Numbuh 5 just stared out the window of the ship she was in, heading back towards Earth from the KND Moonbase. She was worried about her old team mates, and insisted upon checking in on them personally, just in case. She sighed, continously wondering what Hoagie hadn't told her.

'It ain't like Hoagie to keep a secret. Not from me,' she thought to herself. 'I hope he's okay…I hope they're all okay…I wish Nigel were here. He'd keep them safe no matter what. Or maybe he'd be the Supreme Leader instead. Or maybe we'd all somehow still be Sector V together. He better be okay too.'

She kept her cool, as always, when the ship was flying towards Sector V and her hometown. Despite her anxiety that something could be wrong with her friends, she couldn't help but feel excited at the same time. She was finally going to get to see them in person again, if everything was fine and she was just being silly about the whole thing. It's not like Wally and Kuki didn't argue about the television programming and the remote all the time, after all, and it wouldn't be a stretch that Numbuh 4 had broken something in the argument. But, as Abby kept reasoning to herself—justifying her trip back to herself—she had to be sure.

Hoagie jumped when the ship docked in the treehouse, wondering what could be happening. No one had mentioned anything about a visit. Was Sector W in the area again? Did someone need a hand? If they did, wouldn't a transmission be easier than coming here? His mind raced with possibilities, but he was still shocked to see Numbuh 5 herself stepping off the ship.

"Abby! What are you doing here?" he asked, suddenly grinning from ear to ear. "You never mentioned coming home to visit us! Wait, is something happening with Cree?"

She just raised her eyebrow at him. "There ain't nothin' happening with Cree, Hoagie. I came all the way here to make sure y'all were alright. Ya seemed nervous durin' the end of the call, and ya cut off so abruptly. Abby wanted to make sure you were alright," she explained.

"Oh, well um, sorry! You came such a long way when we're all perfectly fine," he chuckled sheepishly. "But I'm glad to see you! Wally and Kuki will be too," he added, though tried to block the door that lead further into the treehouse. "Uh, why don't I just go get 'em, and you can wait here?" he asked, looking and feeling nervous again. Numbuh 5 had said before that she could never forgive the Delightful Children for making Nigel bald. Hoagie wasn't sure how she'd react to finding three of them in the treehouse without authorization, even if they were un-Delightfulized.

Abby just frowned at him. "There ya go again, Numbuh 2. Seriously, what is up with ya, man? What's goin' on here that you ain't tellin' Abby?"

The goggled boy swallowed nervously. "Well, see, there's…We have…A few guests," he started, fidgeting anxiously. "B-But I dunno if you're gonna like it much, because they're um…The Delightful Children…" he continued, flinching as Abby began yelling.

"You let the DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN into the treehouse!" she shouted, throwing her hands up into the air wildly. "HOAGIE P. GILLIGAN! They are our sworn enemies, and YOU LET THEM INTO THE TREEHOUSE?" She started to push past Numbuh 2, drawing a blaster as she went.

"Numbuh 5, no! You don't understand! They're not Delightful anymore!" he shouted, trying to prevent a real situation from breaking out.

"What do ya mean they ain't Delightful anymore?" she asked, glancing at him angrily. "I have half a mind to go in there and…"

"Listen! They're missing KND operatives, Sector Z! They somehow turned back to their old selves, and we've been helping them out by letting them stay here, because we sure as heck don't want Father to re-Delightfulize them again!" Hoagie yelped. Abby just stared at him in surprise.

"They were Sector Z all along?" she asked blankly. Hoagie nodded quickly, though Abby turned and headed further into the treehouse, blaster still drawn. "You were never authorized to help them. Ya know I can't ever forgive 'em for what they did to Numbuh 1," she grumbled to Numbuh 2 as he followed her. "But I wanna meet them."

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about them, Abby. I thought it might be too risky to chance the information getting out that they're here. If Father finds out…" Hoagie shuddered as he trailed off.

"…Alright, I guess that's a decent reason for keepin' it under wraps," Abby muttered. "Still mad, though. I thought ya knew you could tell me anything."

Hoagie blinked. "I know I can tell you anything, Numbuh 5. It wasn't you I was worried about over the transmission. I was worried about someone possibly overhearing."

"Just promise that'll you'll tell me the next time somethin's going on around here," she answered.

"Can do!" Hoagie nodded eagerly, smiling at her again.

Abby just smiled back at him briefly. "Right, now let's go see those missin' operatives," she said, walking through the treehouse with Hoagie. They found the former members of Sector Z in the kitchen shortly, the three team mates freezing when they spotted Abby.

"Oh, Numbuh 5," Ashley said, looking nervous. "We're so sorry about all the trouble we caused you, we couldn't...control ourselves…"

"It's alright," Abby said simply. "Abby just wanted to meet ya, that's all. Nobody ever knew what happened to Sector Z…"

The former Sector Z members just looked at each other, frowning. "No one knew? Even after Grandfather's defeat, no one…?" they asked, and Abby and Hoagie shook their heads, not entirely sure what was up with them suddenly.

"Guys? Is everything okay?" Numbuh 2 asked them, concerned.

"Nigel Uno didn't tell anyone…" they said, more to each other than Abby or Hoagie. "We told him what we thought were our last words as Kids Next Door operatives in the Moonbase, and he didn't tell anyone."

"I-I'm sure Numbuh 1 must have mentioned it to someone," Hoagie told them. "I mean, just because we didn't know doesn't mean he didn't tell anyone at all. Maybe we were just…too close to the problem to be told?" he suggested. Ashley just nodded.

"Yeah, maybe," she answered simply, the other two just shrugging a little.

"Anyway," Abby said, wanting to change the subject, definitely not sure if the former sector would hold animosity towards her old leader like the Delightfuls had. "Abby's glad y'all are back to your old selves, but you're missin' a few people?"

"We have no idea where Bruce or Lenny are," Constance answered. "I woke up alone in some old building in an abandoned park, Ashley and David apparently woke up together in some cave."

"Hopefully we can find 'em soon," Numbuh 5 said, looking serious. "We'll try to help out as much as we can. It ain't gonna be easy while keepin' you guys a secret though…" she frowned, rubbing her chin.

"We thank you for any help you can give us," Ashley said, bowing a little. Constance and David nodded in agreement.

They talked for a little longer, before Abby and Hoagie headed back towards her ship. "I wish you could stay longer," Hoagie pouted a little.

"I know, but the Moonbase needs me," she sighed, then frowned a little. "Listen Numbuh 2. Numbuh 5 thinks you should keep an eye on the former Sector Z operatives," she said seriously. "I know they ain't delightful anymore, but still. Abby don't think they can be trusted right now."

"Well…" he started, pausing and frowning a little. "Don't trust them then."

Abby just blinked in surprise at him. "Wha?"

"Don't trust them," he repeated. "Trust me instead. We're all going to be fine here, all together. Just trust me."

She stared at him for a moment, before nodding. "Alright then, Numbuh 5 trusts you, Hoagie."

The chapters just keep getting longer so far, so whoo! Enjoy! Next update will be when I write chapter 8, I like having a buffer for this story xD Enjoy, and don't forget to review (if you want)!