TENTH CHAPTAUH OF DAHCNESS IS HERE! Pretty cool, huh? Well, on with the show!

Break time. It was DDR time. Most of the Delightful Children did notoriously poor. Except Chelsea, that is. But even she was no match for Numbuh Three.

"I'll be your midnight Blaze, brighter then the moon and stars, guide me through the cave of love, we'll dance 'till the morning, take my place to shine, When you see the light comes from me, baby, it's too late."

The song ended, and the scores posted themselves. S to A. Kuki had won. Kuki liked to play in nightmare mode. She was the undefeated master at this game. This game brought back memories for Chelsea, all of the Delightful Children, really. Their eldest sister, Molly, used to take them to the arcade a lot when she was alive. She could step with the best of them, it was her favorite game. She had long brown hair and glasses, and the same blue eyes as her siblings. She didn't wear the uniform, The Delightful Children From Down The Lane wasn't a group yet. Playing DDR made them all a little sad.

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Cree was peeved. Those Damned Delightful Children. Father is in the hospital and they didn't even show up to see how he was doing! She sighed, exasperated. She couldn't understand them. See looked at all the doctors who walked past, wondering if they knew anything. So far, Nothing.

Then, at last, a doctor walked up to her. She looked at him hopefully.

"He's lost a lot of blood, four broken ribs, fractured arm, and broken leg. He hasn't wakened up yet. What the heck happened?"

"Someone bombed the house. I don't know who..." Cree responded. Then she remembered that The Delightful Children From Down The Lane and the Kids Next Door had chased after someone. Probably the bomber. Sighing, she hoped that they had caught him. When I find the person who did this, I shove my fist into their skull and pull their brain out their nose! She though in a fit of anger.

"Would you like to see him?" The doctor asked kindly. Agreeing, Cree entered the room where Father lay. He didn't look scary at all as he lie there sleeping. Monitors were hooked up, confirming that he was still alive. The orange glow he emitted was gone, and instead of being a shadowy figure, he looked like a normal man. His closed eyes were probably blue, like his children's, his hair was brown, and he was the same pale color. His left hand looked inhuman, as it was what hooked him up to the equipment.

"Don't worry, Father, I will avenge you. I'll find out who did this and they WILL PAY!" She raged, fire burning in her eyes.

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The first thing Clover noticed was that it was dark. She was at the Tree House. Right in the middle of enemy territory. She was still in a straight jacket. She was still tied to a chair. She grunted, this was uncomfortable, damn KND. She sighed, concentrating of the yoga moves she had learned from Spyder. Houdini knew yoga.

Everyone was asleep in the main foyer of the tree house. The operatives didn't want to leave the Delightful Children From Down the Lane by themselves. It shouldn't have been surprising, but it was funny anyway; the Delightful Children were all sleeping together, leaning against each other, like puppies in a heap. One Delightful Child was up at all times,and every hour, on the hour, one Delightful Child would wake up, and the one standing watch would fall asleep. This was all done as if they had been doing this for years, and Numbuh Five suspected they did it because they probably had to keep watch to warn the siblings of impending danger, like Father. Likewise, one operative was up at all times to keep watch on the Delightful Children or making sure that Clover wasn't attempting an escape.

Numbuh Five was standing watch along with Ben. They watched over their respected parties with silence. Ben pulled out a harmonica, and played soft folk music. When he stopped, he looked at Nimbuh Five, who was quietly listening.

"It's called, 'Shenandoah'. An American folk song, named after a river." He said.

"It's nice. What happened this afternoon, when you went solo? I mean, why?"

Ben sighed, "Because....your sister."

"Cree? What about Cree? What did she have to do with anything?"

Ben looked like he was giving away a big secret, "The Delightful Children From Down the Lane have been, as we say, falling out of favor with Father. He loves his new wonder girl, Cree. That damned assassin. His favor with her is more then noticeable, and I need a way to keep my siblings and I in favor. If we become disfavored....." His voice trailed off, hands balled into fists, knuckles white. Numbuh Five wondered what 'disfavor' was, but by the way Ben said it, it seemed terrible.

When Ben relaxed his fists, he noticed that his fingernails had dug into his palms until they bled. He licked away the blood. Numbuh Five said no more.

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Clover discarded the remains of her restraints. That was easy enough. Her shoulders ached, she almost had to dislocate them in order to escape. She quietly sucked in air, having to make herself thin enough to make the jacket too big involved taking little enough air. Shallow breathing was not her thing. Looking around, she opted not to take anything, this stuff probably had security measures built into them. the alarms might go off if she took them outside the perimeters. She removed her sneakers, sneaking away would be easier without shoes. These guys must be fucking retarded. She thought, fleeing out of the open window.

That was way too easy! Poor KND must really be falling off now. She thought happily. It was way too late to go home. Her brothers would bother her constantly, teasing , pestering, typical shit. Her shoes were back on, and she had a new spring to her step. One more base she had broken out of. It was one of many, even The Delightful Children couldn't cage her! She had often broken into their house because they had all the best food. She wanted to get in touch with Mikey, or at least Gio to tell them she was all right. Well, she had one more stop tonight before either going for the restaurant or Spyder's for sleep. Turning left on the corner, she was heading for the hospital. The tall white building had been fixed quickly, recently someone had tried to burn it down. Just as she though, there was a teenager waiting. The shadowy figure walked past a trash can. Clover walked to the can, retrieved what she came her for, and turned to the shadow, pasted, then dropped something. The shadow picked it up.

Mission success.

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Ben was standing on the top foliage of the KND HQ. Numbuh One was below, observing the security cameras. He hoped what that blond Delightful Girl said was true. If not, then they just lost a valuable information source. But that blond girl had said that Clover wouldn't say anything against her friends under even the most gruesome torture. Her idea was better then what Numbuh One could have thought possible from an individual Delightful Child.

Ben wore binoculars. Pulling them from his face, he muttered, "That bitch..."

Nice! Well, that's it for today, I hope that was as entertaining for you to read as it was for me to write. Well, Remember,

Pandas stalk the night after dark

(Glowing red eyes and nightmarish fangs)

Pandas eating a bum in the park

(midnight black claws and with dastardly things)

Pandas are coming, hide under your beds

Pandas are coming to rip you to shreds

Pandas are coming pandas are coming PANDAS ARE

COMING!!!!!!!