OPERATION: C.R.A.S.H
Continued from OPERATION: H.U.R.T
The next morning was a Teacher Work Day, so the kids didn't have to go to school and were able to spend one more day in the tree-house. Nigel was in the kitchen, pouring himself some cereal. The others had already made there breakfast, and were sitting around the table, non of them fully awake yet, except for Kuki who always seemed to be full of energy. Nigel sat down at the table next to Kuki then realized someone was missing. "Hey guys, where's Number 4?" Abby and Hoagie who were still tired shrugged their shoulders. Kuki had noticed he was missing to. "That silly-head is probably sleeping in. I'll go wake him!" She jumped down from the chair and went down to Wally's room and knocked on the door.
"Number 4... you in there? It's already noon silly... time to get up!" There was silence on the other end though. She opened the door and didn't see him anywhere. She stepped further inside... "Wally....? Oh! I bet you're playing hide and seek and I'm it!" She started skipping around his room as she looked in various spots, hoping to find Wally. However, he was no where to be found. Chewing on her lip, she made her way back to the kitchen and Hoagie looked to her. "You find him Number 3?" Kuki shook her head.
"He's not in his room... I wonder where he went? I know you guys said he went out last night, but even he'd be back by now unless... on no! What if something happened to him?!" Nigel had finished his breakfast and walked over to Kuki. It was a bit weird that Number 4 had yet to come back. "I'm sure he's fine Kuki. He probably got lost in a parking lot somewhere trying to find his way back. If he's still not back by the time we get changed, we'll go looking for him. If we end up missing the meeting, to bad. Finding Wally will be our top priority. Anyway team, get yourselves ready and meet back here as soon as you are done." Hoagie glanced to Abby, who shrugged her shoulders. "Understood Number 1. Hopefully that idiot didn't get himself hurt. Man, can he be so stupid at times." Hoagie nodded his head as the two of them left to go and quickly change.
Nigel sighed and then noticed the concern on Kuki's face. He pulled her into a friendly hug. "We'll find him Number 3, I'll make sure of it."
While the others were getting ready, Number 4 slowly opened his eyes. Last thing he remembered was walking across the grass from the tree-house and then everything went black. As he sat up, he glanced around and noticed he was in a cage. A cage with bars made of electricity. "What the?! Where the heck am I?!" We went to grab the bars, in hopes of pulling them apart but got shocked instead and sent back against the wall, which was the only part of the cage not electrified. "Ok, so the cage wants to fight huh?! Why.. I'll show it that he messed with the wrong guy!" Wally went to do a spin kick against the bars, only to end up getting shocked again. As he fell to his butt, he heard that all to familiar laugh. It was The Delightful Children from down the Lane (TDCFDTL).
"You really are the stupid one Number 4. You can keep throwing yourself against the cage as many times as you want, but with the way Father rigged it up, it will only end up causing your demise." They said as the stepped forward. "You guys?! Man, what the heck do you want?! You know very well that my friends will be here any minute now to help me kick your sorry butts!" TDCFDTL laughed again. "Silly boy. As of right now, your friends are on there way to moonbase, thinking they are being called for a special meeting. What they don't know is that it is all a trick to lure them into our trap!"
Wally's eyes got wide. "You did what?! Well you guys just messed up big time! I know for a fact that when they noticed I didn't come back last night that they would come out searching for me, even before the mission! So hah!" TDCFDTL laughed again as they moved closer to Wally. The room was dark and Wally could only make out their shadows. "You think we didn't know that? Right now your parents are telling them that you are sick in bed with a flu, and like you they are to stupid to realize their son is really a stuffed doll." That really got Wally mad. Sure, he couldn't stand his parents but no one but him could call them stupid and insult them. "You better take that back before I find a way out of this cage and make you eat those words!" They just laughed again. "I'm afraid Wallabee that by the time you can figure out a way to escape, you will be one of us. An't that right Father?"
Wally couldn't see Father but heard his voice loud and clear. "That is right my children. In just a few minutes, our friend here will be placed in our machine that will suck his youthful energy dry and before he realizes what has happened, you all will have a new brother." This time, Father joined in with TDCFDTL laughter. Wally was past angry now, but furious as he jumped onto the bars once more to try and break free only to get shocked yet again and due to the numerous times he had been shocked, passed out on the floor.
Meanwhile, Number 2 stood in front of the door of Wally's house, with Number 3 standing beside him. When Wally's father opened the door, Kuki smiled as Hoagie looked past Mr. Beetles to see if he could see Number Four lurking around somewhere. "Hi Mr. Beetles! Is Wally here?!" Wally's father nodded his head. "Why yes guys, he is but he came in last night with a bad case of the flu unfortunately, he can't have any visitors, but I'll tell him you two stopped by." Nigel smiled politely. "Ok, well thank you Mr. Beetles! We'll be by to check on him later!" Kuki waved as Wally's father closed the door.
Back at the tree-house, Hoagie and Kuki told the others what they found out. "Man, I wish I was Number 4. Number 5 would much rather be in bed sick then stuck in some meeting on Moonbase." She said as she rested her elbow on Number 2's shoulder. Kuki spoke up. "You know, when we get back we should make Wally some miso soup! It does wonders when people are sick!" They all just stared at her. "Umm.. Number 3, what exactly is miso soup?" Kuki giggled. "It's a soup from Japan silly Nigel. It's made with mushrooms and spices and is really, really good. They also have celery, and..." Nigel cleared his throat and rolled his eyes. "Enough Number 3. We get the picture. We still have time to get to moonbase. We all know how ticked off Number 86 gets when we're late. Even if we are late due to a more urgent matter." A few moans and groans could be heard as they went to the ship to head to moonbase.
As they approached moonbase, Number One contacted HQ to let them know they were less than five minutes out. However, when Number 86's face appeared on screen, she looked confused. "What do ye mean you're hear for a meeting?! They an't no meeting going on you stupid boy! Don't ye know I can write ye up for leaving yer post?!" Number One glanced to everyone else who were just as surprised as they were, but he was also angry. "No meeting?! You mean to tell me we flew all the way out here for a meeting that doesn't exist when we could be taking care of a sick friend?!" Number 2 and Number 5 looked to each other for they were thinking the same thing. At any second, Number 86, known for her temper would start yelling at them.
"What else is to be expected from a stupid boy! That is why girls make better leaders! Yer team better turn around and head back now before I have all of ye decommissioned!!" Number Three got up out of her seat and walked over to Number One, to whisper in his ear. "Maybe you should do what she says. She's scary when she's angry." Number One sighed and shook his head. "Decommissioned for leaving our post to come to a,,, ah forget it! Number One out!" Number 2 turned the ship back around and Number 5 spoke up again. "You know, Number 5 smells something fishy. Something just don't seem right to her." Number One nodded his head. "I agree. If they didn't send us the message, then who sent it, how were they able to send it, and why would they want us to go all the way out of here, leaving the treehouse behind..." Number Two cleared his throat. "You think maybe it was a..." Before he could finish, they heard an explosion and instantly, he lost control of the ship. "TRAP!!" He yelled as he tried to gain control. Number 5 quickly went to look at the radar, to see what hit them but saw that it was on the fritz. "Darn! The radar is on the fritz Number 1!" "Hey guys, I can't control the ship! We're going to crash!"
"All right, no problem. Everyone get back in your seats and Number 2, hit the ejection button." Number Two went to push the button but nothing happened. He tried pushing it again. Number 3 was gripping a tight hold of her seat as was Number One. "Umm.. guys.. that button isn't working either...." As the ship went hurtling to Earth, Number One quickly tried to get a hold back to moonbase for help, but nothing was working. "Team, I don't know what that explosion was, but it has affected everything! I can't even get a hold of moonbase, so all I can say is brace for impact and pray that the outside airbags Number 2 installed work when we crash and if not, well it was a pleasure working with you guys!" The ship hit some turbulence and it caused Number 3 to go flying out of her seat. Number 1 saw her and unbuckled his seatbelt so he could reach up and catch her and just as he caught her, the ship rocked to the side and caused both of them to go sliding across the floor. Number 5 had ended up in Number 2's lap just as another explosion was heard.
"Ok, Number 5 thought there was at least some hope, but as I look at the quickly approaching ground and how the ship is on fire, Number 5 is changing her mind and she sooo doesn't want to see this." She buried her face in Number 2's shoulder as he closed his eyes and held her. "Don't worry, those airbags I installed are wired totally opposite of everything else. They'll work, you'll see." If only he could believe his own words. He didn't even know what happened to the other two. Last thing he knew, he saw the two of them go flying towards the back of the ship where the second explosion had occurred. He just kept his eyes closed and hoped that he was right.
"You all right Kuki? I tried to soften our fall as best we could." Nigel was currently under Kuki, for he wanted to make sure he felt the brunt of the fall, however there was no response. He gently shook her. "Kuki? Come on... there's still hope. We could crash into an ocean or something if the airbags don't work. Number 3...? Please wake up." He already had one teammate out of commission, he didn't want another one. It was at that moment that the ship crashed into the ocean.