Codename: Kids Next Door

operation:

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

TWENTY-FOUR

Patton ran down the hallway, his blaster held high ready to fire, just in case. His mission? To find the escape pods/ships in this place. Wherever they might be! They had to be around here somewhere. Suddenly, a loud blaster sound echoed throughout the station. As Patton looked up, he heard the sound of a laser gun being cocked. Slowly he walked on until he was face to face with someone he'd rather not see again. Numbuh NB476...the one who had tortured him. Numbuh 60 knew that he had to fight her. He just wasn't sure if he would win.

Meanwhile, Abby was still busy dealing with planning for an attack, but in the midst of all this planning, someone was trying to contact her as well.

"On-screen," she said to the moon base operatives.

They two operatives then pressed a few buttons on a console. The face that appeared next on the monitor was none other than...Cree.

"What do you want," Numbuh 5 said angrily; adding emphasis to the word "you."

"I have my orders," Cree responded. "Straight from the GKND."

"Cree, you can't possibly be working with them! They wanna wipe out all adults! How do you know you're not being double-crossed!"

"You already were Crab-agail!" Cree said, putting salt on an already opened wound of Numbuh 1's betrayal. "I just wanted to let you know that even we teens don't even know who runs the Galactic Kids Next Door. All we know is they have given us a new plan into wiping out you brats once and for all!"

"Is that why you called? To gloat?"

"Of course little Abby. That and to tell you that our ultimate weapon? Hasn't even been launched yet..." And with that cryptic threat, Cree ended her transmission.

Numbuhs 3 and 4 were still reeling from the fact that Lizzie was an alien! Not only that but that she was working for the gKND! How were they supposed to take that information? However, she seemed to be wanting help. For what reason? Wally and Kuki couldn't pinpoint.

"Anyway, what do you want us to do now?" Wally asked; still a little shaken up.

"Now? Now you get everyone off that planet!"

3 and 4 looked at one another. They had read from Maurice's files that the vile organization had planned to eradicate kids, teens, and adults on the planet. But what Lizzie was asking for? Did she want them to follow that order at this precise moment? Then, as if they both knew one another's thoughts, Kuki and Wally spoke at the same time.

"Everyone?" They both said with confusion.

"Everyone. Every kids next door operative, every adult, every boy, girl, man, woman, and child! Because they're coming! And they're coming to-"

Suddenly, 3 and 4 watched as Lizzie was blasted from the side. Lasers of what looked like every color beamed forth. She had been found out.

"Do it now! Before it's too-"

SKSKSKSKZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

STATIC.

SNOWY STATIC.

Wally and Kuki looked at one another in shock. Whatever Lizzie was trying to finish explaining about the GKND, it looks like they were attempting to capture her. Jeez! How far was this organization willing to go? It had already been established that they were planning to get rid of everyone! But the more and more the web of lies grew, the worse it got. So many questions? Who was after Lizzie? What is their full plan? Did Numbuh 1 know about his former girlfriend being an alien? Wally knew that there would be no time at all to answer all the questions moving around in his mind. He just knew that they had to tell Numbuh 5...and fast!

"Come on Kuki! We've got to get to Numbuh 5!"

"But what about the message?"

"What message!?"

"The snowy one!" Numbuh 3 said pointing to the screen.

"What the-...that's not a message! That's just static, now come on!" Numbuh 4 said turning off the monitor.

Quickly, he grabbed 3 by the hand and they headed toward the bridge of the moon base. While on their way there, they passed by the flight hanger and noticed Numbuh 2, Ace, and more pilots looking over new blueprints. Hoagie noticed the two as well. He called out to them from across the way.

"What's wrong guys?" Numbuh 2 said waving

"No time to talk Numbuh 2! We've gotta get to the bridge!" Numbuh 4 said, still holding onto Kuki's hand.

Hoagie looked from Ace to the other pilots and handed them the blueprints.

"You need help?" He said to his teammates.

"No! You keep working on those new 2x4 vehicles!" Wally said in one last yell as he passed by.

Numbuh 2 scratched his head and then shrugged. Finally, after passing countless operatives and different rooms, Wally and Kuki reached the bridge. Numbuh 4 pushed the door opened in a rush. He and Kuki fell to the ground because of the might of Wally's muscles. As he helped Numbuh 3 up, he then raced to meet up with Numbuh 5.

"Numbuh 5! Lizzie just-just contacted us," he said panting.

"She said that we need to evacuate everyone," Numbuh 3 added.

"I know! I know! Cree just called to tell me-" Numbuh 5 stopped. "Did you say, Lizzie?"

"Yeah. She's a cruddy alien!" Wally said, adrenaline still coursing through him.

"What do you mean?" Abby said confusedly.

"She worked for them," Numbuh 362 said joining into the conversation.

It was getting to the point that everytime Numbuh 5 saw Rachel, she grew more angrier. How much information did 362 leave out about the organization? Sure, she had revealed that Chad had given her information about the GKND, but what else had he told her? And why was she only revealing certain details but not others? Numbuh 5 was beginning to feel like Numbuh 362 knew more than she was letting on. After all, Numbuh 1 betrayed them. Who's to say that Rachel was next?

"Rachel...," she said trying to remain calm. "You haven't been telling us everything have you?"

Numbuh 362 looked down sadly.

"Have you!" Numbuh 5 said, now with anger.

"No...I haven't."

This time, it was Numbuh 3's turn to yell.

"Well, why not?! Numbuh 1's our friend! You can't just keep his secrets away from us!"

"Because...the truth is too painful. I've been afraid. Afraid to tell you about the truth about the Galactic Kids Next Door's ultimate weapon," Rachel said sitting down.

Now it was getting interesting. Cree had just told Abby about a so-called "ultimate weapon." What could it be? A new laser weapon, maybe like the one in those sci-fi movies that explodes entire planets? Or maybe it was something that only got rid of adults? With such horrible motive, the gKND could have built anything? After thinking for a moment, Abby spoke again.

"What is this ultimate weapon?" Abby asked in a demanding tone of voice.

Rachel looked down again. This time she didn't even want to look Numbuh 5 in the eye.

"Don't make Numbuh 5 ask again."

Rachel then took a deep breath. "Their ultimate weapon...is Numbuh 1..."