This chapter will introduce another borrowed OC, who will be rather important.
Chapter 3: The Drilovsky Girl
Mt. Gnaa
"Are you quite sure about this, Eggman?" Lord Gnaa asked. Ganon, Brain, and Scarlet were also in the room, staring at Eggman on the large terminal.
"OHH HO HO HO HO! Indeed! Give me enough time with Hoagie, and I'll be able to learn ALL his 2x4 secrets, which we can use against the Kids Next Door! We'll have all the other operatives trembling!"
"As long as it involves fixing those clones of yours. Get to it, Eggman. Don't waste too much time."
"Very well." The transmission ended.
Once the screen was off, Gnaa was approached by Ganondorf. "I don't understand. Why do we put up with that useless slob?" he asked with disgust. "It's not like he has any real power. All he has is his worthless machines!"
"Eggman may not be powerful, but he knows how to control the Chaos Emeralds. His ways of using their negative energy are extraordinaire. He will be a valuable asset in finding the Eight Firstborn."
Ganondorf growled.
The doors opened and Monsieur Mallah stepped in and approached Brain. "Master. After much research, ve have found another one of the Firstborn Guardians."
"Who is it?" Gnaa asked.
"She appears to be the sister of ze Dickson boy. Danika and Nolan visited his house and witnessed her power in secret. Nolan recorded the event, and after analyzing… ve are almost positive."
"How very intriguing." The Brain spoke. "Even the most ordinary people possess so much more."
"Then should we capture her?" Ganon asked.
"We can recruit her with the villains." The Brain said. "That will just leave five more to go. I have a good feeling who the rest of them may be."
"Then everything is going as planned. But what is the status of that Drilovsky girl?"
"I have sent Nolan and Danika to capture her. They should've ambushed her by now. But may I ask, why is she of great concern to you?"
"I plan to recruit another person into our armies. His name is King K. Rool, and he has a certain connection with this girl. Meanwhile… Ganondorf. I have a small task for you."
"I'll do whatever you wish… My Lord." Ganon whispered with deep spite.
Drilovsky Household
Morning was rising in Ashland, West Virginia as the doorbell sounded throughout the Drilovsky house. Mrs. Drilovsky came down the stairs and answered her door. "Yes, may I help—AHH!" She was instantly KO'ed by a Shade Fist.
"Yes, you can start by dropping dead." Danika said as she and Nolan passed her and went in. "Now, where is this little brat?" she said in her usual glum tone, heading upstairs.
"Uh…" She looked back down to see Nolan stuck, his wheelchair unable to pass up the stairs. Danika sighed and walked back down, grabbed him, and the two slid up the stairs as a shadow. They reemerged once on top and slowly walked (or rolled in Nolan's case) down the hall. Dani stopped them when they reached a door with a 'No Boys Allowed' sign. In an instant, Dani kicked the door open and Margie looked up to see them.
"Hey! Who are you—AAAHH!" Nolan immediately caught her in his net. Before Margie could scream, Danika dashed over and put her right hand over her mouth.
"Is that all?" Dani asked with a smirk. "Hm. Pity. Marine was more of a challenge than you. But what can you do with these silly little girls and their dolls?" Margie gave a horrified look as Danika drew her dagger. "You'll be coming with us, Kami, and if you resist, we'll kill you!"
Margie stopped shaking and gave a confused look, forcing Danika's hand off of her. "I'm not Kami! I'm Margie!"
"…What?"
"Kami's my older sister!"
"Yep." Nolan replied, looking at a small computer. "Apparently, Numbuh 60 has two sisters. In fact, this one tried turning the world into a girly utopia! Can we just kill her, anyway?"
"What do you want with Kami?" Margie asked.
"That's our business, so you better cooperate if you don't wanna share the same fate." Dani replied.
Margie smirked maliciously. "She's in her room down the hall. Her name's labeled on it!" The two released the former dictator and proceeded down the hall, leaving Margie to play with her dolls.
Danika kept her dagger raised as they slowly approached a door labeled 'Kami's Room.' Danika knocked and slowly opened the door to see a blonde girl with green eyes happily playing a Nintendo DS on her bed. She paused her game to look at the two villains.
"…Kami… Drilovsky?" Dani inquired.
"Who wants to know?" Kami asked, raising a brow.
Danika smirked. "Your assassins!" With that, she threw her dagger, missing Kami by an inch. The girl was startled at the dagger in her wall, and turned back to the two killers to see Nolan blast a missile from his chair. The missile fired, but Kami jumped off the wall to the ceiling and kicked Nolan back.
She hightailed it down the hall, drew out her S.C.A.M.P.P., and fired as Danika followed her, but the goth simply became a shadow and avoided the attacks. Kami readied as Danika came out, but that's when Dani's shadow slid over to Kami's and began strangling it, making Kami gasp for air. Danika approached with her dagger raised, so Kami looked down to where her shadow was and threw a punch, causing her own shadow to punch Danika's. Kami smirked as she just punched the air in front of her, having her shadow punch Danika's until it finally flew back over to her.
Danika backed over to a wall, for she was affected as well, but that's when she noticed Nolan activating his jet boosts. Kami ran and slid down the stair handle, followed by Nolan, who just bounced and flipped down the stairs in his wheelchair, successfully landing straight up at the bottom. He saw Kami run for the kitchen and out the back door, then followed after. As Kami ran into the backyard, Danika flew out a window as a shadow, landing and tackling the Drilovsky, then drawing out her daggers. "Okay, you were kinda tough, but these little kiddy games are over. Say good night-"
"YAH!" Danika was pushed away when Patton ran and attacked. He helped his sister up just in time to dodge a missile from Nolan. Patton pushed a button on a remote, summoning a S.C.A.M.P.E.R. that landed on the ground, nearly crushing Danika had she not become a shadow and avoided. Nolan rolled around and fired a net, but they dodged, and Patton grabbed the net's rope and was able to twirl Nolan into Danika as she recovered. "Come on!" Patton exclaimed, dragging his sister into the S.C.A.M.P.E.R.. After pushing a few buttons, the ship lifted off the ground and took off.
In the S.C.A.M.P.E.R., Kami just sat in one of the seats, gasping for air. "Okay, those guys have some serious issues to work out!"
"I don't think those guys would've taken a bounty out on you without reason."
"Well, it's not like I did anything to them. Who are those guys, anyway, some angry FANFICTION fans?"
"I dunno. But the kid in the wheelchair seems familiar. Let's head to the Arctic Base and hide until we figure this out."
Back in the yard, Danika helped Nolan back into his wheelchair as she brushed herself off. "Well, that could've gone better."
"Tell me about it. I scratched one of my wheels!" Nolan replied.
"Why does Lord Gnaa want that girl so badly, anyway?"
"I don't know. All I can say is those two are WAY tougher than I thought."
"So, what are we going to do now? If they're going to Arctic Base, we can't just break in."
Nolan's wheelchair computer rang. Worried, he brought it up as Brain's image displayed. "Greetings, my apprentice. Have you accomplished your mission?"
"I… no, Master." Nolan spoke shamefully. "They escaped to Arctic Base. But we'll go after them."
"I feared this would happen. The Kids Next Door are much stronger than they used to be. That is why I have decided to hire a professional bounty hunter, to strengthen our forces."
"You're saying you want to hire a bounty hunter on a couple of kids?"
"Age should be of no concern. And I know for a fact that this hunter has battled the GKND long ago."
"Who're you gonna hire?" Danika asked. "Boba Fett?"
"No. He is not really as good as the rumors say he is. Besides, Boba has a hatred for people like us."
"Oh, does he…" Nolan spoke darkly.
"The hunter that I have chosen is Cad Bane, of Planet Duro." The hunter's image was displayed on Nolan's computer.
"Well, he looks promising."
"Indeed. Cad Bane has done work for my father. He will be delighted to work for us. But I will lead the persuading to you. I will send the call and give him your location. And do not worry about the charges: I am quite rich."
"Okay, Master. You can count on us." Nolan nodded.
Plank's Lair
Some Plank Troops carried Sector W into a somewhat dark room and threw them to the ground, their hands tied with rope. "Well, well, well." They sat up to see Johnny and Plank, smirking down at them, while Plank sat in Johnny's right arm. "Seems we have a couple of uninvited guests."
"Who're YOU?" Harvey shouted.
Plank hopped onto the floor and approached them. "I am Plank 2x4. And this is my less-than-competent assistant, Johnny." At this, they watched as Johnny studied a pencil and tried biting it.
"How are you talking?" Angie asked.
"A fascinating story, actually. You see, I was once just an ordinary hunk of wood. Mindless, motionless, senseless… until I was unintentionally induced with a rather delicious beverage! An intelligence potion. The potion gained me remarkable intelligence, which I then decided to give to my brothers and sisters. Once just a construction site of mindless boards and woods, but now the only thing we'll be constructing is glorious domination!"
"HOOHOO, YEAH! Plank's gonna rule over ALL you humans!" Johnny exclaimed.
"Uh, HELLO?" Harvey shouted. "You're a human! He'll rule over you, too, Veggie Head!"
"Er, not exactly." Plank spoke. "You see, when it comes to brains, this hunk of wood is golden, but when it comes to brute strength… I'm afraid I'm nothing without dear Johnny. While he may be dimmer than a drunken fat man—Johnny, don't do that!"
Johnny stopped just before sticking his tongue into a fan.
"His skills at combat are as great as my brain. So, together, we are an invincible team! Of my brains and his brawn."
"HEEHAW!" Johnny screamed randomly, making the operatives flinch.
"Oh. Thank goodness I don't have eardrums." Plank said, digging his twiggy finger into an imaginary ear. "He's mostly used for stealing more hunks of wood and drawing faces on them, so we can add them to my army."
"Well, your monkey boy stole part of my wall! That's why we followed you!" Harvey yelled.
"Harvey!" Angie whispered.
"Wait a second." Plank said, jumping in Harvey's lap. "You're Kids Next Door operatives, aren't you?"
"Duh! And I'm Numbuh 363, Leader of Sector W! And my big sister is Supreme Leader, Numbuh 362, and when she finds out you kidnapped me, she'll turn all you guys into sawdust!" As Harvey spoke, his friends kept gesturing for him to stop.
"Ah, the Supreme Leader's little brother. I'd bet she'd be willing to pay a FINE amount of wood for you! But we're going to think about that for now."
"Pfft! We aren't scared of a bunch of rectangles! I'll feed you guys to the termites!"
"Ugh. You know, you're starting to remind me a lot of that awful Eddy chap. Always so selfish and loud-mouthy."
"Master Plank!" Just then, several German Planks, dressed as scientists, hopped in. "Ve are out of ze POTION!"
"Blast! We'll have to get more. Figure out the source of where the original potion came from. Johnny, keep an eye on our prisoners." With that, the human assistant saluted and guided the five kids down another hall.
"You know, I hate just about every bald guy right now." Harvey said as they were led away.
Eggman's Scrap Base
Dr. Eggman was sitting and staring at his computer screen, quietly snickering. "Heh heh heh."
"What's going on, Doctor?" Bocoe asked.
"Today is the day my apprentice begins his first official day on the job. With his help, this world will be conquered in no time at all! He's already proven himself worthy with his inventions. Oh, just thinking about it really gives me a golden egg! And speaking of gold…"
"These egg puns are getting annoying." Decoe whispered to Bocoe.
"I can only hope he and Hoagie don't start writing jokes together."
"QUIET, YOU!" Eggman screamed. "It's time to enact my master plan. First by disposing of those meddlesome Kids Next Door."
"Right now, Doctor?" Orbot asked. "Shouldn't we wait until Hoagie's on our side?"
"Not right now. First, we're going to test them. It's clear to me that each of those meddlesome brats has SOMETHING that makes them strong in battle. Nigel has his firebending, Kuki has her agility, and Wally has his brawns. If we're going to put a stop to them, we must find a way to use those techniques against them. And I have just the robot for the job! You can come out now!"
At his command, a small garage door opened, and out stepped a robot designed like a blue hedgehog, with a pointy nose, blood-red eyes, and red pointy striped shoes.
Eggman approached. "Are you ready?"
The robot beeped and nodded.
Eggman stood by the robot and pointed to the door. "Now… go get them! My Hyper Metal Sonic!" Metal Sonic's eyes glowed as a rocket on his back activated, and the hedgehog robot spinned into a pinball and zoomed out.
The Toxic Four's hideout
"Ooh, I know! I'll take a Yin-Yang Sandwich… TOPPED WITH KATIE SAUCE!" Leopold exclaimed as he and his teammates were gathered in a large sewer area, Elijah and Jeremy giving little snickers.
"Wait, I got one, I got one!" Jeremiah spoke. "Order it with Fear Ketchup… AND SOME CHINESE BUNS!"
Matthew just covered his face in agony as his teammates laughed hysterically. "Ugh, this isn't funny, guys! This is serious! Three KND operatives found our secret hideout and escaped! If they tell anyone, word'll get out, and we're off to Arctic Prison. What do you suppose we do then?"
"I dunno. Find some other hideout?" Leo asked, picking his nose.
"Yeah. There's plenty of other sewers out there." Elijah replied.
"I dunno. I hate to say it, but prison's sounding better than this right now." Jeremiah replied. "I'm sick of living like rats! It smells like shit down here, and all we have to eat is the food people throw away in the trash!" With that, he began eating a dirty, half-eaten hamburger.
Matt sighed. "Well, it's not like we have anywhere else to go. The overworld doesn't like us and there's nothing good to come out of our powers. Poisonbenders have no place in the universe."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that." The startled benders gasped and looked high up to see none other than Ganondorf and Scarlet sitting on some pipes.
"Funny. They're a bunch of rats, yet they don't look at all tasty." Scarlet said snarkily.
"WHO'RE YOU CALLING A RAT?!" Leo shouted as he then chowed down on a piece of cheese.
"Poor, poor boys." Ganondorf stated simply, smiling as he shook his head. "It's a shame to see such great power forced to remain down here, away from the rest of the world."
"Well, what choice do we have?" Matt asked. "It's too dangerous for us in the world above. We can't be around humans."
"Indeed you can't." Ganon replied. "But why would you want to? Humans are all vile creatures, just like the gods. But people like us… we possess powers the gods have given to us. There are many of us benders, yet they don't know what true power they wield. And you boys…" he smirked. "You boys are poisonbenders! One of the Dark Elements! You'd make excellent editions to Gnaa's group."
"Who the heck is Gnaa?"
"The Dark Master of the Negaverse. He is gathering an army of benders and villains alike. He wishes to give people like you a place in the world. With him, you would have anything you want. Food… money… and domination."
"Huh?"
Ganondorf and Scarlet dropped down and startled the poisonbenders as he began to walk and sing.
I know that your powers of rede-
"NO! NO 'BE PREPARED'! NO MORE LION KING REFERENCES!" Leo screamed at the top of his lungs. "I'M DONE, I TELL YOU. DOOONE!" With that, the idiotic poisonbender ran and jumped into a river of sewage.
"Ugh." Ganon face-palmed. "Look, are you in or out?"
"NO ALADDIN 3!" Elijah shouted, jumping in after Leo.
Ganon sighed again. "You can make friends on the other side!" Scarlet exclaimed.
"NOOOOOO!" With that, Jeremiah jumped in as well.
Scarlet tried holding in laughs as Ganon glared at her. "LOOK! Do you WANT to join Lord Gnaa, OR NOT?!"
"I'm in!" Leo popped back out.
"Same here!" Elijah agreed.
"What about you, Boss?" Jeremy asked.
Matt put a finger on his chin in thought for a moment. "Eh, sure. Could be fun!"
Sector V Treehouse
The Sector V team gathered in the hangar as a C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. came in for a landing, with the KNN logo. The bus landed as Numbuhs 10 and 11.0 stepped out. "Hey, guys!" Kade greeted.
"Eva!" Nigel exclaimed.
"Nigel!" The two cousins ran over and excitedly embraced in a hug. Eva smirked as she stuck a piece of paper to Nigel's back, patting it so it'd stay on.
Nigel immediately pushed away and said, "Hey! Did you just stick a 'Kick Me' poster on my back?"
"Pfft! NO! That trick is, like, SO last story!"
"But that trick wasn't used in the last story." Kade replied.
"Oh, you know what I mean. The point is there is not a 'Kick Me' sign on your back."
"Well…okay."
Numbuh 4 looked to see a poster on Nigel's back that read 'Punch Me.' The Aussie smiled as he approached Numbuh 1, drew out a S.L.U.G.G.U.H., and shot him with it. "AH!" Nigel screamed when he flung over to the wall, breaking in a hole, while Eva and Wally laughed.
"No one ever thought of a 'Punch Me' poster before!" the news anchor retorted.
Nigel, looking slightly furious, stood up and ripped the poster off his back, burning it in his hands. "Hilarious."
"So, Numbuh 10, whatcha doin' here?" Abby asked.
"She's here to help us with the missing hamsters case." Nigel replied.
"Mm-hm. I've never been THAT much into hamsters, but those adorable little guys need protection! And this is apparently the only treehouse that hasn't been robbed yet, so we're staying here for a bit until we can solve this mystery."
Abby smirked and turned to Hoagie. "Hey, Numbuh 2. Now might be a good time to go all Detective Hoagie on us! Ah ha ha ha!" She stopped laughing when she noticed her friend looking slightly nervous as he tapped his foot on the floor. "Hey, Numbuh 2, what's wrong with ya?"
"Whuh? Oh, sorry, Abby. It's just, I kinda have someplace I need to be pretty soon." he said, sounding impatient.
"Family reunion? Where?"
"Uh, it's kinda private."
"Science convention? Meetin' with the nerds?"
"Uh, something like that."
"Well, you're gonna have to help with this case sometime."
"Look, I will, I promise." Hoagie began to leave. "I just have a really important project going on, and I'd like to make progress."
"Hmmm… Numbuh 5'd like to know what it is." Abby whispered to herself.
Just then, Nigel's P.I.P.E.R. rang, so he reached in his pocket to answer it. "Hello?"
"ALERT! ALERT!" The alarms blared. "Crisis at Gallagher Park."
"It's not those Nighloks again, is it?" Wally asked.
"Well, whatever it is, we should probably see what's up. Kids Next Door, BATTLE STATIONS!" At Numbuh 1's call, Sector V charged out, followed by Eva and Kade.
Virginian Forest
Nolan and Danika were in a forest area, awaiting their bounty hunter. "Ugh, where is he?" Danika asked.
Nolan looked up, seeing a somewhat large spaceship come down for a landing. "There he is!" Smoke emerged from the ship as the doors opened, and a shadowed figure in a hat stepped out.
The smoke cleared, and the traitors looked to see the bounty hunter, Cad Bane himself, his clothes dusty and raggedy as he gave loud, sick coughs. "What?" He asked frustratingly as he coughed some more.
"Uh… Cad Bane?" Dani asked, noticing the hunter's sick appearance.
"Yeah, yeah, are you the two who sent the message? What do you want? It's not easy flying a billion light-years from your galaxy."
"We need you to go after someone." Nolan answered.
"Too bad. I'm retired."
"Wh-What?"
"Didn't you read my page? I'm retired now. I've been retired for nearly 30 years. I haven't gotten a job since I was bested by those two brats. Since then, nobody's hired me."
"Well, we're hiring you right now. We're hiring you to go after a girl named Kami. She's a KND operative, and right now, she's in an inconvenient location." Dani explained.
"Are you SURE you need me? You sure you're not just… lazy?"
"Uhhhh…" Nolan seemed at a loss for words. Looking back, they kind of let their selves get beat kinda easily.
"Whatever. Hire somebody else. I especially don't mess with those Kids Next Door, anymore. Ever since I was bested by those two operatives, Cosmo and Nova. I'm going home."
Dani's expression lit up. "Wait! Did you say Cosmo and Nova?"
"Yes. So?"
"Cosmo's green, Nova's pink?" Nolan asked.
"You know them?!" Bane exclaimed, suddenly interested.
"We were chasing them ourselves several days ago." Nolan answered.
"Where did you see them?"
"In the forest until we lost their trail. But we think they're still here on Earth. They're hiding somewhere."
"So, this is where they are." Bane said, a vengeful look on his cold blue face. "If I find them…"
Danika smiled, forming an idea. "Alright then: here's the deal. YOU help us find and capture who we're after, and WE'LL help you find and catch THEM."
"Did we mention that our boss is filthy stinking rich?" Nolan asked.
Bane cheered, "Let's go kill some children!"
"Sounds GREAT!" Nolan and Dani exchanged smirks.
"Remember, kids: those who hear my name, wish that they were dead!" The three of them entered Bane's ship, taking off for Arctic Prison.
Gallagher Park
Kids screamed and ran as explosions rang throughout the park. Metal Sonic ran, flew, and spun around in his quest to destroy everything. Three kitty shurikens stuck in the robot's left side, exploding on him. Metal blew the smoke away and fixed his glowing red eyes on the catgirl, Violet McCleary. The catgirl glared with her shurikens in hand and said, "Just so you know, it's called 'Tag.' Not 'Obliterate the park.'"
Metal Sonic spun into a spiky pinball and launched at the werecat, but Violet dodged to the side and threw three more shurikens. They exploded, but Metal shot out of the smoke, throwing several punches at Violet, which the catgirl dodged before lashing her claws at his chest. It scratched Metal a little, but the robot grabbed her wrist and slammed her fist to the ground, making her grunt in pain. Afterwards, the robot grabbed her by the collar and sent her hurling across the park, scraping along the ground before her head slammed into a fence.
Metal Sonic scanned the werecat's fallen form, a checkmark appearing in his vision. "Werecat data… has been copied." At that instant, Metal Sonic was suddenly punched by a Water Fist from the side, sending him away a few feet.
The fist retracted to Eva's right hand, and the robot recovered to see Sector V, Eva, and Kade. "Well, someone's in a bad mood!" the anchorwoman said.
"Kids Next Door: RUST THAT BUCKET!" At Nigel's command, the operatives charged. Wally and Abby dashed up and used their combat to bash and hit him, but Metal grabbed Wally's fist and Abby's foot, slammed them together, and dropped them, flying away.
"WHEEE!" Kuki cheered as the robot tried hitting her, but her agility made her quick to avoid. She then got in Metal's face and grinned widely before ducking and allowing Kade to blast him with his S.C.A.M.P.P. in the eyes. When Metal shot a laser and blew the S.C.A.M.P.P. away, he was pelted heavily by Nigel's fire. He fought his way through and punched the bald Brit, but that's when he was punched yet again by Eva's huge waterbending fist. As the robot recovered, Eva started pounding and crushing him into the ground before he spun in a pinball and pushed her away.
Violet recovered and screamed as she pounced on the robot's head, stabbing a shuriken in, and jumping off before it exploded. The smoke cleared to reveal his barely-damaged head once again.
"Ugh. This is not going well." Nigel commented.
Eggman's Scrap Base
"Eggman! Sorry I'm late!" Hoagie yelled when he finally arrived at the doctor's base.
"Never mind that. I hooked up these teleporters just in time!" he replied, gesturing toward the transporters. "Now, what seems to be the problem with these?"
"Well, they work, but whenever I try to warp two things at a time, they end up getting fused. I turned myself into a fly like this."
"Mm-hm." Eggman rubbed his chin. "Decoe! Bocoe! Get inside!"
The two robots looked surprised. "But Doctor! This doesn't sound like a good idea." Decoe said.
"If what Hoagie says is true-"
"WHO CARES! Just get in there!" Eggman forcibly shoved his two henchmen in the left transporter and they vanished in the blink of an eye. They reappeared in the other one, only their heads were switched on the others' bodies.
Bokkun stared at them for a few seconds, then burst into uncontrollable laughter. "AH HA HA HA! YOU GUYS LOOK RIDICULOUS!"
"Talk about not having your head screwed on right." Decoe said.
"On the bright side, I feel much skinny and taller!" Bocoe said.
"Hmm…intriguing." Eggman said, beginning to think. "But instead of fixing it up to transport TWO objects, what if we fused them PERFECTLY together, rather than just switching heads?"
"Whaddyou mean?"
"Imagine it like this: a platypus-bear, an armadillo-bear, a spider-fly, a badger-mole, a lion-turtle! We have our very own machine for INSTANT hybridation!"
"You know, that WOULD be kinda cool." Hoagie agreed.
"Uh, Doctor?" Bokkun spoke.
"In a minute, Bokkun. Now, whaddya say we give this machine just that?"
"You bet! Let's do it!" But before they could do so, Hoagie's communicator rang. "Uh, hello?"
"Numbuh 2, where ARE you? We're getting our butts handed to us by this robot! Get over here NOW!" After his command, Numbuh 1 hung up.
"Oh, dear? I wonder what's up?"
"Mm, let's find out, shall we?" Eggman smirked as he pressed a button, and his computer showed the battle scene in Gallagher Park.
"What is that thing?" Hoagie asked, looking at the metallic hedgehog.
"Why, I have no idea." Eggman lied, keeping his smirk. "But that robot seems pretty peeved. I would think your friends won't last long."
"I have to help them!"
"Now, hang on a minute, Hoagie. It might not be best to go, equipped as you are. I think it's time you get a look at one of the Eggman arsenal! BEHOLD!" The scientist pressed a remote, opening a garage door, and revealing a large doglike robot with fangs and an antenna.
"Whoooaa…"
"Behold, one of my most EGGENIOUS creations: the Egg Cerberus! A creation that I never really got around to using. This would make a good practice run, would it not?"
"It LOOKS cool. But how does it work?"
"With this remote control!" Eggman whipped out his remote. "With this, you'll be able to control every move the Cerberus does."
Hoagie took the remote and turned it on, moved the stick around, and making the dog move a little. "You can plainly see the controls labeled below the buttons. This oughta prove useful to helping your friends."
Hoagie thought for a few seconds, then liked the idea. "Let's do it!"
Gallagher Park
Wally and Abby tried holding the robot from both sides, but Metal Sonic shook free. Nigel tried punching and burning him straight up front, but Metal slid between his legs and kicked the backside of his head. "Hey, Metal Head!" At this, they all looked to see Hoagie, and gaped in shock at the Egg Cerberus behind him. "Hope your head makes a nice chew toy!"
"WHOA!" Wally gaped.
Hoagie smirked as he pushed a button, and the robo-dog growled as it charged toward Metal and flung it away with its tail. "YEAH!" his friends cheered.
The Cerberus then ran over and bit on Metal's head, swinging him around before finally tossing him several feet away. The robotic hedgehog held its head up and sparked, beeped, and crackled before finally fainting, his eyes dying out their light.
Hoagie's friends cheered as they ran up to the proudly smiling pilot. "You did it, Numbuh 2!" Kuki exclaimed.
"Yeah! That dog ROCKS! Where'd you get it?" Wally asked.
"A pilot has his ways!"
Back at the base, Eggman smirked and snickered as he pulled out his own remote and pushed a button.
The Egg Cerberus's antenna suddenly sparked as the robot roared again, scaring the kids. "What's wrong with that thing?" Violet asked, frightened at the sight of the massive dog. The robot took immediate notice of the catgirl and gnashed its fangs down, grabbing her shirt. "AAAHH!"
"VIOLET!" Nigel screamed, running over to help.
"LET ME GO!" the werecat screamed as the monster dog shook her around. Nigel leapt and punched fires at his head, making it throw Violet away. "AAHHH—uuh!" She landed on Abby.
The robot went crazy again as it started running around and destroying houses, cars, etc.. "NO! STOP!" Hoagie screamed, moving the stick around and trying to control it. The Egg Cerberus charged toward and leapt over Hoagie as it ran down the street on its way back to the base.
"Numbuh 2, what WAS that thing?" Nigel roared.
"Yeah! That thing nearly made a snack out of Violet!" Wally yelled as the panicked werecat was gasping for air.
"Uh…I…I…" But he said nothing more as he ran in the direction of the robot and the base.
"Numbuh 2! WAIT!" But despite Abby's call, Hoagie kept running.
As they watched him leave, Metal Sonic's eyes lit up as images of Nigel, Kuki, Wally, Abby, Eva, and Kade appeared on its screen. "Operative data… has been copied."
Eggman's Scrap Base
"Dr. Eggman!" Hoagie yelled, running angrily into Eggman's chamber. "Your Cerberus nearly…" He stopped, seeing the doctor quivering at his terminal.
Eggman turned to face Hoagie, revealing his sobbing face. "I just saw what happened." He turned back around and sniffled. "I just knew it was too early to lend you my Egg Cerberus without a proper tutorial. Oh, I'm a terrible master! Another brilliant creation gone awry!" He started bawling at his desk.
Feeling bad, Hoagie walked over and patted the scientist on the back. "H-Hey, it's not your fault. I'm sure if we just fixed it up a little, and I had a little training…"
Eggman made one more sniff and rubbed his eyes. "Perhaps. Ahem…" Once he was done, the genius spun around and gave his excited expression. "Well, no use crying over spilt milk! Or wrecked parks. Anyhoo, we'll fix up our little pet later. For now, I have something important to show you, Hoagie." He wrapped an arm around the pilot as he guided him to another room.
He led Hoagie to an enormous room with a laser pointing at a platform, followed by a long treadmill with several devices along the way. "Behold, Hoagie: my Egg Gold-digger! A device that transforms ordinary objects into solid gold! I've been wanting to use it to turn useless items into gold and donate to charity. You know, orphans and hobos and all that."
"Well, way to make the world a happier place! Does it work?"
"Well… sort of. Whenever I try to make it work, they always turn into copper or bronze."
"Well, it's a start."
"Anyway, I've used a lot of different fuel sources, and only one seems to work. Let me show you." He guided Hoagie to another room, full of cages with hamsters, who were either sleeping, running on wheels, or eating.
"Hamsters?"
"Yes. Just as you use them to power your treehouse, these hamsters and other small animals make the perfect alternative fuel to power my machines!"
"So, YOU'RE the one that's been kidnapping hamsters from all the treehouses!" Hoagie exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger.
"Er, yes… but for a worthy cause. You see, if small animals like your hamsters were trained enough, they could be used to power machines from the inside, rather than just use a fuel that could cause pollution or stuff like that."
"Hm…well, it sounds like a nice idea. But are the hamsters kept safe?"
"Oh ho ho! Animal safety is my Number 1 priority! But while I have plenty of hamsters already, I still need more. There might be just about enough in your treehouse. All I ask is that you bring them here, so I can use them."
Hoagie walked forward and thought a little. "I don't know. We DO need hamsters to power the treehouse, and I'm sure my friends wouldn't be okay with me giving them to an adult. Especially Numbuh 3. She's very protective of them, you know."
"Don't worry, you'll get them back long before they find out what happened. And if they do, they'll understand! You know how all those fairytales and cheesy Fanfiction stories say stuff like 'love and friendship are the most powerful things in the cosmos'? Well, they're wrong! The only REAL power in the cosmos is GOLD! And once this machine is working, we'll all be swimming in it! And all the scientists who mocked us will be-" Just then, Eggman's phone rang again, and he reached for it to answer. "Er…hello?"
"Heh heh! Heh heh! HAH HA HA HA HA! Greetings, Eggman! It is I, Denzel CROCKER! I was just in my lab, thinking about FAIRIES, when I looked at my calendar, reminding me to give you my weekly call, mocking how your pitiful inventions ARE A WASTE OF TIME! Now, if you'll excuse me, I just invented my ultra high-tech fairy detector, which I will use to find all the world's FAIRY GODPARENTS! FAIRY GODPARENTS! FAIRY GODPARENTS! FAIRY GODPARENTS! FAIRY GODPARENTS—OOOHH, I fell into a weeeelllll!"
"Eh." He hung up, disinterested. "So, will you do it?"
"Well… I guess so. The hamsters here don't look too bothered."
"Exactly. Now get going!" Hoagie nodded excitedly and headed toward the exit. "Heh heh heh." Eggman chuckled to himself, pressing a remote and turning off the holographic visions of the hamsters. The real hamsters were shown, trying desperately to claw out of their cages. "Aw, now you little rodents won't be escaping that easy! Once Hoagie brings your friends here, this egg will be more GOLDEN than ever! OHH HO HO HO HO HO HO!"
Sector V Treehouse
As the sun was going down, Hoagie arrived back at the treehouse, immediately running into Abby in the living room. "Hey, Numbuh 2! Where'd you go this time?"
"The junkyard."
"Again? Is that where you got that robot?"
"Uh, kind of. It's a long story."
Numbuh 5 rose a brow as she looked suspiciously again. "Numbuh 2, is there somethin' you ain't tellin' Numbuh 5? You spend more time at that junkyard than ever now."
"It's a good place to look for invention parts, okay?" he replied, snappily. "And I can't stay to talk now, I have another project." He ran off in a hurry.
"Well, don't get all snippy with me!" she yelled over to him. "But there IS somethin' wrong with that boy, Numbuh 5 just knows it. It's time for her to do a little snoopin' and see what's goin' on."
KND Arctic Base
The full moon shone high over the Arctic Base as Kami stood in her medical office, tapping her foot on the floor in thought. "HEEELP!" she flinched at the sudden cry. Dib Membrane came running in, screaming.
"What's wrong?"
"I have a splinter!" he exclaimed, holding up his right index finger, which had a tiny splinter in it.
Kami stared disbelievingly at the large-headed boy. "You're kidding, right?"
"Hey, this is more painful than it looks!"
Kami sighed. "Pay up." She held her hand out.
"Ugh." Dib reached in his jacket pocket and handed her a dollar. Kami took the money and walked over to Dib, who shut his eyes tight as Kami touched the splinter.
"Hold still…" With that, Kami yanked the splinter right out as Dib did his best to hold in his screams, tears in his eyes. "Better?" He nodded. "Then get going. We're a little busy right now."
"Okay, sheesh." Dib said, heading for the exit, and mumbling to himself, "Since when do hunks of wood start walking, anyway?"
After he left, Patton hurried into the room, showing her a computer. "Hey, Kami. I found out who that guy was." Kami peeked over his shoulder for a look. "His name was Nolan York. Formerly Numbuh 2030 of Sector Q. He was arrested for lowering the Moonbase's defenses shortly before the Irkens' Invasion. He escaped a squad of decommissioners and ran away with a H.E.A.D.S.E.T.."
"A H.E.A.D.S.E.T.?"
"You know, the headpieces some of us wear? Except he had a special one. Apparently, it gives access to all KND files."
"So, this guy has access to all files?"
"I'm not sure. He has the only one; and he burned the blueprints."
"Hm." Kami looked slightly interested, but not much. "But who was that goth girl he was with?"
"She looked familiar, too. I've been looking her up, but she wasn't anywhere in the files. She doesn't seem to be an operative at all."
At this time outside, two trees were slowly sneaking up to the small tree that led to the base, stopping after every few steps. Cad Bane peeked his head out of one while Danika and Nolan peeked out the other. "Why are we doing this?" Dani asked. "I can just shadowbend us inside."
"This way is cooler. And less creepy." Nolan replied, sitting on her shoulders.
"I'm detecting several security alarms on the inside." Bane said. "I'll send my micros in to disable them." With that, several tiny mechanical balls emerged from his wrist and headed through the tree and into the base. They flew past all security cameras until they reached the main control room, went inside the terminal, and shot mini lasers and bullets at wires on the inside.
As Patton and Kami looked at their computer, they were startled when the lights suddenly blacked out. "What was that?" Kami asked.
"I think the power went out."
"I can see that, I meant how."
"I don't know. But keep your guard up." Patton and Kami both drew out S.C.A.M.P.P.s as they slowly left the room and went separate ways.
Kami used the small flashlight on her S.C.A.M.P.P. as she walked through the darkened halls, holding her weapon up. "Aaaaahhhhh!" Hearing the scream, she ran forward and turned and stopped in another room.
"Who's there?" She shone her flashlight in the room and found Dib Membrane frozen in an ice cube. She looked in pure terror as the bounty hunter, Cad Bane himself, stepped out of the shadows, holding his gun.
"Hello, little girl." She stepped back as the bounty hunter stepped closer, and barely dodged as Danika and Nolan popped out of the shadows, Dani tossing her dagger. The Drilovsky girl immediately hightailed down the hall, shooting back as the three villains chased her.
"Kami! What's wrong?" Patton asked as his sister came running down.
"They're here! And they brought help!" she yelled as they looked back to see the three villains.
"STOP THEM!" Patton ordered as several KND troops came running down, shooting weapons forward. Danika just slipped by the operatives as a shadow and sliced them with her daggers. Kami continued running, and Cad Bane activated his rocket boots and flew straight after.
As Kami tried to shoot him, the Duro bounty hunter flew and dodged every shot. Bane fired a missile, but Kami dodged and caused it to hit an ice wall, water spilling all over. Cad Bane just hovered over the water while Kami jumped off some junk in the walls and into an upper area.
The hunter flew in and chased after, continuing to shoot as Kami turned another corridor. She came to a hall full of large oil drums and decided to hide behind some. Cad Bane made it to that hall and stopped, smirking as he examined the area. "Here, girly, girly."
With Patton
The Drill Sergeant dodged Nolan's missiles, which made several water spills when they hit the walls, and was then grabbed and lifted up by Danika, who bashed him against a wall. Patton shook his head from the dizzy and grabbed Dani's wrist, forcing it down and getting free. Patton grabbed the girl by the jacket and hauled her overhead, slamming her to the ice-hard floor. He was caught off guard when Nolan caught him in his net, giving Patton an electric shock; which was generally more painful due to the watered floor.
Patton fell unconscious as Danika recovered. "Ow." she stated, not really sounding hurt. "All right, let's go help Bane." With that, Danika grabbed her partner and flew off as a shadow.
With Kami
"Come on, little girl." Bane said cockily as he thoroughly searched the hall of oil drums. "Cad Bane always gets his prey. (Well, almost.) But I won't let some human outwit me again." And just when he was about to find her, Kami ran out and punched him in the crotch, making him grunt. Kami smirked, but then frowned when Cad Bane stood straight back up again. "Yeah, uh… Duros don't really have those there."
She gave a grossed expression. "O-kay, thank you for the horrible images." She then noticed Dani and Nolan appear, and quickly hurried down the hall once more. Nolan fired several homing missiles, which Kami was able to flip and dodge, and the missiles blew up the ice walls, causing the large amounts of water to wash over the villains and hold them back. Kami then ran down several mazelike corridors until finally stopping in a room with old robots.
When she peeked up, she watched as Bane and Nolan ran past that room and continued down the hall. She was about to step out from her hiding spot when a shadow rose up behind her, and Danika popped out and grabbed her, covering her mouth. "Gnaa does not make this job easy." Dani said, pulling out her dagger. "Oh well. Nighty-night, Kami." But at that instant, a Teen bike crashed through the ceiling and separated the two. The smoke cleared as Chad Dickson jumped out, tackling Danika to the ground.
"Not so fast, creep!" the teen said hatefully.
"Chad?" Kami asked, surprised.
That's when Nolan boosted into the room and ran the teen over, but Chad leaped behind, grabbed his chair, and pushed it into a wall. "Get out of here! I'll handle these guys!" Kami was still confused, but did as told and ran out.
Chad faced Danika as she recovered and held up her daggers. "Well, if it isn't everyone's favorite idol." Danika said, a tone of disgust in her voice.
"If it isn't the traitor." Chad said to Nolan York. "The REAL traitor, I should say."
"He's still more noble than you are." Danika argued. "You judge people just based on what they are. What they can do. You're afraid of us because we're stronger than you."
"I'd sooner be decommissioned than take that from a bunch of freaks."
"It's because of people like you that I betrayed the Kids Next Door." Nolan stated. "You don't help ALL kids, just the ones that you deem 'normal.'"
"You know, Nolan, when you joined the KND, I thought you would be different. I thought you would be THAT operative. But I guess I was wrong."
"Well, we're not all Numbuh 1."
"You know, Chad, if you joined, you could probably have cool powers like us." Danika smiled. "The Brain has loads of Bang Gas at his disposal."
"Let's see what your powers can do after I kick your butts!"
"This should be a blast!" With that, Chad started dodging as Danika swung her daggers. Chad kicked one of the daggers away, but Danika slipped behind him, punching him to the ground. Nolan caught him in a net, but Chad drew a ray gun and blasted his way out, then shot at Dani, who barely dodged.
With Kami
Kami hurried down another hall, looking for Patton, and gasped when she ran into Cad Bane again. "Where do you think you're going?"
Kami's expression became serious as she readied for battle.
"I already let those GKND operatives slip from my grasp, I won't let some little girl get away. It's time you learned why those who hear my name wish that they were dead." (Play "The Rise of Cad Bane"!)
Kami rolled and dodged as Cad Bane shot at her. The blonde Drilovsky ran up and kicked the gun out of his hands. Bane drew out two more guns and fired, Kami running down the hall and avoiding. She turned a corridor, and Bane activated his jet shoes to chase her. He fired missiles at her and destroyed the floor as they missed. He fired one more, but this time, Kami hopped on and started riding it. "WOOOOHOOOO!" she screamed with excitement, flying up and nearly hitting Cad Bane, but he dodged, and Kami jumped off as the missile rammed the ceiling, making water spill down and force Cad Bane to the floor. Bane recovered and tried turning on his rockets, but couldn't. Angered, Cad Bane released more micros, which flew after Kami.
Kami flinched as the tiny lasers and bullets hit her, and tried her best to knock them away. She yelped when some of the tiny lasers shot her in the butt, so she angrily grabbed and crushed some in her hands, then knocked some to the floor for her to step on. She looked back and ran when Bane followed close on her tail. She came to the center room and leaped up several small footholds as she made her way up the many floors. She came to the highest room and hurried as Cad Bane shot after her again. She quickly dodged into another room when Cad Bane fired a missile, which hit the wall and spilled more water as a result.
Kami then noticed she was in the escape pod room, and formulated a plan as she saw a long rope. At that instant, Bane burst in, knocking Kami to the ground from the explosion. "It's time to end this." Kami scooted back on the ground as Bane approached her, grabbed the rope, and threw it all over Bane. The bounty hunter fidgeted and shook, trying to get the tangled rope off. He gasped when Kami flipped the switch on one of the pods, aimed it at Bane, and the Duro quickly ducked as it shot toward him, flying all around the room before bursting through the ceiling and taking to the sky.
As it flew off, Bane noticed the rope tied to it, and looked to see the other end tangled around his right foot. "This is why I hate children." And with those last words, Bane was sent flying when the rope pulled him up to the sky. "AAAAHHHHHHHHHH…"
Kami watched as the hunter's hat flew off and slowly drifted back down. Kami smirked as she grabbed the hat and placed it on. "And that's why people who hear my name wish they never have to mess with me! Huh?" Suddenly, Chad ran in, followed by Nolan and Danika.
The shadowbender swung her daggers, but Chad grabbed and threw her against one of the pods. Nolan then fired a net and missed the teen, catching Danika and the pod. Kami hurried and flipped the switch through the net, activating the pod, which took off, carrying Danika and Nolan to the sky. "AAAAHHHHH!" (End song.)
Kami and Chad exchanged victorious smirks as they nodded to one another. They looked toward the room's entrance to see Patton limp in. "Everything alright?" he asked.
Kami tipped her new hat and said, "Jus' fine, Pardner! Now, let's get this place fixed and get you treated."
"I should probably get going." Chad said. "Somethin' tells me the others wouldn't be happy to see me either."
"I'd imagine not. Thanks for the help. Later, Chad." With that, Kami helped her brother down to the medical room. Chad waved good-bye, looking at the sky with a serious look.
HOOFF! MAN, that was a rough chapter! Okay, first off, I know the Egg Cerberus was in Sonic 2006, but the thing is, since that game's storyline never happened, Eggman never used it! Also, I wanted to put the "Be Prepared" song in SOMEWHERE, but I didn't really feel like putting it there right now. But who thinks that would've been a good spot for that song, huh? Also, introducing Yougotburned's OC, Kami Drilovsky to my series, along with Cad Bane from Star Wars, who appeared in another story that… I never want to speak of again. -_-