KND: Run
R- Running away
U- Undeniably
N- Necessary
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Readers: "Fighting Back" will be chapter6 and the summary for "Fighting Back" will also be changed since this chapter will be using that summary. I have made some changes that will make this fic low and end MUCH BETTER! Believe me the original ending that I had in mind SUCKED! You people would not only have flamed me, but hire private investigators to find me so that you could ALL kick my ASS personally. And one more thing, Kuki will not have anymore memory trouble, so she'll know who the DCFDTL are. Sorry for any confusion caused because of theses changes! [On a whole people, just forget the summary from chapter4 about chapter5 and just read this fic\chapter]
Please Note: There's a slight change in chapter4. Mr. Hollaris says "in fact, you were against me threatening or even considering killing anybody." Instead of "in fact, you were against me threatening or killing anybody."
Now let's get on with the story, shall we?
Chapter5: WHAT!!!!
"He hates me #3!" #1 cried as he sobbed into his pillows, "he totally hates my guts now," he said between sobs as #3 sat quietly beside him on the bed as she slowly stroked his smooth baldhead.
"It wasn't your fault #3," #3 assured him in a hoarse and cracked voice, "you didn't know that something like this would happen," she said comfortingly to #1, "you'd have never said those mean to him, despite the fact that everyone of them were true," she said as #1 jumped up to look at her in genuine surprise, "I overheard everything and I refuse to say that you didn't have the right to say them," she said firmly, "despite the fact that he's now in more pain than ever," she said her voice becoming rather solemn as she looked away from #1's tear filled eyes, "we can't change the past #1," she said frankly as she rose from the bed to pick up a sleeping Mushi from the floor, "we just can't," she added as she smiled weakly at #1 and walked out of #1's room with Mushi in her arms.
#1 just sat there and stared at #3 as she left his room. His eyes soon were downcast and as he thought a little more of what had transpired between #195 and himself the night before. He lay back on the bed and sighed as he stared up at the ceiling.
"I'm so sorry about what happened to Tina #195," #1 said softly his voice cracked and filled with guilt and emotion, "I truly wished that you'd have let me tell you that," he said solemnly as he turned over on his stomach, his slightly warm face seeking solace in the cool pillows.
Soon there were soft but weak snores from the ND leader's room. His exhaustion from the sudden shock of Tina's death and his undying guilt finally putting the leader in an uneasy but still much needed sleep.
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Matthew stood outside the tree house. He had already slipped in earlier and noticed that everyone was in #1's room. For some reason the leader was crying his eyes out and #3 kept on telling him that it; or whatever was making him cry and scream like that that, wasn't his fault. He noticed that #3's sister Mushi, was asleep beside a glass of half-drunken milk. He watched for a while, but soon tired of the 'sob fest' and slipped out unnoticed.
"I'm so close to the door and they don't even know it," Matthew stated as he looked into the headquarters, "these agents are so pathetic," he said in disgust, "I could kill you all one by one if I wanted to," he said his eyes piercing into the tree house, "if I wanted to," he added.
"I think that I've waited long enough," Matthew said coldly as he slipped into the tree house and headed towards #1's room, "I'll just take what I came for and be on my way," he said with a slight yawn as his hand reached for #1's door knob.
"Hold it right there!" a female voice ordered from behind him, "don't even breathe," she said softly but threateningly.
"Kuki Sanban," Matthew confirmed with a slight chuckle, "did you come to check on your boyfriend?" he asked sounding serious even though he was just joking.
The gumball gun slipped from her hand as she stood there in shock.
"B –B-B-Boy-Fr-Fr-Fr-Fr-Friend?" Kuki stuttered in shock and fright, "b-b- but I don't have a b-b-b-boy-fr-fr-fr-fr-frie-friend," she stuttered as Matthew turned around and chuckled as he shook his head.
"Did you really think that I'd care about that?" Matthew chastised, "you really need to know when someone is not SERIOUS," he said as he threw a dagger at the gumball gun as Kuki tried to grab it. The dagger smashed through the glass and Kuki jumped back with a shriek when she realized that the deadly weapon was real.
"I'm not here to harm anybody," Matthew said firmly and seriously, "I'm just here to pick up #1 to show him something at my father's mansion," he explained as Kuki turned to glare at him through small eyes (eyes become small with anger and suspicion).
"On your daddy's orders I'm guessing, right?" Kuki spat as Matthew nodded with a raised eyebrows, "no," she responded as Matthew placed his chin in his hand, sighed and gave her a small kind (kind of pitying) smile with a 'like you have a choice' look on his hidden face, "I'll never let you murder #1, NEVER!" she cried as she pointed at him with a shaky finger.
"Kuki, Kuki, Kuki," Matthew said softly as he shook his head, "I've been here for more than two hours," he said in a sultry but pitying as Kuki's eyes widened and she took a step back and he in turn took a step forward, "if I wanted to harm any of you," he said simply as he opened his hand spread his arms to show varying weapons of the knife wielding variety and Kuki covered her mouth and gasped as she started to move briskly backwards and Matthew kept up with her every panicking stride, "I could have done so a long time ago," he said as he closed his jacket, "I'm only here to collect #1 and show him something," he said coldly and turned around to go to #1's room.
"Take me instead!" Kuki cried suddenly as she grabbed unto Matthew's waist and buried her face into his white shirt (along with his blue tie) covered chest, "please don't let #1 experience anymore pain!" she pleaded as her body began to shake with sobs, "take me instead," she begged as she sobbed even harder.
Matthew was about to push her away; he didn't have time for some emotional female. But he suddenly stopped himself. He could feel her small body rack even harder with each sob and her continual pleading was beginning to get to him. He looked down on her to see that she was clinging onto him as if for dear life and her hands were clinging unto the shoulder area of his blue suit (jacket part) in small clenched fists. He could feel her slightly warm face on his chest as snot and tears seeped through his once immaculate white shirt. He simply took her delicate tear streaked face rested it on his shoulder. He had noticed that just to reach his chest she had to stand on her toes. But for some reason he felt that she needed such comfort. For some strange reason.
"Ku... KND Operative #3," Matthew [after he realized that he now had one hand in her hair and the other slowly patting her back] correct himself as his voice became formal, "my father didn't send me here to harm anyone #3, I swear," he said as he moved his helmet-covered head from beside her long ebony [hair] hair, "Mary Jane has been missing...." He started to explain as he lifted her head off his shoulder by her chin.
"Something bad has happened to Mary Jane!" #3 cried in panic as she stepped back and out of his gentle grip, "what happened to her?" she asked worriedly as she sniffled to keep herself from resuming her sobbing.
"Why do you care?" Matthew asked her suspiciously.
"We were friends," #3 explained in a small voice, "well not friends," she corrected herself, her voice sounding disappointed, "her father saw me and chased me out like I was peasant or some disease," she said solemnly, "I had wandered on the property and saw Mary Jane and started to talk to her." She recalled, "she was hesitant and wary of me at first but after a while she started to warm up to me," she said her voice showing that she had never expected her hope to be crushed, "but then her father came outside and saw us together," she said her voice filled with foreboding, "when he saw me he demanded how I got on his property and ordered Mary Jane to come to him," she continued, "she obeyed him of course and just then my mother found me and hurried towards me with a very frightened look on her when she saw him," she said, "he told my mother 'watch what you let wander on my property Mrs. Maeco Sanban' and he narrowed his eyes at my mother then continued, 'I don't want my little girl to exposed to certain outside elements, I hope I made this very clear for you, Madame' he told my mother coldly and then his eyes lowered to me," she continued to recall, "'You may not understand this since you look about three years old,' he said coldly as he looked down at me, 'but I don't want my daughter to associate with your kind and especially not when they run from their mothers and wander carelessly into other people's yards. I demand respect and obedience' he stated frankly to me, 'please get off my property' he said and I looked at Mary Jane who just stood there without a hint of emotion in her face or eyes," she said with a sad sigh, "mom told me to say goodbye and come along, but when Mary Jane's was about to wave, one look from her father made her resume her emotionless stance and she looked at me as if I never existed and we never met," she concluded sadly as Matthew felt pity for her but didn't show it.
"We never got to say goodbye then years later we meet as enemies from two different organizations," #3 said with a hint of regret in her voice, "we never got to be friends years ago and now we have all the time in the world to be enemies," she said as she looked around the KND headquarters, "I never told anyone this before, I sort of feared that I'd be removed if anyone (KND operatives) knew that I felt so close to a DCFDTL member," she said and sank to the floor, her face showing that she was in deep thought.
"That's a lot of perspective for one your age," Matthew responded and #3 looked up in surprise, "you're smarter than me and anyone else thought, and for that I give you credit," he said his voice filled with approval as Kuki blushed, giggled and smiled, "now about #1," he said suddenly his voice loosing all emotion as he became serious, "I need to take him #3," he said coldly as he advanced towards her and she stared at him with wide frightened eyes, "don't fight me #3," he stated coldly and suddenly he kneeled in front of her, "you wouldn't die, but you'd definitely loose," he said firmly as he pushed his face right in front of her and glared seriously and a bit angrily into her frightened eyes.
"Can I come too?" Kuki asked stuttering slightly because of her fear, "if #1 goes I have to come too, and so do Laura Limpin and my little sister Mushi," she said much firmer this time as Matthew chuckled.
"Alright," Matthew agreed as he stood up then chuckled aloud several times feeling rather amused with himself, "my father will have my head but that's okay," he said with self-reassurance and chuckled a little more, "but what is Laura Limpin doing here?" he asked suddenly looking and sounding very confused.
"Did your father keep it a secret from you that he ordered people to kill her and her parents?" #3 asked bitterly.
"Oh Man!" Matthew cried out suddenly and rather uncharacteristically, "you mean that he's disobeyed my father's orders again!" he cried in angrily as he placed his hands on his helmet [covered head], "first he goes around trying to kill all of you and now he's going after X-KND agents and their innocent children too!" he cried as he slammed a fist into the floor, "I knew that man was big trouble the moment that he first disobeyed my Father," he said snarling slightly, "Father should've thrown him out from the start!" he cried angrily as he slammed his fist into the floor again.
"Your father didn't plan to kill us?" #3 asked softly in surprise, "but why?" she asked as Matthew glared at her slightly with anger still in his eyes from his ranting, "I thought that we were menaces that needed to be gotten rid of," she said as Matthew grinned slightly and stood up straight and looked #3 straight in the eyes.
"My father only wanted to scare or force you all out of town," Matthew explained, "he didn't care how the others dealt with their KND problems, he just wanted you guys out of his area," he said simply, "my father doesn't have time to waste trying to rid KND from all over the world," he said incredulously, "and he certainly didn't plan on murdering all or any of you either," he said truthfully as #3 looked at him both in confusion and uncertainty.
"So who did?" #3 asked looking rather perplexed
"It was...." Matthew started but stopped and suddenly flung several items from his jacket in different directions. There were several screams and groans and #3 ran to the entrance to see several men with rifles lying dead around the tree house. She was about to scream when Matthew covered her mouth from behind.
"We have to get the others and get out of here," Matthew said softly but firmly, "we have to find a place to hide," he instructed, "my father's place is the worst place to go because everyone there would be placed in dire danger," he stated, "I know an old abandoned factory that is a bit of a distance from here," he told #3 as he let her go and headed towards #1's room, "I'll get #1 while you get the others, and I promise I wont do anything to him #3," he said sincerely as #3 looked at him in doubt.
#3 continued to look at him uncertainly. What if he was lying? But she knew that she had no choice. She definitely couldn't handle henchmen with deadly rifles with just #1 for backup and having to protect my sister and Laura Limpin at the same time. She needed his help, even though it seemed that he didn't need hers. She sighed and went to her room to call the other two.
Matthew went into #1's and unfortunately he woke up and saw Matthew and all hell broke loose.
#3 heard a scream and immediately knew that it came from #1. She ran out of her room with Mushi and Laura trailing right behind her. But when she came out she saw Matthew closing #1's door as he exited it, #1 was unconscious and slumped over his shoulder.
"He pulled off my helmet and panicked," Matthew said coldly as he turned to face #3 and the others, "I had no choice but to knock him out," he said frankly, "let's hurry and get going," he said coldly and started to leave the tree house.
"Why should we follow you?" Laura asked him darkly as he was about to exit the tree house, "Kuki might trust you, but I don't."
"You'll die if you don't," Matthew responded simply his voice in monotone for the first time since he arrived and he exited the tree house.
"We're following him," Kuki said firmly as she grabbed Mushi's hand and held out her other to Laura, "we have no other choice," she said softly to Laura as her eyes pleaded with the unconvinced little girl.
Laura sighed and took Kuki's hand. She didn't trust that helmet boy, but she couldn't survive here alone and from what Kuki told her, maybe the DCFDTL and their father had nothing to do with her parent's death. She never saw any of them at her house and the killers mentioned anything about them.
Kuki followed Matthew outside the KND tree house. Whether to safety or to an even deeper hell, she didn't have a clue.
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[One Day later 12:45pm]
"Are you hungry?" #4 asked Mary Jane suddenly and she looked up at him. But then she simply looked the other way and didn't respond.
"Not like we're asking you to eat anything anyway," #4 muttered and started to leave with the tray of food.
"#4 wait!" #2 cried suddenly then turned to Mary Jane, "Mary Jane, you need to eat something," he pleaded and Mary Jane looked up at him through her tired baggy eyes, "you haven't eaten or slept since you got here," he said showing genuine concern, "we aren't going to kill you by poisoning or in your sleep you know," he stated as Mary Jane rolled her eyes.
"I'd never lose sleep over that, you can count on it," Mary Jane said bluntly, "I'm not sleeping or eating for my own reasons, and those reasons will remained known to me," she said frankly and simply stared forward at a wall.
"You know what Mary Jane," #4 said coldly as he turned in her direction, "I'm not just angry at you because of what you and you family did to the rest of us," he said softly, "but also that you'd have the nerve to lie to try and save your own skin."
"I didn't lie when I said I tried to save you," Mary Jane stated frankly as #4 scoffed and flashed his hand after her, "but I definitely can't save you now," she said her eyes suddenly filled with a look of regret as she started to stare at the floor, "it's all over for us now," she said solemnly as she sat back, closed her eyes and sighed.
"Why is it over for us now?" everyone heard someone snarl from the doorway, "#5 would really love to hear your answer," #5 said and walked from beside Grandma Stuffum to Mary Jane who's eyebrow just twitched when she heard #5, but no other movement after that.
"What is it that you're not telling us Mary Jane," #5 insisted and started to get really worried when Mary Jane only smirked, "your father isn't the one who sent you here, was he?" she asked suddenly as Mary Jane's eyes widened in surprise.
"What do you mean?" #4 asked her loudly as he came towards #5, "who else could have sent her, the Boogie Man?" he asked #5 sarcastically.
"She's right you know," Hoagie said suddenly and everyone turned towards him to see him right in front of Mary Jane who refused to look him in the eye, "#5's right isn't she?" he asked Mary Jane softly and she refused to answer him, "isn't she!" he cried angrily as he gabbed her chin and made her look at him.
Mary Jane's lips started to tremble, but her eyes suddenly became emotionless as she regained composure of herself.
"So what?" Mary Jane asked in monotone as she now looked unwaveringly into Hoagie's eyes despite them being filled with tears (hers), "it's not like it will make a difference to me," she said as Hoagie let go of her chin and looked at her, "my little brother will be safe by now and that's all that matters," she concluded as she closed her eyes to keep from crying.
"What's your brother got to do with this?" #5 asked as Grandma Stuffum's face darkened as she seemed to realize what Mary Jane was saying.
"Mary," Grandma Stuffum said as hurried towards the blonde girl, "please tell me, did some one force you to come here by threatening to kill your little brother?" she asked urgently as the girl looked at her suspiciously for a moment but then nodded her head slowly.
"Liar," a voice snarled softly and everyone looked to see Hoagie (who had now removed his goggles) glaring at Mary Jane with great hatred and malice, "are you going to tell me that your father had no idea that you were coming here to kill or even threaten #4?" he asked her darkly as him emerald green eyes (it's green in this fic OKAY!) bore into her blue ones.
"It's so hard to accept isn't it?" Mary Jane simply without monotone, "that my father can actually be innocent of something when it comes to the KND?" she asked almost in a teasing tone, "well he is," she said her voice returned to monotone, "and you can argue or disagree with me all you want!" she cried angrily as her eyes widened and Hoagie broke his glare in fright.
"Then I have one question," #4 said as he turned to Mary Jane, "why did he have to allow Cree to die?" he asked her as Mary Jane's eyes widened at this statement, "#5 told me that when your tall brother with the 'eye covering' brown hair communicated with his leader on a walkie talkie that he ordered him 'to kill Cree if necessary' at first, then changed his mind and ordered her to be killed either way after she decided to save #5," he said to her as Mary Jane's face was filled with shock.
"Thhh That's what he said to #5's assassins!" Mary Jane cried in shock but mostly anger(no monotone), "that's what he ordered!" she cried angrily shocking everybody, "if only my father knew about this," she said softly but not with any less anger, "he'd have his head for this," she said softly but angrily as her nose flared madly.
"Who's head would he have?" #5 asked her coldly, "if your father didn't kill my sister, I want to know who did," she said bluntly as she stared into Mary Jane's eyes.
"Count Spankalot," Mary Jane responded with a sad sigh, "He's my father's partner in his operation of riding all KND activity from this area," she said as everyone's eyes widened in shock while Grandma Stuffum's face became very pale, "he was in charge of what happened that night," she said regretfully, "he hired his own assassins and killed the man in charge of negotiating or intimidating you guys into leaving the area," she explained, "I checked with Maxine and Matthew and their story was similar," she told them, "with the exception that my father really did hire 'Richard the Slasher,' but only to threaten #1 and his family," she told them quickly, "not to kill them, my father wants you out of this area, not massacred so that it's all over the news and he's guilty of murder," she said as she looked into their eyes pleading with them to believe her from the look in her own [eyes].
"And #5," Mary Jane added, "you got two other things wrong," she said as # 5 raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms together over her chest, "one my brother Alexander was ill so he couldn't come and the Count claimed that he found the perfect replacement," she said frankly and chuckled slightly at the irony of it all, "two, your sister's no dead," she said and everyone (except Grandma Stuffum who seemed lost to the world) mouths and eyes gaped and widened in total disbelief, "at least not yet," she said sadly and looked down and began knocking off dust from her shoes.
"Where is she?" #4 asked suddenly and #5 turned to him in surprise, "where are you keeping Cree?" he asked her darkly as his eyes pierced seemingly into her very soul.
"She's with my father," Mary Jane responded and #5's eyes widened as she gave Mary Jane 'What's she doing there and what kind of business is going on' kind of look, "my father is keeping her hidden because he has no control over Count Spankalot now," she said solemnly, "he's just trying to protect his own children while this madman goes around killing kids all over the place," she said as her voice started to crack, "I bet that you guys don't know that he went after Laura Limpin and her family," she revealed to them as #4 and #5's eyes widened in horror, while Hoagie's eyes looked away with a knowing look.
"You should know Grandma Stuffum," Mary Jane said and Grandma Stuffum finally broke out of her reverie and looked at Mary Jane, "he even secretly tipped you off on how to properly hide Hoagie aka KND Operative #2 didn't he?" she asked Grandma Stuffum as tears fell freely down the old lady's face, "he made sure to make it seem that my father did all this and pretended to be helping you so that he could get information," she explained, "he gloated about all this to me the same night he told me where #4 was and ordered me to kill him or he'd kill Richard," she said as she finally broke down into tears and Grandma Stuffum tried to comfort her.
"You mean he knows WHERE WE ARE!" #4cried incredulously, "we have to get out of here!" he cried as he started to wheel himself towards the door.
"We can't get out that way Wally," Grandma Stuffum said suddenly, "he's likely to have spies all around the house," she said softly as #4 turned around his face filled with panic.
"Count goes for mainly cold hearted killers than spies," Mary Jane told her, "my father was smart enough to keep him out of the majority of our monetary assets and he can only hire or get limited experts and mainly murderous buffoons," she said as Hoagie nodded in agreement as he remembered the men who tried to shoot after him, "you guys should go and leave me," she said suddenly, "he'd definitely want to kill me for failing and I don't deserve to live anyway," she said solemnly as she looked away from them in shame as tears flowed freely from her eyes.
"Mary Jane?" #4 asked and Mary Jane gasped and refused to turn around, "I'm not about to diss you again, I just want to know if everything you said is true?" he asked and Mary Jane slowly turned towards him.
"Yes #4," Mary Jane said softly in monotone, "it's all true," she said and sat back in the chair.
"You'd really stay here and die?" #5 asked her as she came to stand beside Mary Jane, "Why?" she asked and Mary Jane glared at her.
"Why, WHY!" Mary Jane cried furiously and #5 stepped back, "I'm an accomplice to murder and nearly committed murder barely two full days ago and you ask me WHY!" she cried angrily, "I feel like worthless murderous FILTH, that's WHY!" she cried at #5 who looked away from her angry face.
"That's not true," Hoagie said suddenly and she turned momentarily to curse him, but stopped when she saw genuine pity in his eyes, "if you're telling the truth you're nearly as much a victim as the rest of us," he said to her softly, "and there's NO WAY that we're going to leave you here to DIE," he said softly but firmly.
"Same here!" #4 cried suddenly and everyone turned to him in total disbelief and he blushed slightly, "if you didn't really intend to kill us then you deserve to live for as long as you can Mary Jane," he said his voice soft but his eyes looking at her intensely.
"They're right you know," #5 said to her, "you don't deserve to die if you really feel that way and after all," she continued, "we'd probably still be here tomorrow and that Mad Count comes rushing in with his henchmen and kill us all once and for all," she said to Mary Jane who looked down in shame, "don't feel bad, if you could have done something to stop this I'm certain you would," she said certainly, "but even your father could stop that madman and at least with your disappearance, he'll keep a firm eye on the other four," she said trying to reassure Mary Jane.
"Well I guess I'll unchain you darling," Grandma Stuffum said simply as she took out a key and unchained three locks that helped keep the chains secure, "there that should be better," she said as she pulled down the chains and let them fall to the floor.
Mary Jane sat still for a moment. Then she rose to her feet and dusted off her dress. She was about to walk forward when her feet suddenly collapsed under her and she started to fall. But she didn't hit the ground. She looked up to see Hoagie straining to hold her up as #4 and #5 came to his aid.
They helped up Mary Jane while Grandma Stuffum re positioned Hoagie on the bed.
"Guess I've been off my feet for a while," Mary Jane said softly with a slight laugh, "are you okay Hoagie?" she asked and he smiled and nodded.
"I never noticed this before, but I have a question," #5 asked Mary Jane suddenly, "how come your not calling Hoagie by his operative name instead of his code name?" she asked, "you've been calling him #2 up to last night," she observed and both Mary Jane's and Hoagie's face went beet red.
"Well that's his name isn't it?" Mary Jane asked her voice sounding very nervous.
"Is there something going on between you two?" #4 asked suddenly as he stared at one then at the other.
"Of course not!" Mary Jane incredulously looking openly offended, "I was raised in a proper home thank you very much [please people. She's not talking about SEX! They're children for CYING OUTLOUD!]," she told #4 as #5 noticed Hoagie slap his hand on his head.
"He's not talking about THAT kind of thing Mary JANE!" Hoagie cried as Mary Jane went extremely red, "really Mary, what do you take us for?" he asked, "#4 could never be talking about kissing and groping, well definitely NOT GROPING," he said and everyone turned to #4 who quickly looked the other way.
"#4," #5 said, "what on EARTH do you take our friend Hoagie Gilligan Junior FOR!" she cried angrily as she let go of Mary and Mary had to grab the bed edge for support, "this really makes me wonder what you did when you were in Australia," she said as everyone started to snicker and #4's face filled with shock.
"Whatever," #4 said as he flashed a hand at her, "if you think that's what I was doing then you obviously need your head examined," he said as #5 glared at him, "I'm not touching any icky girl!" he cried as he crossed his arms over his stomach in a huff.
"Well there's one other human species option you know," Mary Jane frankly and when #4 realized what she meant he went ballistic.
"NO, NO, NO!!!!" #4 cried as he used hand jesters as well to emphasize his statement, "I'd rather kiss A BILLION ICKY THAN TO EVEN THINK OF DOING THAT!" he cried.
"So you're anti-gay then?" Mary Jane asked him frankly and #4 shook his head.
"As long as they don't try to pull me into it I really don't care," #4 answered honestly while Hoagie made a disgusted face.
"Not Me!" Hoagie cried, "I think that whole gay stuff is nasty," he said as he gringed.
"Can we move on please?" #5 asked, shocked that they were discussing homosexual issues at a time like this, "I'd like to get out of here alive thank you very much," she said frankly.
"Then I guess we'll have to plan," Grandma Stuffum said with a sigh, "there's an underground pathway so what we have to do is....."
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[At an abandoned Factory]
"We know you're in here Matthew," Count Spankalot said frankly, "just give up and hand over operatives #1 and #3 along with there little friends," he said, "is that so hard," he asked with feigned kindness.
"Take that line back to your Mama," Matthew said rudely from high above the count.
"Why you rude little imbecile!" Count Spankalot cried angrily, "if it weren't for the fact that I only had those dumb killers with me that you got rid I'd be giving you a real thrashing right now," he said in a formal but angry voice, "why I probably ought to..." he cried angrily as he started to head for the stairs and Matthew started to smile as he thought who'd he'd be carving next.
"I'd advise you to leave him to me," a young male voice said frankly, "he is my SON after all," the voice said as the man stepped from the shadows into view.
Matthew's eyes widened in alarm when he saw the man. It couldn't be. Not him. Anybody but him.
"Ah my dear friend," Count Spankalot said happily as he came forward to greet the man but stopped when the man gave him a dark look, "oh yes, you're not one for friendship or non-formalities," he said even though his eyes revealed that he was slightly offended.
"My line of work doesn't allow me that pleasure often Count Spankalot," the man responded formally, "and I like it that way," he finished in almost a snarl.
"It's your life," Count Spankalot responded simply but still placed some distance between him and the man.
"Son!" the man cried to Matthew who was now grabbing the railing so hard that his knuckles had gone dead white, "aren't you going to come down and greet your father?" he asked in an almost loving tone.
"YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER," Matthew said simply as he gripped the railing even tighter and looked at the man with unadulterated hatred.
"Oh, and Mr. Hollaris is?" Count Spankalot asked in a sarcastic tone.
The man suddenly wheeled around towards Count Spankalot who looked terrified when he saw the man's angry face. But when he turned to Matthew, the little boy became totally horrified. His father's face was contorted in anger in such a terrifying way that it defied any form of mortal or human description.
"So that's what you think of me HUH!" the man cried enraged, "let's see what you think of this, I was coming to just talk to you but now I'm taking you with me and you'll NEVER see that worthless bum Mr. Hollaris EVER AGAIN," he cried angrily as he hurried towards the steps and was soon climbing up one by one with slow but determined and very loud steps.
Matthew just looked on for a moment in fright. Then he did the only thing that he could do. He turned around and fled to the others.
"Uh Richard?" Count Spankalot asked the infuriated man carefully.
"WHAT!" Richard cried angrily and turned his head towards the now shrinking away Count.
"What about the other children?" Count Spankalot asked nervously, "I can't allow them to escape you know."
"Fill the place with nerve gas for all I care," Richard responded heartlessly, "just, make sure that me and MY SON leave here first," he instructed Count Spankalot harshly.
Richard then turned around and continued to go after his soon.
Matthew.
End of Chapter5- Read and review please!
Bet some of you got you might have gotten surprised about Matt's real
father. Anyway, there were lots of surprises in this chapter and there'll
be others later. But theses will take on a more chilling character.
Oh and people could you tell me of any known KND Operatives from the KND
series (besides #274\174- he's the one with the Dino parents who froze
KND members OKAY! And besides the obvious #'s 1-5 of course. Please
people, I'm not asking you to make them up! I'm asking for the original
KND Operatives from the Cartoon show.)
Sorry no summary this time. Just know that KND major headquarters will be
featured in the next chapter and there will be some really unhappy
revelations just from those at headquarters alone. Plus! You will realize
how global Count Spankalot is taking his crazy schemes when Operatives
from the Caribbean come to America to stop him. Oh yes, next chapter it
will really be the kid's turn to fight back. But I'm afraid that not
every kid will be very victorious in their goal (s) in the next chapter.
*sniffles* I'm already getting some ideas. Oh it is TOO SAD! I Got to
GO!!!!!
R- Running away
U- Undeniably
N- Necessary
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That's it!
Readers: "Fighting Back" will be chapter6 and the summary for "Fighting Back" will also be changed since this chapter will be using that summary. I have made some changes that will make this fic low and end MUCH BETTER! Believe me the original ending that I had in mind SUCKED! You people would not only have flamed me, but hire private investigators to find me so that you could ALL kick my ASS personally. And one more thing, Kuki will not have anymore memory trouble, so she'll know who the DCFDTL are. Sorry for any confusion caused because of theses changes! [On a whole people, just forget the summary from chapter4 about chapter5 and just read this fic\chapter]
Please Note: There's a slight change in chapter4. Mr. Hollaris says "in fact, you were against me threatening or even considering killing anybody." Instead of "in fact, you were against me threatening or killing anybody."
Now let's get on with the story, shall we?
Chapter5: WHAT!!!!
"He hates me #3!" #1 cried as he sobbed into his pillows, "he totally hates my guts now," he said between sobs as #3 sat quietly beside him on the bed as she slowly stroked his smooth baldhead.
"It wasn't your fault #3," #3 assured him in a hoarse and cracked voice, "you didn't know that something like this would happen," she said comfortingly to #1, "you'd have never said those mean to him, despite the fact that everyone of them were true," she said as #1 jumped up to look at her in genuine surprise, "I overheard everything and I refuse to say that you didn't have the right to say them," she said firmly, "despite the fact that he's now in more pain than ever," she said her voice becoming rather solemn as she looked away from #1's tear filled eyes, "we can't change the past #1," she said frankly as she rose from the bed to pick up a sleeping Mushi from the floor, "we just can't," she added as she smiled weakly at #1 and walked out of #1's room with Mushi in her arms.
#1 just sat there and stared at #3 as she left his room. His eyes soon were downcast and as he thought a little more of what had transpired between #195 and himself the night before. He lay back on the bed and sighed as he stared up at the ceiling.
"I'm so sorry about what happened to Tina #195," #1 said softly his voice cracked and filled with guilt and emotion, "I truly wished that you'd have let me tell you that," he said solemnly as he turned over on his stomach, his slightly warm face seeking solace in the cool pillows.
Soon there were soft but weak snores from the ND leader's room. His exhaustion from the sudden shock of Tina's death and his undying guilt finally putting the leader in an uneasy but still much needed sleep.
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Matthew stood outside the tree house. He had already slipped in earlier and noticed that everyone was in #1's room. For some reason the leader was crying his eyes out and #3 kept on telling him that it; or whatever was making him cry and scream like that that, wasn't his fault. He noticed that #3's sister Mushi, was asleep beside a glass of half-drunken milk. He watched for a while, but soon tired of the 'sob fest' and slipped out unnoticed.
"I'm so close to the door and they don't even know it," Matthew stated as he looked into the headquarters, "these agents are so pathetic," he said in disgust, "I could kill you all one by one if I wanted to," he said his eyes piercing into the tree house, "if I wanted to," he added.
"I think that I've waited long enough," Matthew said coldly as he slipped into the tree house and headed towards #1's room, "I'll just take what I came for and be on my way," he said with a slight yawn as his hand reached for #1's door knob.
"Hold it right there!" a female voice ordered from behind him, "don't even breathe," she said softly but threateningly.
"Kuki Sanban," Matthew confirmed with a slight chuckle, "did you come to check on your boyfriend?" he asked sounding serious even though he was just joking.
The gumball gun slipped from her hand as she stood there in shock.
"B –B-B-Boy-Fr-Fr-Fr-Fr-Friend?" Kuki stuttered in shock and fright, "b-b- but I don't have a b-b-b-boy-fr-fr-fr-fr-frie-friend," she stuttered as Matthew turned around and chuckled as he shook his head.
"Did you really think that I'd care about that?" Matthew chastised, "you really need to know when someone is not SERIOUS," he said as he threw a dagger at the gumball gun as Kuki tried to grab it. The dagger smashed through the glass and Kuki jumped back with a shriek when she realized that the deadly weapon was real.
"I'm not here to harm anybody," Matthew said firmly and seriously, "I'm just here to pick up #1 to show him something at my father's mansion," he explained as Kuki turned to glare at him through small eyes (eyes become small with anger and suspicion).
"On your daddy's orders I'm guessing, right?" Kuki spat as Matthew nodded with a raised eyebrows, "no," she responded as Matthew placed his chin in his hand, sighed and gave her a small kind (kind of pitying) smile with a 'like you have a choice' look on his hidden face, "I'll never let you murder #1, NEVER!" she cried as she pointed at him with a shaky finger.
"Kuki, Kuki, Kuki," Matthew said softly as he shook his head, "I've been here for more than two hours," he said in a sultry but pitying as Kuki's eyes widened and she took a step back and he in turn took a step forward, "if I wanted to harm any of you," he said simply as he opened his hand spread his arms to show varying weapons of the knife wielding variety and Kuki covered her mouth and gasped as she started to move briskly backwards and Matthew kept up with her every panicking stride, "I could have done so a long time ago," he said as he closed his jacket, "I'm only here to collect #1 and show him something," he said coldly and turned around to go to #1's room.
"Take me instead!" Kuki cried suddenly as she grabbed unto Matthew's waist and buried her face into his white shirt (along with his blue tie) covered chest, "please don't let #1 experience anymore pain!" she pleaded as her body began to shake with sobs, "take me instead," she begged as she sobbed even harder.
Matthew was about to push her away; he didn't have time for some emotional female. But he suddenly stopped himself. He could feel her small body rack even harder with each sob and her continual pleading was beginning to get to him. He looked down on her to see that she was clinging onto him as if for dear life and her hands were clinging unto the shoulder area of his blue suit (jacket part) in small clenched fists. He could feel her slightly warm face on his chest as snot and tears seeped through his once immaculate white shirt. He simply took her delicate tear streaked face rested it on his shoulder. He had noticed that just to reach his chest she had to stand on her toes. But for some reason he felt that she needed such comfort. For some strange reason.
"Ku... KND Operative #3," Matthew [after he realized that he now had one hand in her hair and the other slowly patting her back] correct himself as his voice became formal, "my father didn't send me here to harm anyone #3, I swear," he said as he moved his helmet-covered head from beside her long ebony [hair] hair, "Mary Jane has been missing...." He started to explain as he lifted her head off his shoulder by her chin.
"Something bad has happened to Mary Jane!" #3 cried in panic as she stepped back and out of his gentle grip, "what happened to her?" she asked worriedly as she sniffled to keep herself from resuming her sobbing.
"Why do you care?" Matthew asked her suspiciously.
"We were friends," #3 explained in a small voice, "well not friends," she corrected herself, her voice sounding disappointed, "her father saw me and chased me out like I was peasant or some disease," she said solemnly, "I had wandered on the property and saw Mary Jane and started to talk to her." She recalled, "she was hesitant and wary of me at first but after a while she started to warm up to me," she said her voice showing that she had never expected her hope to be crushed, "but then her father came outside and saw us together," she said her voice filled with foreboding, "when he saw me he demanded how I got on his property and ordered Mary Jane to come to him," she continued, "she obeyed him of course and just then my mother found me and hurried towards me with a very frightened look on her when she saw him," she said, "he told my mother 'watch what you let wander on my property Mrs. Maeco Sanban' and he narrowed his eyes at my mother then continued, 'I don't want my little girl to exposed to certain outside elements, I hope I made this very clear for you, Madame' he told my mother coldly and then his eyes lowered to me," she continued to recall, "'You may not understand this since you look about three years old,' he said coldly as he looked down at me, 'but I don't want my daughter to associate with your kind and especially not when they run from their mothers and wander carelessly into other people's yards. I demand respect and obedience' he stated frankly to me, 'please get off my property' he said and I looked at Mary Jane who just stood there without a hint of emotion in her face or eyes," she said with a sad sigh, "mom told me to say goodbye and come along, but when Mary Jane's was about to wave, one look from her father made her resume her emotionless stance and she looked at me as if I never existed and we never met," she concluded sadly as Matthew felt pity for her but didn't show it.
"We never got to say goodbye then years later we meet as enemies from two different organizations," #3 said with a hint of regret in her voice, "we never got to be friends years ago and now we have all the time in the world to be enemies," she said as she looked around the KND headquarters, "I never told anyone this before, I sort of feared that I'd be removed if anyone (KND operatives) knew that I felt so close to a DCFDTL member," she said and sank to the floor, her face showing that she was in deep thought.
"That's a lot of perspective for one your age," Matthew responded and #3 looked up in surprise, "you're smarter than me and anyone else thought, and for that I give you credit," he said his voice filled with approval as Kuki blushed, giggled and smiled, "now about #1," he said suddenly his voice loosing all emotion as he became serious, "I need to take him #3," he said coldly as he advanced towards her and she stared at him with wide frightened eyes, "don't fight me #3," he stated coldly and suddenly he kneeled in front of her, "you wouldn't die, but you'd definitely loose," he said firmly as he pushed his face right in front of her and glared seriously and a bit angrily into her frightened eyes.
"Can I come too?" Kuki asked stuttering slightly because of her fear, "if #1 goes I have to come too, and so do Laura Limpin and my little sister Mushi," she said much firmer this time as Matthew chuckled.
"Alright," Matthew agreed as he stood up then chuckled aloud several times feeling rather amused with himself, "my father will have my head but that's okay," he said with self-reassurance and chuckled a little more, "but what is Laura Limpin doing here?" he asked suddenly looking and sounding very confused.
"Did your father keep it a secret from you that he ordered people to kill her and her parents?" #3 asked bitterly.
"Oh Man!" Matthew cried out suddenly and rather uncharacteristically, "you mean that he's disobeyed my father's orders again!" he cried in angrily as he placed his hands on his helmet [covered head], "first he goes around trying to kill all of you and now he's going after X-KND agents and their innocent children too!" he cried as he slammed a fist into the floor, "I knew that man was big trouble the moment that he first disobeyed my Father," he said snarling slightly, "Father should've thrown him out from the start!" he cried angrily as he slammed his fist into the floor again.
"Your father didn't plan to kill us?" #3 asked softly in surprise, "but why?" she asked as Matthew glared at her slightly with anger still in his eyes from his ranting, "I thought that we were menaces that needed to be gotten rid of," she said as Matthew grinned slightly and stood up straight and looked #3 straight in the eyes.
"My father only wanted to scare or force you all out of town," Matthew explained, "he didn't care how the others dealt with their KND problems, he just wanted you guys out of his area," he said simply, "my father doesn't have time to waste trying to rid KND from all over the world," he said incredulously, "and he certainly didn't plan on murdering all or any of you either," he said truthfully as #3 looked at him both in confusion and uncertainty.
"So who did?" #3 asked looking rather perplexed
"It was...." Matthew started but stopped and suddenly flung several items from his jacket in different directions. There were several screams and groans and #3 ran to the entrance to see several men with rifles lying dead around the tree house. She was about to scream when Matthew covered her mouth from behind.
"We have to get the others and get out of here," Matthew said softly but firmly, "we have to find a place to hide," he instructed, "my father's place is the worst place to go because everyone there would be placed in dire danger," he stated, "I know an old abandoned factory that is a bit of a distance from here," he told #3 as he let her go and headed towards #1's room, "I'll get #1 while you get the others, and I promise I wont do anything to him #3," he said sincerely as #3 looked at him in doubt.
#3 continued to look at him uncertainly. What if he was lying? But she knew that she had no choice. She definitely couldn't handle henchmen with deadly rifles with just #1 for backup and having to protect my sister and Laura Limpin at the same time. She needed his help, even though it seemed that he didn't need hers. She sighed and went to her room to call the other two.
Matthew went into #1's and unfortunately he woke up and saw Matthew and all hell broke loose.
#3 heard a scream and immediately knew that it came from #1. She ran out of her room with Mushi and Laura trailing right behind her. But when she came out she saw Matthew closing #1's door as he exited it, #1 was unconscious and slumped over his shoulder.
"He pulled off my helmet and panicked," Matthew said coldly as he turned to face #3 and the others, "I had no choice but to knock him out," he said frankly, "let's hurry and get going," he said coldly and started to leave the tree house.
"Why should we follow you?" Laura asked him darkly as he was about to exit the tree house, "Kuki might trust you, but I don't."
"You'll die if you don't," Matthew responded simply his voice in monotone for the first time since he arrived and he exited the tree house.
"We're following him," Kuki said firmly as she grabbed Mushi's hand and held out her other to Laura, "we have no other choice," she said softly to Laura as her eyes pleaded with the unconvinced little girl.
Laura sighed and took Kuki's hand. She didn't trust that helmet boy, but she couldn't survive here alone and from what Kuki told her, maybe the DCFDTL and their father had nothing to do with her parent's death. She never saw any of them at her house and the killers mentioned anything about them.
Kuki followed Matthew outside the KND tree house. Whether to safety or to an even deeper hell, she didn't have a clue.
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[One Day later 12:45pm]
"Are you hungry?" #4 asked Mary Jane suddenly and she looked up at him. But then she simply looked the other way and didn't respond.
"Not like we're asking you to eat anything anyway," #4 muttered and started to leave with the tray of food.
"#4 wait!" #2 cried suddenly then turned to Mary Jane, "Mary Jane, you need to eat something," he pleaded and Mary Jane looked up at him through her tired baggy eyes, "you haven't eaten or slept since you got here," he said showing genuine concern, "we aren't going to kill you by poisoning or in your sleep you know," he stated as Mary Jane rolled her eyes.
"I'd never lose sleep over that, you can count on it," Mary Jane said bluntly, "I'm not sleeping or eating for my own reasons, and those reasons will remained known to me," she said frankly and simply stared forward at a wall.
"You know what Mary Jane," #4 said coldly as he turned in her direction, "I'm not just angry at you because of what you and you family did to the rest of us," he said softly, "but also that you'd have the nerve to lie to try and save your own skin."
"I didn't lie when I said I tried to save you," Mary Jane stated frankly as #4 scoffed and flashed his hand after her, "but I definitely can't save you now," she said her eyes suddenly filled with a look of regret as she started to stare at the floor, "it's all over for us now," she said solemnly as she sat back, closed her eyes and sighed.
"Why is it over for us now?" everyone heard someone snarl from the doorway, "#5 would really love to hear your answer," #5 said and walked from beside Grandma Stuffum to Mary Jane who's eyebrow just twitched when she heard #5, but no other movement after that.
"What is it that you're not telling us Mary Jane," #5 insisted and started to get really worried when Mary Jane only smirked, "your father isn't the one who sent you here, was he?" she asked suddenly as Mary Jane's eyes widened in surprise.
"What do you mean?" #4 asked her loudly as he came towards #5, "who else could have sent her, the Boogie Man?" he asked #5 sarcastically.
"She's right you know," Hoagie said suddenly and everyone turned towards him to see him right in front of Mary Jane who refused to look him in the eye, "#5's right isn't she?" he asked Mary Jane softly and she refused to answer him, "isn't she!" he cried angrily as he gabbed her chin and made her look at him.
Mary Jane's lips started to tremble, but her eyes suddenly became emotionless as she regained composure of herself.
"So what?" Mary Jane asked in monotone as she now looked unwaveringly into Hoagie's eyes despite them being filled with tears (hers), "it's not like it will make a difference to me," she said as Hoagie let go of her chin and looked at her, "my little brother will be safe by now and that's all that matters," she concluded as she closed her eyes to keep from crying.
"What's your brother got to do with this?" #5 asked as Grandma Stuffum's face darkened as she seemed to realize what Mary Jane was saying.
"Mary," Grandma Stuffum said as hurried towards the blonde girl, "please tell me, did some one force you to come here by threatening to kill your little brother?" she asked urgently as the girl looked at her suspiciously for a moment but then nodded her head slowly.
"Liar," a voice snarled softly and everyone looked to see Hoagie (who had now removed his goggles) glaring at Mary Jane with great hatred and malice, "are you going to tell me that your father had no idea that you were coming here to kill or even threaten #4?" he asked her darkly as him emerald green eyes (it's green in this fic OKAY!) bore into her blue ones.
"It's so hard to accept isn't it?" Mary Jane simply without monotone, "that my father can actually be innocent of something when it comes to the KND?" she asked almost in a teasing tone, "well he is," she said her voice returned to monotone, "and you can argue or disagree with me all you want!" she cried angrily as her eyes widened and Hoagie broke his glare in fright.
"Then I have one question," #4 said as he turned to Mary Jane, "why did he have to allow Cree to die?" he asked her as Mary Jane's eyes widened at this statement, "#5 told me that when your tall brother with the 'eye covering' brown hair communicated with his leader on a walkie talkie that he ordered him 'to kill Cree if necessary' at first, then changed his mind and ordered her to be killed either way after she decided to save #5," he said to her as Mary Jane's face was filled with shock.
"Thhh That's what he said to #5's assassins!" Mary Jane cried in shock but mostly anger(no monotone), "that's what he ordered!" she cried angrily shocking everybody, "if only my father knew about this," she said softly but not with any less anger, "he'd have his head for this," she said softly but angrily as her nose flared madly.
"Who's head would he have?" #5 asked her coldly, "if your father didn't kill my sister, I want to know who did," she said bluntly as she stared into Mary Jane's eyes.
"Count Spankalot," Mary Jane responded with a sad sigh, "He's my father's partner in his operation of riding all KND activity from this area," she said as everyone's eyes widened in shock while Grandma Stuffum's face became very pale, "he was in charge of what happened that night," she said regretfully, "he hired his own assassins and killed the man in charge of negotiating or intimidating you guys into leaving the area," she explained, "I checked with Maxine and Matthew and their story was similar," she told them, "with the exception that my father really did hire 'Richard the Slasher,' but only to threaten #1 and his family," she told them quickly, "not to kill them, my father wants you out of this area, not massacred so that it's all over the news and he's guilty of murder," she said as she looked into their eyes pleading with them to believe her from the look in her own [eyes].
"And #5," Mary Jane added, "you got two other things wrong," she said as # 5 raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms together over her chest, "one my brother Alexander was ill so he couldn't come and the Count claimed that he found the perfect replacement," she said frankly and chuckled slightly at the irony of it all, "two, your sister's no dead," she said and everyone (except Grandma Stuffum who seemed lost to the world) mouths and eyes gaped and widened in total disbelief, "at least not yet," she said sadly and looked down and began knocking off dust from her shoes.
"Where is she?" #4 asked suddenly and #5 turned to him in surprise, "where are you keeping Cree?" he asked her darkly as his eyes pierced seemingly into her very soul.
"She's with my father," Mary Jane responded and #5's eyes widened as she gave Mary Jane 'What's she doing there and what kind of business is going on' kind of look, "my father is keeping her hidden because he has no control over Count Spankalot now," she said solemnly, "he's just trying to protect his own children while this madman goes around killing kids all over the place," she said as her voice started to crack, "I bet that you guys don't know that he went after Laura Limpin and her family," she revealed to them as #4 and #5's eyes widened in horror, while Hoagie's eyes looked away with a knowing look.
"You should know Grandma Stuffum," Mary Jane said and Grandma Stuffum finally broke out of her reverie and looked at Mary Jane, "he even secretly tipped you off on how to properly hide Hoagie aka KND Operative #2 didn't he?" she asked Grandma Stuffum as tears fell freely down the old lady's face, "he made sure to make it seem that my father did all this and pretended to be helping you so that he could get information," she explained, "he gloated about all this to me the same night he told me where #4 was and ordered me to kill him or he'd kill Richard," she said as she finally broke down into tears and Grandma Stuffum tried to comfort her.
"You mean he knows WHERE WE ARE!" #4cried incredulously, "we have to get out of here!" he cried as he started to wheel himself towards the door.
"We can't get out that way Wally," Grandma Stuffum said suddenly, "he's likely to have spies all around the house," she said softly as #4 turned around his face filled with panic.
"Count goes for mainly cold hearted killers than spies," Mary Jane told her, "my father was smart enough to keep him out of the majority of our monetary assets and he can only hire or get limited experts and mainly murderous buffoons," she said as Hoagie nodded in agreement as he remembered the men who tried to shoot after him, "you guys should go and leave me," she said suddenly, "he'd definitely want to kill me for failing and I don't deserve to live anyway," she said solemnly as she looked away from them in shame as tears flowed freely from her eyes.
"Mary Jane?" #4 asked and Mary Jane gasped and refused to turn around, "I'm not about to diss you again, I just want to know if everything you said is true?" he asked and Mary Jane slowly turned towards him.
"Yes #4," Mary Jane said softly in monotone, "it's all true," she said and sat back in the chair.
"You'd really stay here and die?" #5 asked her as she came to stand beside Mary Jane, "Why?" she asked and Mary Jane glared at her.
"Why, WHY!" Mary Jane cried furiously and #5 stepped back, "I'm an accomplice to murder and nearly committed murder barely two full days ago and you ask me WHY!" she cried angrily, "I feel like worthless murderous FILTH, that's WHY!" she cried at #5 who looked away from her angry face.
"That's not true," Hoagie said suddenly and she turned momentarily to curse him, but stopped when she saw genuine pity in his eyes, "if you're telling the truth you're nearly as much a victim as the rest of us," he said to her softly, "and there's NO WAY that we're going to leave you here to DIE," he said softly but firmly.
"Same here!" #4 cried suddenly and everyone turned to him in total disbelief and he blushed slightly, "if you didn't really intend to kill us then you deserve to live for as long as you can Mary Jane," he said his voice soft but his eyes looking at her intensely.
"They're right you know," #5 said to her, "you don't deserve to die if you really feel that way and after all," she continued, "we'd probably still be here tomorrow and that Mad Count comes rushing in with his henchmen and kill us all once and for all," she said to Mary Jane who looked down in shame, "don't feel bad, if you could have done something to stop this I'm certain you would," she said certainly, "but even your father could stop that madman and at least with your disappearance, he'll keep a firm eye on the other four," she said trying to reassure Mary Jane.
"Well I guess I'll unchain you darling," Grandma Stuffum said simply as she took out a key and unchained three locks that helped keep the chains secure, "there that should be better," she said as she pulled down the chains and let them fall to the floor.
Mary Jane sat still for a moment. Then she rose to her feet and dusted off her dress. She was about to walk forward when her feet suddenly collapsed under her and she started to fall. But she didn't hit the ground. She looked up to see Hoagie straining to hold her up as #4 and #5 came to his aid.
They helped up Mary Jane while Grandma Stuffum re positioned Hoagie on the bed.
"Guess I've been off my feet for a while," Mary Jane said softly with a slight laugh, "are you okay Hoagie?" she asked and he smiled and nodded.
"I never noticed this before, but I have a question," #5 asked Mary Jane suddenly, "how come your not calling Hoagie by his operative name instead of his code name?" she asked, "you've been calling him #2 up to last night," she observed and both Mary Jane's and Hoagie's face went beet red.
"Well that's his name isn't it?" Mary Jane asked her voice sounding very nervous.
"Is there something going on between you two?" #4 asked suddenly as he stared at one then at the other.
"Of course not!" Mary Jane incredulously looking openly offended, "I was raised in a proper home thank you very much [please people. She's not talking about SEX! They're children for CYING OUTLOUD!]," she told #4 as #5 noticed Hoagie slap his hand on his head.
"He's not talking about THAT kind of thing Mary JANE!" Hoagie cried as Mary Jane went extremely red, "really Mary, what do you take us for?" he asked, "#4 could never be talking about kissing and groping, well definitely NOT GROPING," he said and everyone turned to #4 who quickly looked the other way.
"#4," #5 said, "what on EARTH do you take our friend Hoagie Gilligan Junior FOR!" she cried angrily as she let go of Mary and Mary had to grab the bed edge for support, "this really makes me wonder what you did when you were in Australia," she said as everyone started to snicker and #4's face filled with shock.
"Whatever," #4 said as he flashed a hand at her, "if you think that's what I was doing then you obviously need your head examined," he said as #5 glared at him, "I'm not touching any icky girl!" he cried as he crossed his arms over his stomach in a huff.
"Well there's one other human species option you know," Mary Jane frankly and when #4 realized what she meant he went ballistic.
"NO, NO, NO!!!!" #4 cried as he used hand jesters as well to emphasize his statement, "I'd rather kiss A BILLION ICKY THAN TO EVEN THINK OF DOING THAT!" he cried.
"So you're anti-gay then?" Mary Jane asked him frankly and #4 shook his head.
"As long as they don't try to pull me into it I really don't care," #4 answered honestly while Hoagie made a disgusted face.
"Not Me!" Hoagie cried, "I think that whole gay stuff is nasty," he said as he gringed.
"Can we move on please?" #5 asked, shocked that they were discussing homosexual issues at a time like this, "I'd like to get out of here alive thank you very much," she said frankly.
"Then I guess we'll have to plan," Grandma Stuffum said with a sigh, "there's an underground pathway so what we have to do is....."
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[At an abandoned Factory]
"We know you're in here Matthew," Count Spankalot said frankly, "just give up and hand over operatives #1 and #3 along with there little friends," he said, "is that so hard," he asked with feigned kindness.
"Take that line back to your Mama," Matthew said rudely from high above the count.
"Why you rude little imbecile!" Count Spankalot cried angrily, "if it weren't for the fact that I only had those dumb killers with me that you got rid I'd be giving you a real thrashing right now," he said in a formal but angry voice, "why I probably ought to..." he cried angrily as he started to head for the stairs and Matthew started to smile as he thought who'd he'd be carving next.
"I'd advise you to leave him to me," a young male voice said frankly, "he is my SON after all," the voice said as the man stepped from the shadows into view.
Matthew's eyes widened in alarm when he saw the man. It couldn't be. Not him. Anybody but him.
"Ah my dear friend," Count Spankalot said happily as he came forward to greet the man but stopped when the man gave him a dark look, "oh yes, you're not one for friendship or non-formalities," he said even though his eyes revealed that he was slightly offended.
"My line of work doesn't allow me that pleasure often Count Spankalot," the man responded formally, "and I like it that way," he finished in almost a snarl.
"It's your life," Count Spankalot responded simply but still placed some distance between him and the man.
"Son!" the man cried to Matthew who was now grabbing the railing so hard that his knuckles had gone dead white, "aren't you going to come down and greet your father?" he asked in an almost loving tone.
"YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER," Matthew said simply as he gripped the railing even tighter and looked at the man with unadulterated hatred.
"Oh, and Mr. Hollaris is?" Count Spankalot asked in a sarcastic tone.
The man suddenly wheeled around towards Count Spankalot who looked terrified when he saw the man's angry face. But when he turned to Matthew, the little boy became totally horrified. His father's face was contorted in anger in such a terrifying way that it defied any form of mortal or human description.
"So that's what you think of me HUH!" the man cried enraged, "let's see what you think of this, I was coming to just talk to you but now I'm taking you with me and you'll NEVER see that worthless bum Mr. Hollaris EVER AGAIN," he cried angrily as he hurried towards the steps and was soon climbing up one by one with slow but determined and very loud steps.
Matthew just looked on for a moment in fright. Then he did the only thing that he could do. He turned around and fled to the others.
"Uh Richard?" Count Spankalot asked the infuriated man carefully.
"WHAT!" Richard cried angrily and turned his head towards the now shrinking away Count.
"What about the other children?" Count Spankalot asked nervously, "I can't allow them to escape you know."
"Fill the place with nerve gas for all I care," Richard responded heartlessly, "just, make sure that me and MY SON leave here first," he instructed Count Spankalot harshly.
Richard then turned around and continued to go after his soon.
Matthew.
End of Chapter5- Read and review please!
Bet some of you got you might have gotten surprised about Matt's real
father. Anyway, there were lots of surprises in this chapter and there'll
be others later. But theses will take on a more chilling character.
Oh and people could you tell me of any known KND Operatives from the KND
series (besides #274\174- he's the one with the Dino parents who froze
KND members OKAY! And besides the obvious #'s 1-5 of course. Please
people, I'm not asking you to make them up! I'm asking for the original
KND Operatives from the Cartoon show.)
Sorry no summary this time. Just know that KND major headquarters will be
featured in the next chapter and there will be some really unhappy
revelations just from those at headquarters alone. Plus! You will realize
how global Count Spankalot is taking his crazy schemes when Operatives
from the Caribbean come to America to stop him. Oh yes, next chapter it
will really be the kid's turn to fight back. But I'm afraid that not
every kid will be very victorious in their goal (s) in the next chapter.
*sniffles* I'm already getting some ideas. Oh it is TOO SAD! I Got to
GO!!!!!