Operation Sector V

The end... for now

"Have you lost your mind?" Nigel asked

"No." Numbuh 5 replied "And if you don't mind, I'd like to keep."

"Why HERE specifically?" Numbuh 1 asked

"Look, up stairs we have to worry about the Delightful Children, their butler, their cats AND father. Down here were down to a single threat. Besides, who else would be dumb enough to look for us here." Abby explained

They heard a noise and hid all around the inner sanctum as a black silhouette with yellow eyes entered and stretched his arms.

The kids stayed still but were all sent into a small panic when they noticed Numbuh 2 dropped his pencil

Numbuh 5 shot him a disapproving look but was distracted when the figure started to walk

He almost stepped on the pencil, but, to their relief, missed, but suddenly he heard a sigh and looked around

"What the? Who's there?" When the silhouette found nothing there, he turned "Silly me." he shrugged

"Wow! That was close, huh guys?" Kuki suddenly said

"Hey! You there!" the figure turned, and Sector V ran up and out

"Numbuh 3, -" Nigel began, but stopped when he noticed his team's wide eyes, looking to a G:KND spacecraft

"Numbuh 1... you have to the count of vine to get in this ship." It announced

"Nigel Uno!" the figure yelled "You're mine!"

"Herb." the craft bellowed as the man fired up

"Shrub... Bush..."

Unable to think, Numbuh 1 screamed

"Waaaaiiiiiit!"

"What?" both the ship and the silhouette asked

"I just wanted to say..." he began "C'mon!"

His team, not even trying to think, followed him into the ship and to the cockpit.

"Step on it or get burned!" he told the pilot

In the sky, distracted by what just happened, Sector V was captured by the guards and brought to a decommissioning chamber, where Numbuhs 2-5 were strapped in.

"Numbuh 1," Numbuh Vine said "It is understood that these children mean a lot to you. So we will give you the honor to decommission them yourself"

Their mouth dropped open

Nigel looked at his friends, hanging their heads in defeat

"Numbuh Vine," he began "I understand I am greatly outranked -"

In the chamber, a final conversation started up

"Guys, sorry I ignored ya" Wally said "if we get outta this, I promise I'll never ignore you again."

"Wally," Kuki began

"No no Kuki," he said "I wanna tell you something" he took a deep breathe but never finished

The sound of shattering glass filled the room. Nigel jumped in and helped them unstrap themselves

"That's it!" Numbuh Vine yelled as she pushed a button

Sector V stood wide-eyed as they braced for decommissioning, but instead the floor disappeared and they dropped screaming

After a while they landed in wooden chairs, strapped with metal

"What's going on?" Kuki asked

"I... I don't know" Numbuh 1 replied

"Numbuh 1..." a flower-like figure asked "We see your allegiance are... unstable. Still, we wouldn't want to waste your potential. So here's the deal: we will send you back to your station and bring your friends back to theirs' unharmed. They will resume proper duty but they will work under Numbuh Vine's supervision as spies. If they disobey, they may be decommissioned immediately. If not, we will allow them to proceed as teen spies. What do you say?"

"I say I like it. But this is THEIR individual decisions" he said, looking to his friends

Without hesitation, they spoke up

"Well Numbuh 5 is in" Abby said
"Me too" Hoagey added
"Me three" Kuki said
"And me!" Wally said

"Excellent." she turned to Numbuh 1 "We wont send this to the top officials. Consider this a warning."

The next day, Number 1 went back to his space station

Numbuhs 2,3&4 returned to the treehouse and installed an intergalactic communication satellite

Numbuh 5 went back to moon base and stayed in secret contact with Numbuh 1

The End... for now