It felt like a maze in this giant spaceship. Almost every single hallway to Miles and Julia looked exactly the same, from the same walls, to an occasional window, or an occasional door. It seems like there was no way to get out of this spaceship whatsoever. Trying to escape this entire area seems completely impossible.
But after a long while, the two siblings finally found the tube room that they were in before. The room was located in a giant room that was labelled 'KND Operatives' on it, which seems rather mysterious why they have that as a room, despite the fact that Abigail, Wally, Kuki, Virginia, and Bartie are all now teenagers. How do the GKND up here know about the KND? Sector V was most likely mentioned by Nigel Uno since he's up here, but what about Virginia and Bartie who are not apart of that team? It didn't make sense to Miles or Julia how that is even possible.
The two siblings found an office that was right next to the room that was to the cell that held the others. Since Miles found no button that was inside that room that could realease the others, so they had to find out if the button was inside this room instead.
"So...now what? The others are trapped, and now we're in a dead end." Julia said, looking over to her brother. "Do you think that there's a way to get everyone else out of those tubes?"
"Hopefully..." Miles said, walking over to the controls. "...There's got to be something here that can get the others out. If not, then I don't know what other way there is...they'd be trapped in those tubes for...who knows how long..."
Miles then looks through the many controls that were at this table. By the looks of it, it seems like his theory would be correct about there being no way to get the others out of the tubes. The boy backs up from the table, before turning his head towards his sister behind him.
"Come To think of it..." Miles said, before pointing at his sister. "How did you escape the weird dimension that you were in, and where were you? I was trapped in a dessert with nobody else in sight."
"I was in some sort of town. I don't know what, but...I know that I was trapped in some sort of town...by myself as well...until some guy showed up in that dimension." Julia explains to him.
Miles was intrigued by that being said. Was Julia talking about the same man he saw in his dream? Or was this nothing more than a sheer coincidence? Miles had to find out more about this.
"Hold on...by this...man, do you mean a man with a black hat, black cape, didn't see his face whatsoever?" Miles asked.
"How'd you know?" Julia asked.
"Lucky guess. I saw the same exact man when I was trapped inside my tube." Miles then looks over to the computers that were on the walls. "But who the hell was that guy? I didn't recognize his face, nor did I recognize him from...anywhere, really..."
"You think he's a threat? He did somehow allowed us to escape."
"I...don't know about that part, actually..." Miles then looks over to the doors that were nearby. "I think I should be asking, why is he not going around, saving the others in their dreams. That's what I'm wondering."
"Well...now what?"
"Hello? Numbah 5..." The nearby walkie-talkie said, catching the two siblings offguard.
The two jumped at the sound of static, and that voice said out of nowhere. Miles knew that voice. It was Numbah 2's voice. But how? How was he hearing Hoagie's voice right now? He didn't see him anywhere around here.
Looking back at the filing cabinets that were next to the tables, Miles heard the static coming from inside the box on top of the cabinets. He walked over to it, before taking it off of the cabinets, before opening it up. He removes the lid, looking to see what was inside.
Inside the box, it was the same walkie-talkie that Abigail had back at the factory. The aliens must've gotten a hold of it before capturing Numbah 5 and the others. Turning one of the dials, Miles tried to speak into the walkie-talkie, in hopes that Hoagie was able to hear him.
"Hello, Hoagie Gilligan was your name, right?" Miles asked into the device in his hands. "It's me, Miles. I was that guy you talked to, back at the forest."
"Miles? I had a feeling you'd be the one to find me first." Numbah 2 said on the machine.
"Also, I'm not alone. Julia's on here with me."
"Julia?"
"My sister."
"Hi." Julia said, waving at the walkie-talkie. "I'm out here too."
"Glad to hear that two of you guys are alive." Hoagie said, feeling relieved to hear that two of the people his friends were with were alive and well. "Listen, I've been meaning to...find Numbah 5 mostly, but I couldn't get to her...is she still okay, at least?"
"She's still trapped in one of those tube device things in that cell in there, so...your guess is as good as mine." Miles said, looking towards the door. "Look, can we try to discuss some sort of plan here? If you haven't noticed, me and my sister are probably going to get captured by these alien things once again if you don't worry up and save our lives!"
"Coming to the base over there seems unlikely, since they will notice me coming right away. But for now...I see a ton of other ferry boats coming towards whatever that giant base thing is!" Miles raises an eyebrow, getting confused by these aliens plans. "Look, so far, I am hiding out in that vehicle that I had back when you found me. You're going to have to take one of those flying ferry boats to get to the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. that I'm driving in right now!"
"But me and Miles can't fly those things!" Julia shouts. "We don't even know how to drive a car yet!"
"Who said anything about needing to know how to fly or drive in the KND? Just get on one of those things and get a move on!"
"Alright!" Miles said.
Miles and Julia looked at each other, then to the door. It was an extremely risky move to go straight towards the ferry-boat that was parked inside the same area that they were in right now, but was it really safe? They had to figure that part out.
They walked over to it to take a peek to see if the aliens were still out there. So far, by the looks of it, the sirens were still going off inside the hallways of the spaceship, so they are aware of them being gone still. The two looked at each other one more time, before nodding their heads in unison.
The duo made a break for the back of the ferry-boat machine, opening the door, and getting onto it. They closed the door behind themselves, and made their way towards the stairs up. The two kept going until they found themselves at the door to the drivers area.
"There it is..." Miles said, heading inside of the captain's room.
They entered this room, before walking over to the captain's spot in this room. Julia stood by the front window, seeing nothing more but a metal wall in front of them. Miles stood by the ship wheel in front of him. He spins it around, before giggling to himself at how fast it was spinning. He then looks at a string that was hanging on the ceiling above.
"Do you think this is what turns on the entire machine?" Miles asked, pointing up at it. Julia walks over to the wheel, looking up at the rope.
"Well, you got me. That rope could literately be the horn to this ship for all I know." Julia said.
"Didn't we visit our uncle down in New Orleans though? Wouldn't he know all this kind of stuff?"
"Uncle George doesn't ride the ferry-boats. He always gets sick whenever he rides them." Julia then looks at a red button that was below the wheel. "THAT should pretty much be the button that starts this 2x4 tech vehicle up."
"I don't think pressing the red button will..."
Julia presses the button. The lights on the front of the boat began to light up. The lights inside the captains room also turned on. It seems like Julia was right on that one. But now for Miles, it's time to find out what the rope thing does.
The boy pulls the rope, hearing the sound of the horn blaring outside of the vehicle, while two aliens in the launch pad control room heard the horn from their spots. The two looked down below them, hearing the ferry-boat's horn from their spot.
"That sounds like one of us wants to go back to Earth." One of the two aliens in that room said to the other. "Don't you think so?"
"We'll handle the escaped teens once we let those guys out." The other one said, slamming his fist onto the button on the control panels.
Once that button was pressed, the ferry-boat was immediately allowed to fly out of the pad below, letting it out into space. Miles and Julia almost lost their balance inside of the captain's room. Miles held onto the wheel, trying to regain his balance, without even knowing he was stepping on the pedal, connected to the button of the stand the wheel was on. They were now speeding forward.
"Crap! We're actually flying!" Julia shouts, trying to stand up off of the floor.
"I can see that!" Miles shouts, trying to gain control of the boat.
"Woah!" Julia was losing her balance from the fact that the ship was now moving around, aimlessly. "Dude, try to keep this thing steady! What if the other aliens take notice of us on this thing just by you doing that?!"
"I dont know how to ride this thing! I can't believe I'm screaming and wishing that Virginia was one of the group members saved!"
Back inside the ship...
A shadowy figure stood by the window with their hands behind their back. They stared at the ship that was flying away from their mothership, that was heading off to Earth. The figure shook their head at the incompetence that was unfolding in front of their eyes.
While they were standing there, a large screen shines from the darkness nearly above the figure. The screen was a light red, with a mysterious symbol on it, that none of the KND members could make out, even if they'd attempted to. They spoke to the figure.
"I hate to inform you about this, but it seems like the mentioned escaped teenagers are nowhere to be seen on the mothership." The screen said. "The other soldiers have searched the entire area, and the duo appeared to have vanished."
"Perfect..." The figure said.
"It's not perfect...if you two of them escaped, then..."
"That wasn't meant to be taken that it's a good thing...have you ever heard of exaggeration? Imagine that, except when you fail, instead of win." The figure then glares at the screen next to him. "Do we still have the boy that you captured days ago? He's all that matters to me, at the moment."
"Chad Dickson is still here. He hasn't attempted to escape, nor is he trapped inside the tubes like the others."
"Bring him in here..."
The figure kept their focus on the window in front of themselves. Not turning away, as the doors opened right behind him. Two aliens stepped into the room, carrying Chad by his arms as they entered the room. They kept him in their hands as they entered.
"Let go of me, you..." Chad then looks forward, looking at the figure by the window. "...Oh my God...Nigel Uno...is that you?"
"You guessed...correctly, Chad..." The figure said, stepping into the light so Chad can see him.
Nigel Uno looked like he was still the same age back when he was sent up to the GKND. Literately, he was still the same age somehow. He was still bald, but his sunglasses looked a lot more futuristic, and his red shirt was now a red jacket. He seemed to be just the same as when he was a kid, however...something doesn't feel right about him at the same exact time.
The former leader of Sector V stood there, right in front of Chad Dickson, causing the teen to freeze in surprise and awe at what he was seeing in front of him. His face didn't smile when he saw Chad, which is understandable, considering that he did betray Nigel and the rest of the KND in the past, but that was sorted out by himself and Numbah Infinity. So why does Nigel want Chad up here so badly in the first place? The blonde boy tried to regain himself by standing up from the ground, staring at his former friend in front of him.
"N-Nigel..." Chad said, softly.
"It's been awhile..." Nigel said, with a cold tone of voice.
"H-How are you..." Nigel walks past him, standing by his side, before turning his head towards his former friend, speaking in the same cold tone of voice still.
"There will be enough time for explaining as we head off to a certain room that I've been planning on going to today." Nigel then faces forward walking towards the doors. "...Because when we get to the room that's when the plan begins..."
"W-What plan?"
Nigel stops right in front of the doors as they slowly opened for him. The boy stood there, looking forward with the same blank expression that he gave Chad upon seeing him. The only words that he could say at this moment, to make sure that Chad doesn't go into a full panic, were the only ones that could be said at the moment.
"It's time..." Nigel said.