Back at work on Earth, it is back to about a week since Numbuh 1 left Galactic. Stumbling from the woods are the Delightful Children from Down the Lane. They had survived their fall at the amusement park. Their pristine clothes are now torn and tattered. They walk up to the front gate of their house and knock on the door. The door is answered by their butler, Jenkins.
"Young masters? Where have you been?" Jenkins asked.
"We have been wandering these filthy woods for the past week! We have been trying to find our way back with nothing! And it's all because Kids Next Doofuses!" The Delightful Children rant.
"Well better come inside and change then. I imagine Father would like to see you." Jenkins leads them inside, almost ignoring their rant.
The Delightful Children step inside, wiping their feet on the rug, before making their way to Father's study. He is sitting in his chair, with his back to them.
"Hello, Father." They say nervously.
"Where… have… you... BEEN?!" Father turns around, bursting into flames. The Delightful Children begin to cower before him.
"We were lost in the woods Father. We became lost at the amusement park. We couldn't find anything for days and days." The Delightful Children respond fearfully.
"I don't care if you were lost in Baghdad! Do you have my pipe or Nigel Uno?!" He asks callously.
"No, we don't know where either of those are." They reply, covering up their anger for him not caring about their well being.
"But once we clean up and have our weapons ready we will…"
"SHUT UP! You are not going ANYWHERE. You are disappointments to me…. AND to the villains, go to your room until I decide what your punishment will be." Father shouts at them.
"But Father…"
"GOOOO!" Father shoots fire over their head and they run out of the room.
"We have to earn Father's trust. We need those Kids Next Brats destroyed." They say to themselves.
As they make their way into their bedroom, someone is waiting for them when they arrive. It is Numbuh 5, who came in through the window and still has it open.
"Long time no see, Delightful Dorks."
"You! How dare you break into our house! Father will not be happy about this! We demand his pipe back, and bring us Nigel Uno!" They demand.
"Oh, you're never gonna see Nigel Uno again." She replies calmly.
They then growl and proceed to rush her. She jumps on the window sill and looks out the window.
"Now Numbuh 2!" She shouts.
Suddenly a large claw on a rope shots through the window and grabs the Delightful Children and proceeds to pull them out. Numbuh 5 jumps on top of the hook as she rides with them into the ship piloted by Numbuh 2.
"Get us outta here baby." Numbuh 5 says.
"On it." Numbuh 2 then proceeds to fly to the KND Deep Sea Lab. He then spots several projectiles coming at the ship.
"Incoming! Hang on!" Numbuh 2 takes evasive action as an attack comes into view. Suddenly Father comes on the video monitor.
"Hoagie P. Gilligan! Give me back my Delightful Children! And bring me your leader!" Father demands.
"Fat chance." Numbuh 2 says under his breath.
"Young man, do as I say, or I'll blow you out of the sky!" Father threatens.
"Nah." Numbuh 2 then turns off the video monitor.
Numbuh 5 then makes her way to the front of the ship and sits in the co-pilot seat.
"He ain't gonna shoot us down with the Delightfuls on board. Blow his ass away, Numbuh 2." Numbuh 5 demands.
"With pleasure." Numbuh 2 sends a barrage of missiles and explosives towards Father's ship.
Because Father is not even close to Numbuh 2's skill level in piloting, he is forced to evacuate the ship with a parachute. His ship explodes as he sees Numbuhs 2 and 5 escape with the Delightful Children.
"You brats have made one mistake too many! Your day of reckoning is coming!" Father threatens them, though talking to himself.
When Father lands, he hits a tree on the way down. Losing his parachute in the process, he falls on braces repeatedly before hitting the ground.
"Ow. Maybe I should get a better ship. I need to get in touch with all the villains." Father thinks to himself.
As he finds his way back to the mansion, he is unaware that there is a woman following him in the shadows.
"You're gonna pay for what you did to our babies, you son of a bitch." The woman threatens under her breath.
End of Part 7. A shorter chapter than usual, but this does set up two HUGE future plot points in the story. There are crazy times ahead. Not sure when the next update will be, or which story line it will be. Until then, happy reading!