Soon Gingy and Wally saw the others. Gingy didn't move but Wally stood up and tried to run off but Gingy tugged at his collar again.
"Down boy," she said softly with a smirk. Wally looked up at her and pouted. He sat back down and crossed his arms. Then they saw Abby and Hoagie running towards them laughing like they were playing a game. They were; Abby made a smart remark then Hoagie chased after her. It seems it should be the other way around, but life changes. Eventually they were in front of Gingy and Wally. Wally eye's brightened and Gingy just glared at them not letting go of Wally's shirt collar. Abby and Hoagie panted and laughed until Wally got their attention.
"Oh…sorry Numbuh 4…. Kuki has…. the doll…." Hoagie panted.
Numbuh 4 looked up at Gingy. "Doll?" Gingy smirked at him then looked back out to see if Nigel and Kuki were coming. She saw Kuki running towards them with something in her hand.
"Well…here you…. go…"Kuki panted holding up the doll to Gingy when she got there. Gingy took the doll, peeled off the sticky note and let go of Wally's collar.
"You can go now," she told him stuffing the doll into her pocket and walking inside, slamming the door behind her.
The four looked at each other then Numbuh 5 started laughing. "You…still didn't…. catch me…"
"Oh yeah," Hoagie said. He smiled at the three slyly. Kuki, Wally and Abby knew what was going to happen and they ran off screeching in laughter with Hoagie chasing them. He was the fastest runner of all of them. What do you know, he went from fattest, to fastest; it's a big physical difference but it's only one letter difference. They passed Numbuh 1, but never looked back.
The moment they stepped out of the gate Numbuh 5 pointed out, "Guys! We forgot Roxanne!"
Kuki gasped, Wally groaned and Hoagie slapped his forehead. They sluggishly walked back inside and caught up with Numbuh 1. He stood there with his arms crossed.
"I take it you remembered what you forgot." They nodded. Numbuh 1 rolled his eyes and walked forward. "Come on. We can't worry about it now. We'll split up. Numbuh 2, Numbuh 4, you search over there. Numbuh 5, Kuki you search there. I'll search on my own."
He walked forward towards the castle while the rest were silent and watched him.
When he was gone and out of sight, Numbuh 5 clapped her hands together. "Well you heard the boss. Let's move out!" Then they went the ways they were assigned.
"Roxanne!" Numbuh 2 called.
"Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 4 called. Nothing.
"Roxanne! Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 2 continued to call her name and Numbuh 4 stopped a minute.
Then shouted, "Yo Roxy!"
Numbuh 2 looked at him like he was crazy. "Roxy?"
Numbuh 4 shrugged. "When we first met, she said I could call her Roxy."
"But you never did."
"Nope," he answered almost proud. Then they heard some rustling in the bushes. Their heads turned as fast as a deer's during hunting season. They crept over and the moment they looked in, they saw a figure dart across the lawn.
"After her!" Numbuh 4 screamed and tried running after her but Numbuh 2 put out his hand in front of him to stop him.
"That might not be her."
"What are you talking about? Of course its her!"
Numbuh 2 shook his head. "Well even it is Numbuh 1 or Numbuh 5 and Kuki will see her. So we can just stay here."
"Hm. Good point."
Numbuh 5 and Kuki kept calling Roxanne's name until they saw the same figure running towards them; stop then turn around and run in the opposite direction. They, unlike Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 4, ran after it. The three ran past Numbuh 1 and almost knocked him over. Numbuh 1 turned to where they were running and ran after them. Then Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 4 saw all of them running towards them. Then she (the figure since it's so obvious its Roxanne) made a sharp turn towards the castle and they all ran after her. The five of them realized she was running towards a big cliff where Gingy's castle ended. When they got closer, Numbuh 4 lunged at her and grabbed her foot. He saw she was missing a shoe. Both her shoes actually and her pants were torn.
"Get off!" she screamed while dragging him across the lawn.
"You stop!"
"NO!"
"C'mon Roxanne, this isn't something to run away from! So he broke your heart, I know how that feels but you can't just run!" Numbuh 2 shouted.
"It's not just him!" she yelled back. "No one likes me! There's no point in staying somewhere where no one likes you!"
"Yes we do," Numbuh 5 yelled trying to stop her. "We do like you! It's just-" but she was cut off when Roxanne screamed and fell down the cliff. Numbuh 4 was still holding on to her ankle but he didn't fall off. He was holding on to her with one hand and a rock with the other hand while Roxanne was hanging upside down. The four froze and stared at them. They were too shocked and scared to move. They remember what happened the last time they fell down that thing, but Gingy might have gotten rid of it and it might just be a cliff where you could...
Suddenly, the rock tilted and Numbuh 4's hand was open. He reached out and the only thing he grabbed was grass.
"Guys!" he yelled. "A little help?!" They seemed to have gotten out of a trance and rushed over to help him. Kuki grabbed his hand with both hers, Numbuh 5 grabbed Kuki's waist, Numbuh 2 grabbed Numbuh 5's waist and Numbuh 1 grabbed Numbuh 2's waist and they pulled. Finally, Roxanne was on solid ground. Tears were forming in her eyes as she brushed her hands across the grass.
"You guys saved my life," she whispered.
"Ah, it was nothin'. We do it all the time," Numbuh 4 said trying to joke around; not that it worked very well for two reasons: Numbuh 2 was the one who joked and it was a serious situation.
"And you said we didn't like you," Numbuh 2 said also trying to joke. Roxanne stood up and faced them all and out stretched their arms. They all ended up enjoying a group hug. Yeah, you heard me. All of them. All six of them did it on heir own free will and enjoyed it.
All the days after that were peaceful. They were calm, quiet and friendly. Of course with the romance and stuff things can get a little too friendly. But we won't get into that. Unfortunately, today was a day they all knew about but seemed to have forgotten it. It was the day they took Kuki away.
