Codename: Kids Next Door

operation:

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

EIGHTEEN

The trigger to the laser weapon in his hands was pulled and the laser shot forth. Abby dodged the blast just in time.

"What's it gonna be? Your friends or them?" Abby said her hands raised above her head.

Nigel Uno looked at Abby, then to Hoagie, Kuki, Wally that lay on the ground rubbing their heads. Deep down, he still believed that they were his friends. Friends to the end. However, he was torn between two extremes. Allow them to escape or face the wrath of one of the most powerful KND organizations in the galaxy.

Numbuh 362 kept kicking at the glass in Nigel's ship. FINALLY, it gave way and she broke through it. She made sure to close her eyes as the shards of glass fell inside the ship. As soon as Rachel hopped out of the craft, she was shocked by what she saw in front of her. The convention center was under attack by the Teens. But, why in the world would Numbuh 1 want to capture his own friends? Numbuh 362 thought. "I can see why 60 and I were targets, but what does the organization have against Sector V," she said to herself. "Numbuh 60!" She suddenly thought. "Who knows what's happened to him," she said aloud face palming her face.

"HEY!" Chad screamed at the guard from inside his cell.

The guard then took notice and walked over to him.

"What?"

"I request a conversation with Numbuh Vine," 274 said to the guard loudly.

The guard looked at him confused.

"Please not her. I've still got a headache from the last time she talked to me," he said putting a hand to his head.

"As a former GKND operative, I only wish that I can talk to her. NOW!" Chad said, his voice growing louder and more intimidating as he got to the end of the sentence.

The strange looking guard then rolled his eyes. He couldn't stand Numbuh Vine (Lizzie). In fact, there were a lot of people in the organization that just found her downright annoying. Chad gave a thumbs up to Patton across from him. Patton was still sore from the interrogation, but he actually trusted Chad. Mainly because he didn't really have much choice.

"Abby, I HAVE to do this," Nigel said.

"Yeah...I guess you do," she replied sadly. Numbuh 1 began to see tears welling up in her eyes.

Numbuh 1 raised his weapon once more. This time, however, with hesitation. He had seen the fact that he had just taken out his friends. He had seen the fact that Numbuh 4 had lost faith in him. And what's worse? He had seen the fear and sadness behind Sector V's eyes. Being a bad person, a bad operative, and a bad friend was something he didn't want to be known as. He wanted to be known as a...hero. Still, he couldn't hide the fact of the grand scale of the organization's objectives. To wipe out all adulthood by whatever means necessary. THAT is what this was all about. And no one, not even Numbuh 5 could see just how adulthood affected not just the Earth, but other planets as well. His finger on the trigger, Numbuh 1 was prepared to shoot the laser weapon once more.

Suddenly, GKND operatives appeared in front of him. (Almost as if the had warped in with genetic booger material.) The operatives included NB476 and Numbuh 9L in her human disguise. Numbuh NB476 made a motion to the other operatives around her. They quickly grabbed the weapon from Nigel's hands and placed him in galactic handcuffs.

"What are you guys doing here?" Nigel said angrily.

"Under the Galactic Kids Next Door, you are hereby court-martialed for insubordination and misconduct," Numbuh NB476 said.

"For what," Nigel asked.

"You took the mission into your own hands, Nigel. It's not your job to track down these operatives," 9L said a little bit kinder.

"YES! It's MY job to do that NIGEL UNO!" NB476 said thumping Numbuh 1 on the nose.

9L smirked a sly smile.

"Actually, you were sent to only capture 60 and 362. Not Sector V," she said. "I have a list here of all the operatives scheduled for decommissioning," she said holding a clipboard and winking at Numbuh 1. Was 9L actually helping him out?

Nigel looked at Abigail. She still wore the same sad broken look on her face he had seen before the operatives showed up. The two shared a look, and then Abby watched as the operatives AND Nigel disappear as quickly as they came. Hoagie, Kuki, and Wally were beginning to come to. However, that didn't stop the chaos of the teens destroying the convention center with every battle. Abby fell to her knees. Suddenly, Cree and three other teens appeared in front of them.

"What's the matter sis? You miss your little friend," Cree said with a laugh.

Cree then raised her hand about to blast Abby when a bright yellow blast shot her down quick. She fell to the ground painfully and groaned. The yellow blast had come from Numbuh 86's mustard weapon.

"Back up teenager," Fanny said adding emphasis to the last word.

As she ran over to Numbuh 5, she noticed that the operative was in tears. She bent down and sat on the ground next to her.

"Numbuh 5...I-I know I'm not good at these things," 86 said, nervously rubbing her arm. "But we can do this! We can defeat the Galactic Kids Next Door and save everyone...including...Numbuh 1..."

Abby looked up at the operative; the tears still running down her face. Could they stop them? Could they stop the most powerful KND organizations in the galaxy? And as for Numbuh 1...how could they save him?

NOTE: I was listening to It's Not Over by Secondhand Serenade while writing this because I found an old KND amv on YouTube with the song back in 2008 when the season finale (Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.) premiered.