Alright, time to wrap up this story. Ha...I wrote 'time'...


Lime Rickey's

"I propose a toast" Rachel said standing up in the middle of the children's soda bar "A toast to the end of the Civil War and to the continuation of the Kids Next Door!"

"Cheers!" every operative in attendance yelled, lifting their soda glasses in the air.

"To the Kids Next Door!" Fanny shouted standing up beside Rachel.

"To all kid kind!" Patton raised his mug as he stood beside Fanny.

"To great friends and greater people!" Nigel said before taking a sip out of his soda.

"To all of the above!" Harvey said drunkenly as he took another sip from his eighth soda.

"Don't give my brother anymore soda Rickey" Rachel bluntly told the bartender.

"Don't worry Numbuh 362" Rickey said slyly as he cleaned a mug.

Everyone then resumed to drinking soda and conversing with one another. Rachel sat down at a table in the corner of the kids bar with Patton, Fanny, Nigel, and the soda overloaded Harvey.

"I like hugs" Harvey slurred as he dizzily waged his finger at his mug.

"I'm sorry lass…but that was the most disturbing thing I've ever heard your brother say" Fanny whispered to Rachel.

"Either way" Rachel took another sip out of her mug "At least he's happy."

"Hey, Rachel" Patton said grapping Rachel's attention "Tomorrow, should I get a status report on all of the prisoners?"

"Do you even have to ask?" Rachel said before gulping down the last of her root beer.

"Right" Patton nodded before turning to Nigel "I take it the soda tolerance in her family is low."

"How should I know?" Nigel said honestly.

Lance sat next to Numbuh 78 and 65. The trio erupted in a fit of laughter. "Man Angelie that has got to be the best story ever!" Lance said in between laughs.

"Because it was!" Numbuh 78 said, trying to regain her composure.

"Definitely funny" Numbuh 65 said, cleaning up his face after his soda erupted from his nose.

As his two comrades in arms continued to laugh, Lance passed on his USB drive to Numbuh 2030, who tucked it in his back pocket.

Kim sat on a stool, mug filled with root beer in hand. "Waiting for someone?" Kim turned to see Numbuh 2030 standing behind her.

"Hey, Numbuh 2030" Kim greeted said operative "Yeah, I'm waiting for someone."

"Hey, Kim!" Kim and Numbuh 2030 turned to see Matt making his way through the crowd of reunited KND operatives "Sorry I'm late my grease monkey." Matt said planting a kiss on Kim's cheek.

"It's alright my KND buff" Kim said blushing.

Numbuh 2030's mouth hung open as he watched this display, "Uhm…uh…wha? Uh. Hey Numbuh 101."

"Hi Numbuh 2030" Matt said smiling.

"Later I need you to do something for me" Numbuh 2030 said before walking out of the kid's bar.

"What was up with him?"

"I don't know."

Numbuh 2030 inhaled a breath of fresh air and looked up to the night sky. Not too far away on a rooftop. Natalie sat there looking through a pair of binoculars. "Alright Kayla, it's time to make the first move."

"How come I have to do this?" the girl Kayla said over her mic.

"Because that guy knows who I am, you're a more logical choice, heck, your practically the only one whose name he didn't hear out loud" Natalie replied.

"Fine, I'm on the move" Kayla said into her mic. Natalie watched from afar as Numbuh 2030 rounded a corner, bumping into Kayla, causing both of them to knock the other over.

Numbuh 2030 got back on his feet and dusted himself off. He then took notice of who he had just knocked over. "Uh…my apologies…uh miss…"

"Kayla, Kayla Valera" Kayla said forcing a smile onto her face. She extended her hand to Numbuh 2030 and said, "Can I get a hand here."

"Oh, yes sorry about that" Numbuh 2030 took Kayla's hand and pulled her to her feet. "I'm sorry for the fall, that was totally my fault."

"It's alright" Kayla said pulling a pebble out of her black curly hair "So...what's your name?"

"Nolan, Nolan York" Numbuh 2030 said smiling genuinely.

"So, Nolan, do you know anywhere that sells soda to kids?" Kayla asked.

"Oh, yeah, there's Lime Rickey's but its jam packed right now" Nolan said pointing to the way he came.

"Then how about another place? Say one less crowded" Kayla said flashing Numbuh 2030 another smile.

"Why certainly, I know this great place only a few people know about" Numbuh 2030 said folding his arms.

"Care to show me the way" Kayla smirked, shifting her wait to her left leg.

"It would be my pleasure" Numbuh 2030 said walking with Kayla towards their destination. The two twelve year olds continued to talk and walk while Natalie watched with glee.

"Natalie to father" Natalie said speaking into her mic "We've begun."

Unknown Location

"-and for the love of zero don't, I mean don't, let them release the prisoner!"

A low cackle echoed throughout a darkened cavern. A man shook violently as he talked to himself.

"We stay the course, no exceptions!" he yelled in rage before shaking his head.

"But shouldn't we consider a possibility of reformation?" he asked himself calmly before shaking his head crazily.

"No" the man said putting on a sack like mask and covering his head with his hood. "We shall bring the world onto its knees." He tied a noose around his neck. He then put on a gauntlet covering his right arm. He inserted his fingers into a glove with syringes at the tips with a green liquid in each.

"We are Legion, for we are many."


To be continued in: KND: Legion's Shadow