As soon as she reached dry land, Nikita grabbed the unconscious Lenny and left the boat behind. She was prepared to do anything to free him from his delightful state. She was also determined to free the others as well, even if that means facing Father's wrath. But this didn't seem to bother her one bit. She'll do everything in her power to free the Delightful Children from their delightful states.
"Don't worry, Lenny. I'm going to do everything in my power to purge you and your friends of delightfulization." Nikita said.
As she made her way into town, she started to get worried about her friends in Sector V. They must be getting very worried about her since she never got the chance to reunite with them after battling the Delightful Children. But she knew that they were alright and are most likely back at their treehouse at this very moment. She knew that they could survive any type of disaster.
"I'll find my way back to Sector V's treehouse, after I purge Lenny from his delightfulization." Nikita said.
Meanwhile, back at the Sector V treehouse, the team was going over some files from their previous missions. Numbuh 1 was going over some footage from their latest battle with the Delightful Children.
"There's gotta be some evidence that shows Numbuh 7 making it out of the explosion alive." He said.
Numbuh 5 could see that he was still worried about their friend and she felt the same way. She too was concerned about Nikita since they hadn't heard from her since that fight with the Delightful Children.
"You're still worrying about Nikki, aren't ya?" She asked Numbuh 1. "I don't understand. She should've contacted us by now to let us know she made it out alright." He responded.
It wasn't like he had any real concern for her, he knew that Nikita could handle herself just fine without their help.
"Listen, we're all worried about Nikki. I'm very concerned for her right now as well. But she's a strong person and I'm certain that she's alright." Numbuh 5 said. "I know, but she's an important asset to the team." Numbuh 1 said.
It was true: Nikita a.k.a Numbuh 7 had a very important role in the KND. She's one of the few teenagers working for the organization, the rest are serving as undercover operatives. But unlike them, the evil adults and teenagers know that she works for the KND.
"Almost done with the repairs on our vehicles." Numbuh 2 said. "Nicely done, Numbuh 2." Numbuh 1 said.
Numbuh 4 was in the training room practicing his fighting skills. He had to sharpen his muscles for their next battle against evil adults. Numbuh 3 was busy playing with the hamsters running the treehouse. She was very attached to the little creatures, like they were her own.
"Whew! Man, what a workout. I'm getting better at this." Numbuh 4 said.
He took a break from training and went to go get some water.
"Aww! Who's a cute little hamster? You are. Yes, you are." Numbuh 3 cooed at the hamsters.
Meanwhile, Nikita had made it into town and headed towards an abandoned warehouse. She had tied Lenny with a rope so he wouldn't escape. She went inside and found a chair to place him on. She wrapped him around the chair with the rope.
"Have to make sure you don't get any ideas on escaping." Nikita tells Lenny, who is still unconscious. "I sure hope the other Delightful Children don't know where we are." She said. "We'll be in big trouble if they find us."
She knew that the others were still alive and that they made it back onto land. She knew that they were most likely heading back home to Father at this very moment. Nikita was also aware that Father was most likely planning on finding them and getting Lenny back. She was prepared to do everything she can to make sure that wouldn't happen.
"I'm not going to let Father hurt you again." She said.
Once she made sure that Lenny was secure, Nikita searched the warehouse for any supplies. She was prepared to do an all nighter to free Lenny from delightfulization at any costs. She was even willing to use her magic to somehow purge him of delightfulization.
"I hope my magic will be strong enough to purge Lenny of delightfulization." She said to herself.
Meanwhile, back at the treehouse, Sector V was busy going over some top secret KND work when they received an emergency alert on their communicators.
"We've got an unknown message signaling for our help." Numbuh 2 said. "Alright, team. Let's see who's contacting us." Numbuh 1 said.
Numbuh 2 began pressing some buttons to check out the message. The rest of the team gathered around to watch the briefing.
"Greetings, Kids Next Door." The Delightful Children said.
This caught Sector V by surprise. They didn't expect one of their worst enemies to signal them for help.
"Oh, great! What do you delightful losers want now?!" Numbuh 4 asked angrily. "We aren't calling for a fight, we're calling to ask for help." The Delightful Children said.
Sector V was surprised over the fact that they were asking them for help. The Delightful Children were the last people they'd ever expect to help. But they seemed very serious, so they decided to hear what they had to say.
"What brought you into contacting us?" Numbuh 1 asked. "One of our own, Lenny, has gone missing and your friend Nikita is believed to be involved." The Delightful Children said.
Sector V was surprised by this revelation, they never expected their friend to get involved in a kidnapping.
"Why would Nikki kidnap one of them?" Numbuh 2 asked. "Not sure, but Numbuh 5's got a bad feeling about this." Numbuh 5 said. "Me too. But we have to find out." Numbuh 1 said. "Alright then, we'll figure out where your friend is and find out what happened."
This pleased the Delightful Children as they hung up their comms. Numbuh 1 gathered his team to get ready for their mission.
"Kids Next Door! Battle Stations!" He shouted. "Numbuh 7. We're coming to help you."
Meanwhile, back at the abandoned warehouse, Nikita was watching over Lenny, who was still bound to his chair. As he struggled to get loose, Nikita walked towards him. She was very determined to save Lenny from his delightful state at any costs. Even though this would earn her Father's wrath, but she didn't care. Lenny and the others don't deserve their fates.
"I guess I'll just have to enter your mind to see what's going on inside your head." She said. "Thankfully, I learned the mind-entering spell from Eclipsa."
She stood in front of Lenny and casted her spell, her mind entering his. Nikita was soon about to discover what was going on in Lenny's mind. She'd be able to save him from inside the mindscape, she just has to find the real Lenny in all of that delightfulization. He was in there somewhere and Nikita was determined to find him.
Eclipsa Butterfly is mentioned in this story. She taught Nikita how to do the mind-entering spell.
