Author's Notes: Sorry it's a bit late, I've got two stories going at the moment and I wanted to get them both out as soon as I could so I've been doing a little bit of one then the other. Anyway, enough of me rambling, on with the story.
Disclaimer: On first chapter if needed.
Chapter Three: Who are you?!
Wallabee grabbed his bag off the kitchen floor and darted to the door, praying he would get there before his mother.
"Why hello there, who might you be?" Wallabee groaned as he rounded the corner to see his mum cooing over Kuki and Hoagie.
"Wallabee you didn't tell me you had made some friends."
"Yeah yeah." He muttered as he shoved past her into the street. "Gotta go, bye Mum." Grabbing Hoagie and Kuki by the arm he pulled them down the road.
"That was rude." Kuki said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Mah Mum's embarrassing, she always fusses over people."
"That's very nice of her." Hoagie mumbled as he bit into his cereal bar, Wallabee rolled his eyes at the brunette. He just didn't understand, Wallabee thought, his mother was incredibly embarrassing. He hated having people over because they usually ended up laughing at him, then of course he would get angry with them, then they would cry and end up hating him. It was why he had stopped wanting friends, to stop getting hurt when people abandoned him. He wasn't going to let that happen with Kuki and Hoagie, not that they were his friends. Really, they were just tag alongs. He just didn't want to hurt their feelings, honest. The trio slowly made their way to school silently, something seemed ever so slightly off today and none of them could work out why.
Kuki smiled happily when she spotted a bunch of flowers on a hill not too far away. Humming to herself she skipped ahead and scrambled up the grass to the flowers. Dropping to her knees she started to pick them.
"Kuki what are yah doin'?" She turned round and flashed Wallabee a smile, "I picking flowers." Wallabee rolled his eyes and looked over at Hoagie smiled and shook his head. Kuki was completely carefree, even though, she had the brain to use but she never really bothered to use it. Wallabee wandered why she was like that, there had to be a reason and he was determined to work out why. He blinked suddenly when a shadow fell across her, steadily getting larger.
"What the . . .?" He glanced around trying to work out where the shadow was coming from.
"It's a helicopter!" Hoagie yelled, the pair darted forward towards Kuki who was completely oblivious to the aircraft that was descending on her.
"Kuki, look out!" The girl looked up and screamed, jumping to her feet she belted across the ground. But the people in the helicopter didn't want to let her go, a huge metal claw extended from the bottom of the helicopter, trying to grab Kuki. Wallabee and Hoagie ran forward, trying to reach her in time but they were too far away.
"Kuki!" Hoagie cried out as the claw reached out to grab her, there was a flash of blue and the claw grabbed thin air. Wallabee stopped, his eyes darting too and fro as he searched for his friend.
"Where'd she go?" Hoagie didn't answer; instead he was concentrating on the helicopter which was now making its way towards them at a tremendous speed seeing as it's other prey had vanished. Hoagie reached over and tugged on Wallabee's sleeve.
"Wally."
"Not now, where'd Kuki go?"
"Um . . . Wally." Hoagie said, watching as a second claw joined the first, stretching out towards the two boys.
"Wally duck!" Hoagie yelled at the top of his voice and pulled the blonde to the floor. The claws scraped across their backs as the two pressed themselves against the cold ground. The moment the helicopter had gone they jumped to their feet and bolted.
"Hoagie! Wally!" The two turned to see Kuki waving merrily at them from behind a huge tree they immediately changed course heading straight for the girl. They joined her in hiding, panting heavily.
"How'd you get here?" Hoagie asked as he leaned over, trying to catch his breath. Kuki smiled and pointed behind her, to a girl which they only just realised was there.
"You're in our class! You keep on vanishing with that boy." Hoagie declared in amazement. A lazy smirk spread across the girl's lips, completely ignoring their accusations she poked her out from behind the tree and then retreated back.
"Who are yah?" The girl took no notice of Wally, instead she stepped back and pressed a button on her watch.
"Hey, Ahm talkin' to yah."
"I heard." Her voice was quiet and held that low mysterious tone Kuki had always thought it would. Wally opened his mouth to demand her to tell him who she was when her hand shot out and covered his mouth. He glared at her and reached forward to yank her hand away from his mouth when the sound of whirring reached his ears. The helicopter was back. All four children froze, hoping it would pass. Sadly it did not. There was the sound of slicing and tree was suddenly falling to the ground. The girl reached out and picked Kuki up, throwing the girl over her shoulder she grabbed Hoagie's wrist and pulled him across the ground away form the falling tree, Wally just behind them.
"Who are they?" Hoagie yelled to girl who was pulling him along, she didn't answer his question.
"Hurry up, dey'll catch us." She muttered and started to pick up speed, she acted as if they were dawdling when the two boys were actually sprinting as fast as they could. Now we know what happened to Kuki, Hoagie thought, she must have gotten her out of the way. The whirring sound seemed to get louder and Hoagie looked up to see another aircraft making it's way towards them from the other direction, it looked strangely like an old school bus.
"Oh no." Hoagie whispered but surprisingly enough a half smile tugged at the corner of the girl's lips before disappearing again.
"Hurry up."
"What do yah mean 'hurry up'? We're headin' right for that thing." Wallabee yelled, pointing his finger at the aircraft still racing towards them.
"Dat's da whole point, ya idiot." She spat out, Wallabee spluttered, not used to people insulting him. Hoagie ignored his friend, who was still trying to talk, and watched as the bottom of the aircraft opened up. A stepladder dropped down, the bottom trailing along the ground.
"When ya reach da ladder climb up it." The girl ordered, Hoagie and Wallabee turned to look at her in shock. Kuki would have too, if she wasn't thrown over the girl's shoulder and watching the pretty flowers go by.
"But-"
"Ya will do as I tell ya, got it?" The glare that followed that order made both boys shake, nodding they wordlessly followed her down the road. Raising one arm the girl waved at the pilot, who understood the signal and in seconds a rocket (which looked like it was filled with cans of cream) was sent flying through the air. Hoagie glanced over his shoulder to see the rocket crash into the helicopter; he smiled happily as he watched it hover form side to side. Unable to see where it's targets where because it was covered in yellow goo.
"Climb da ladder." The girl's yell snapped Hoagie out of his thoughts as she shoved him towards the rope ladder dangling in front of him. He scrambled up it, Wallabee just behind him, careful not to look down as he didn't like the idea of swinging about on a piece of rope twenty metres above the ground. He pulled himself through the hole in the aircraft and dropped to the floor, content with watching the girl climb through the hole with Kuki slung over her shoulder.
"Where we?" Kuki asked, smiling delightfully at Wallabee and Hoagie, not caring that they were being chased by some mad people in a helicopter.
"Ready?" Hoagie spun round at that question, looking for the source of the voice. He found it, the bald boy that hung around with the girl.
"You!" Wallabee declared, obviously working out who he was as well. The boy rose an eyebrow out them.
"Yes, me. Now," He said turning to face his partner, "You ready?" The girl nodded and snatched something off the floor, it looked like some sort of bottle that was attached to a couple of pieces of wood and made into some sort of gun. Wandering over to the hatch in the ceiling she kicked it open and pulled herself through. Hoagie watched in awe as she stood, the wind wiping her form side to side as the boy took off, gun cocked in her hand. The helicopter had managed to get most of the custard from it's window and was moving towards them. The girl rested her finger on the trigger, but did nothing else.
"What the hell is she waitin' for?" Wally asked as the gap between the two of them started to close rapidly. The claw started to stretch out towards her, but just before it reached her she pulled the trigger. The single blast hit the joint that held the helicopter blades and the actual machine together. She watched idly as the machine plummeted towards the ground and landed in the stream below. Jumping inside she came to stand next to the boy, gun held loosely in her hand. They watched in amazement as the boy brought the aircraft in to land expertly, as if he had been doing it his whole life. A single thought ran through all three of the other children's minds; who where these people?
"So . . . um . . . who are yah?" Wallabee asked as he stepped onto the ground, right behind the two children. The boy spared him a glance over his shoulder, "No one of consequence." Wallabee frowned; the pair were starting to bug him. Marching forward he came to stand before them, arms akimbo.
"Ah said, who are yah, care tah answer?" He spat out, the girl smirked.
"No." This girl was worse than Kuki, not only could she outsmart him but she enjoyed it too! Angry at being outsmarted by a girl, once again, he raised a fist, completely forgetting the Number One playground rule. Pulling his fist back, he threw it towards her face with lighting speed. Only for it to be stopped millimetres from her face.
"I wouldn't if I were ya." The girl murmured, letting go of his fist which had been caught in her hand.
"How'd ya do that?" He asked in surprise, no one and I mean no one had ever been able to stop one of his attacks before.
"It's called knowing how to fight." She said, brushing past him as she walked away with her associate.
"Tell us who yah are!" Wallabee yelled after them, face scrunched up in annoyance. The boy smirked and turned round to look at the boy over the top of his sunglasses.
"Nigel and Abby." He said, a triumphant smirk playing across his face as he saw Wallabee's face go bright red with anger.
"That not what ah meant." The boy, now known as Nigel, simply turned round and walked away from them, Abby following him.
Hoagie yawned as he dragged his feet across the ground, Kuki smiling happily as she danced round and round him as they walked. The girl had woken him up very early this morning to inform him that they were going to solve the mystery of Nigel and Abby. When he had ignored her and curled back up in bed she had pulled his covers off and danced round the room singing until he got up. They were now going over to Wallabee's, to wake him up (something which Hoagie was dreading, that boy could be scary) and tell him of their (Kuki's, it was all Kuki's plan not his) plan and get him to help. Skipping up to the door Kuki rang the doorbell once, twice, three times, four times, five ti-
"Who the hell is doin' that?!" Wallabee Beatles flung the door open; he was dressed in only a pair of short with is hair standing on end. Kuki hid a giggle behind her hands before smiling shyly up at Wallabee.
"You come?" The blonde's glare softened slightly upon noticing who was actually standing on his doorstep.
"Come where?" He asked tiredly as he ran a hand through his hair, trying to straighten it out a little bit.
"We go and find out who Nigel and Abby are and what they do." Wallabee paused as he considered his options. He could either stay here and get the sleep he deserved, which would upset Kuki or he could go with them, not upset Kuki and be able to get the pair back (mostly that girl.) There really wasn't a need to think it through.
"Ah'll be down in a bit." Wallabee muttered and walked back inside the house to get changed, smiling to himself slightly when he heard Kuki squeal in delight behind him.
"So what's the first step?" Wallabee asked, stretching up and grabbing an apple from the branch above him.
"Don't know, that why we have meeting." Kuki said smiling happily at the blonde from the branch across him. They had decided that because a group of mad people where after them it was best to have their meeting away from prying eyes. They couldn't have it at home; they didn't want their parents knowing a bunch of psychos were after them, so they had decided to have it in a tree quite near to their school.
"Well, we have no idea what so ever why they were after us, though that Abby and Nigel might." Hoagies said thoughtfully as he moved to sit next to Kuki.
"Yeah, we could go and make 'em tell us what they know." Wallabee said, the idea of forcefully beating it out of the pair sounded wonderful to him.
"Let me go!"
"Kuki yah can't be serious, yah don't know how tah get information outta people."
"Says who?" Kuki asked, glaring at the blonde. "I know what to do and it don't involve hurting people."
"So what? They deserve a good beating is yah ask me. They wouldn't co-operate so now they pay the price."
"Kuki's right Wally, we may need their help against whoever is trying to hurt us. If we beat them up, we lose an ally." Wallabee snorted and turned his head away, suddenly noticing two figures walking up to school a little to their left.
"Well Kuki, let's see how yah handle them two. Cos they're right over there." He said jerking his thumb, a competitive smirk playing across his face. He was going to enjoy watching this.
Kuki smiled happily to herself as she skipped up the path towards Nigel and Abby. She needed to find out who they were and what they did when they disappeared. So all she had to do was ask them. Everybody always told her everything, they thought she was either to stupid to understand or too cute to put the information to good use. And she was going to use that to her advantage.
"Hey there!" She said, waving happily at them. Nigel rose an eyebrow at her before continuing to walk.
"That not very nice." Kuki declared, hands on hips. The pair turned round to face her, their expressions clearing saying that they didn't care in the slightest.
"Is there a problem?"
"Yes." Kuki said smiling, arms behind back in a very cute manner. "Who are you, why are you helping us and who were the people that tried to kidnap us?" No one could resist her adorable face, it never failed her. She smiled brighter and began to play with a strand of her hair. The two turned round and walked away from her. Kuki's jaw dropped, no one had ever ignored her like that before. She had been being super sweet, how could they have not have given in to her charms? No matter, Kuki Sanban never gave up. She quickly darted after them.
"Why don't you want to talk?" She got no answer. They were just as rude as Wally was!
"Oh come on, you have to say something."
"Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee tell me."
"Why won't you tell us anything?" Abby spun round to face them and Kuki could practically feel the annoyance radiating off the girl.
"Look, if ya needed to know I would tell ya but ya don't so I won't." Abby said before spinning round and marching off after Nigel. Kuki stood there for a moment, working out what Abby had said and by the time she had, they were gone.
"So it didn't work, huh?" Kuki shook her head and sunk to the ground, resting her head against the back of the tree. It was Break Time and the trio was sitting by the tree trying to figure out how to get the 'mystery pair', as Hoagie had dubbed them, to talk. And so far they had come up with absolutely . . . nothing.
"Alright." Wallabee said standing up, "My turn."
"Fine by me, but do you know where they are?" Wallabee turned and smirked at Hoagie, the brunette could practically see the devil horn's sprouting.
"When I went round collecting the homework for Ms Smith I kept Abby and Nigel's. She kept them behind and I know from experience that she yells at you for at least fifteen minutes before letting you go out to play." Hoagie chuckled as the blonde wandered back to the classroom. Wallabee preferred not to use his brains but he had them. He most defiantly had them.
Wallabee paused outside the classroom door, he could hear Ms Smith ranting and raving about the missing homework. He smirked to himself, job well done. Now all he had to do was grab them by the scruffs of their necks, shove them against the wall and demand that they tell him what is going on. He watched as the door slammed open and Abby and Nigel stormed out, ignoring their teacher who was yelling for them to come back.
"We have to be quick, we've already missed the first half and we need to get back in time."
"Gotcha and what would ya be doin'?" Abby turned round to face Wallabee, glaring at him form under the brim of her cap. The blonde blinked, how on earth had she heard him?
"Either you're going to answer or not, so please choose and stop gawking at us." Wallabee growled and shut his mouth, standing up taller he glared at them.
"Yah had better tell mah what's goin' on or ahm gonna have tah hurt yah." Abby turned round to look at Nigel, "Go on, Abby'll handle dis."
"Alright but be quick." He said before jogging down the corridor, Abby turned back round to face the blonde.
"Okay Pipsqueak, it's like I told ya friend. It's got nothin' to do with ya. So quit buggin' us." Wallabee's face had turned a nasty shade of red throughout her speech. One, for being called pipsqueak. He wasn't that small! And Two, they were the ones that had been attacked they had every right to know what was going on. However words obviously weren't going to get her to talk, so a bit of fighting was in order. The blonde curled his hands into a fist and glared up at her.
"Tell mah or ahm gonna hurt yah."
"Go ahead and try." Perhaps the words 'and try' should have warned him but sadly enough Wallabee wasn't really listening. With a cry of rage the boy charged at the girl, raising a fist, ready to pound her. The girl smirked and took a step to the side and stuck her foot out. The blonde tripped over the outstretched foot and fell flat on his face in a crumpled heap. Growling to himself he pushed his embarrassment down and picked himself up. The girl was casually leaning against the wall, not looking the least bit afraid.
"Ya could always stop now and save yourself some time . . . and pain."
"There's no way ahm lettin' a girl beat mah." Abby's eyes narrowed at his words and pushed herself away from the wall.
"So ya think dat cos Abby's a girl she's weak?" Wallabee paused for a second, a bit confused at the fact that she was speaking in third person. He shrugged it off and crouched down.
"Ah don't think you're weak, ah know you're weak." And with that he jumped, foot extended, intending to slam the girl into the wall. He was surprised when her hands came up and with a flick of he her wrist, she had sent him flying over her head and into the lockers. Dazed, Wallabee sat on the floor not noticing that someone had grabbed him by his hood and was dragging him across the floor.
"If ya know dat Abby's weak then they're gonna have ta come up with a whole new word to describe how pathetic ya are." The words floated around his numb brain for a few seconds before sinking in, he started, ready to fight again. It was then that he realised that she had locked him in a locker.
"By da way, ya ever take Abby's and Nigel's homework again Abby will really hurt ya."
To Be Continued . . .
The fight scene between Wallabee and Abby isn't a 4/5 hint if people are thinking that. It's just that Abby is my favourite character and I wanted to give her a bit of spotlight.