A Sweet Promise
Chapter Two
A Lost Friend
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Numbuh 4 woke up the next morning slightly groggy. He stretched out and, not wanting to be awake he slid his hands under his pillow. He felt an object under it and pulled it out to reveal the orange lollipop.
"What the crud?" He asked the air as he twisted the candy around in his fingers.
"CANDY!" Numbuh 4 whipped his head to the hole in his wall that he had punched out. It led to Numbuh 3's room. He walked to it.
"Numbuh 3 did you find candy under ya pillow too?" Numbuh 3 recognized his voice and moved Mr. Snugglekins who sat in front of the hole.
"Yeah you did too?" Numbuh 4 nodded, "I wonder if the others did too?" She took off, dropping Mr. Snugglekins back in front of the hole. She ran into Numbuh 2's room.
"Numbuh 2, Numbuh 2, Numbuh 2!" She called up to him. He looked up rubbing his eyes.
"What?" He asked in a slightly annoyed tone.
"Look under your pillow." He looked at her confused then lifted his pillow to find the blue lollipop.
"Huh, where'd this come from?" Numbuh 3 shrugged.
In Numbuh
1's room, Numbuh 4 told him about the lollipops and he had found
the red one under his own pillow. Numbuh 1 went to Numbuh 5's room
and knocked.
"Numbuh 5?" he opened the door slowly. He saw an
empty bed that had the covers thrown about. "Numbuh 5?" he walked
to the main room. Everyone else was already there. "Has anyone seen
Numbuh 5?" They all shook their heads.
"You don't think she left do yah?" Numbuh 4 asked.
"I wouldn't think Numbuh 5 would leave. I mean she loves Kids Next Door but…" Numbuh 1 trailed off. The team watched him, waiting for him to finish. Then a team of operatives jumped in through the windows.
"Alright where is she?" She asked in an Irish accent. The 4 kids just shrugged. "What do you mean?" They just shrugged again. "Don't you fools know anything?"
"We know that she's not here." Numbuh 2 said dully. The redhead huffed.
"Well that just figures. There are two types of people I know I can't trust, boys and a Lincoln." Numbuh 86 stated with a tone of disgust. The remaining Sector V operative stood up glaring at Numbuh 86.
Numbuh 5 is nothing like her horrible sister and you know that. She is one of the best operatives Kids Next Door has!" Numbuh 1 spoke through clenched teeth.
"Yeah and she's easily one of the most trustful people anywhere." Numbuh 2 shouted out. The rest of the team nodded.
"Plus she'd never work for some cruddy adult." Numbuh 4 said crossing his arms. Numbuh 3 stood there with fire in her eyes.
"Yes well, she needs to be found. You guys check the rest of the tree house. I'll send out a group to search an area for a 25 mile radius." She turned and walked out shouting some commands through her P.I.P.E.R. Sector V left standing looking blankly from one to another. They had no idea where Numbuh 5 would be. They went off in different directions calling Numbuh 5's name. Numbuh 1 was climbing the stairs holding the lollipop in his hand. He knew Numbuh 5 had put it there. Was she trying to say something? Was she kidnapped and this was her clue? No she wouldn't have been able to put them there if she was kidnapped. Was the candy just her way of saying goodbye? He unwrapped the candy.
"Mmmm…cherry." Numbuh 1 mumbled. When he finally reached the top of the stairs, he looked around. He was on one of the highest floors. It was rarely used and looked much like an attic. It was dusty, empty, and for the most part dark, except for the light that shone through the lone window. This was a place he and Numbuh 5 shared as a place to be alone and think. They had caught each other alone here on various occasions. They also spent a lot of time here together. They talked about anything and everything. He walked over to the window and sat on the couch they had set up. Resting his feet on the window sill he let his mind roam. Memories of Numbuh 5 came rushing to him. Every mission they had been on together. Hanging out on the off time. His personal favorite was when they both were having a restless night and stayed up having cookies and milk and joking around. Of course Numbuh 4 wasn't too partial to that night since they drew on his face with marker. Numbuh 1 giggled at the memory of Numbuh 4 getting up and instantly blaming Numbuh 2 instead of them two. Then he remembered his twelfth birthday, where Numbuh 5 raced across the country to get him the Burpleberry candy. Of course he had shot her down when he told her he preferred cherry, without thinking. With that memory he pulled his lollipop out of his mouth so fast you'd think it burnt him. He knew Numbuh 5 gave it to him now. So maybe it was a clue. But then that means she left on her own will. Numbuh 1 stood up and stared out the window.
"Why'd you leave Abby? I know you better then to just get up and leave to avoid decommissioning, or maybe…maybe Numbuh 86 was right." Numbuh 1 almost slapped himself for saying that. "No you'd never join someone like Father." Numbuh 1 knew Numbuh 5 was always one to have a reason before doing something. Just what was her reason?
