Wow, I wasn't expecting to get this done so quickly. Well, we get to see Numbuhs 3 and 4 in this chapter! We also get to see Cyber, the character of a reviewer. :)

Run, Numbuh 4, Run!

Bubbles looked up as she continued sobbing. She floated over to them and landed gently. She stared Laina in the eyes, her eyes not glistening as they usually did. She stopped crying so she could speak properly.

"Well... I was with Numbuh 3 because I was about to pick up Bullet and take her home because of what happened with Fusion Bubbles. Then, I overheard Numbuh 4, Mac and Coco talking about Buttercup and I overheard Numbuh 4 say that he didn't think that Buttercup was ever going to come back..." Bubbles erupted in a fountain of tears once more.

Laina narrowed her eyes, turned around and dragged Brydon out the door. He was surprised by the action, but mostly scared. He'd seen what Dexter had gone through and he had the feeling he was about to see it again. When they had both arrived at the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Brydon dared to ask the question that might have cost him his life.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to beat the crap out of Numbuh 4, that's what I'm doing," Laina replied as she let go of him to get her money out of her pocket.

"Oh boy, this should be fun," said Brydon, sarcasm obviously evident in his voice.

"Shut up Brydon."

"Hey, can I come and watch?" the KND operative in charge of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R asked.

Laina stopped to look at the operative. She knew he was messing with her. She knew this operative very well. He had gone to Numbuh 1 a billion times for being disobedient. But Laina also knew that the operative did not enjoy it. He did not enjoy it at all. Laina smirked before answering the operative.

"Of course you can, Numbuh 452." Numbuh 452 grinned. "If you want to take another fieldtrip to Numbuh 1 that is."

Numbuh 452's face fell. "Well you're no fun!"

Laina laughed aloud as she and Brydon were warped to Mount Blackhead. As they arrived they heard the sound of yelling coming from one of the small houses within the area. The confused pair followed the sound of the voices. When they walked for about ten seconds, they could just make out what the voices were saying.

"How could you Numbuh 4! She's already got a missing sister, the least you could do is be supportive!"

'Numbuh 3...' Laina thought as she and Brydon moved closer to the voices.

"Yeah, Numbuh 4 how could you? I know it's been a year, but it's still a tough time for the Utonium family."

'...Cyber?' Laina thought as she waited for the next voice.

"It wasn't my fault, alright! I didn't know she was there!"

'Numbuh 4,' Laina thought angrily. Without warning, she shouted incredibly loudly:

"NUMBUH FOUR!"

All the arguing stopped as Laina ran after Numbuh 4. Numbuh 4 ran for his life around the Jungle Outpost as the others looked on astonished and slightly amused. Numbuh 4 finally tired out and ran to hide behind Numbuh 3, but she dodged him.

"Uh oh..." Numbuh 4 searched frantically for a hiding place, but had no luck. He looked up and saw Laina who had her arms stretched out in front of her and looked like she was about to strangle poor Numbuh 4. The short, blonde Aussie gulped as he realised that there was no escaping his fate. It looked bad for Numbuh 4 until...

"Wait, stop Laina."

Numbuh 4 breathed a sigh of relief. He was saved by the Cyber. Though he couldn't bring himself to look at Numbuh 3 as she would bring her angry demon face out at him. Instead, he took the chance of looking in the direction of Cyber and Laina.

"We shouldn't kill him... Yet... Have we thought about Bubbles? We've been focusing on Numbuh 4 so much that we haven't thought about supporting Bubbles. We should ask her if there's been any change in the Buttercup investigation..." Cyber trailed off.

Laina shook her head. "We've already been to see Blossom. She said that there's been no change."

"We? Who's we?" Numbuh 3 asked curiously.

Laina pulled Brydon over to her side and pointed at him as she let go. "This is we. Brydon. He's Dexter's friend and I have to show him around. Apparently he's also my new work partner. Stupid Dorkster..."

Cyber laughed. "Yep, that sounds like something Dexter would do."

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Laina looked down at her communicator watch that was strapped onto her wrist. She gave an irritated groan and clicked the button that would connect her to the caller. She groaned even harder when she saw it was one of her workers.

"What is it now Maxwell?" Laina asked frustratingly.

"Well... I don't mean to alarm you, but the workplace is being thrashed by Numbuh 363 again," Maxwell stated nervously.

Laina's eyes widened in alarm. "Okay, I'll be right there." She hung up the communicator and turned to the others. "Stupid Harvey. Okay guys, I need some help."

"Cyber and Numbuh 3 can go, I'll stay here with Numbuh 4," Brydon told them.

"Okay, come on guys, we need to get back to Dexlabs so we can use the big speakerphone over there," Laina explained while running.

"Don't you already have one Laina?" Cyber asked.

"Yes, but we need to use the Dexlabs one for two reasons. One, because that one's louder and two, because I want to tick of Dexter. That way, everybody wins," Laina answered.

"How does that work?" Numbuh 3 asked.

"The workers will get a day off and I won't have to see them anymore because I'm going to Dexlabs. Well... Maybe Dexter doesn't win, but still! He gave me those crappy workers!"

Brydon and Numbuh 4 watched as the three girls got warped from the Mount Blackhead S.C.A.M.P.E.R. to Tech Square. When they were gone, Brydon motioned for Numbuh 4 to walk with him. Numbuh 4 followed obediently.

"So, why don't you think that Buttercup will come back?"

Numbuh 4 sighed. He was expecting this question. "I do want Buttercup to come back, but you have to face the facts. She hasn't come back after a year. You'd think that being someone who can fly would get you back to the place you want to go before a year, right?"

Brydon brought this into consideration. Numbuh 4 had a point, but he thought back to the conversation he, Laina and Blossom had about Buttercup earlier.

"Unless she had amnesia or something like that..."

"She could have had amnesia or something of the sort," Brydon told Numbuh 4.

"Yeah, you have a point. She could be doing some girl business," Numbuh 4 agreed.

"I don't think Buttercup does girly things Numbuh 4, which, of course, brings me to another subject. Numbuh 3," Brydon replied.

Numbuh 4 stopped dead in his tracks and looked down at his feet. "Wha... What about 'er?"

Brydon laughed. "You like her don't you."

"Well... Maybe... Yeah..." Numbuh 4 looked up, his cheeks crimson red from the blush. He then shook his head and glared daggers and Brydon. "But if you tell anyone 'bout this, you are so dead!"

Brydon laughed and ruffled Numbuh 4's hair. "Okay, okay. Now let's get down to City Hall."

"Why City Hall?" Numbuh 4 asked.

"I don't know about you, but I believe you have an apology to deliver to a certain blue Powerpuff Girl." Brydon began pushing Numbuh 4 towards the S.C.A.M.P.E.R.

Hehe couldn't help but add the 3/4 at the end. I'm a sucker for those two! I'll work on the next chapter now!