Operation: F.A.T.E.
F – FateA – Already
T – Told
E – Eternally
Different DaysAnother month had passed since the last and Wally and Hoagie were both running with Laura Limpin (who was currently in her huge form Big Badolescent) who carried an unconscious Lizzie.
By now the entire sector v of the KND had been dismantled. One dead, the four surviving members all on the run from the KND. Worse the KND was being bothered by the F.B.I. because a call from the Moon Base had been made before the Sanban's left the house. Phone luds didn't lie. Numbuh 362 was now in police custody since she surrendered herself and admitted to being the caller. She further accused villains including Mr. Fullbright a.k.a. Mr. Boss for killing Kuki Sanban and her parents. But without corroborating evidence, the only suspect was her. She was kept in jail having been indicted for reckless endangerment and was awaiting sentencing for her activities with the KND. Special agent Numbuh 69.9 was appointed leader due to her absence (he's the one Wally threatened when he mistreated Jerry who's a villain).
The three running kids took another turn in the huge underground laboratory. They had blocked off the teens by detonating several bombs in different areas of the lab. But they knew it wouldn't be long 'til reinforcements arrived for the teenagers and adults.
They turned left but then they saw Father along with Nigel's Dad Mr. Uno and Nigel. The first two had their back to them, leaving only Nigel to see them.
Nigel saw the four of them and quickly assessed the information. Lizzie was wearing hospital clothes, proving that she had to have been staying at the lab. She's been missing according to radio and television reports for no less than a month now. The idea that Father and the teenagers were responsible for her kidnapping enraged him. But he knew that he couldn't let his emotions get the best of him. Wally, Hoagie, and Laura were trying to save Lizzie. One wrong move from him could destroy that intention.
"Run," Nigel mouthed to them, "I'm fine go."
Laura looked at the other two. Wally and Hoagie looked at Nigel desperately. Neither wanting to leave him.
"Forget me," Nigel mouthed.
"Never," Hoagie mouthed back, "let's go," he mouthed to the others with him and with hesitant faces they both turned and followed Hoagie.
What felt like forever led them to their getaway boat. But standing on the helm was Abigail.
Laura pushed an unconscious Lizzie into Hoagie's arms and readied to attack Abigail.
"Don't bother Big Bad," Abigail told her calmly, "I'm not here to fight."
"Liar!" Laura roared.
"If I were here to fight," Abigail said, "why would I be here alone?" she asked them.
This took the group a back. Abigail here alone? Strategically that made no sense.
They're such kids. God. To believe I was like them once. Completely immature and naïve. Abigail thought.
"How do we know you're telling the truth?" Hoagie demanded.
Abigail chuckled then took out a walkie talkie.
Wally and Hoagie gasped.
"Squad leader, South West bank secure," Abigail said formally, "I see no sign of them."
"Keep looking," Squad leader responded, "we need to find them and fast."
"I understand, over," Abigail said then hung up.
Laura, Hoagie, and Wally were dumbfounded.
"If you guys escape I get what I want," Abigail said simply, "want to stop it stay," she said then jumped down unto land.
"What do you want?" Hoagie asked coldly.
"A clean future," Abigail said simply.
"We're not going to let the adults win," Laura spoke up after transforming back to her small normal self.
"So continue fighting them," Abigail said with a shrug.
"Don't do this," Wally said suddenly, "come back to us Numbuh 5," he begged.
"Call me that again and I'll give away your location," Abigail snapped angrily, "how can you still believe in the KND after everything they've done to you, to us, to Kuki?" she demanded.
"I don't," Wally confessed surprising Abigail, "but I don't trust adults enough to let them have complete control over our lives, any kid's life," he added.
"You sound smarter," Abigail observed.
"Been reading," Wally responded.
That didn't last wrong, Abigail noted.
"What will you gain from this?" Hoagie asked her.
"You'll see," Abigail said and walked away.
After watching her walk away for over a minute. Laura, Hoagie, and Wally hurried to the boat and left with Lizzie still unconscious.
By noon in prison Rachel T. Mckenzie (Numbuh 362) walked to the lunchroom with great trepidation. She had already been beaten up by teenagers more than twelve times since she came here. The prison even had her wear a red uniform, which separated her from everyone else who either wore orange or grey prison uniforms.
She saw the lunchroom door and increased her pace. But when she entered she realized that she had made a big mistake. The lunchroom was completely empty. No workers, no inmates, no visitors, no one.
Suddenly the door slammed shut. Rachel turned around to see that the iron bar that locked the door had done so automatically.
Shit. Rachel thought.
Rachel took an attacking stance and looked around carefully.
"Well, well," a voice said from over the intercom, "the little girl still thinks that she can fight."
"Where are you Cree?" Rachel demanded.
"Don't worry about me," Cree said slyly, "worry about your brother," she told Rachel.
"What?" Rachel asked confused.
"Numbuh 363," Cree reminded her, "that handsome little brother of yours," she added.
"What have you done with him!" Rachel screamed, "I swear if you hurt him…" she threatened.
"Tell us everything we want to know about the KND or he dies," Cree told her, "you'll hear the bullet that blows his brains over this intercom."
Rachel stood in the lunchroom stunned. She had negotiated hostage situations before. Always siding with her organization or siding with the enemy until operatives of the great KND broke in on the enemy and foiled their plans. But this time there were no operatives to foil the enemy's insidious plot. No great KND to back her up. She was alone now. For the first time she realized that. The KND couldn't help her now.
"I'm sorry," Rachel whispered tearfully.
"What's your decision Numbuh 362?" Cree demanded.
"I will always be a member of the KND," Numbuh 362 said and ran.
"Sister!" Numbuh 363 cried over the intercom.
"Girl you can't seriously be dedicated enough the KND to…" Cree started incredulously.
Numbuh 362 heard nothing else. She (Rachel) had just broken through the glass window she was running for. Glass, pressure, and gravity tore at her body as she fell to her death. The lunchroom was on the sixth floor.
Twelfth Symphony Completed
First a special thank you to Numbuh 55 for reading my Foster's fic 'A Broken Heart', sequel to 'Surprise Move' by Queen Datsuh. I really appreciate it.
Anyway. Yes another shocking chapter in this crazy story about fate. And a guess a lot of crazy happenings too. Thank you everyone who has reviewed so far (welcome back returning reviewers) and I hope you enjoy this latest chapter. Please read and review.