Chapter Two! I know, that was quick, but like I said, I already had this and Chapter Three done.

And, yes, Leopold is Abby's kid from Op. WHITE-HOUSE.

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Chapter Two

Abby got out of the escape pod, after it had crash-landed into the hangar of the Sector V treehouse. She looked around to see if Heinrich was there yet. Sure enough, Abby heard someone walking behind her escape pod.

"Heiny, come over here." she told him, turning in his direction, "Numbuh Five's gonna go after those two once they crash here. If they end up somewhere else in the treehouse, you're gonna have to come along, so I can keep an eye on ya. After that, you're goin' back to prison."

"Vhat makes you think I'm not going to escape instead?" Heinrich asked.

"Because, if you do make a run for it, you'll run into the rest of Sector V...who do remember how you chocotized them, by the way, and won't go easy on ya. Now are you gonna stay with me till we get back to the Arctic Base?"

Heinrich was silent for a minute, and he appeared to be considering his options.

"Well?" Abby asked, "We don't have much time until they crash in here...are you gonna stay with me?"

"Ja..." Heinrich finally sighed, a bit annoyed.

Suddenly, there were two crashing sounds. Abby and Heinrich looked in the direction of the crash to see two escape pods burst through the ceiling and land into the hangar. One landed on the floor, and the other into the hull of the SCAMPER. The door of this escape pod opened, and Carmelite stepped out, attempting to keep her balance on the ship's curved surface.

"So what's the plan now?" she shouted to Leopold, who was getting out of his pod, "Does it involve any MORE reasons for me to get chased down by a bunch of angry operatives?"

"I wouldn't say a BUNCH..." Abby said, grabbing her SPLANKER for the third time, "Just me. Now get over here and-" Abby was cut off by an alarm sounding. Heinrich, remembering what would happen if the rest of Sector V caught him, headed towards the nearby MOSQUITTOH and hid underneath the ship, where he wouldn't be seen. Sure enough, Abby's teammates came bursting into the hangar, each one weilding a 2x4 technology weapon.

"All right, Numbuh Five," commanded the Sector V leader, Nigel Uno (better known as Numbuh One), "What just hap-LEAPING LIZZIES! WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?!"

Heiny, why didn't you just go and hide? Abby thought, but then noticed Heinrich was nowhere to be found, and Nigel was pointing at Leopold.

"...okay, who are you, and how do you know my brother?" Carmelite asked, sliding off the SCAMPER and onto the floor.

"These are the guys I've told you about!" Leopold informed her, "They're Numbuhs One, Two, Three, and Four of Sector V! But I don't know how Numbuh One knows about me..."

"Y-you can't exist!" Nigel stammered, "It was just a dream!"

"Numbuh One? Are you okay?" asked Hoagie Gilligan (a.k.a. Numbuh Two).

"Yeah," added Wallabee Beetles (Numbuh Four), "And whaddya mean 'It was just a dream'?"

"He was in that dream I had a few weeks ago!" Nigel explained, still pointing at Leopold, "The one where I was president...he was Numbuh Five's son!"

"You never told me he was psychic." said Carmelite, turning to Leopold.

"I don't think he is." Leopold told her, "Maybe it's a coincidence?"

"Wait..." Abby began, approaching the siblings, "So, if Numbuh One's right...and you're Leopold's sister...then THAT means..."

"We're your future kids?" Leopold finished for her, "That's right."

"But how did you get here?!"

"Long story. Right now, though, we need weapons and some kind of vehicle. I would've gotten them back in our own time, but the treehouse was attacked recently-"

"Hey, you!" Carmelite, interrupted, her attention turned to Nigel, "You said you were president in this dream of yours?"

Nigel nodded.

"Is your name Nigel Uno?"

Nigel nodded again, a little more nervous this time.

"That's all I needed to know." Carmelite stated, her expression showing anger and resentment. She snatched Abby's SPLANKER, and had lunged towards Nigel when Leopold grabbed her arm.

"What do you think you're doing?!" he shouted.

"Don't you get it?!" Carmelite snapped, "That's the future President Uno you're defending here! Now that I think about it, those other three operatives look like his lackeys! How can you defend the people that put Mom in jail?!"

"You mean THAT part of the dream's going to happen, too?!" Nigel exclaimed.

"Save your grudge for later." Leopold told her, "Right now, we need supplies. Then we can make sure it doesn't happen."

Carmelite sighed and dropped the SPLANKER.

"All right," she said, "I'll control myself."

"Good." Leopold commented, smiling.

"You heard Numbuh 5,000." Nigel told the rest of Sector V as he calmed down, "They need supplies."

"Are you sure we can trust him?" Hoagie asked.

"If he's anything like I think he is, then yes. Let's MOVE!"

As the rest of Sector V left, with Leopold and a reluctant Carmelite followed, Abby stayed behind. She waited until everyone was gone, then turned around.

"All right, Heiny," she announced, "You can come out now..."

Heinrich crawled out from underneath the MOSQUITTOH. He and Abby then approached each other, unsure of what to say.

"So..." Heinrich began, breaking the silence, "You end up in jail? Vell, zis is ironic..."

"You could be in jail, too, for all we know." Abby pointed out, "I'm just surprised Numbuh One's crazy dream was right. Now, come on...you're staying in my room."

"Vhat?"

"Look, there's gotta be a reason my kids wanted to bring ya here, and you can't stay in here forever. I mean, what if Numbuh Two wants to fly the MOSQUITTOH on a mission? So, you're gonna stay in Numbuh Five's room until it's time to go. But don't think you're not goin' back to prison after all this."

"All right...but vhere is your room?"

"I'll show ya...just don't let anyone else in Sector V see you."

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Meanwhile, Carmelite caught up with Leopold as he followed the other operatives.

"Why didn't you say anything about Dad?" she whispered to him.

"Huh?" Leopold asked, keeping his voice low, too.

"Well, Baldie over there spilled the beans about Mom...why didn't you say anything about Dad? I mean, you're better at explaining this stuff than I am."

"It would just make things awkward. Didn't Mom or Dad ever tell you what their relationship was like when they were this age? They'd never look at each other the same way again."

"So, we could end up changing the future for the worse?"

"Yeah, pretty much. We might not even exist."

"Fine...but Dad's half the reason we're even in this time period. You gotta tell them sooner or later."