Escaping from the convention center, Chad leads Maurice back to his ship without being spotted.
"Chad, what happened to you man?" Maurice asks, concerned for his comrade.
"Space terrorists, that's what happened. They tried to get Nigel to destroy the Earth. We were rescued, but maybe in vain." Chad begins to explain.
"Who rescued you, and why is it in vain?" Maurice asks curiously. Before Chad can answer, Maurice's communicator goes off.
"Talk to me." Maurice answers.
"Maurice! What the fuck's goin' on down there?! Why am I serum' villains running out of there?!" Abby yells.
"Shit went south, Abby. But it wasn't my fault. Toiletnator blew Chad's cover. Father tried to kill him, and some people shot at him." Maurice answers.
"Get up to the Moonbase, the both of you." Abby orders before signing off. Maurice climbs into Chad's ship, who flies back to the Moonbase. While flying to the Moonbase, Chad answers all of Maurice's questions: What happened with Galactic, Sector Z and Numbuh 362, his sexuality, and the fate of the Earth.
"That's rough man, I'm sorry that happened to you. And listen, I know you wouldn't wanna go back to your place. You can stay with me." Maurice sympathetically offers.
"Would your mom be cool with that?"
"Course she would. She loves you. Besides, she's a civil rights lawyer. The number of cases she's taken involving people like you is astronomical." Maurice explains. With that, Chad gives Maurice a giant bear hug.
"Thank you, Maurice. You don't know how good it feels to have someone like you as a friend." Chad says.
"Feeling's more than mutual, Chad." Maurice replies.
As they walk into the Moonbase, they are greeted once again by Numbuhs 5 and 86.
"What… happened?" Numbuh 5 asks.
"Exactly what Maurice told you. The Toiletnator blew my cover and I was outed, in more ways than one." Chad replies.
"How did the TOILETNATOR of all villains blow your cover?" 86 asks, baffled.
"I was hiding in the rafters above the stage. Father was talking about a plan to turn everyone Delightful and Toiletnator brought up the Delightful Children. Naturally, Father got pissed and shot a fireball at him and sent him flying to the rafters." Chad explains.
"That actually makes a lot of sense. But you said you were outed. How?" Abby asks.
"Father seemed to know that I was undercover and about the Treaty incident with me and Nigel. That got me thinking there's a mole inside the KND. And if that's true, I'd like to know who it is." Chad explains. Abby looks to Maurice, who confirms it to be true.
"Why did the Villians start running away?" Fanny asks.
"A bunch of people started shooting at Father, with real guns. Maurice helped get me outta there, and we don't know who did it." Chad answers.
"Is Father dead?" Abby asks.
"I don't think so. I saw him running outta the building before I pulled Chad to safety. I think his suit has healing powers, because he did get hit a bunch of times." Maurice explains.
"How'd the shooting start?" Abby asks.
"When I told them about the Galactic threat, they brushed it off. Eventually Father deduced why I was helping the KND. When he was gonna hit me with a fireball, one of the shooters hit him in the shoulder." Chad explains. Abby and Fanny cringe at the details.
"I'm sorry, Chad. Nobody deserves to be outed like that. What about your parents, they didn't try to help you?" Abby asks.
"No. They wanted to "help" me with my "problem". And when I said no and Father tried to attack me, they just… fucking… watched." Chad hisses.
"Jesus man, what are you gonna do? Do you need a place to stay?"
"He's staying with me. I offered it to him, and I know my mom wouldn't mind having him around." Maurice answers.
"Well, that's good. Listen, why don't you guys take the next couple days off and we'll…" Before Abby can finish, three alerts pop up on her computer. The four of them rush over to see that the alerts are coming from Sector V, Sector W, and the KND Arctic Base.
"Moonbase! Come in Moonbase!" Numbuh 83 cried out.
"We're here, Numbuh 83. What's wrong?" Abby asks.
"Teenagers!" 83 replies.
"Numbuh 5, help!" Numbuh 2 calls out on another monitor.
"What is it Numbuh 2?" 86 asks.
"A Teen Ninja squad's attacking the treehouse. We need help!"
"Arctic Base to Moonbase, teenage attack on Arctic Base. Requesting reinforcements!" Numbuh 60 calls from another monitor.
Before Numbuh 5 can respond to any of them, the feed to all three monitors is cut.
"What? No, no, no! Shit! Goddamn teenagers!" Numbuh 5 shouts. She then goes to her closet to pull out weapons and armor.
"I'm goin' to help Sector V! Fanny, you get to Sector W!" Abby orders, tossing her several weapons and some armor as well.
"We'll help Numbuh 60 at the Arctic Base. And we'll leave a message for the Teenz to deliver to Father." Chad informs the girls.
"What message?" Numbuh 86 asks confused.
"That you don't attack someone on their home turf with planning first. We all know this is a response to the incident at the convention center." Chad explains.
"What makes you say that?" Maurice asks.
"Father doesn't want to attack every KND base. Just the ones that'll have the biggest impact on us." Chad explains.
"You're right. Father said he wants all kids Delightfulized, but he wouldn't use teenagers to do that. Let's get to the Moonbase to help Patton." Maurice says. The four of them all salute each other before rushing off to help their respective bases/ focal points.
End of the Chapter. The next three chapters are going to focus on each group fighting off the Teen Ninjas. Finally going to see The Basterdz forming and fighting together. I find it easier to focus on each group individually, and where this leads them. Until the next update, happy reading!
