Chapter 4

When the sun rolled up bright and early and everything was looking pretty at the coast, as April was driving down the one path road to the Build a Bear Workshop while Frank who was on the passenger side was excited to see the person that they were going to pick up.

"Man, who would have thought of the odds of bringing back the greatest NIB agent of her generation." he said talking to April who was keeping her excitement under control, while Frank continued talking. "Karai the legend, your one and only mentor. Your only friend you ever had, the girl who saved the world countless times."

"Alright Frank, I get it dang. You don't really have to give me the introduction." she said wearing her shades, and parked the car in the parking lot. April turned off the engine and said "If you will excuse me while I go and handle business, and while you just play dum dog."

Then Frank said "Kid look just because I am disgusted as an earth dog, that does not mean I play dog." After he said that he looked over to the other car and saw a cute female poodle, and he went nuts. "Wow baby!."

April said getting out of the car "Just don't drool all over my door please." After leaving Frank with flirting with the cute white female poodle, April went inside the building as there was a few people shopping, and standing in line to pay for there stuff animals.

The only person that was at the counter that made April took off her shades and grinning, cause the person that was behind the counter was none other than Karai. Karai was wearing her Build a Bear workshop uniform, an still have her same hair style.

The only thing that was different about her was that she was wearing no make up on, in which that surprised April to see as Karai begin to talk to the customers by using the long microphone. "Attention all shoppers, I have an a announcement to make in which it is very important." Karai said in a very friendly and cheerful voice, as showed a build a Bear coupon an continue.

"Now, as you can see if are about to be ready to purchase your kids favorite animal buddy. Please make sure your coupons are up to date and not expired. So, before coming up to front please make sure you check your coupon. Alright Ms. Q?." she said looking at the elderly with a smile, as the grandma and rest begin to laugh.

April was shaking her head after seeing that display from Karai, as she walked up to the counter as everyone was wondering why she was line skipping. As April reached to the counter with huge smile on her face, Karai looked at her and smile. "Hello, welcome to Build a Bear Workshop. May I interest you in singing up for a Build a Bear membership card?."

April was impressed on how Karai was talking and acting like a normal teen, but this is really not her. "Um...no thank you. I'm good Karai." Karai raise her eyebrow and ask "Who's Karai?." April was confuse at what just happened. She never recall neuralizing her memory of her name, but then she looked at her name tag that said Miwa on it.

April laugh after reading the name tag as she was not believing it. "Miwa?. Is that your actually name?. Cause I'm not going to lie to you girl but, you definitely don't look like a Miwa." Karai just sat there giving April the pointed look as she said "Can I help you besides letting you make fun of my name?."

April stopped smiling and remember why she came her here. "I'm sorry about that really. The reason why that I'm here is because of you. Do you remember being a ninja by any chance?." Karai then said "In honest I don't remember being a ninja geek in the nerd club. Next please." A little girl wearing a purple princess dress, rudely pushed April out of the way as she smiled at Karai.

"Oh, hi little Mindy. What can I do for you?." Karai ask ignoring April. "I have ordered a animal buddy online, and I'm here to pick it up!." the little girl said cheerfully. Karai pulled out her chart and went over it as she said "Was it a red dragon or a bear knight?." Before the little girl could answer she picked up by April as put her down on the other side.

"Sorry little princess I have a world to save. Karai look and listen to me. You and me use to be partners working for a secret government organization that monitors Alien and Mutant activities. You are an NIB agent." said April. The only thing that Karai did was looking at April like she's been smoking weed and got high. "Rigggght, look here red head, I strongly suggest that you see professional help. Before you hurt yourself or anyone else."

With a sigh knowing that this was not going to be easy but this is very difficult, and so April have to tell some hard true facts of reality. She said with a serious look "Alright here's the reality for you. That so called coma that you were in was a lie. It was cover up to help you settle into society. Why do you think that things feel a little bit off?. Cause this is not you and you know it."

Karai was looking upset as she put the closed sign on the desk and said "The counter is closed until the next hour." Everyone was upset about that as April follow Karai as she went into the back. When Karai went into the back room were they organize and stock boxes, she talked to one of the employees to make sure to stock up the shelves.

"Karai please listen to me." April pleaded as she came in, as Karai looked at her with ignorance. "Make sure you no one gets through these doors please. And don't forget to smile when serving our customers." she said as the employee nodded and headed out, while she went over to the cart to check over the items.

When Karai glanced at April who was still here with her arms crossed and little upset at how bad Karai needs her memory back. "Oh you still here?. If you don't leave then I force you out by calling our local officers." Karai said threateningly. April just can't stand it anymore as she pulled out her SCC.

"Honestly Karai do here yourself talking?. Who sounds like that?." she ask as looked at a male worker an scanned him as the SCC gave her information about him. And when closed her device she looked at him and started alien beatboxing.

"Boo!. Boo click click zzoozz lu?.(Hey!. Buddy I need your help, can you tell the others to show their real faces?)." April ask as the alien in human disguise said in his language. "RRah legitch ta tte wy?. (Sure, but why are we doing this?)."

April took a deep breath and went to explaining in his alien beat box language, as Karai was lost and don't have a clue what they are saying. "Um blou lag nag nulag tack qa, an shg neit radry. (Earth's in danger and Karai is the only one that can save us, and she needs a taste of reality)."

Nodding his head he looked at the others, and spoke. "Yeee tuuuu oooohe luuuuue!. An tei tme te tyh tlk.(Our friend needs to know the truth!. An it's time to bring do our part)." As every worker understand what they must do, they began to take off their disguise.

One took off his helmet in which it was it's head an show a five eyed purple alien as he smiled. Karai's mouth was dropped seeing that as she continued to look at the rest, as one was a Kraang who waved at her. Eventually everyone showed there true self in front of her, as April looked at Karai.

"An you were wondering why you felt so comfortable here. All of these alien's are the same aliens that you use to help them. And feeling that they owe you big time, they decided to work with you so, you can they make you feel calm care free." she said walking over to the break room, and open it.

Inside the break room their was a spider like mutant who was listening to music, while taking a smoke as Karai looked in an took his cigarette. "No smoking in the break room." she said leaving, as the mutant grinned as he pulled out a box full of cigarettes and stick one in his mouth. Karai immediately got out of the building as fast as she can, and hopped in her smart car trying to start the engine.

"Come on start already." Karai said to herself while April came up to her. Karai then rolled down the window and ask "What do you want now?. You already proven your point." April just can't stand it seeing Karai like this, but she told herself that she will convince her to go with her to HQ.

"Karai hear me out. You always looked at the stars every night and know deep down that, you're meant to do more than make stuff animals. You told me while back that your lover and former NIB agent Ron have took the blame for you and got neuralize, because of you made a minor mistake back at HQ. He didn't do it because he have to, no. He did it because he loved you."

At that moment right there, April got super punched hard in the face, causing her to loose her balance a little. Karai was now angry when she heard that and said threateningly. "Don't you ever, ever talk about my Ron again or you and I are going to throw down." April then thought "At least she punches like her old self." while holding up her nose.

"Alright here's the deal. If you come with me then I will give you the answers that you want to know. I'll be in my car when you made up your mind." she said walking away. As April went back inside her car she rubbed her sore nose, as Frank said "I saw the hold thing and she punched you like Mike Tyson." "Ooooh shut up and go seat in the back." said April, unlocking the car as Karai got in.

"Alright it's a deal an for the record. My name is Miwa, not Karai." she said putting on her seat belt, and looked back an saw Frank. "So, Karai how's it hanging?." he ask making her shock. While driving out of the parking lot and heading forward, April was remembering the time that she and Karai was late to see a baseball game and can't help but smile about that memory.

Flashback: Driving in the middle of the day an being late to watch the game, April said "When are we going to get there already?. We're missing some action at the stadium." Karai who was driving said "Don't worry rookie we will get there in a beat. Do you have the tickets?."

April pulled out the tickets from her pocket. "Yeah, I have it but we're still missing the game." she said upset. Then Karai grinned as she said "Alright will get there in a flash, just remember to put on your seat belt O'Neil." and then pressed the button and the car transformed into hyper drive, and zoomed down on the streets.

"Ahhhh!. I hate hyper drive!." screamed April holding on to dear life, trying to put on her seat belt. Karai on the other hand was screaming for joy as she was reaping and running on the road, passing cars like a speed demon. "Woohoo!. Like my brothers always says. Go ninja go ninja go!!!!. Woooo hoooo!." said Karai.

When were this close to the stadium, Karai then ran over the speed bump and made a super sharp turn and found parking, and parked. After turning the car back to normal, April was trying to catch her breath and holding her stomach. "Let's go and watch the game." said Karai getting out of the car.

As they went inside and found good seats, April was not feeling good in her abdomen after that crazy ride. Karai sat down beside her with a tray of nachos and drinks, and wearing a Yankee's hat and put one on April's head. "Enjoying the game April?." she ask eating some nachos.

"You might say so Karai." April giving her a weak smile. Karai stuffed her face with chips and offered April some nachos. April couldn't take it anymore as her stomach begin to rumble hard and hold her mouth, and quickly grab the tray on nachos and threw up on it.

"Ewww April!. That was our snacks!. You are so buying us another tray of snacks!." said Karai who was tip off now. April wiped her mouth and said "Sorry." Then she threw up all over Karai making her drop the whole tray. "Dab blasted April!." Karai yelled as a player hit the ball, as it landed in April's hand. She then said "Hey look I caught it."

End Flashback

April felt better after remembering that event while the now neuralize Karai was taking a nap, and snoring. "That's the first time that I ever heard her snore. What about you?." Frank ask while scratching his ear.

"That's my first time seeing that too but no worries. As soon as we deneuralize her, we will have our old Karai back in no time." said April with a smile and hoping that nothing goes wrong, but nothing is promise as Zelena was one step ahead of them.

"Why are we going to NIB headquarters?." the guy ask as his little head version of himself popped out, and said "Yeah, that place is crawling with agents." Zelena as she and them were walking there way to the HQ. "Because stupid when I was on this mud hole of a planet, one agent that stood in my way of getting the Light of Zarthra was that little ignoring girl name Karai." she said feeling anger growing.

"Karai?. You mean the great ninja agent in NIB history?. She stopped you?." said the little head as Zelena looked back at them with anger, just by hearing her name. "Yes that's the one. Back in the year of 2004 she was a little girl back then. But now she's a teenager and I can't wait to choke the life out of her, after she tells me where she hid the Light."

Zelena balled up her fist as she continued walking, and feeling the motivation within her as she smirked evily.