Akito and Estelle in Codename: Kids Next Door

chapter 8

Plungers soon came out and were placed on their faces. There was then a glow which shined all around the world on Earth and things could go back to normal.

"Is this the cafeteria?" Grandfather muttered as he was a little old man again. "It's mushy bean night, ya know!"

"Oh, hello, Pappy, I didn't know you were coming for a visit!" Monty smiled to his father. "I wish I would've had a chance to tidy up."

Atticus and Cherry both looked confused. The factories were soon gone and everyone was back to their rightful age. Even the adult villains, only to get attacked by the Kids Next Door.

"Way to go, kids, it looks like no one suspects a thing." Cherry told her daughter, niece, and nephews as she came over with Atticus.

"So, uh, how do you and Dad remember?" Akito asked.

"Our minds are like steel traps in case of emergencies such as this... In fact... I'm so proud of... You all..." Cherry told the kids in her usual stoic tone before she felt an odd sensation in her face as it shook and it soon seemed like the corners of her mouth had been turned right side up, forming a smile.

The kids were soon surprised as they didn't expect that.

"You were right," Numbuh 362 told Numbuh 1 as she stood from a tall pillar. "If you listened to me, we'd all be making tapioca right now. You found Numbuh 0, and not only saved the Kids Next Door, but the world. Not to mention you found out Numbuh 0 was totally your dad!"

"I know, right?" Numbuh 1 smiled back to her. "But you know what? It was you that was right. I put myself before the team, and I couldn't have saved the world without them."

"I can still give you Numbuh 86's promotion?" Numbuh 362 smirked.

"Ah, let her keep it," Numbuh 1 smirked back. "I'd rather be with my friends in Sector V anyway."

"I understand." Numbuh 362 smiled at his mature moment.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I still have one last teammate to find," Numbuh 1 said before finding a certain device and picked it up. "Okay, Numbuh 0, let's recommission you again!"

Then suddenly, the device broke in his hands, and where he started to get frantic. Soon, a bright blue light came out.

'Hello, son.' Monty greeted.

"Dad...?" Numbuh 1's eyes widened.

'If you're watching this, then we won,' Monty told his son in the hologram. 'Congratulations. You're probably wondering why the recommissioning module is broken. Well... I broke it. I had a hunch, you might want to use it to get Numbuh 0 back, well...' he then chuckled before sighing in seriousness. 'Look, I would love to have tons more adventures with a super cool Numbuh 1 and his team, but I'm just not a kid anymore; I'm an adult. I need to complete the most important mission of my life: being a good father to my son. So, you're the keeper of the book now, Nigel, that's right, keep a stiff upper lip, and make sure everyone gets to write their own crackerjack story.' He then ended the transmission with a salute.

Numbuh 1 soon started to tear up as he knew his father was right.

Monty soon came behind his son and put his hands on his shoulders. "I say, what's going on around here, old bean?" he smiled. "You kids building one of your two-four technobot thingies?"

"No, Dad, I was just playing with an old friend." Numbuh 1 sniffled and hugged his father.

The members of Sector Z stood in a line while Atticus had a paper to write down on.