"Alright guys, another day another afternoon full of missions now for starters I would like to-" Numbuh 1 was swiftly interrupted by his other four teammates who protested
"Sorry Numbuh 1, It's that time of the year again" Numbuh 2 said pulling an old tube from his seat
"Oh no, we are not doing this again, not after last year" Numbuh 1 approached Numbuh 2 "We already stopped the Delightful Children from down the lane from eating their cake this week, there is no reason to go there"
"You should really change that tube, I don't think it can hold any more than that after what father did to it last year" Numbuh 3 pointed out as she filled a couple of balloons with helium
"Nah, I patched her up over this last year, Betsy is ready for action" Numbuh 2 smiled at it in a confident way
"Last year won't repeat itself, Numbuh 2? I need your blowtorch and scrap metal from your storage, I'm thinking a snapping turtle will do the job to end that little brat who destroyed tubzilla last year" Numbuh 4 rambled with a machiavellian grin as he left the room rubbing his hands together
"ARE YOU GUYS EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!" Numbuh 1 yelled at his teammates
"Relax, even Numbuh 362 is participating this year" Numbuh 5 grinned at Numbuh 1
Numbuh 1 paused and looked at Numbuh 5 surprised by what she said "The supreme leader is participating in Toobathon?"
"It was all over the gossip news yesterday" Numbuh 3 pointed out
"She shouldn't be doing this kind of stuff, she is the supreme leader" Numbuh 1 said
"So you aren't going?" Numbuh 2 asked
"Of course I'm going… Just to protect her in case something happens" Numbuh 1 blushed
"Suuuure" Numbuh 2 and the two female operatives looked among themselves grinning
Numbuh 1 sighed and went to his room after that with some tools to get to work on his tube, the boy worked on it for the rest of the day and by the time he was finished it was already evening, Nigel ended up just falling asleep, he was woken up by Numbuh 5 that morning who grinned and teased him about the fact he spent an entire day working on his jet ski/tube, a few hours later he arrived at the starting line, the racers were still inflating their tubes, the leader of Sector V went on to find his boss, it didn't take long for him to find her thankfully
Rachel was doing last-minute checkups on her tube, which was a longboard float with a 2x4 boat motor behind it, Rachel wore a one-piece swimsuit that matched the style of her samurai combat suit, her yield sign also rested right next to the float, Rachel had a wrench in her hand, she pulled on a string attached to the motor as it roared in response prompting Rachel to smile confidently at her job, she turned to her side then jumped bit surprised by Numbuh 1 who watched her a bit confused "N-Nigel? Why are you here?" The girl looked at him slightly embarrassed
"I was about to ask you the same question, never took you for a racing fan" Numbuh 1 said as he looked at her tube
"Well…" Rachel laughed a bit nervous "I thought it could be fun… hehe, I mean… Supreme leader work is so stressful sometimes" she smiled at him still clearly nervous
"Alright?" Numbuh 1 was a bit suspicious of Rachel but thought nothing of it and just shrugged "Good luck, may the best tube win"
"Yeah, that's right, good luck to you too… you will need it…" Rachel smiled perversely
"What was that?" Numbuh 1 raised an eyebrow
"Nothing" Rachel gave him a creepy smile then shooed him away telling him to go back to his tube
Numbuh 1 and the rest of the race participants still waited for a bit, that was when Numbuh 1 noticed Numbuh 86 bickering with Numbuh 60 while they waited for the start of the race "Numbuh 86?"
"Great, Sector V is in on this too, what is the deal with everyone?" Numbuh 86 groaned
"I'm not here for the race, I'm here for Rachel" Numbuh 1 said
Numbuh 86 and Numbuh 60 stopped arguing and then looked at Numbuh 1 grinning at him "Smooth…" the Irish girl said "You could learn a thing or two from him" Numbuh 86 teases Numbuh 60
Numbuh 1 blushed realizing what that sounded like "Not the best choice of words… Anyway, I'm worried, these races are dangerous, the supreme leader shouldn't be getting in trouble like this" Numbuh 1 said
"Yeah, I told her the same thing" Numbuh 60 shrugged "Not like I can stop her though"
"Nah, don't worry, she has this one in the bag, she prepared for this race for weeks" Numbuh 86 said "Never told me why, I mean… she lied every time I asked her" Fanny rested her elbow a little bit pensive then sighed
"Yeah, same here" Numbuh 1 sighed
"I'm not that worried though, Rachel is one of the best spies in the organization, she knows how to lie, if she is having trouble lying must be something embarrassing for her" Numbuh 86 chuckled "Just let her do her thing, you two should be more worried about other things"
"Like what?" Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 60 raised their eyebrows while looking at the girl then heard a shot
"Getting last place!" Fanny accelerated at full speed which created a giant wave that threw a few contestants out of their tubes
"God I love her" Numbuh 60 pressed a button below his tube which prompted it to transform into a rocket that launched the boy forward making him catch up to Fanny in no time, Numbuh 1 was not very behind and followed both contestants
Rachel was ahead of all contestants, her tube was light and fast, it also had the full offensive of the supreme leader who destroyed the tubes of anyone who tried to approach her with her Yield sign, a little girl approached Rachel her tube had serrated blades the girl grinned at Rachel, the supreme leader just simply sighed and grabbed a 2x4 pistol from her hip, she aimed it at the girl then pulled the trigger, it shot slime at the girl, it stopped the serrated blades as the girl approached Rachel now unable to stop, the supreme leader proceeded to cut the girl's tube wide open which sent the girl flying away from the river "Wrong move"
"Damn girl, you are on fire today" Numbuh 5 was sitting on her armchair tube right next to Rachel, the two girls stared at each other
"Your point?" Rachel frowned at the girl as she pointed her yield sign at Numbuh 5
"Relax, Numbuh 5 doesn't know why you are here but if she had to take a wild guess it would be because of something from the prize pool" Abby grinned "I read the list of prizes, there is some amazing stuff in there"
Rachel looked at Numbuh 5 now slightly afraid "Did you…"
"Nah, I didn't tell Numbuh 1, relax" Numbuh 5 chuckled "So? What is the prize you have your eyes on?"
Rachel blushed then showed Numbuh 5 a flier trying to avert making eye contact with the girl
Numbuh 5 burst out laughing "Alright, that's unexpected" Numbuh 5 grinned "See you at the finish line" Numbuh 5 said then accelerated leaving Rachel who followed right behind now with fire in her eyes
While that, Numbuh 2 was dead last with Betsy as always "Go Betsy go, go Betsy go!" right in front of him Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 3 argued with each other on a desert island in the middle of the river "What happened with you two?"
"Numbuh 362 happened!" Numbuh 4 said
"Well, it was your fault for trying to attack her" Numbuh 3 sighed
"Look who's talking, I saw you trying to attack her!" Numbuh 4 yelled at Numbuh 3
"Well… She was right there in front of me after all, I really wanted that limited edition Rainbow Monkey from the prize pool…" Numbuh 3 shrugged while grinning to herself trying to avoid eye contact with Numbuh 4
"You guys want some help?" Numbuh 2 asked
"You have your tools?" Numbuh 4 asked
"Nah, I was thinking you guys would like to ride Betsy with me" Numbuh 2 smiled at them
Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 looked at the old tube then at each other then at Numbuh 2 "We're fine" both politely declined
"Your loss" Numbuh 2 shrugged then left the two operatives alone after that
Numbuh 3 sat on the sand right next to Numbuh 4, the girl pulled a purse from the remains of her tube "Here, Lunch" She said before eating a candy bar while handing another to the boy
"Thanks, Last time I was here I ate nothing" Numbuh 4 said before grabbing the candy bar from her hands
"You already got stuck in this island? I remember seeing an old man here last year" Numbuh 3 asked
"I WAS THE OLD MAN STUCK IN HERE!" Numbuh 4 yelled at the top of his lungs
Numbuh 3 giggled "I know silly, I was just joking" Numbuh 3 said then hugged Numbuh 4 "Sorry, I should've helped you back then"
"Too busy flirting with Ace?" Numbuh 4 asked now a bit bummed out just looking at the river
"What? No way he was just being nice…" Numbuh 3 giggled now a bit embarrassed "Alright but he was the one flirting with me just so you know"
"Sure" Numbuh 4 said while eating the candy bar
"I would be the same with you if you weren't so mean to me" Numbuh 3 said
"I would be nicer to you if you weren't so pushy about girly stuff" Numbuh 4 said while drawing mindlessly on the sand from boredom not realizing what Numbuh 3 was talking about
"Really? Like what?" Numbuh 3 asked
"Well… You could stop trying to trick me into going to Rainbow monkey places for starters" Numbuh 4 said
"Alright, then you can stop saying my rainbow monkeys are stupid all the time even when I'm just playing with them alone" Numbuh 3 said
Numbuh 4 took a deep breath "Alright, I can do that" Numbuh 4 said "I don't see the point of-" before he could finish Numbuh 3 pushed him on the floor then laid on top of him "N-NUMBUH 3?!"
"I will do better than flirting…" Numbuh 3 was grinning her cheeks bright red as she looked Numbuh 4 in the eyes and pulled the boy into a kiss
Numbuh 4 struggled for a bit still surprised but soon calmed down as he wrapped his arms around Numbuh 3 "Not fair…" He mumbled
"What?" Numbuh 3 asked now a bit confused
"I should be the one to take the initiative" Numbuh 4 said trying to avoid meeting her gaze
Numbuh 3 burst out laughing and just pulled the boy into another kiss "You are too cute Wally" She said while wiping a tear from her eye
"Wallabee Beetles, after getting destroyed last year he keeps stranded on an island, still losing in tubing but at least a winner in love" A reporter from KND passing by with his tube said
"Why don't you keep your mouth shut and help us for a change?!" Numbuh 4 yelled at the reporter while Numbuh 3 hugged him planting kisses on his cheek and neck.
