Wally and Hoagie walked next to each other as they left Kuki's house. She hadn't gone home after running away from the base. According to Wally, she had gotten upset by his comment and pushed him out of the way as she ran off. He refused to give out his comment however. Hoagie put his hand to his chin; where else could she be? Abby had decided to go on alone to look for her before he ran to catch up with Wally.
"We've looked everywhere!" Wally complained as he threw his arms down at his side with a groan. Hoagie glanced at his friend; they hadn't looked everywhere. They'd checked the park, her house, and the candy store. He wasn't even sure why they had checked the candy store. According to Wally, she wasn't in the Treehouse either. Apparently he had checked before he ran off.

"C'mon, let's find Numbuh 5. She might have something." Wally nodded in mild agreement. Hoagie could tell he wasn't completely happy with the idea though. Hoagie wasn't completely happy with it either; he was a detective after all. She'd been acting upset lately and he hadn't exactly zoned in on why. They'd been looking for a good hour or so; he'd figured that she would pop up eventually. "What did you say to her anyways?"

No response.

"Well, I'm sure you meant well." Hoagie attempted to reassure his friend with a mild pat on the back. Wally just hug his head in deeper shame. Hoagie decided it might be better if he remained quiet.

Abby knocked on her own door before walking into her room. She shoved her hands into her pockets as she noticed Kuki sobbing on her couch. She figured that Wally hadn't searched the whole treehouse. She wasn't surprised to see her friend in her room. They'd spent a lot of nights on that couch; it was one of the best places to talk about music, rainbow monkeys, candy without interruption from the boys. Despite their differences, they were best friends.

"Numbuh Three? You feeling okay?" She asked in her softest voice as she took place next to the sobbing girl. Kuki looked up from her tears to see Abby. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and attempted a smile.

"I'm okay, Numbuh Five." Her voice cracked slightly at the attempt to sound cheerful. Abby simply raised an eyebrow in disbelief. She could tell that she was lying.

"Uh-huh. Why don't you tell Numbuh Five what it really is."
"It's just..," She paused to wipe tears away from her eyes again. "I don't want you to go. Or Numbuh 2. Or Numbuh 4." Abby's eyes widened; she had forgotten that Kuki was the youngest. Eventually all of Sector V was going to leave her. She put an arm around her friend.

"Aw, Numbuh 3. We all have to get decommissioned sometime. Besides, who knows, maybe we'll still all be friends." It was her best effort to comfort her friend. Kuki blinked her soggy eyes as she stared at Abby.

"Really?"

"Yeah," She nodded with a small smile. "I've seen past members stay friends with their teammates. Even if they don't remember." She smiled in unison with Kuki. She was glad that it made her feel better.. Besides there was always a chance that they would all get elected for... No, it was best not to get hopes up for that.

"But..., what if we end up like Cree?" Abby's smile dropped. She got that Kuki was only forcing her worries to feel better, but... mentioning her sister didn't help. They had gotten along terribly since she became Supreme Leader.

"Nah, that ain't gonna happen. None of us are like her." She answered plainly. Part of her did believe it, but another remembered what a loyal member Cree was before. Than again, none of her team members were like Cree. Kuki nodded in agreement. Abby took her arm away from Kuki and stood up. "We'd better go find Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 4. Before they somehow get into trouble," She joked. Kuki giggled as she got up.

"Okay!" Abby smiled once again. She knew that Kuki wasn't completely better, but she was glad that she was smiling again. She felt bad for her; she'd have to go through this two more times. It wasn't surprising that it brought her down enough to show it. Taking Kuki's hand, Abby lead the way out of her room.
Wally and Hoagie jumped off the couch as the two girls entered the main room.

"Numbuh Three!" Wally shouted as he ran over to the two of them. Abby could only smirk and exchange looks with Hoagie. "Are you feeling better?"

Kuki nodded, "Yup! Numbuh Five and I talked." Wally's gaze switched between Abby and Kuki. Abby guessed he was trying to figure out what was wrong in the first game. She simply gave him a sly smile and tipped her hat a bit. Wally gave her an irritated look.

"Sorry to interrupt guys, but if we wanna catch a movie or get ice cream we should go now." Abby shook her head.

"Nah, Numbuh Five thinks that she and Numbuh 3 are gonna hang today. We can all hang out tomorrow. That alright with everyone?" Kuki blinked for a moment before nodding. Wally opened his mouth to complain, but Hoagie put his hand on his mouth.

"Okay, good idea. We'll see you two tomorrow." Abby gave Hoagie a grateful look.

"See you tomorrow!" Kuki echoed as she and Abby began to head out of the base.

As soon as Hoagie took his hand away, Wally glared at him. "What was that for!?"

Hoagie ignored his tone. "C'mon, I have an idea." With that, he grabbed Wally and headed towards his room.