Shoot."
"How far into the future can we see?"
"I dunno. I think only as far as the object from the future. So, from now 'til 2032. (8)"
We'll see what the future is like. Whether they want us to know or not.
Okay, a LOT of stuff that I need to comment on. I always thought that these were too boring and too long, b ut please just bear with me. Here we go!
(1) With friends like his, ya gotta have lightning reflexes. Mine got better after making my own friends, who are arguably like Chris's.
(2) I did say that she was on a dance team.
(3) That's what I imagine Fanny to look like as an adult. Maybe as a teenager too. I guess its 'cause my hair is all wavy like hers as a kid, so I hope I'll be able to get it to curl like that.
(4) Numbuh 1's mom. She doesn't officially have a name, and I recently read a book that had a character that sounded exactly like her named Janie. So yeah.
(5) Yay! A little sprinkle of 83/84.
(6) I always had trouble imagining him with hair, but it would just be plain mean to leave him bald forever. So he's sorta got a half-messy, half-neat sort of hair style that looks a little bit like Shirley's from Operation W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E.
(7) Operation G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D. isn't taken into consideration.
(8) I just found out that I counted out the years wrong. They're from the year 2032.
All done! Wasn't too bad was it? Okay, so I've been trying to update all week, but various members of the family kept taking the computer, so yeah.
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