Arriving at the planet of Pegasi, Ashley slows down as they enter the atmosphere.
Bruce goes in the back to wake up Nigel and Rachel.
"Hey, lovebirds. We're here." Bruce says. The two of them rub their eyes and make their way to the front of the ship.
"So this is Pegasi, Nigel?" Rachel asks.
"Yes it is. God it's been a while since I've been here." Nigel says, admiring the beauty of the planet.
The planet is mostly plains, mountains and ocean. Their cities are built within the massive trees within.
As they fly, two airships begin to tail them. On the monitor, an alien appears. The alien has a brown pot on it's head, white eyes, and vine like tentacles.
"Alien ship, state your presence." The alien orders. Nigel approaches the camera, appearing to recognize the alien.
"Numbuh Vine, it's me." He says.
"Numbuh 1? What brings you to Pegasi?" Numbuh Vine asks with curiosity.
"We're in big fucking trouble, and we need a safe haven for the time being." Nigel says, much to Numbuh Vine's shock.
"Well… come to the headquarters. I'll lead you there." Numbuh Vine says.
"Thank you." Nigel says. The video monitor shuts off
"Well it's good that you have a friend here, Nigel. This Numbuh Vine seems like she knows what she's doing." Lenny says.
"That she does. That's why I knew that we could use this place as a safe haven. Galactic won't hunt us down here." Nigel says.
Ashley follows Numbuh Vine into the hangar bay, where Sector Z piles out of the ship.
Numbuh Vine gets out of her ship and salutes Nigel.
"Numbuh 1, it's good to see you again. Who are the rest of them?" Numbuh Vine asks, addressing the remainder of Sector Z.
"Well I'm Numbuh 362, Rachel McKenzie and…" Rachel begins to explain.
"YOU'RE Rachel McKenzie?" Numbuh Vine asks.
"Yeah. I was KND Supreme Leader." She confirms.
"Numbuh 1's told me so much about you." Numbuh Vine says, before turning to Sector Z. "Now, let me guess… Sector Z, right?"
"How'd you guess?" Bruce asks.
"Oh you guys aren't the only ones Nigel has mentioned. He's mentioned villains, operatives, the whole nine yards." Numbuh Vine explains.
"Well that's good. Now I have to ask, may we stay on Pegasi for the time being?" Rachel asks.
"Absolutely. I'll just just bring you to our leader. He'll be wanting to meet you guys." Numbuh Vine leads them to another section of the building.
Inside, they reach an office that says Numbuh Sage on it.
"Numbuh Sage? It's me." Numbuh Vine says. Another alien turns around to face her. This one has a red pot, yellow eyes, and sage like tentacles.
"Hello, Numbuh Vine." He salutes.
"Numbuh Sage, this is Numbuh 1 and Sector Z." She introduces them to her Supreme Leader.
"Hello, Numbuh 1. It's good to finally meet you. Numbuh Vine's told me so much about you. And it's good to know who helped you out of that prison." Numbuh Sage says, much to everyone's surprise.
"How do you know about the prison break?" Bruce asks.
"Numbuh 9L is here. She told me about what happened. After the prison was destroyed, she came here." Numbuh Sage explains.
"That's… that's great. Can we see her?" Nigel asks.
"Absolutely you can. She'll be near the same chambers you are. And before you ask, we keep tabs on planets friendly to Pegasi, so we know why you have come. Stay as long as you need to." Numbuh Sage explains to them.
"Thank you, Numbuh Sage. We are beyond grateful for your hospitality." Rachel says.
"You're welcome." Numbuh Sage hits a buzzer. "Numbuh Palm, could you please show our guests to their quarters?" He requests.
"Absolutely, sir. Coming right now." The alien, Numbuh Palm, arrives in Numbuh Sage's office. She has a yellow pot, green eyes, and palm leaf like tentacles.
"Hello earthlings, I am Numbuh Palm. If you'll follow me, I'll show you where you will be staying." Numbuh Palm instructs, leading Sector Z out of Numbuh Sage's office.
"You were right, Daisy." Numbuh Vine says, under her breath.
"Who's Daisy?" Numbuh Sage asks.
"Oh you heard. Well, Daisy was someone I met long ago." Numbuh Vine answers.
"Oh yeah, the time traveler."
"Yep. And she was right, Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362 are happy together." Numbuh Vine states.
"Yeah Numbuh 9L said she was with them and that she loved, but which one was she?" Numbuh Sage asks.
"She was the one with the Mohawk. In fact I almost didn't recognize her at first. Last time I saw her, she didn't have that." She answers.
"Well that's good, because at least Galactic doesn't recognize her. And those others that were with them were that Sector that was delightfulized, is that right word?"
"Yeah they were at one point known as the Delightful Children from Down the Lane. Maybe they finally came up with a way to fix them." Numbuh Vine says.
"Well that's good. And listen, I know you two have a history together and I'm sorry with what you went through. But she's there for him and I'm here for you." Numbuh Sage says in a comforting tone.
"Thank you. I can't imagine how it must've been for you here without me. But you're right, we're here for each other now and nothing's going to change that." Numbuh Vine says.
"I'm glad. Come, let's go and have some dinner." They lock tentacles and proceed to go have dinner.
Elsewhere, Numbuh Palm leads Sector Z to the living quarters.
"Now here we are… ah, Numbuh 9L." Numbuh Palm gets Numbuh 9L's attention, who immediately spots Nigel.
"My baby!" Numbuh 9L rushes over and hugs Nigel close to her.
"Good to see you two, Numbuh 9L." Nigel says, struggling to breathe.
"How'd you get out of that prison riot?" Rachel asks curiously.
"I had Numbuh Palm come look for me. Because all the ships were destroyed, and I needed a safe haven." Numbuh 9L explains.
"Well it's good that we have multiple allies while things calm down on Earth." David says.
"That's good. Why don't we talk about this tomorrow, I think we could all use some rest." Ashley suggests.
"Agreed. I haven't slept since we got Nigel and Chad, I'm fucking exhausted." Lenny says.
"We all are, buddy." Constance adds.
"Well, why don't I lead you to your beds. Your stuff will be brought to you later." Numbuh Palm says.
"Thanks, Numbuh Palm." David says.
As they are shown to their beds, they all lay down to sleep. Wanting to stay close to each other, Nigel and Rachel sleep in the same bed. Numbuh 9L stays very close to Nigel, still immensely protective of him.
"We're safe, Nigel. This is going to be good for us." Rachel says as she drifts off to sleep.
"Yes, we're safe… for now." Nigel says before he too drifts off to sleep.
As she watches the two of them, Numbuh 9L thinks to herself, "If they show up here to hurt my baby, they're gonna wish they were never born."
End of the chapter. It's been awhile since I've updated this story, but I'm glad to have done. I've actually used Numbuh Sage in another continuity, but I think I can make better use of him here. I'm also glad that I finally got to write what Pegasi looks like. The next chapter is going to be about Hoagie and the forming of the Air Berets. Until then, happy reading.