Hey! Here's the next chapter, enjoy! (again, I apologize for the seemingly pointlessness of the first chapter, but I'm urging you to remember it because it IS important…)
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"All systems go" 2 reported, "Prepare for take-off!"
"Five…" 5 started.
"Four..." 4 continued.
"WHEEE!" 3 laughed.
"Two…" 2 said, preparing to lift-off.
"One…" 1 finished.
"ZERO!" they all shouted as their school bus (with the s and the h crossed out) took flight.
"So what did the mission specs say, numbuh 1?" 5 inquired as she monitored the pressure gages.
"Sector V has been assigned to infiltrate the delightful's mansion and rescue agent numbuh 28, who was taken hostage during a spying mission last week. We can only hope that the delightful's haven't delightfulized her yet…" 1 replied and hung his head.
"How many is that now?" 2 asked, "They've been up to this for months now!"
"Global command reports estimate around 20 casualties in the past month alone, and 15 last month, so they've increased their attacks." 1 stated, with a note of sorrow in his voice.
3 immediately perked up, she hadn't known a time where one had shown emotion, he was always so serious and business-like. 3 surveyed her other teammates, they seemed more tense than usual, what could be wrong? They had defeated the dcfdtl many times before, why was this time any different? 'Oh well!' she thought. "Hey 5? Are you going to the Sadie Hawkins dance?" 3 inquired.
"No, numbuh 5 doesn't want to waste her time going to a silly dance, besides, who would I ask?" 5 replied.
"Well I think getting away from my work for awhile would be fun." 2 piped in, "I would go if someone asked me. How 'bout you, numbuh one, has Lizzie convinced you to go yet?"
One sighed, "Yes, she wouldn't let me go until I agreed; that's why I was so late picking you all up at school today."
"Well I think those cruddy dances are pointless!" 4 exclaimed.
"But, you'd have to go if somebody asked you!" 3 exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? Who's gonna make me?" 4 challenged.
"Commence landing sequence." 2 ordered as he looked at the gauges indicating their distance from their destination.
"You have to go! It's da rules!" 3 replied, getting a little annoyed.
"NO I DON'T!" 4 yelled, losing his patience.
"Uh, guys?" two tried to intercede, starting to get worried.
"YES YOU DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" 3 roared with her eyes blazing.
"WILL YOU TWO STOP ARGUING AND MAN YOUR STATIONS!" 1 shouted, "Numbuh 2 has given the command to engage landing sequence! Now we are in danger of crashing!"
3 moodily went back to her controls to start the landing sequence, but in her anger, had accidentally pushed the button next to it labeled, "SELF DESTRUCT".
"Initiating self-destruct" said the computer voice.
"NUMBUH 3! WHAT DID YOU DO?" numbuhs 1,2,4, and 5 shouted.
"Ummm…." 3 said sweetly, "I pressed the self-destruct button…" she added a sweet smile, trying to act innocent.
"EVERYONE TO THE EMERGENCY EXIT!" 1 commanded, running to the back of the school bus.
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hey, this is a short chapter, I know, but I wanted to get this up before I went snowboarding!
5: numbuh 5 wants to go snowboarding!
4: yeah, me too!
3: WHEEEE!
2: hey, what about me?
1: WE HAVE A MISSION TO COMPLETE! And in case you haven't noticed, our bus is about to commit suicide!
ACE: that's enough you guys, calm down, nothing will happen to you unless I say so… P
1: (sarcastically) oh I feel SO much better NOW!
ACE: HEY! Have I EVER put you guys in a situation that I haven't gotten you out of safely?
4: Well, that mutant goat attack wasn't something I'd call safe… and you left him in the kitchen with me at the end! I got such a beating!
ACE: Well, maybe you deserved it! Alright, bye everyone! This might get ugly so I'll leave you now… As for you, numbuh 4… (BANG!) bye now!