I kind of wanted to make another fluffy one-shot that wasn't requested. I hope you appreciate it.
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Numbuh 5 opened her eyes and breathed in the night air. She took a moment to remember where they were as she rolled onto her back, seeing the starry sky above them through the branches.
A pang of sadness hit her on the inside, it hadn't been that long since he was gone. Seeing the stars reminded her of where he was now.
He left me in charge. Numbuh 5 didn't think she could do it again.
But these past few weeks had been successful for the team, so she knew she was doing well.
Numbuh 5 smiled and sat up, wiping away a stray tear. She looked around their stakeout area, which was hidden behind a curtain of weeping willow branches.
The were spying on the adult villains, who were making plans to get Spring Break canceled. The meeting was in the park, so hiding spots were minimal. However, Sector V was posted near a lake nearby, and they hadn't gotten caught yet.
Numbuh 5 had Numbuh 4 listen in disguised as the Toiletnator, who wasn't invited, but it wasn't out of the ordinary to have that guy show up uninvited. He was wearing a wire that transmitted what was being said to Numbuh 2, who was recording it so that they could report it back to Global Command. Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 were taking turns as the lookout in case something happened and they needed to fight and/or make a run for it.
As Numbuh 5 was about to take her turn as the lookout, she saw Numbuh 2 and noticed something.
He seemed to be fighting to keep his eyes open.
She nervously bit her lip and looked up at Numbuh 3's lookout post.
"Numbuh 3?" Numbuh 5 called up quietly, "Are you doing okay up there?
"Yep, you can keep resting."
Numbuh 5 nodded and glanced at Numbuh 2 again, whose head was tilting to the side a little bit.
Sighing, she got up and sat down next to him in front of the surveillance equipment. He didn't notice until she lightly tapped his shoulder.
"Huh? What?" Numbuh 2 flinched, then looked over at Numbuh 5, who was giving him a sympathetic smile.
"You can take a break if you need to. Numbuh 5 can take over."
He shook his head, "No, no. You don't have to... do that..."
He cut himself off to yawn.
"Hoagie," she responded, "don't worry. I can cover for you, besides, look at you. You're exhausted. There's no way you'd be able to focus on audio surveillance very long if you can't keep your head up."
Numbuh 2 looked at her and nodded, "Yeah, I... I suppose you're right."
He then took off the earpiece he was wearing, wiped it, and handed it to her. She placed it on her ear and listened for a few seconds.
"It's gotten kinda quiet. But Numbuh 3 or Numbuh 4 would say if something was wrong."
"Mhm."
Numbuh 5 looked back at Numbuh 2, who was about to go down any second now.
She scooted a little closer to the sleepy boy and placed a gentle arm around his shoulders.
"You can rest now, baby," she said in a soft voice, "I'll be right here with you."
Hoagie smiled and rested his weary head on her shoulder, whispering as he drifted off to sleep a small, "Thank you."
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