Childhood

Kids Next Door

Nigel Uno is a mysterious case.

At the start of his childhood, he was infected by a diseased named Leukemia. We have to keep him under medication for his whole life in an attempt to end this disease. Unfortunately, this resulted in his hair being lost forever.

Over time, he grew bitter and reluctant to us adults, when in fact, we were trying to help him. He was in a hallucinogenic state due to the meds, and he was never really exposed to the real world, outside his friends, of course.

Nigel had often mentioned a term called "adult tyranny". We have no idea what that means, and he only recently started picking that term up.

Speaking of his friends, we managed to allow his friends to play with him in the limited ways they could. It is unknown what they do, but I have heard rumors that they play in this role-play session dubbed "The Kids Next Door". Perhaps they know a connection of the term "adult tyranny" and "the Kids Next Door".

More investigation will be done on my nephew Nigel and his friends soon enough.

Dr. Benedict (Uno) Wigglestein.

"Hey, boy," said Abigail Lincoln, walking up to Nigel's bed. She was the one who took Nigel Uno's disease the hardest. She was the only child in her neighborhood to see Nigel Uno born. Granted, she was still very young at the time, but nevertheless. Because of this, when she learned about Nigel's disease, she nearly bawled herself into dehydration.

"Numbuh 5..." moaned Nigel, still half-awake. He was still recovering from the medication that he had been given.

"Hello, Numbuh 1!" said the ever-happy Kuki Sanban. She was almost as insane as Nigel was on his medication, if not as insane. However, she knew that Nigel had to take medication to keep himself alive.

"Hello, Numbuh 3," said Nigel.

"Are you okay, Numbuh 1?" asked Hoagie P. Gilligan Jr. He was one of Nigel's closest friends, and tried everything he could to become a doctor like the big guys so he could help Nigel out. No dice so far, but he kept trying.

"I'm okay, Numbuh 2," said Nigel. "Just a little tired from our mission last night."

"I'm ready for some action, Numbuh 1," said Wally Beetles. He wasn't best friends with Nigel Uno, and knew almost nothing about his condition. Nevertheless, he was willing to try getting that kid out of his dorky bed.

The five of them had created a world for Nigel to help him cope with his disease. It was called "The Kids Next Door", a secret organization where kids fight adult tyranny.

It was formatted quite a while ago, when his friends first came to visit. However, his friends knew this world wasn't real, and knew that if Nigel ever found out, things would be bad.

And yet, Numbuh 1 felt it as reality.

"I'm ready for some action, Numbuh 1," said Numbuh 4, pounding his fist.

"Well you're in luck, Numbuh 4," said Numbuh 1. "Today's mission is action-oriented, and we'll need all the strength we can. Today, Numbuh 362 has given us a mission that requires us to dig a secret entrance into the Delightful Children's Mansion."

"Wait, so we have to work?" asked Numbuh 4. "BOO-RING!"

"I know it's boring, but it's the only way we can. Their defenses are too strong on the outside. Even I protest against it, because it is a little crazy, and it might not work. But I trust our commander, and if you trust her, then we can come to an agreement."

"Numbuh 5 agrees," said Numbuh 5.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," said Numbuh 2.

"Let's go!" said Numbuh 3.