Now we are featuring The Interesting Twins From Under the Mountains. I looked up baby names, and I thought that the twins names were appropriate, though I doubt that that's what their real names are. Also, this takes place shortly before OPERATION END.

The Delightful Children From Down the Lane met their Father in his hospital bed. He was normal looking enough, the fiery glow that silhouetted his body was gone. His now icy blue eyes stared at his offspring contemptuously.

"My agent told me that you were forming an alliance with the Kids Next Door. Explain."

Even in the hospital, as an invalid, he still radiated danger like a white hot iron radiated heat. The Delightful Children knew better then to speak out of sync.

"We found that we share a common enemy, Father. All of our normal allies seem to be turning against us. They have all sided with the new enemy. After our forces were crippled, we found forming a temporary truce with the Kids Next Door our best option. Even with this alliance, we are gathering information about their base that we can use to our advantage."

Father seemed less then convinced, "You are working with an enemy to avenge me? Very sweet, but who is working on the repair of our humble home?"

The Delightful Children From Down the Lane stared at the hospital floor; they found it easier to look at then Father's icy glare, "In exchange for our services, the Kids Next Door are providing lodging and ....are helping repair the home, but most of the work is carried out by our personally hired contractors and workers."

"Very good. I'll expect that the threat is terminated and a new plan for the destruction for the Kids Next Door ready when I get out of here. That is all."

"Father?"

"Yes? What is it, my children?"

"What is the number for the Interesting Twins From Under the Mountain?"

"Why?"

"We have a favor to ask of them..."

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Meanwhile, in Japan, the Interesting Twins From Under the Mountain worked on their most dangerous weapon. They were laying off on the missions, as for the most part, they were too sore, physically and mentally from fighting with the Kids Next Door. A call came from the brother's cell phone.

"Hai?"

"Yasashiku?"

"Hai."

"This is your siblings in service to Father, his Delightful Children From Down the Lane. Is Kane also present?"

Right now, Yasashiku was not in all of the best moods to be taking orders from Father. However, he had incredible patience and politeness, and besides, it was his children, not Father.

"Yes, my twin sister is here. Tell me, what is it you desire?"

"Can you make it to America? We need you for an important mission not involving the Kids Next Door. Father and all of his 'children' are in danger. We need your help, we will pay for your plane ticket. This is very important."

Kane was wondering why her brother was turning pale.

"What is troubling you, Brother?" she asked. He held up his hand to silence her.

"Yes, yes, we will be there shortly. Yes, good bye." Yasashiku said, hanging up.

"Father is in the hospital and the one who did this is also after us and everyone else associated with Father. We are to go to America to help stop this madness. Pack your things."

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Numbuh One had called headquarters to inform them that The Delightful Children would be helping them with a particular dangerous mission and to update Giovanni Panzanelli's profile. They said that they'd be sending an operative to work with them and to keep the Delightful Children From Down the Lane from trying anything funny.

Numbuh 274 entered Father's room. Ben and 274 eyed each other with nothing but pure loathing in their eyes, which pleased Father. Numbuh 274 actually had much to thank Ben for; his decommission had led to Chad's advancement. The Delightful Children From Down the Lane tensed, in case Ben was going to fly off on a tangent.

" EX Numbuh 273." Numbuh 274 said forcibly, his lips curled in a sick smile. Ben plastered a similar smile.

"CHAD."

"How's business?"

"Spectacular, and what's it like having KIDS kiss your ass?"

"BEN!" his siblings scolded. Chad only smirked.

"Very nice. And a suit suits you nicely. As does cowering in fear of an adult. You never had what it took to get into global command anyway. Being a Delightful Dork suits you fine."

"A 10.7 KNDanger rating, got it when I was ten. I wonder, what will your rating be?" Ben said coolly. 274 tensed.

"If you..." Chat growled, his voice reaching Ben's ears alone.

"What's the matter Chad? Aren't you inviting me to your party? I'll help spread the word!" Ben gloated, then he called out into the halls, where Numbuhs One through Five were sitting.

"CHAD'S GOING TO TURN THIR-"

"SHUT UP!" 274 yelled, pulling Ben back into the room and punching him in the jaw. Ben staggered back for a second, then he came around for a counterstrike to the operative's head.

"Why you....!?" Ben yelled, and swung several punches to 274. Everyone watched in horror as the two sworn enemies fought on the floor. John pulled at Ben and the five KND operatives held fast to 274.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Father bellowed, which spooked everyone, the two fighters froze, "I see that this truce is an uneasy one, but you all must work together. Ben, I am most displeased that one of my own would participate in a barbaric act. I don't care if you were a fighter in your.....past career. Get up, only animals lie on the floor."

The Delightful Children all dusted Ben off, curtsied or bowed, then left. As they left, Chad heard one of the Delightful Dorks whisper to their teammates, "That was bad, Ben, I wouldn't be surprised if Father saw through it. Looking like the truce was harder then it is."

Did he goad me into hitting him? Chad thought. He wiped his nose on his sleeve, much to Father's disgust, and saw blood. Though he was an adult, Numbuh 274 remembered his manners, "It was a nice visit, sir. I'll be leaving now."

"Yes, I'll see you soon." Father said, and Numbuh 274 wondered what he was planning.

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The doorbell sounded in the Ragazzi apartment. The annoying part was that the person was ring it over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. A disgruntled Angelo answered the door when he should be grading papers.

"Hello?"

He saw Nigel Uno and Ben Anderson. Nigel was armed with 2x4 technology that Angelo would normally have forgotten about, except that the memory wiping tended to wear off with massive head trauma or severe electrical shock. Angelo had almost gone into cardiac arrest when he was struck by lightning.

"All right, adult, we have a few questions for you."

"Okay, come on in. Hello Ben, I'm done grading your paper."

The Children all sat in a black leather recliner before a wood coffee table, drinking drinking jasmine tea, before the adult on the nicest terms with the Kids Next Door. Numbuh One sipped the tea served before him. The second he got a teaspoon in his mouth, his eyes bugged out behind those sunglasses. It seemed that every tooth in his mouth screamed in agony. He'd never met anyone who liked so much sugar, not even Numbuh Three.

Too sweet! Numbuh One thought, It seemed as though his Friends thought likewise. Ben didn't seem bothered in the least. He sipped tea stoically.

"Is this about Mikey?" Angelo asked.

"How did you know?" Numbuh One asked, his eyebrow arched. He added milk to his tea in hopes of dulling the super sweet of Angelo's tea. It was tolerable, but still way too sweet for normal adult tastes. Angelo was no normal adult. He wasn't even in the villain adult spectrum.

"I knew this would come, and I'm guessing you're not asking him to join....your organization. He talks about it often." Angelo couldn't afford to let them know that the memory wiping had worn off. It happened to very few people, and they were often committed to an asylum. Angelo told stories about being an operative, but he never imagined that Mikey would have actually gotten so bent out of shape for not being admitted, or had even believed him.

Please say he hasn't caused trouble, please say he hasn't caused trouble....Angelo prayed.

"Your brother is proving to a serious threat to all children in the Kids Next Door section V." Numbuh One said.

There was loud cursing in Angelo's head at that moment.

"He wasn't kidding," he laughed sadly, "but I'm sorry, kids. I can't rat out my brother. I'm not going to tell you anything useful. But I will ask you a question. Why do you think that Michelangelo lives with me?"

An awkward silence.

"Our Father was a hard man who kicked me out of the house when I wanted to pursue a teaching career. I moved to the U.S and became a very successful prep school Language Arts teacher. Ben's one of my students. Anyway, Michelangelo was sent to me when the Italian Kids Next Door attacked him. He had threatened to blow up their tree house if he wasn't given an official Numbuh. One small threat erupted into a full scale showdown when it became a hostage situation. He was almost arrested, but moved here, where they had no power.

" Seems like he wants his revenge. I'd advise strong caution, Michelangelo never makes the same mistakes twice. Now I'm not asking you to like him, I'm only asking that you understand.Mikey want to join your Kids Next Door thing. Now he's hellbent on killing you because you wouldn't let him. There may be many reasons for this, so all I ask is that you understand. "

"Well, thank you for your time, we'll be leaving."

"Goodbye, have a nice day. Oh, Ben? I've graded you paper, do you want it?" Angelo said, handing Ben his typed short story. Ben smiled at the eighty-nine he'd received on it.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ragazzi."

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Michelangelo Ragazzi

KNDanger rating: 6.0

Status:Accounted for

Age: 10

Gender: Boy

Nationality: Lives in the US (Not a citizen)

Lineage: mixed race/ Italian

Family: older brother

Specialty: Criminal activity

Mental Condition: out of his damned mind

KND Crimes: (subject was suspected of the following crimes but never convicted or sentenced for any due to lack of evidence, hence low danger rating) threats, burglary, arson, organized crime, battery, conspiracy, siding with adults, armed robbery, stealing, vandalism, plotting to undermined KND, threating an operative, disturbing the peace, mission sabotage, assault of an operative, use of hostages.

History: Born in Italy, moved to the U.S. for "family reasons" when he was 10. Very
crazy with an evil streak. Might be unstable and tends to do whatever it takes to
get what he wants. Almost always gets henchmen to do his bidding. Mental
instability was first identified when he was refused admittance into the Kids
Next Door Global Organization. Global Command refused his admittance not because
of lack of skills but rather because of the same reasons the members of the Delightful
Children From Down the Lane were not asked to become operatives.

Abilities: martial arts, organized crime



Numbuh One observed this profile with interest. If they caught Mikey, then the Italian Kids Next Door could finally be able to relax. Angelo had helped them immensely, now they knew who to ask. Mikey and all of his henchmen were doomed.

Hai = yes (I think)

And that's that! Well, I have nothing to say. So, remember, Gundam Action figures love you no matter what.