Operation: F.A.T.E.
F – FateA – Already
T – Told
E – Eternally
WHAT!
"What!" Numbuh 4 shouted as Numbuh 362 and several agents blocked his path, "you can't be serious!"
"It's for the best Numbuh 4," Numbuh 362 told him, "we have to keep the remaining Sector V agents on our side locked up," she said.
"What's going on?" Jerry asked hoarsely.
"Shut up villain!" an agent shouted fiercely.
Jerry could feel himself shaking on the inside.
Numbuh 4 looked and saw Jerry's frightened eyes.
Numbuh 4 didn't understand why. But this awakened a deep rage within him.
Numbuh 4 turned around and glared at the agent.
"Talk to him like that again and I'll rip yah tongue out," Numbuh 4 threatened.
The male agent gasped and stepped back.
Numbuh 362 looked absolutely horrified.
"Come with me right now," Numbuh 362 told Numbuh 4.
"No," Numbuh 4 refused, "I trusted you to take care of someone important to me and you didn't," he told her.
"I'm sorry about Numbuh 3," Numbuh 362 said and sighed.
"I'm not leaving Jerry," Numbuh 4 said suddenly shocking everyone else including Jerry, "I may not really like him," he said, "but he's the closest thing I got to my team and friends right now," he said shocking the other agents, "I've known him from first grade," he told them, "I gave him that permanent wedgie you guys recently removed," he stated, "I made his life hell then my team accidentally paralyses him in attempting to stop him from going back in time to make sure that I was never born."
"What about us?" a female agent asked angrily.
"As far I'm concerned the KND has taken everything important to me," Numbuh 4 said horrifying every operative present, "except for my family you've taken away everything," he said, "but if you think that you're going to take my freedom forget it," he snapped.
"Numbuh 4," Numbuh 362 said slowly, "you might want to stay away from Jerry," she said to him.
"I'm not going to let that happen," Numbuh 4 told her.
"I don't think it's your choice," Numbuh 362 responded.
"Hoagie chose," Numbuh 4 countered.
"But he's going to be Sector V's new leader," Numbuh 362 immediately rebounded.
"Well I bet he'll see it's really lonely at the top," Numbuh 4 said sarcastically.
"I know you're mad at Numbuh 2," Numbuh 362 said, "but he did the right thing," she emphasised.
"Too bad everyone has to suffer for it," Numbuh 4 responded.
"I'm arresting you Numbuh 4," Numbuh 362 said formally, "for resisting incarceration…"
"Yeah, Yeah, I give myself up already," Numbuh 4 interrupted in complete annoyance, "all I ask is that you take good care of Jerry and promise to release me when this threat is over," he said to her.
"Of course I'll release you Numbuh 4," Numbuh 362 agreed, "and when you, Hoagie and the new operatives for Sector V are initiated…" she said brightly.
"I said nothing about working for the KND," Numbuh 4 interrupted her.
Everyone in the room looked at Numbuh 4 in dead shock. But Numbuh 4's face was deadly serious.
"N…Not working for the KND?" Numbuh 362 stuttered.
"After this crisis is over I'm going to sign myself up for decommissioning," Numbuh 4 revealed, "I'm done with the KND," he said firmly.
Numbuh 362 stood stiff in shock.
The Kids Next Door is falling apart before my eyes, Numbuh 362 thought.
Hoagie suddenly ran inside Lizzie's bedroom and slammed the door. His eyes were wide and he was breathing very hard.
"Hey Hoagie I…" Lizzie started excitedly but stopped when she saw Hoagie, "what's wrong?" she asked concerned.
"We have to run," Hoagie told her.
"Where?" Lizzie asked him not understanding.
"Anywhere just…" Hoagie started.
Just then the door exploded sending Hoagie flying into a wall knocking him unconscious.
"Hoagie!" Lizzie screamed and ran for him.
But suddenly something grabbed her legs and pulled her away.
Lizzie shrieked.
"Shhhh," a voice said and Lizzie looked to see someone in teenage battle ready armour.
"What do you want with Hoagie?" Lizzie asked fearfully.
Suddenly the person who had caught her by the legs with a technological device laughed.
"Hoagie?" the person asked and the face armour disappeared to reveal Cree, "why it's you we want my dear," she revealed.
"Me?" Lizzie asked in a small voice.
"The future has shown you as someone special," Cree told her.
"Special?" Lizzie asked confused.
"Yes kid special," Cree said in annoyance.
This is why I hate brats, Cree thought.
"You see," Cree started, "you cause a dramatic thing in the future," she told Lizzie, "a dramatic thing we must stop," she stated.
"Is this bad?" Lizzie asked.
"For many yes," Cree said sweetly, "you make Hoagie decide to be a great leader," she explained, "a leader who creates and unleashes a resistance after the fall of the KND," she concluded.
"But that's good," Lizzie said.
"For kids yes," Cree said honestly, "for us no," she added.
It took Lizzie a moment but she realized what that meant.
"I'll never help you, you teenage bastard!" Lizzie shouted angrily.
Cree's face contorted. Her fist went for Lizzie's face.
But a hand stopped it. Abigail's hand.
"Abby?" Lizzie asked surprised.
Lizzie saw herself being looked down on as if she were trash as Cree's hand was released.
"It's Abigail," Abigail responded, "Abby's a stupid baby name," she told Lizzie.
Lizzie looked into Abigail's eyes in disbelief.
This can't be her, Lizzie thought vehemently, those eyes, those cold superior hateful eyes.
"Surprised?" Abigail asked after a chuckle, "nothing less from a KND sympathiser," she said obviously amused.
"Hoagie was right," Lizzie said angrily.
"Not about everything," Abigail told her, "he won't be a great leader," she said, "not without you," she added.
"I'll escape," Lizzie declared.
"Without any memories?" Abigail countered.
"Wi…No!" Lizzie started to ask but screamed when she finally understood, "you can't take away my memories!" she shouted, "my friends, my dear Nigel, my life, I can't forget any of it!" she shrieked and struggled so horribly that Cree had to knock her out and handcuff her hands.
"Should've let me done that in the first place," Cree muttered angrily at Abigail.
"Now where would the fun be in that?" Abigail asked her frankly before walking away.
Cree looked after her sister.
She's changed so much from the sweet loving Abby I used to know, Cree noticed, 'bout time, she thought as she grinned victoriously then followed Abigail with her human load.
It was nearly three hours since Numbuh 4 was taken away. Jerry knew this because he now watched the clock closely.
Almost midnight, Jerry mentally noted.
He also thought about everything Numbuh 362 had told him. About what Sector V had discovered. That in the future he and Wallabee Beetles were lovers living on Bully Island.
He remembered telling Numbuh 362 that he hated the idea. That was a lie.
He hated Wally but relished the idea about them being stuck somewhere together.
He knew why he hated Wally a.k.a. Numbuh 4 of KND so much. He hated him because while Wally was straight, he Jerry was gay.
Tenth Nail in the Coffin.
I finished this at 12:10 a.m. November 29th 2006 (Wednesday). My birthday! Unfortunately thanks to my darling sibs (who damaged the DSL Modem – Nov 26 Sunday), I had to post this story at a later date thanks to no Internet access (or cash). Thank you for reading, sorry for the delay, and please review.