It is now time for Chapter 2. We follow Nigel as he is back on Earth.
Nigel is searching through the grassland looking for someone of something besides grass and trees. He searches for days before he finally finds a way out and finds a building that is old and looks abandoned, he then goes inside.
"Hello"
No answer
"Is anyone here?"
Still no answer, Nigel is about to leave when he hears a phone ring. He finds an old phone hanging from the wall and answers it.
"Hello"
"Listen to me, there's not much time" The voice responds
"What?" Nigel asks
"Listen, there's a map behind the counter, it will lead you back to your old treehouse, it's the only way to get back and find your..."
The line's dead
"Hello" Nigel says
No answer so Nigel hangs up and starts looking for the map
"Where is it?"
Searching through tons of junk and dust he finally finds the map. Nigel looks at it and finds where he is, not too far from his old treehouse.
"So, I have to go 20 miles East"
He then steps outside and starts to look around
"Which way is East?" He says to himself
He looks at the map and studies it, he then looks back up and starts walking in the direction he believes is East. After walking for over 3 hours, he lays down and starts thinking.
"What if I took a wrong turn, what if I get back and nothing is the same as it used to be."
Nigel lays there just thinking negative thought after negative thought, he then gets up in anger and says
"No, I have to keep going"
He walks angrily and eventually starts running. He eventually sees some houses through the trees, he gets through the trees and sees his old street.
"Oh my god, I'm... home"
He starts to walk on the sidewalk looking at everything around him.
"Everything looks the same"
Then he stops and sees his old treehouse. He starts to have tears in his eyes
"It... It's beautiful"
He starts to walk towards it when he remembers that he is now 13 and can't go inside. So he decides to go find his old teammates, he goes to Numbuh 2's house, knocks on the door and a medium sized kid opens the door.
"Hello stranger" says the kid
"Hello Tommy" Nigel responds
"How do you know my name?"
"You don't remember me?"
"Your face looks familiar but I can't put my finger on it"
"My name is Nigel Uno"
Tommy looks shocked, "Haha, very funny, now really who are you and why are you here?"
"Tommy, it's really me, Nigel, I came here looking for Hoagie."
"He's gone"
"Do you know where he is?"
"No, he left a few weeks ago and hasn't been back since, he told me he had business to take care of, it must be really important if it's taken him this long."
Nigel sighs and says, "Ok, thanks Tommy"
"You're welcome sir"
Nigel then walks away, pondering where Hoagie could have gone. Nigel then walks past Numbuh 3's house so he decides to knock on their door and see if she's there. He knocks and Mushi answers the door.
"Hi" Mushi says
"Hello Mushi, is Kuki home"
Mushi laughs and says, "No, she hasn't been home in weeks, she said she was going on a trip but she didn't say where."
"Ok, thanks Mushi"
Nigel then starts to walk away when Mushi asks, "Hey, how do you know my name? And how do you know Kuki?"
Nigel looks back at her and says, "I'm an old friend that just wanted to see her one last time."
Mushi looks puzzled but says, "Um... ok" She then shuts the door and Nigel walks off in frustration.
"Where are they? It can't be a coincidence that they're both gone."
He then stops at Numbuh 4's house and gets the same response.
"Sorry, but Wally hasn't been home in weeks, said something about going to camp."
Nigel knew that was a bunch of bs, Wally hated camps and hated interaction with people he didn't know.
He had one last hope, he stopped at Numbuh 5's house and got the same response.
"Sorry son, Abby has been gone for about a week now, said she was going on a trip with her friends."
Nigel was worried, none of his teammates had been at home for weeks and none of their family members knew where they were. Nigel then went to his house, no one was home so he wasn't greeted by his mother or father. He went to his room and started to think about where they could be.
He spent all of his free time just searching for them, he looked everywhere, even snuck back into the treehouse one night to see if they were in there. But they weren't and there wasn't a trace of them.
He then tried contacting the moon base to see if they were ok, but they never responded, Nigel was now not only worried about his team, but about the moon base, and Rachel. He searched for months and still found nothing. One day he woke up and got his mail and saw a letter from an anonymous address, and it said:
"Dear Nigel Uno,
We have been looking for you for months, and now that we have found you, we would like for you to join the Teenagers. We have been looking for an operative like you for ages, but no one is as strong a fighter as you.
Sincerely,
The Teenagers"
Nigel had easily declined the request, but then started to think, think about the worst idea he ever had thought of, but the one that made the most sense. He began to wonder if his team had joined the Teenagers. It was a thought that he wanted to deny so bad, but couldn't because it made the most sense. Nigel eventually faced the idea that his teammates were now with the Teenagers. He didn't know if he was right or not, but there was only one way for him to find out.
Invading the Teenagers Headquarters.
I will try to update these daily. Tune in next chapter to see what happens with Numbuh 1 and the Teenagers. Thanks for reading.