9 o'clock Tuesday morning. It was an off day, so the team decided to sleep in. That is, everyone but Wally. He quietly snuck out of the treehouse and made his way to the local department store with the 300 he had saved.

Time to buy the PlayCube.

He entered the store and made his way towards the electronics department to see it on display in all its glory. A fine piece of hardware. Then he turned to the toy department across the way to see a display of Rainbow Monkeys, and in the middle of them all was something he never thought he'd see.

A Silver Gold-Plated Bronzified Rainbow Monkey. On sale for 289. What were the odds?

He quickly turned around as the clerk asked, "Can I help you, young man?"

"Yeah," Wally answered. I want to buy a…"

He stared at the PlayCube and then at the Rainbow Monkey. Back to the PlayCube. Back to the monkey. Video game bliss. Fix Kuki's broken heart.

Me.

Her.

Numbuh 2's words echoed in his head. "This is something you'll have to fix on your own."

Wally swallowed hard and said, "I'll take…that."

Later that morning, Wally knocked on Kuki's door.

"Umm…Numbuh 3?" he said.

"What?"

"It's me…Numbuh 4. Can I come in?"

"NO! GO AWAY!"

"Please, let me in! I have something to show you!"

He turned to leave just in case but heard the door open just as he turned his back to it. Thank God he had the something in front of him. Then he heard Kuki ask, "What do you want?"

He turned around and said, "Well, um…today's Tuesday, and you know what I've been getting on about. Now, I've done a lot of thinking, and…"

"What's behind your back? That PlayCube?" she snidely asked.

"…and I thought that the only way to fix what I've done…"

She stared at him with a gaze hard enough to burn through concrete as he struggled to finish his sentence. "…was to get you this."

With that, he produced the Silver Gold-Plated Bronzified Rainbow Monkey from behind his back. "The look on the clerk's face was a bit funny, but…"

His explanation was drowned out by Numbuh 3's squeal of delight, surprise, relief, and joy upon seeing the doll. She grabbed it out of his hands and began to dance around with it before noticing the card attached to its chest. "What's this?" she asked.

"It's a card…from me to you. Read it."

She tore open the envelope and removed the card. Its front cover had a picture of a peaceful, cloudy sky with the words "I'm Sorry" written in cursive across the middle. She opened the card to see a handwritten note from Wally:

Dear Kuki,

There aren't any words to describe how awful I feel about what I did. I was in a bad mood that night and I truly didn't mean to hurt you. If I could take it back, I would. I know this Rainbow Monkey can't replace the original, but I couldn't live with myself if I had gotten the PlayCube instead of this. I'm so, so sorry for what happened, and I hope you can forgive me.

Love,

Wallaby Beetles

Her eyes welled with tears as she embraced Numbuh 4 and squeezed him tight. His eyes welled to match hers as he wrapped his arms around her and did the same. She looked up into his eyes and said, "I forgive you, Wally."

He tried valiantly to hold the tears back, but he just couldn't do it. A steady stream flowed down his face as he said, "Thank you…so much." He buried his face in her shoulder and began to cry, all the while saying, "I'm sorry, Kuki. I'm sorry."

She gently stroked his hair and assured him it was okay. Just then, Numbuh 2 piped up, "That was so beautiful!"

Wally and Kuki turned around to see their teammates standing in the doorway, all wiping their eyes and sniffling at the sight before them. Wally yelled, "HEY! We're having a moment here! Do you mind?"

"Okay! Sorry!" Hoagie answered, and he turned to leave with Numbuh 5 in tow. Only Nigel stayed behind—he put his hand on Wally's shoulder and said, "We're proud of you, Numbuh 4. You did the right thing." Wally nodded, and Numbuh 1 took his leave.

Just then, Kuki asked Wally, "Just one question—how did you manage to find this?"

"I don't know. It was just sitting there among the other Rainbow Monkeys. I don't think anyone noticed it."

"Well, thank you again for doing this. I'm proud of you too." She moved in and kissed him on the cheek. Wally's face blushed red and he began to stammer in shock as he stood there, trying to find the words to answer her. Finally, he managed to get out, "Th-th-tha-thank you, Kuki!" As soon as he finished his sentence, he fainted.

Later that night, Wally had a dream.

He was standing in a field wearing a tuxedo, and many miles away, Kuki was calling his name. He tried to get to her, to no avail. Just then, the Silver Gold-Plated Bronzified Rainbow Monkey came bounding over the hills and stopped in front of him. "I can take you to her," it said.

"Then let's do it!" Wally answered.

He jumped on the giant monkey's back and rode it over the landscape for what seemed like hours, yelling "I'm coming, Kuki!" as loud as he could. Eventually, they arrived at a huge ballroom in the middle of a playground, and Kuki was standing in the middle of it, clad in a white dress. She said, "Hi, Wally! I'm glad you made it!"

"So am I."

The Rainbow Monkey started the jukebox and a slow dance began to play. Wally and Kuki danced for what seemed like forever, never growing tired or weary. As the song reached its climactic point, Kuki said, "I love you, Wally."

"I love you too," he answered, and he began to kiss her as a sweeping string crescendo played. It felt so good to finally tell her how he felt about her…

"Hey, Numbuh 4! What the heck are you doing?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"Wha…" Wally turned towards the voice, only to awaken from his slumber. His teammates were standing around his bed with amused looks on their faces, watching him clutch a pillow. "What's going on, guys?"

"Sounds like you had it going on!" Abby exclaimed.

"Yeah! I never knew you were so romantic, Numbuh 4!" Kuki said.

Then it finally dawned on him what they were talking about. He stared at the pillow, then at Kuki, then at the whole team, and uttered two simple words:

"Oh, CRUD!"