"Whoa!" Was what escaped Rachel's mouth as they got closer to the warehouse. It was like seeing one image first, then a whole new one in a moments notice.

"Yea, the cloaking device is really cool." Numbuh five commented. The building that seemed beyond repair when she first arrived in the desolate area now looked brand-new. The walls had no holes, there were kids bustling all around, and a bunch of technology that she knew.

"Hey, how'd you get these?" Gesturing toward a group of SCAMPERS, she looked surprised. Numbuh five smiled.

"I thought Operative Uno told ya, we got most KND operatives, so we got most KND weaponry." Numbuh five explained as they walked through the giant doorway. Inside, a bunch of kids, KND operatives, were wearing lab coats while doing complicated stuff with strange colored liquid.

"They're creating more varieties of animals to transform into." Numbuh two told her. Then Rachel realized something.

"How'd you know that he told me that?"

"Numbuh five's glad that those scientists came up with the chameleon candy right away." Was how Numbuh five replied. After walking through multiple rooms, Rachel started to wonder where the device to make things go back to normal was. Soon, the tour was over, and Numbuh five told Rachel she'd be monitoring what the scientists were doing and left. Rachel stood pondering for a moment when she felt a tap on her shoulder. An antsy Numbuh two was looking intently at her.

"I know what you want." He said it flat out.

"Yea, well, where is it?"

"I-I can't tell you. Not yet, anyway. Come back here at midnight and I'll show you." And with that, he stalked away and soon was lost in a sea of kids. Sighing, she wandered to the back of the warehouse, where the sleeping quarters were. Sitting down on the bed Numbuh five had told her she could have, she realized she was exhausted. She soon drifted off into a restless sleep.

"Psst! Wake up!" Some started to shake her. She parted her eyes and saw Numbuh two, looking even more uneasy. "Come on! We need to get there before anyone sees me!" He jumped from foot to foot.

"Ok, I'm getting up." She whispered back to him. Following him down a hallway, they reached the supplies closet. "Is this a joke, Numbuh two?" She rubbed her eyes.

"No, it's not. See that little hole in the back there? It's enough for a small animal to get through. After said animal gets to the end of the tunnel, it'll reach a room. In that room is the device." He explained while glancing around suspiciously. "So how am I gonna get there exactly?" Crossing her arms, she tapped her foot impatiently. He handed her a piece of purple candy.

"Once you eat it, you'll have a minute to get to the room, so scurry for your life."

"What do we have here?" A voice came from the hallway, making Numbuh two yelp. Numbuh five stood in the doorway of the closet, glaring at them.

"Oh, uh, hi Numbuh five, we were just, uh…" He tried to scrape together an excuse.

"Aw, just be quiet, traitor! And you!" she pointed at Rachel, "Give me the candy and I'll let this slide." She commanded. Looking from one to the other, Rachel made a snap decision. She swallowed the candy, and began to shrink. As she became smaller, she also started to grow fur. Soon, a small yellow-orange hamster stood where a girl once was. She scurried over to the hole, but a white shoe blocked her off.

"No!" Numbuh two yelled, and pushed Numbuh five out of the way. They fell onto the floor, Numbuh two barely holding Numbuh five down. "Go, now!" He struggled to contain her. Rachel went into the tunnel, feeling bad about leaving Numbuh two to fend with his angry leader.

As she traveled further away from the closet, she felt herself slowly getting bigger, slowly becoming human again. Soon, the tunnel brushed against her fur, but she continued to rush to the growing light at the end. Right when she felt the tunnel was closing in on her, she escaped its grasp. She ended up in a tall room, a shining light at the top.

"How am I gonna get up there?" She studied the bare walls. An idea popped into her head. She pulled out a small leather bag and poured the contents into her hand. A lone, yellow candy rolled around in her palm. Making sure the room was big enough, she ate it and her wings unfolded. She jumped as high as she could and started to fly up. She reached the shelf that held the glowing sphere. Gently picking it up, she inspected it, trying to remember the code for it. A growling came from the tunnel. Looking down, she saw the last thing she's thought of. An angry lemur wearing a red cap stood at the mouth of the passageway.

"There's no way you're gonna get to use that, girlie!" It growled. Her heart nearly skipped a beat. This was the worst time for her wings to fail her! As she started to fall the few yards to the floor, realization hit her. The code! It was…

"Kids next door forever!" The room was filled with a blinding light.

A/N: Almost done! just one chapter left, and almost time you knew the secret behind the story. the last chappie will either be up wednesday or thursday, depending how dedicated I am to write after being at the zoo for around eight hours straight. So, if there's any questions I'll answer them tomorrow whe I get home from the zoo. Untill then, do whatever you like to do...i guess...isk I'm just rambling on now keeping you longer, not really saying anything of interest but yer you can't stop reading till you get to the end, hoping there'll be something of importance there, which, unfortunatly, probably won't be the case...or maybe...nope,, nothing good...so...bye...i guess...