Operation R.O.S.E.

Disclaimer: I do not own KND or the song 'Complicated' by Avril Lavinge.

Uh huh, life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is
Cause life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is

Numbah Twenty Three drove the helicopter through a layer of haze. She smiled. Numbah One wasn't as smart as they thought he would be. Her employers need them out of the way.

"Don't blame me for this."

She moved her hand to the red button that red "ISOLATE CABIN". Just one press, and the team is eliminated and she can save her family. Twenty Three sighed. She wouldn't be doing this if Lady Li had not taken her family as hostages. She moved her hand closer to the button… closer…


Chill out whatcha yelling' for?
Lay back it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be

BACK TO THE DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN

"Who are you?"

"You do understand that you're interrupting our very important plans?"

"Yes, very important."

The stranger smiled. She was taller than the five of the children and much more dangerous. KND here must be slacking, these are their deadly nemesis? Lady Li took off her cloak and a huge dragon tattoo could be seen on her left shoulder. She was beautiful if she only took off that airy suspense hanging around her. Still, that suspense is what keeps her troops in control.

"Well if you wish to know, I traveled half way around the globe and missed twenty training sessions with my 100, 000 men. Also, I missed the inspection of the new batch of equipment which includes a new 10 ton tank and five submarines with the ability to blow this place up within seconds. Do you think I came here to waste your time?"

The Delightful Children kept quiet.

"I am here to offer you a deal, whether you agree or not is up to you."

The Delightful Children nodded.

"I will eliminate the KND, your arch nemesis if I'm not wrong."

"The WHOLE KND organization? You can?"

"I've come prepared, not like you children."

"You are only a teenager."

"Does that matter? I have a whole fleet of ships and submarines under my control, tanks and bomber planes and a spaceship. I spent three years getting all these from my father's control into mine. I have a whole army of 300 thousand which with one word from me can launch a full scale attack on the KND, do you doubt my ability?"

"No"

"Good. Then listen to what you have to do for me."

"We have to do something for you?"

"Of course, else how can it be a deal?"

"Yes, of course, of course."

"I need you to keep quiet and sit here, do nothing and wait for my orders. Besides that, I need you to hand over the equipment you've got from the Moon Base. Also I need to borrow two of your operatives."

"Two? Which Two?"

"You'll know later on. Do you agree to these terms?"

"Yes, Lady Li, as long as you can eliminate the KND."

"Good."

She picked up her cloak and left the room, smiling. Everything is going as planned. Now to contact Twenty Three.


You will see
I like you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car
and you're talking to me one on one but you've become

"Numbah One, cheer up, we're going to be back soon."

"Thanks Numbah Four but I'm just confused."

"Confused about what?"

"Numbah Five."

"Which one?"

"Both."

"O…"

The room was silent. Then Numbah Three started humming. Hoagie leaned against one of the walls and started snoring. Numbah Four punched the wall a few times before realizing that injuring his fists was stupid and sat down quietly.

"Um… Is it just me or is this cabin falling?"

"Don't be stupid, Numbah Four, how can the cabin be falling? It's just you."

"No really, I think we're falling."

Numbah Three screamed.

"What?"

Numbah Three pointed out the window.

"Oh My God."

They were falling from three thousand feet above ground.


Somebody else round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't relax
You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me
Tell me

"Number Twenty Three?"

"Yes, Lady Li. I have finished my assignment. They are eliminated."

"Good, you have done well."

"Lady Li?"

"Yes? Ah, your family? They are under my men's care, you need not worry, and once you reach Hong Kong you will be able to meet them."

"Thank you, Lady Li."

Twenty Three flew straight east, hopefully reaching Hong Kong before midnight.


Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

AN HOUR AGO BACK AT THE ALLEYWAY

Abby pushed herself off the floor and propped herself up. She looked back at Sheila. The new Numbah Five was still unconscious and blood was trickling from her nose.

"Think again before you try to kill someone," Abby spluttered.

Abby walked out of the alleyway, holding her throbbing head. She dropped down in the next corner and squatted there. Her head hurt a lot. She wrapped her hands around her head. A searing pain sent Abby rolling on the sidewalk, holding her head in pain. Numbah Five can't call for help, she will only get attention on her.

"What… is happening?"


You come over unannounced
dressed up like you're somethin' else
where you are ain't where it's at you see
you're making me
laugh out when you strike your pose
take off all your preppy clothes
you know you're not fooling anyone

"NUMBAH ONE!!! What should we do?"

"Get Numbah Twenty Three, see the situation there."

"Yes, Numbah One."

Hoagie tried the handle of the door leading to the cockpit. He pulled with all his strength at the stubborn door. It didn't work, the door was fast shut.

"Numbah Four, help me with this… DOOR!"

"Comin', keep your pants on."

Numbah Four helped Hoagie pull the door open. "HOLD ON TIGHT!" CCREEAAAK The door budged.

"AHHH! We are falling! We are really falling!" Numbah Three screamed. The cockpit had disappeared, the door led out to nothingness. Numbah One collapsed into his chair.

"We have been tricked!" Numbah One yelled, annoyed. Remain your cool. You will find a way out of this. I will never call for help! We can solve this… Hopefully.

When you've become
Somebody else round everyone else
Watching your back, like you can't relax
Trying to be cool you look like a fool to me
Tell me

"It… Hurts…"

"Close your eyes, it'll be over soon."

Abby did as the voice said. She let her guard fall and relaxed as the person pushed her into a room full of lights. A soft voice whispered in her ear, "I'll be here, don't worry."

She felt a prick on her arm. What were they doing?

As though the person read Abby's mind, he answered, "It is anesthetic, you'll be unconscious for a while."

Before Abby slipped into the state of being unconscious, she could be so sure she saw an angel with a halo and wings…


Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
and You fall and you crawl and you break
and you take what you get and you turn it into
honesty
promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

IN THE ALLEYWAY – HALF AN HOUR AGO

"Argh…" Sheila groaned. Abby had been fast; she had snatched the knife out of her hands and knocked Sheila unconscious… typical catfight. Sheila shook her head, trying to clear the dizziness. Where was Abby? She took a look at her watch. O god, I've been unconscious for two hours…

"Where could they be?" Sheila asked aloud. She took out a GPS tracking device to track down the modes of transport (i.e. Hippity-Hop, Bikes…) the team could have used. They haven't left then? No way, I heard them here just now.


Chill out whatcha yelling for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see

"Ready? One-Two-Three… JUMP!"

Then came silence.

"What? Why didn't you jump Numbah Two?"

"I… uh… Leaders should go first, right?" Numbah Two asked, hoping for support from the rest of the team.

"Well, I guess."

"Yeah."

"But I need to carry the heaviest load here, Numbah Two's gadgets, Numbah Three's uh… tea party dolls… Numbah Four's boxing gloves and stuff… I don't understand, how did you guys fit these into your pockets?"

The team shrugged. Numbah One sighed.

"Here goes nothing then…"

And Numbah One jumped into the open air, his only reassurance was that he had a parachute to break his fall.


Somebody else round everyone else
You're watching your back, like you can't relax
You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me
Tell me

The air raced past him… This feels… brilliant! This was the feeling of flying! Actually no... It's the feeling of dropping like a rock from a falling cabin into the hard ground below.

"Uno, the rest of the team is in Moon Base."

Numbah One was stunned. Sheila has this notion of popping up and getting into trouble. Indeed, she popped up, suspended in the air like he was.

"Aren't you supposed to be knocked out or something?"

"I see you were so caring. Seeing me getting knocked out by your ex-comrade and instead of helping me, you turn up to be above the Pacific Ocean or should I say, carelessly rocketing like a mad psycho into the largest water body on Earth?"

"Why are you here?"

"Saving you."

"What do you meeeeeeeeaaaaaa…"

Sheila wrapped her arms around Numbah One's waist and blasted upwards into the sky above.


Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
and you fall and you crawl and you break
and you take what you get and you turn it into
honesty
promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

"Where is Numbah One? Why isn't he here yet?"

"Maybe those Martian thingies abducted him because he looked like an oversized coconut? Maybe they abducted him to turn him into a coconut… they don't have to do much though… he already looks like it… Then they can have a coconut tea party!"

Everyone stared at Numbah Three. She smiled. Numbah Four was transfixed for awhile but then snapped out of it when a fly landed on his nose. He attempted to slap it, hit his nose, yelped and declared war on the little insect.

Numbah 86 wasn't glad though. The three members had suddenly decided to drop in on the Moon Base when they had ruined the whole last important –VERY IMPORTANT mission and Numbah One had pulled them out of it by some swift words –Count it all on me. Leave them out of it. Of course, Numbah 86 didn't do anything serious to Numbah One… just forced him to decommission Numbah Five and do six weeks of her chores (I mean it's not that bad is it?). Talking about decommission, Numbah Five had never turned up for her memory to be wiped off. Had she run away? 86 glowered. Numbah One was making things incredibly hard for her.

"Numbah Two, Three and Four!" 86 shouted. "To my understanding, Numbah Five is decommissioned and should have had her memory wiped off am I right?"

"Yes" they said in unison.

"Then if Numbah Five still remembers the KND, what should I do with you three AND that big-headed, swift, maddening coconut you just mentioned?"

"You mean Numbah One?"

"YES I MEAN HIM!"

"I guess you could buy us a treat to the movies I guess?" Numbah Four suggested, not really listening to what he was saying.

"To you maybe but not the other three…" then she slapped herself across the cheek, "What AM I saying. ALL OF YOU WILL BE OFF THE KND BEFORE I SAY COCONUT IF I FIND THAT YOUR RUN-AWAY TEAM-MEMBER REMEMBERS ANYTHING OF THE KND, GET IT?"

"I think they get it, 86," a voice said coolly from behind them.

"Ah, Numbah One… decided to pop in at last. YOUR TEAM HAS JUST APPEARED AT MOON BASE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND…"

"My team is here because they were in the risk of losing their lives."

"Then let them lose it, you do know that your team has not been performing well lately."

"And?"

"Don't ask for the consequences, Numbah One. You almost got my title. You should know."

"And sadly I do. For a person like you, you'll most likely wipe our memories bye-bye before we can say, 'oops' if we slip again, am I right?"

"As usual."

"Hem… Hem…"

Everyone turned their attention to Sheila who stepped up from behind Numbah One.

"I think I need to say something."

"I think you have just spoken."

Ignoring 86's snide remark, the new operative continued, "When I was battling Abby just now, I found this on her."

"WAIT, Abby? As in Numbah Five? You mean she attacked you? NUMBAH ONE, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD EVERYTHING HANDLED AND UNDER CONTROL."

"I WAS until Sheila went and disappeared to attack our former operative."

"I…"

Sheila saw Numbah One's disapproving look and kept quiet. She, though not really being whole-hearted in being an operative for the KND, respected her leader.

"I see. Hopefully you apply more control over your team."

"Yes, I will."

"As I was saying, I found this with Abby."

Sheila took out a white note and flattened it out on the table. The team and 86 crowded around and studied the note. They were all astonished.

"…She wouldn't…" 86 gasped.


Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting like your somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's like this you

Somewhere else, Numbah Twenty-Three pushed the factory door open. She was greeted by darkness. This is the right place… Had Lady Li lied? Twenty Three moved into the factory, all senses on highest peak. She turned on the torchlight she nicked from the guard outside.

"She must have lied…" she said, this time aloud.

Then, she saw it. She dropped her torchlight and stuffed her fist into her mouth to stop herself screaming. Twenty Three ran. Out of the factory. Out of the darkness. Out of… her worst nightmare.

And in the gentle moonlight on the port of Ning Yang, she screamed, loud for all to hear.

"KND, I HATE YOU! ALL OF YOU SHALL PAY!"


You fall and you crawl and you break
and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
no no no

Ok… I know this chapter is a little spooked out but… that was fun and the longest chapter so far…

By the way, I NEED HELP. Should 23 be against the KND or for it? Big fork here might influence story greatly… Tell me in the reviews! I have no idea which one is better…