yup, yup, yup.

I have returned.

I have….

CHAPPIE NINE!

audience: -cheers-

but wait- there's more!

audience: -silence-

actually…there isn't.

audience: -boo's-

um…here's chappie nine.

audience: -claps-

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"Numbah Four, get up. We're going to begin training."

At the sound of his leader's voice, Wally's eyes opened and flicked over to his clock; it was almost four thirty AM. "Numbah One, it's loike, 4:30."

"4:27, actually."

"Yeah, whateva. It's too early." Wally pulled the covers over his head and shut his eyes.

But Nigel was wide awake, and yanked the covers off Wally completely (poor Wally was too tired to keep a good grip on them) and tossed them aside. "When I say get up, I mean it. Up. Now."

Wally swore fluently under his breath as he eased out of bed. He followed Nigel (who was, without a doubt, a morning person) out of his room and into the hallway. The team was standing there, all wearing smug smirks (a/n: that is REALLY fun to say! Smug smirks, smug smirks…) on their faces. Wally, who was half asleep, didn't notice this, of course.

The team walked outside, where a large, already scorched rock awaited them.

"Alroight, what next?" Wally yawned.

"Fire, please," Nigel said. They had discovered earlier that, when Wally wasn't feeling any extreme emotions, he could concentrate on his magic and obtain a plain, white fire that couldn't do much; it wasn't even hot.

"Numbah Five?" Nigel asked, grinning, "Don't you have something you'd like to share with us?"

Abby nodded, and grinned. She turned to Wally and said calmly, "I'm a lesbian."

Wally's jaw dropped. The white fire in his palms turned a light shade of…pink. Wally didn't notice the pink, but the rest of his team did, and were giggling. He stared at Abby. "You're a…a…"

His friends ignored what he had said. "Pink," Nigel noted, "Get that down, Numbah Two. I'm guessing it's shock, or surprise…"

Hoagie pulled out a pad of paper. "Right, got it. Pink- shock."

"Wait, what's goin' on?" Wally asked, confused.

"I'm not a lesbo, you idiot," Abby said, then mumbled under her breath, "Damn, you really are the dumb one…"

"Then why did you say-"

"Look! Numbah Three is kissing Numbah Two!" Abby yelled through giggles.

Sure enough, Kuki gave Hoagie a peck on the cheek. Wally's eyes narrowed. The used-to-be-pink flames in his hands turned a deep shade of emerald green.

"Right then," Nigel said coolly, "Green is jealousy...should've seen that coming…Get that down, Numbah Two."

"Okay, got it; Green- jealousy."

"ALROIGHT, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?" Wally's voice cracked slightly as he yelled. The flames in his palms turned a deep red; anger, obviously.

"We're testin' ta see which emotions fuel yo' magic, stupid." Abby said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Oh," Wally said, a light blush spreading across his face. The red flames turned a light shade of orange.

"Dis is pretty funny, when ya think about it," Abby said, laughing. "Yo' fallin' fo' evr'y on of our tests, Numbah Four."

"Am not!"

"Actually, you did. Now we just need to test them. Numbah Two, did you get down that embarrassment is orange?"

"Yessir!" He said proudly holding up his pad of paper.

"Since it is Saturday, Numbah Four can have the rest of the day off. Tomorrow we will attempt to see which emotion is the strongest. Team, you are dismissed," Nigel said. As the team walked toward the tree house, Wally ran up to his leader. "But…why did we have to get up so freakin' early?"

"So you wouldn't realize we were testing you."

"And um…Kuki doesn't like Numbah Two, roight?"

"Not any more than a friend, no."

"Thanks, Numbah One," Wally said, picking up a jog and yelling to Kuki, "Hey! Numbah Three! Wait up!"

Nigel smiled to himself. Protocol or no, Wally and Kuki did look happy together. They're a cute couple, he thought with a sigh.

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"Hi, Wally!" Kuki said happily as Wally came running toward her. "I mean- Numbah Four."

"Hey, Ku-Numbah Three," Wally said with a sheepish smile. "Um…Numbah Three?"

"Yeah?"

"Yeh, um…only kissed Hoagie 'cause Numbah One told yeh to…roight?

"Right," She said with a giggle. "His ass is as big as China- there's no way I'm kissin' him!"

"His ass is as big as Asia, period," Abby corrected, grinning when both Kuki and Wally burst out laughing. Her smile faded when Hoagie jogged over.

"Whatcha guys talking 'bout?" He asked amiably, panting from his jog.

"Politics," Abby said bluntly.

"NumbahFivesaysyourassisasbigas-," Kuki's extremely quick sentence was cut short when Wally's hand flew over her mouth.

"We were talkin' bout politics," Abby said again.

Hoagie (not having understood a word Kuki had said) simply shrugged and said, "Am I the only one who still thinks John Kerry should have been elected?"

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OKAY. there's chappie number nine.

or…chappie #9.

or…chappie Numbah Nine…

…

k, pwease review, guys.

chappie ten should be up soon.

I think this story may be coming to a close.

I just need to add the big fight scene and-

I've said too much! ;)

Tee hee!

Wubb,

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