Seven
Two months later and Wally and Kuki hadn't gotten any closer in speaking to each other manually. Maurice knew now that they had found out but hadn't really given much interest in it except warn them that they still weren't aloud to contact Kuki in case of giving her cover away.
It was too dangerous.
However Abby had noted that teen ninja's had been trying to approach her more often. Except the only one that hadn't approached her was the one that surprised her most and that was her sister.
It didn't make any sense. Even Kuki had approached her once except that was staged and both of them knew it. Kuki couldn't figure out why they now wanted Abby but she wasn't going to ignore Father's orders if she could stop it.
The beeping pulled Abby out of her thoughts and she grabbed her communicator out.
"What's up?" She questioned immediately seeing Wally's face on the communicator instead of Hoagie's like normal.
"We've got a problem," Wally started and Abby started to worry. It was normally Hoagie that contacted her so if Hoagie couldn't contact her that meant…
"What happened?" She asked firmly Wally sighed looking down at something off screen.
"Kids Next Door operatives currently have Hoagie and are in the process of transporting him to moon base to get him decommissioned."
"WHAT?" Abby exploded starting to pace back and forth. How where they going to get him out of this one? It didn't get make any sense, "how did they find out he hadn't been decommissioned anyway?" Abby questioned.
"I don't know and don't really care at this current point," Wally stated, "we need to get him out of there Abby."
"But how?" She asked starting to sound panicked, "have you contacted Maurice?" She watched as Wally meekly shook his head.
"You where the first person I contacted when I heard the news." He admitted.
"Whom'd you hear it from?" Abby then demanded her mind reeling; perhaps it was all a weak practical joke thought up by Hoagie himself. That would make sense wouldn't it?
"Koo-Kuki told me about two minutes ago," Suddenly Kuki's face popped in the screen and Abby knew that she had pushed Wally out of the way from his mutterings.
"Look all I know is what I heard from Fanny, who seemed pretty pleased with the news. Some how the kids next door found out that he's got his memories and if we get him out of there now he's going to be a traitor." Kuki pointed out.
"We have to get him out. We can't let him forget," Abby protested. Kuki fell silent for a few moments.
"Did Hoagie manage to rebuild the recommissioning device?" Kuki questioned and Abby looked up remembering.
"That's right he was rebuilding that when I was 'decommissioned'" both females looked at Wally but he shook his head.
"Don't look at me the only one who would really know that is Numbuh One," Abby closed her eyes dejectedly, not bothering to correct Wally on his slip up.
"Maybe Maurice might know…" Kuki suggested trailing off and Abby's eyes flew wide open again as Kuki handed over Wally's communicator and whipped out her own.
"Maurice, long story short Hoagie's on his way to get decommissioned do you know if he finished rebuilding the recommissioning device?" Kuki asked extremely fast and Abby nearly smiled seeing Kuki back as her old self. She however held her breath waiting for his answer.
"I'd have to find out… I'll let you know in ten minutes alright?" Kuki nodded and they waited patiently for Maurice to respond.
"This is taking too long" Wally murmured at one point, "he could be decommissioned by now."
"Don't say that." Kuki protested, "We don't know what's happening up there. We'll find out soon enough."
"But what's taking so long?" He grumbled not looking at Kuki.
"Look I know you have a problem with me and what I did but I can't take that back now. I also can't take back the fact that I also tried to ring you three days afterwards or have you forgotten that part?" Kuki questioned while glaring, "What I can do is concentrate on Hoagie and hope that you'll eventually grow up." If Abby had been listening completely she would have raised an eyebrow but currently she was worrying about Hoagie.
How had the Kids Next Door managed to figure out that he had his memories anyway? She had thought that out of all of them he had been the most careful one and one of the few to have a way to get caught. It didn't make any sense.
All attention went back on to Kuki however when they all heard the beeping of her communicator. She brought it out with a small smug look thrown at Wally in between.
"Mau- why are you contacting me?" Kuki asked moving away from Wally so Abby couldn't hear her. What was so secretive? Was she still hiding things? "I see…" she commented a few seconds later, "so he did build it? Excellent, because he's going to have to be trying it out in about half an hour. Right I'll let you know the details okay? Later," She came back on the screen with a bright smile.
"Okay, Hoagie did build the recommissioning device and Maurice has talked to his contacts and they've agreed that he's too valuable to loose so he's going to be sending down the recommissioning device soon and then we're heading over to Hoagie's to recommission him." She said with a bright smile.
"And they're okay with you working with us?" Abby couldn't help but ask, Kuki gave a smirk in response.
"They're not happy with it but they're going to have to live with it because I've put up with working on my own long enough." Abby gave Kuki a small smile and then sighed.
"I can't believe I have to convince him again." She stated softly.
"Do you want us to come over Abs?" Wally spoke up and she shook her head as much as she wanted to more of her wanted to be left alone. She needed time to think.
"I'll see you in about twenty minutes at his house alright?" Both Kuki and Wally nodded and she forced a smile and clicked the communicator off.
Why was she worrying so much about Hoagie? When Wally had been in trouble she hadn't worried this much. She also hadn't worried this much back when Nigel had been in trouble when they where younger the same with Hoagie.
So why now? What was so different about everything? It didn't make any sense. She couldn't figure it out and she it was one of the few things she did want to do.
When it came to her she nearly laughed. That couldn't be it, it didn't make any sense for it to be that. But it was the most logical expiation that she could have. She had a crush on Hoagie Gulligan, her best friend.
Abby closed her eyes for a few moments wondering what she was going to do. Then she looked at the time and sighed. In a few moments she was going to have to tell Hoagie about his memories and invite him to the teens next door again.
She left her house and headed to Hoagie's shaking her head as she spotted Kuki and Wally coming the other way arguing. She hadn't thought about this happening to them again. They'd been decommissioned once by accident due to Chad tampering with the computer but they'd been recommissioned. Thanks to Nigel's dad for designing the technology in the first place.
"Stop arguing you two we're on a mission remember," Abby commented coming up to them. Kuki frowned at Wally but smiled at Abby.
"Great you're here, Hoagie's returned but has no memory what so ever as expected and Maurice hasn't arrived with the recommissioning device yet." Abby nodded absentmindedly and then furrowed her eyebrow.
"How do you know that Hoagie doesn't remember anything?" She questioned but before Kuki could respond Wally butted in.
"I rang up Hoagie just before we left he had no idea who I was," He sounded dejected and Abby honestly couldn't blame him. She knew he considered him his best friend and that they had ever since they'd met. She also knew it was the other way round as well.
"So we're just waiting on Maurice?" Abby asked and both nodded with a small smile.
"He's here," Maurice said popping up causing Wally to jump in response.
"I wish you'd stop doing that," He stated growling. Abby couldn't help but held back laughter while Kuki giggled.
"Sorry Wally," Wally narrowed his eyes.
"No your not," Maurice smirked.
"You're right I'm not. But hey I apologized right." Wally sighed and nodded in defeat.
"So have you got the recommissioning device?" Maurice held it out carefully. Hoagie had designed it to be similar to the old one but more up to date with it's technology. All they had to do now was to press a button and all agents that had been decommissioned would be recommissioned instantly.
"So how are we going to do this?" Kuki questioned and they all looked at each other blankly.
"We can't go Nigel's route just because we didn't interrupt his decommissioning. So we'll just have to see his feelings towards kids now that he's decommissioned." Maurice explained and Abby looked at him wide-eyed.
"You know he's going to be alright with kids. He passed all his tests with flying colors." Both Kuki and Wally looked at Abby confused.
"Tests? What tests?" They asked as one and then glared at each other then turned away. Abby chose to ignore them and waited for Maurice's response.
"But we've never done a test to see how they would be without their memories of the kids next door. Face it Abby he could be completely different. You don't know that."
"What are the kids next door?" A voice questioned and both Abby and Maurice looked up to see Hoagie standing at his gate, "also who are you guys and why are you standing at my gate?"
Abby couldn't respond. This was how they had been when they where decommissioned? This was how all the thirteen year olds where when they got decommissioned? It seemed so different than faking it. She looked over at Wally and Kuki and she could tell that they where thinking the same things.
"What do you remember of your childhood?" Maurice spoke up and Abby couldn't help but be glad that he was there to help them.
"Well I remember being school hall monitor and then a kid with a red hat got me kicked off it and that's about it really… oh and meeting a kid with a British accent" He said trailing off. Abby couldn't help but giggle at the memory. She remembered that day it had been the one when she had convinced him to join the kids next door. Nigel had been trying to convince him but had finally come up to her and asked her to get him to join. Wally had joined two months earlier.
"If you could have your memories of your childhood back would you want to?" Wally asked softly. Hoagie narrowed his eyes for a few moments and then they turned soft.
"Yeah I guess I would. For the last half hour Tommy's been acting weirder than well… normal I guess and yeah I would like to remember." He admitted and Abby wanted to cheer but she held it back.
Maurice looked over at the three of them and she knew that he was silently asking them. They all nodded at once. Maurice then pushed the button and Abby held her breath in anticipation. There was a bright flash and a few seconds later Hoagie smiled at them.
"What took you so long?" He remarked. Wally, Kuki and Abby all smiled and gave him a big hug in response.
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