Numbuh 86 was in a transport heading for Arctic Base, she was transporting some prisoners there to Moonbase, sounded pretty simple except for the fact she was bound to meet the only boy that managed to get on her nerves for real, she hated boys but they never got to her, Numbuh 60 was different, they boy wasn't afraid of her like the others and always talked with her on the same level, it ticked her off, she arrived at Arctic Base around evening, there was a snow storm outside, She sighed while a couple of agents greeted her inside "Where is Numbuh 60?"
"He is monitoring the storm with the others in the command room" An operative assigned to the hangar said
Numbuh 86 walked to the command room still thinking what Numbuh 60 would be doing today to piss her off
Numbuh 60 was sitting on a chair right in front of a hole on the floor he held a fishing rod, right next to him was a screen with a meteorologic map indicating a giant storm around the entire base, right next to him a girl fished with him "You think the storm is scaring the fish?" Numbuh 60 asked
"Fishing? What are you? an adult?" Numbuh 86 laughed at him as she approached with a few files requesting prisoners from the base she handed them to him
"I sent all cadets home and I need to stay in this room in case anything serious happens, not much else to do in arctic" He yawned while signing the files "I'm happy you'll stay with us for tonight" he chuckled
Numbuh 86 raised an eyebrow "Aaaand why exactly am I staying here tonight?" She looked at him now slightly annoyed by his attitude
"The storm just evolved to a category 5 icy hurricane" Numbuh 60 pressed a button on the console to his right showing dozens of hurricanes all over the icy plains of the arctic "I put the hangar on lockdown just after you arrived…" He chuckled
Numbuh 86 grabbed him by the shirt "Alright what's your game there is no way this was a coincidence" She snarled at him while readying herself to punch him with her free hand
"Yes, because I love to stay in a freezing cold base, fishing for…"He quickly glanced at a bucket right next to where he was sitting "Nothing" Numbuh 60 rolled his eyes
"You just need more confidence" The girl who was sitting right next to him said then pulled a fish out of the hole smiling at him, the girl was a looker gentle looking blonde and overall very cute
"Y-Yeah, Thanks" he smiled at her now slightly embarrassed, he then slowly made out of Fanny's grasp and returned to fishing "We have a room for agents who need to pass the night" Numbuh 60 gestured another operative to guide her there
Numbuh 86 looked at him now slightly confused, she was leaving the room then looked back and saw him laughing and joking with the girl who was fishing with him then she felt blood flowing to her head in a mix of anger and something she didn't quite know what it was, she was walking the hallways with the other operative and when she was far enough she asked him "Who… Who was the blonde girl Numbuh 60 was with?"
"You are trying to start a conversation with me? I'm a boy" The operative said slightly scared
"Just answer the damn question!" She frowned
The boy flinched afraid she would hit him"Alright, just don't hit me! He said then calmed down "That's Numbuh -69.6°C, a real looker, she was recently transferred from Iceland Sector, every boy in the base has been head over heels for her ever since she arrived last week" He laughed then stopped once Numbuh 86 showed her fist to him "Uhhh… This is your room, go ahead and feel at home!" The boy ran away as fast as he could after that
Numbuh 86 entered her room and sat on the bed then sighed "Every boy huh…" She looked at the floor now slightly depressed then snapped out "What the hell is wrong with me?" She shook her head then got up "Might as well see the prisoners since I'm here…" Numbuh 86 left her room and went to arctic prison, she started by questioning the teenagers due for decommissioning, but it didn't yield many results and she ended up being bored, she sat right next to a cell and sighed while looking at a clipboard with the information she managed to extract out of the teens "Just trash…" She suddenly heard voices, operatives talking
"You boys are so predictable, a pretty girl enters the base and you guys turn soft all of a sudden" a Girl laughed, she was playing yipper with a bunch of other operatives, she had a Numbuh 96 drawn on her shirt
"Hey, can you blame them? the girl has the looks" Another girl pointed out then laughed
"Ehhh… we already gave up on that one, did you see how she and Numbuh 60 talk? We can't compete with him" Another boy laughed
"No way, you guys think those two are together?" Numbuh 96 laughed
"I was in command room earlier, you had to see him blushing in front of her" The boy said then laughed with the rest of the operatives
Numbuh 86 lowered her head then curled into a ball "Why I'm sad about his?" she groaned, the decommissioning head officer pondered for a bit then just stayed there not moving feeling an indescribable sadness
"Are you okay?" Numbuh 86 heard a voice, she raised her heard only to see Numbuh -69,6°C, she was looking at her slightly worried "Oh god, you are crying" She approached Numbuh 86 with a tissue
Numbuh 86 felt her face then noticed it was slightly wet with tears "W-What is wrong with me?!" She said
Numbuh -69,6°C followed Numbuh 86 back to her room, then handed her a choco bar she had in her pocket "Is everything okay?" She asked
"I don't know for sure…" Numbuh 86 was laying down on her bed looking at the ceiling
"You want me to call Numbuh 60? He can help you" She said
"NO! I mean… No… there is no need to call him" Numbuh 86 blushed
The Icelander looked at her now a bit puzzled "Did you two fight? I heard it's quite common for you two to argue" She said
"No… I'm just feeling weird today…" She sighed, then looked at her "Where is he by the way?"
"Some vents got blocked by the snow, he is overseeing the cleaning" She said "He is very responsible" she laughed amicably
Numbuh 86 chuckled "You are amazing… No wonder he is in love with you" Numbuh 86 said a bit sadly
"What do you mean?" She looked at her now confused
"Earlier he was all embarrassed around you, didn't you notice?" Numbuh 86 smiled at her "You were even fishing with him
"Hmmm… Funny you say that, he is one of the only boys who hasn't made any moves on me and about fishing… Iceland is famous for fishing, I was teaching him how to fish" She said then a lightbulb went off in her head then the girl flicked her fingers "You like him" She smiled at Numbuh 86
"What?" Numbuh 86 chuckled in disbelief at what she heard
"Yeah, You love Numbuh 60" Numbuh 69,6°C said "That's why you were so sad" She laughed happily "That's so cool"
"Sorry… I think you don't know who I am, I'm Numbuh 86, I don't "like" boys, I hate them" Numbuh 86 laughed at the idea she could like a boy but that laugh soon got quieter and evolved into another sigh
"Why don't you give it a try?" She smiled at Numbuh 86 "He is a good person you know?"
"It's not like that I'm telling you…" Numbuh 86 covered her face with a pillow, she was heavily blushing while trying to avoid Numbuh 69,6°C's advice
"He may even like you as well…" She sighed with a hint of sadness
Numbuh 86 looked at the girl with a surprised look "You know something…" Fanny frowned at the girl
"Well the truth is… I confessed to him, like… a few hours ago…" She laughed as tears started forming "He totally rejected me, said he likes a girl who works over at moonbase, you are just his type" she grabbed a tissue and cleaned her face then paused for a bit "He likes you" she smiled at Fanny
"T-There are tons of girls at moonbase…" Numbuh 86 was having a hard time processing the whole situation
"Uh-Huh… And do you see him liking any of them?" Numbuh 69,6°C was having fun teasing Numbuh 86
Numbuh 86 faked a yawn "Wow… it's getting late… I think I'm going to sleep… need the energy to transport all those prisoners due for decommissioning tomorrow" She laughed clearly nervous
"I guess you are right… Good luck" She winked at Numbuh 86 before leaving the room
"How did I end up like this…" She sighed then sat up on the side of her bed, she took a deep breath and closer her eyes "I Like Numbuh 60…" She said then opened her eyes then groaned "Harder than I thought… But yeah… I guess it's true" She said then went to sleep
While that, Numbuh 60 helped a team inside the arctic base, they were just finished cleaning the air vents "Just remember to take a warm bath, it's bad enough that we don't have the cadets here, if you guys get a cold it's just me and the prisoners" He laughed then noticed Numbuh -69,6°C smiling at him "Heey… haha…" He blushed "Look, I hope we can still be colleagues after well…" He grabbed a cup of hot chocolate from a machine and then walked into a hallway with her
"Of course, So? Who is the lucky moonbase girl?" She grinned at him
"You… shouldn't be asking this kind of stuff about your superior" He laughed a bit nervous
"Yeah… you should confess to her, feels like you are putting me as a plan B in case she rejects you" She turned around then felt Numbuh 60 grabbing her hand then pulling her to a secluded space
"I'm not that type of person" Patton now had an angry look on his face
"Sorry…" She chuckled
He sighed and got more calm"No… I don't blame you, it's okay" Patton had a scared look on his face
"So?" She said "Are you confessing?" She asked still curious about his answer
"Why are you trying to help me? It was not even a day after you confessed" He looked at her with a mix of anger and confusion
"Is it so hard to believe I wanna see you happy?" She chuckled then left grinning at him "Good luck" she said before leaving
Patton sat on the floor hitting the back of his head against a wall slowly "Just what I needed, drama" he sighed "She will go away tomorrow… no need to worry about this kind of stuff…" He smiled to himself and then headed for his room to sleep
The next day in the morning Numbuh 86 was in the hangar overseeing the teenager prisoners being put in her ship, she was a bit nervous rubbing her two hands together because of the cold, she was waiting for Numbuh 60 to appear, he always liked to send her off with a witty remark or some form of teasing, she smiled upon seeing him
"Heey… So? finally going to moonbase? Hope you liked the cold" He laughed
"Yeah Yeah, listen I need to talk with you, it's about a prisoner" She gestured with her eyes to a empty cleaning room next to the hangar
Patton nodded with a serious face and followed her inside "Any problem in the schedule?"
"No…"She sighed "Look, I need to talk to you…" She said
"Sure, what is it? Spit it out, is it important?" Patton said a bit uncomfortable of staying in a room alone with her
She took a deep breath "Look… I know this might sound like a practical joke but… I like you okay?" She said
Numbuh 60 looked at her surprised, the boy blinked astonished by her confession "Wait… like LIKE me?" He said still unsure
Numbuh 86 sighed "Yes Numbuh 60, I like LIKE you" She groaned then sat on the floor embarrassed
He paused for a moment still trying to process the information but went on to sit right next to her, he chuckled "That's getting old, another girl confessed to me yesterday too…"
"Yeah… she talked to me" Numbuh 86 sighed "I thought you two were dating and got mad at her"
"Wow… Did you hurt her?" He looked at her slightly worried
Numbuh 86 punched him on the shoulder "Thanks for the trust"
"Ow… sorry, have to look out for my agents" He laughed then stayed quiet for a few seconds pondering his options then it finally came "I like LIKE you too" he said
"She was right…" Numbuh 86 sighed "She told me you probably liked me as well… Who is she?"
"New girl from Iceland Sector, moonbase explained me nothing, they just said she was transferred here and that was it" He sighed
"Well… She has been a huge help so far…" Numbuh 86 said "So… you wanna go out one of these days? Go watch a movie or eat something?" She turned her face to see him but was taken by surprise by Numbuh 60 kissing her right on the lips, she chuckled a bit pleased by his attitude and kissed him back, they hugged each other while kissing, it wasn't long before they parted lips and looked at each other right in the eyes
"I would love to… just tell me when and where to meet you…" Patton said
"Yeah… I have to see my schedule… too many decommissioning you know…" Numbuh 86 got up from the icy floor smiling at him a bit embarrassed
"Yeah, these training routines are always a bit busy…" He scratched the back of his head then opened the door with her only to see Numbuh 86's ship had disappeared "Numbuh 86… Where is your ship?"
Numbuh 86 grabbed an unsuspecting operative by the shirt and raised him against a wall "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRISONER SHIP THAT WAS JUST HERE?!" She shook the boy
"C-Calm down sir, Numbuh -69,6°C just took the ship, she said she was helping you since you needed to take care of some stuff" The boy said scared to death
Numbuh 86 looked at Numbuh 60 in complete disbelief "You don't think…" She said then her communicator suddenly started ringing "H-Hi?" Numbuh 86 answered
Numbuh -69,6°C smiled at her diabolically "You cannot say I never did anything for you now… Fanny!" She laughed then suddenly her appearance started to morph, Fanny could barely believe, it was Numbuh 12, in Battle Ready Armor "I'm taking these teens with me, it's my reward for uniting a cute couple, bye bye" She turned off her communicator
"Your name is Fanny?" Numbuh 60 covered his mouth trying not to laugh
"That little…" Numbuh 86 smiled "Only one small problem…" Numbuh 86 pulled a small controller from her pocket and fidgeted with it for a bit, it suddenly started beeping
"Uhhh… Remote-controlled user interface… didn't know you had contacts with the nerds over at 2X4, this is brand new" Numbuh 60 looked at it
"Yeah… One of the girls is a friend of mine… her ship must have crashed against the snow by now, up for some teen hunting in the snow?" She smiled at Numbuh 86 blushing a bit
"Thought you would never gonna ask" He laughed then pulled her into another kiss, this time a ton of operatives gasped at the scene seeing the newly formed couple smiling at each other.