Codename: Kids Next Door

operation:

g.a.l.a.c.t.i.c.

THREE

Numbuh 1 climbed into his shuttle and as it closed around him, his communicator went off again. Once again pointing two fingers to his ear, Nigel answered the call. It was Numbuh 74.239 again.

"We believe the suspect was headed to a Teens Next Door meeting in the U Quadrant." (Each planet was split into quadrants).

"Of course! That way they can expose our secrets," Numbuh 1 said

"Oh... and Numbuh 1...I forgot to mention something," 74.239 said.

"Yes," Nigel said stretching out the word with his accent.

"Um...under Galactic Kids Next Door orders, if you come into contact with your former teammates...um..." Numbuh 74.239 stopped mid-sentence, afraid to tell Nigel the rest. However, Nigel cleared his throat as a way of telling him to continue.

"You're not allowed to communicate with them."

"What? What do you mean?" One said igniting the engine.

"You can't talk to them. It's against orders. And hey! Don't shoot the messenger," 74.239 stated ending the call.

Numbuh 1 couldn't understand why on Earth the organization didn't want him talking to his friends. After all, connections were important to Nigel. Connections and relationships are the most crucial part of friendship. Sector V was family to him, and now he couldn't even speak to them after two years of being away from them?! It seemed strange to him, but Nigel knew one crucial part of the GKND. That secrecy was what kept the organization running and to never go against orders. As the shuttle exited the base and the only thing that surrounded him was deep space. Numbuh 1 had never felt more alone.

Numbuh 86 pressed her hand against a scanner and a steel door opened. Inside was an operative scheduled for immediate decommissioning. That operative was...

Numbuh 4 burst into laughter. "Him? He's the emergency! I can't believe it!"

Numbuh 2 joined in with him. "I can! Watch this!" Hoagie said walking over to the operative.

"Hey Numbuh 363! I'm gonna touch you!"

The young operative pulled back in anger as Hoagie reached out to him. However, Numbuh 362 stepped in front of him.

"That's quite enough!" She said yelling out to Hoagie and Wally. Numbuh 5 shook her head.

"A decommissioning? That's the emergency," she said looking at her three teammates.

Numbuh 362 shook her head sadly. She then proceeded to tell Numbuh 5 that the Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door was supposed to be the one to schedule decommissions. Even she thought that her own brother should be decommissioned. His selfishness, stress, and yes...even the weird touching thing were three things that couldn't be handled by the Kids Next Door.

"I can't believe my OWN sister would betray me like this," 363 yelled.

"You did this to yourself, Harvey."

Numbuh 86 brought out the hand-cuffed operative and presented him to Numbuh 5. Abby looked at the young operative and saw a little bit of sadness. As much as he bugged everyone, Abby felt bad that she would have to order his decommissioning.

"Number 86, go ahead and do your thing. Numbuh 363...I'm sorry," she said.

"No, you're not! But you will be sorry you hear me! You'll be sorry!" He yelled as he was being dragged away.

His sister, Numbuh 362 looked down at the floor. Numbuh 5 could have sworn she saw her wipe her eyes. Before Abby could come over to her and apologize, they were interrupted by an urgent alert. Operatives of every shape and size began running down the halls.

"Come on!" Numbuh 5 yelled to her teammates. "We've got to get to the bridge!"

The members of Sector V followed quickly behind Abby; leaving Numbuh 362 to her thoughts. When Abby reached the bridge, she hopped in the main chair.

"What's up?"

"Unidentified object heading toward the moon base sir," Numbuh 60 responded.

The operatives looked out the windows of the moon base, and to their surprise saw an unidentifiable object. It looked like a shuttle carrier of some sort. However, it was covered in unrecognizable symbols. Abby began shouting orders; telling everyone to be prepared for anything. Sector V and the others braced themselves and were ready to defend the moon base. However, the shuttle flew right past the base and headed for Earth.

"Unidentified object trajectory path of Earth sir," Numbuh 60 clarified (even though everyone had seen what happened).

"I don't know what that thing was, but it flew like a dream," Numbuh 2 said.

CRASH!

Numbuh 1's shuttle landed in a field on Earth. Before exiting the craft, Nigel decided to check in with the GKND. However, his communicator was transmitting way too much static. Knowing his orders, Numbuh 1 exited the craft and made his way to the U Quadrant on Earth. Being in the GKND did have its advantages. For instance, they knew the locations of every Kids Next Door and Teens Next Door treehouses/hideouts. Quickly, Nigel pulled out a transmitting device. A device so advanced that it was able to track teenagers. Knowing that he looked out of place, he pulled his red hoodie up over his head. As he walked down the sidewalk, he decided to take in the sights. After all, he hadn't been to Earth in what felt like forever. It was a perfect day. The sun was shining. Flowers were blooming, and children were playing. Old feelings and memories began to come back to him. How he missed them. Hoagie, Kuki, Wally, and Abby; four friends he missed dearly. Still, he knew he was on a mission and that there was no time for reminiscing. He walked and walked until he came to a large warehouse.

"There it is. But I'll have to get in the old fashioned way," Nigel said clicking his boots together until they turned into his signature rocket boots. He then flew to the roof of the building, and found an air duct. His way inside.