I own and made this picture as well as OC in it. Not the best, but I'm proud of it! My first time drawling in the KND style, or trying to anyway. I do not own KND though, only this story and OCs.

While I am excited for this story, I have been working on it for a while after all and I just happened to get it done first, it wasn't the one I was talking about in the last story update. But, I do hope that you all enjoy this chapter/new story just as much as the others - and that you will enjoy the other new stories that I am working on for this book! With this story, I am over 100,000 words for this book! Woo!

Setting; Codename: Kids Next Door (KND)

OC; Hope Honey - OC I made and created who has been used in other stories before, including this book

Death; ???? - Doesn't remember

Reincarnated As; Herself, only in a different world/setting

Pairings; Nigel Uno/Hope Honey, ?????

H.O.P.E - Honey Our Purpose Evolves

I will not always be using this type of title, as thinking up Operation titles are a pain. I have so much respect for the creators of those episode titles now, you have no idea how much respect I have for them. This is much more harder then just thinking up a normal chapter title and that can get challenging at times too.

I decided to make this story after watching reruns of KND, a cartoon which I still very much love by the way. I know this fandom has most likely died out, but I don't really care. I have a story in mind and I really want to write. A fun thing to write for myself. Although I still hope you all enjoy it as much as I do making it. I've never seen someone do this with this cartoon, so I'm going to try to do so.

My OCs, Hope and Nicole, I am also using in other stories in this book. Here they are kids with some differences as Hope is a OC reborn into the cartoon that remembers her first life somewhat, but not all too much. She doesn't remember what her age used to be or how she died or anything like that. Said first life is in no way connected to the other story she is in, just saying. And even if Hope remembers a life before, it is spotty at the very best. Like, she remembers general facts and some random information and knowledge of where she is and other things, but that's about it. It only really gives her a leg up sometimes.

Hope is a tall girl for her age, and very thin too - that looks somewhat unhealthy. She looks frail and dainty in a way because of this. But this is because of genetics as well as some other factors. No eating disorder or anything like that. I always see OC/Readers that are chubby and small, and that's great! But I'm on the tall and thin side, and I always like seeing a tall OC. So I made Hope, someone who is more on the opposite side of traditional beauty.

Now, on to Operation H.O.P.E.!

-Chapter Start-

Hope Honey always wondered how this stuff happened to her. All her plans are now gone and dead as she scrambles for land to walk on, all because someone decided to do something she knew for sure wasn't apart of the plot no matter how vague her memories are on it were.

There had always been something in the back of her mind that told that this wasn't the first time she did something new, that it wasn't the first time she was a kid.

It started small, like before she tried a new food and feeling like she already knew what it was, what it tasted like, and sometimes even how it was made. When she was three years old was when the dreams started. Remembering random places and things, things that do not exist. When she was four, it was finally made clear on what had happened to her.

Hope has been reborn. At four she got her spotty memories back via dreams and flashbacks.

It didn't change much really when she first found out. She was still herself, just with something extra in her now. The Honey household was the same has it ever been, no one noticing anything different with her. The only thing it did was make her mature, and made her drink a lot of milk. She could remember looking down at people. Not in the hurtful way, but literally looking down at someone like she was taller then them. While already being tall for her age, she wouldn't mind being even taller. Makes for a good view point.

At five years old was when it finally hit her were she was.

Her Mom and Dad had let her play in the front yard while they went about their business inside for a moment before they would come and get her so that they could head to the store.

A moment was all it took to shake up her world and make her question everything.

She had been siting on the grass, just lazily rolling around a small ball in front of her when a boom sounded out. Jerking her head up, she saw that on the other side of the fence was a grown adult man dressed in clothing that reminded her of a comic book.

The man yelled something, then the next thing Hope saw was kids a few years older then her swarming the adult, yelling out war cries as they readied what looked to be guns filled with gumballs and mustard guns and wearing homemade armor. Candy and condiments were shot off. Glancing around, she saw that no one was paying it any mind really besides to run out of the way if needed. Like this was normal or something. Like they were all blind.

"KIDS NEXT DOOR!" Hope's head shot to the side so fast that her neck cracked. "BATTLE STATIONS!"

The battle was over quickly, with the adult flying away and the kids celebrating. But her mind wasn't on that. No, she had more important things to think on.

Like the fact that she knows this, where she was now.

Oh, it's spotty and there are a ton of holes, but the general information mixed in with random ones was there. KND, a cartoon about kids in a 'secret' organization that fights against teens and adults alike. One that puts the CIA, FBI, Area 51, and other government facilities to shame on the level of what they do, how far spread they are, and what they make. But still a cartoon, one that defies logic and physics still and where adults are childish while the kids are like grown ups in a way.

It only took her a minute to decide that she wasn't going to become a KND operative, that she in no way wanted to be apart of the plot. Just, no. What if she messed something up? What if it got her killed? No, she is going to stay as far as she can from the whole thing as she can and stay the heck away from the main characters. There is no need for her to stick her nose in anything, become a operative, or become friends with them.

This doesn't change the fact that she notices how much weird this world's logic is. Seriously, she has seen everything from a giant robot crush a car with no one coming out running or paying it any mind, to a adult clearly doing something wrong - like kidnapping or hitting a kid for example - and none of the parents or cops worrying and not even caring all too much when they see their kids battered. The stuff that is going on here makes her question so much, but in the end she rolls with it. There is nothing she can do about it.

Of course everything had to go to hell the after she turned ten, present time.

Now, before all this, she knew she went to school with the main characters. It honestly wasn't that hard to figure out. She saw them around and even saw them a few times fighting against a adult in the middle of the street when she started schooling. But she never interacted with them all too much, she made sure of that. Maybe a few words here or there, standing near one on a few occasions, a slight wave when she catches one of their eyes to be polite, nothing earth shattering. Just the way she wanted it to be honest. Hope had her own friends, and they were not apart of the KND. Oh, they all knew about it, but weren't active members or members of it at all. All the better for Hope. No reason for any of them to come and talk to her unless it was school related.

Then a new school year started - fourth grade - when she turned ten, and she now shared a class with Nigel Uno and Lizzie Devine.

Her mistake was not paying it any mind. It wasn't hard to remember that the two dated in the series, early on from the series too if she was remembering it right. Meaning that it might as well be right around the beginning of the school year that the carnival comes to town with Nigel taking Lizzie to it. So, she thought that it was set in stone that was what was going to happen no matter what. It wasn't like she hanged out with any of them, only talking to them to be polite or because they had to for school projects and group work. One good thing about remembering one's last life? Remembering how to do basic equations years ahead of you. Oh, Hope was horrible at math and she knew it. By the time she is in middle school, she is most likely going to need a tutor or risk flunking math.

The next mistake Hope made was thinking that they wouldn't pay her any mind because she wasn't paying them any. See, Hope was very tall for her age. She towered at least a head taller than mostly everyone in the fourth grade and even stood taller than some of the students in fifth and sixth grade in some cases, something she kind of liked. Hope loved her height, it was fun being able to look over everyone's head. Next was that Hope was thin, looking like a stick really. She had a high metabolism and had trouble gaining weight, something that frustrated her, but it was life. Sure, she was slightly sickly and ill looking, but she loves herself no matter what or what anyone says. The whole issue from this though, is because of her height and no baby fat or fat at all really, was that she looked older then ten. Hope could pass for a teenager. A thirteen year old at the least.

This caused many kids to keep away from her and or keep a eye on her. Some even were jealous for some reason or another, Hope didn't care. As long as they don't act on anything, she was fine with it. In fact, Hope thought this would cause the KND to stay far away from her. Why would they want a older looking kid to be with them? Maybe for infiltration, but Hope doesn't think they would go for her unless they had run out of all possible options - and they had bases around the whole world. She wasn't trained or associated them in any way, so why go to her for anything?

The last mistake Hope made was not taking emotions - which were fickle at best - into account as well as the fact that nothing is ever set in stone. That Hope Honey should not have been born as she doesn't show up in the cartoon or if she was, she was different from Hope herself was. The butterfly effect catches everyone off guard, and it does what it wants, having no care for Hope's well made plans for not getting near any of the main KND kids.

Which brings her to now, with Nigel Uno calling out to her while she was talking with her best friend Nicole out during recess. Nicole was a girl she met in first grade and became her best friend for life. She had light brown hair cut off at her shoulders in a bob, dark brown eyes and came up to Hope's chest. Nicole always wore a black hoodie and jeans, along with tennis shoes - she also sometimes had to wear her black glasses when she forgot her contacts. They were by the huge tree in the playground, talking about nothing and everything as they watched other kids run about playing.

"Hope?"

Hope jolted around, hazel eyes wide behind her large green rimmed glasses as she saw that it was Nigel behind her. Nigel shifted before coughing into his hand, his eyes unreadable as they were behind dark sunglasses. "May I talk to you alone for a moment?"

Sharing a glance with Nicole, who shrugged but kept a eye out on the boy. Hope had no idea what to do, as she didn't know what the one called Numbuh 1 wanted with her. What if they were suspicious of her and wanted to take her into questioning?!

"I'll wait for you by the swings Hope." Nicole took the decision out of her hands, looking sternly to Nigel as if to warn him not to try anything before walking off. The swings are within seeing distance Hope noticed. Sometimes it pays to have overprotective friends, because if she wasn't in seeing distance Hope might have yelled after her to stay.

Shifting to stand in front of Nigel, Hope looked down at the boy who was a head and a half shorter then her, only a little taller than Nicole to be honest. "So...What did you need from me?" She asked with a lopsided smile, praying to everything and anything that it wasn't too bad or KND business. That this wasn't a operative coming to drag her into the Moon Base for whatever reason. It would just be her luck wouldn't it?

While Hope was distracted, she didn't notice Nigel trying to get his nerves under control and gather his courage.

Nigel took in the girl in front of him. Very short brown hair with natural red highlights with side swept bangs stopping at her eyebrows, a green knitted beanie on her head, green glasses, hazel eyes behind green glasses, a long baggy dark blueish-green sweater with a painted white heart on it that stopped at her knees, a green heart necklace and clip on earrings, black leggings with hearts and stars on them and green shoes made up the girl in front of him.

This was the girl Nigel had found himself falling for. A enrapturing sight to behold in his personal opinion, but he was sure anyone would think the same when looking at their crush.

The whole crush had started last year in fact. It started out simply, with Nigel accidentally locking eyes with Hope Azalea Honey from across the hallway. She had blinked before giving a small lopsided smile and waving to him, then going back to her business. He had thought her to be kind of pretty then, although her height at first intimidated him as he had almost thought her to be a teenager if it wasn't for the fact he had seen her hanging out with other children and seeing her going into third grade classrooms. It wouldn't be a lie to say that Nigel had scoped her out because of her looking older then what her age actual was. In any case, Nigel had brushed the very thought off. It was a one time thought, something that would not happen again he was for sure of.

Numbuh 1 found himself to be very, very wrong.

He watched as Hope was kind to others, watched her as she watched over the younger kids as a protector and guide. She seemed to have a knack taking care of those in preschool and kindergarten, those that are younger then her. He saw that she was smart, yet at the same time a bit scattered brained. She was silly in a good way he found after working with her in a few group projects together in this new school year. Oblivious, sure, but not in a totally bad way. It was just how she was. It made everything more fun in fact when she pointed out something that had been there for a while, because she laughed at her own obliviousness as if it was a game. Yet at the same time, she could be so insightful and wise, knowing the most random of facts and knowledge. Never mind that she will tell the truth very bluntly, pointing things out and saying things without much care, making him trip over himself more than once.

It was only a few weeks ago that he realized that he fell for Hope Honey hard. He started seeing her everywhere, paying her way too much attention - not enough attention his heart argued with him - and fantasizing what it would be like to hold her hand. He had at first tried to deny it all, but then he slapped himself.

He is Numbuh 1! Leader of Sector V and KND Operative! Nigel Uno has the strength and courage to ask out the lovely girl in front of him! He was going to do it today or not at all!

Now if only he could get his heart under control so that it doesn't burst out of his chest as well as unlock his throat so that the words can come out.

"Nigel...?" Hope frowned in worried confusion as the silence continued. Maybe something serious had happened, but then why would she need to be informed about it? "...Is something wrong-?"

"Hope!" Hope jerked, standing up straight as Nigel seemed to puff up. Taking a closer look at the shorter one, Hope noticed that his cheeks were slowly turning red and he was starting to sweat. 'What in the world-?!'

"I...I-I.." Nigel coughed, clearing his throat. "I was wondering...No, that's not it...." All Hope could do was watch him flounder and search for the words he needed. She had a bad feeling about this.

"I like-like you!" Hope nearly fainted at what Nigel was finally able to choke out, not having expected that at all. "I was hoping, that maybe if you're not busy, that we could go to the carnival this weekend..." Here Nigel bashfully blushed, eyes looking hopeful as his shades dropped to show them. "Together? As a date?"

Hope's brain shut down. This does not compute. At all.

Nigel had to bit his lip from keeping the smile creeping it's way up even as his nervousness ate him alive, watching how slowly Hope's pale cheeks turned light pink for once. How she fiddled with hem of her sweater as she seemed to fumble with her words as she opened her mouth a few times but with nothing coming out. It was cute and made himself feel better about how nervous he was and still is.

Eventually Hope nodded, making him relax as he gotten the answer he wanted. Clearing his throat, Nigel smiled at the taller girl. "Great! I-I mean, that's wonderful. We'll meet at the carnival this Saturday around noon then?"

Another nod was the answer he got, making him smile widely. "I'll see you then!"

Hope blankly watched Numbuh 1 run off, looking more pleased than she has ever seen him be. She could not believe that has happened and that she agreed to this date. Wasn't he suppose to like Lizzie? Not her? "I'm so confused..." Hope muttered to herself, hand coming up to cover her mouth, her cheeks feeling warm. "Why would he....?"

Rustling caught her attention, turning, Hope saw that it was Nicole coming but up the hill. "Hope? What did he want?" Nicole asked with a stern frown, looking ready for everything.

"He....He asked me out on a date." Hope numbly stated, feeling way too light headed at this point.

"Oh!" Nicole's brows shot up, face turning less concerned and more impressed. "He finally did? I honestly thought he would never get the nerves to do it."

"What do you mean 'He finally did'?!" Hope asked, glancing around in massive confusion. "I thought he liked someone else!"

"....You really are blind and so oblivious Hope!" Nicole laughed delightedly. "You really never noticed Nigel always holding doors open for you, getting the teacher to assign him with you on projects, ask you to do a project with him or work with him, try to sit next to you whenever possible, always trying to talk to you, looking at you with a sigh, and how he always tries to protect you?" Nicole raised a brow. "Remember when that teenage girl thought you were a teen too, and tried to start a fight with you for taking her boyfriends attention away from her? Nigel was suddenly there quick and in a hurry with his other friends, making said teen run off with tears not even five minutes later. I have no idea why you thought he liked someone else."

Hope blinked, remembering that day that had happened last year during a field trip to the movies to watch a movie on aquatic life that had the whole third grade going. She had been at the concession stand, using the money her Mom gave her to buy a drink for herself and a bowl of popcorn that she planned to share with Nicole. Just when she got her drink, waiting for her popcorn, a teen aged boy was suddenly by her, complementing her green sweater that had a bunch of purple, pink and blue stars on it. Before she could even do anything, Nicole was there, getting the boy to leave when she proceeded to tell him to go back to his girlfriend before her makeup smears from the steam coming out of her ears. The teen flushed, going back, only for the girlfriend to come to them and start yelling at them. Hope was beyond confused at what was going on at this point, wanting nothing more than for the popcorn to be done and in her hands so that she could leave. Nicole had puffed up like a mama bird, and Hope knew that Nicole was about to become a bird of prey in just a few seconds. Luckily, before this could happen, Sector V had came down on the teen girl hard.

Everything was a blur at that point. Hope just really remembers thanking them and that being that, getting her popcorn and going to watch the movie. But, now looking back on it...Nigel had seemed red in the face and he did sit next to her when he should have been sitting on the other side of the theater with his class.

Putting her face into her hands, Hope had to wonder just when this had happened. When did this whole thing started? Where Nigel noticed her instead of Lizzie? "I...I never noticed. I really thought nothing of it all."

Nicole shrugged, looking way more amused then she should. "Well, you never did have a interest in romance like the other girls in school. And while I'm the same, I'm not oblivious like you are. I'm not shocked that you didn't see anything."

"That doesn't make me feel better." Hope finally lifted her head with a pout. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Now, where would the fun in that be?" Nicole smirked deviously. "Besides, I never thought he would actually ask you out. Honestly thought he would just pine over you forever." She shrugged, looking Hope up and down in interest. "What did you say anyway? He looked happy, so I'm guessing you agreed?"

"I nodded before I even knew I was agreeing..." Hope honestly admitted, making Nicole laugh. "It's not funny!" The tall girl pouted in annoyance. "I...I just reacted! My mind went blank!"

"Your first date is going to be a fun one." Nicole chuckled, pointing to Hope's pink cheeks. It was rare to see the taller girl's pale cheeks have color, usually the only time that happens is because of the wind or weather. "Hope has a crush~!"

Hope sighed through her nose, knowing that this shouldn't be happening. Lizzie should be the one going with Nigel, not her. But then, when did Nigel and Lizzie start dating? Hope couldn't remember if they showed that or not, all that she knew was that this was wrong.

But if there is one good thing about her, is that Hope knows how to go with the flow. The universe will right itself eventually, all she had to do was wait for it to happen. She could remember Nigel's friends showing up and ruining the date, if that still happened, then she could use that to make sure that she isn't going to be his girlfriend.

For some reason, it made her heart hurt just thinking about it.

While Hope thought about the future and Nicole teased Hope for liking the boy, another kid watched with fire in their eyes, planning and watching.

-End Of School, Honey Household-

"Mama, I'm home!" Hope called out as she shut the front door to her home, shuffling to get her green messenger bag off of her.

The house was a simple two-story house with a fenced in yard. White walls with pictures hanging on them, a few paintings, and other things decorated the hallways. The house was two stories with three rooms, two and half bathrooms and a attic and basement. The stairway was right by the front door and the hallway lead to the kitchen with the living room being right by the front door on the other side of the stairway.

It may or may not be much, but it is the only home Hope has ever known in this and the last life. That alone made the whole place much more special in her heart.

"I'm in the kitchen!" Came a reply, making Hope fast walk to go into the kitchen. Stepping into the sweet smelling kitchen, Hope smiled. "Mama, what are we having for dinner?"

A tall woman with brown curly long hair done up in a ponytail that stopped at her hips was at the stove. She was as pale as Hope and just as thin, and when the woman turned to look down at the girl, her light blue eyes twinkled down at the girl. Dressed in a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes, the woman looked ready for anything.

"We're having breaded pork chops, mashed potatoes and corn for dinner." The woman smiled gesturing to the covered skillet. "It'll be done soon. How was school?"

The woman in front of Hope is her Mother, Bunny Honey. Yes, her real name is Bunny. Her maiden name was Bunny Clover Cotton, but after marrying Hope's Dad, Harry Sourwood Honey, Bunny Cotton became Bunny Honey when she took his last name.

What Hope found funny was that their middle names plus their last name named a type of honey. Clover Honey, Sourwood Honey, and then there's Hope's, Azalea Honey.

Sourwood honey is said to have a pleasant aftertaste, having spice and sweetness to it with no sour flavor to it like it's name would imply, having a butter or caramel flavor to it. There was even a rumor that it could cure cancer, not that it was true mind you. Clover honey has a flora flavor with a sour aftertaste, used for baking mostly and is a very popular honey to buy.

Azalea honey on the other hand has a nickname to it that explained the whole thing in a nutshell; Mad Honey.

It's for a good reason too. Azalea flowers are toxic for anyone, including bees. If honeybees somehow are able to make it into honey or even put a little bit of the nectar in with the rest, it is highly toxic as there are high dosages of it's nectar in the honey. The flower itself is toxic, but as long as you get treatment you should live. But the nectar is the most poisonous part of the flower, making the honey made out of it deadly. It's called Mad Honey because it causes confusion if eaten, you know, before the death part.

It made Hope wonder about her family at times - also showing her that yeah, this is a cartoon with names like that - and about herself as she finds the whole thing hilarious.

In any case, her family was something Hope loved more then anything. Her Mom is a typical stay at home mom that babysat babies and other children for some money, so Hope grew up babysitting really and loved helping out. It made her like a big sister as some of the children called her 'Sissy'. Her Dad on the other hand, Harry, worked as a consultant. This meant that he had to travel a lot, sometimes even out of the country for weeks at a time. It was fine though, because he always brought or sent back the best kind of gifts from where he is working, even if it is a city away. Hope knows he loves his family and is working hard to pay all the bills. And as she already has a few hospital trips to her name, Hope is thankful for it.

Her family may not be much, but she loves them all very much. It makes her wonder less about what her old family was like and be thankful that she had forgot, not wanting to see ghost of what had been.

"It was school." Hope answered with a shrug before glancing up at her Mom, heart pounding. "But...are we doing anything this weekend? Saturday?"

"No. Why?" Her Mom laughed before asking the question she always does after it. "Got a hot date?"

Usually she would say no, but Hope had a different answer this time. "Yes, noon at the town carnival this Saturday."

There was a pause, her Mom just staring at her. Hope gulped in worry and nerves.

"MY BABY HAS A DATE~!" Bunny suddenly cried out. Now, Hope's Mom was usually a no-nonsense woman with a weird sense of humor, but there was always those random things that got her to act way out of character - her daughter being one of them. "She's already attracting all those other boys!...Are they a boy or girl? Am I beating a girl off or a boy off?" Bunny paused, waiting for Hope to say "Boy" before going on. "That boy won't know what will hit him! I'm going to have to beat them all off when you get older too!" Then she paused, a gleam entering her eyes. "What is Harry going to say about all this? It's all starting so soon, dating that is. Soon you'll be discovering your sexual preferences-"

"MAMA!" Hope flushed while her Mom laughed. If there was only one thing Hope got from her Mom, it was being honest and blunt - only her Mom had a much better filter then she did. Hope knew she would have to change the subject, not wanting to get into this discussion just yet. "If you tell Daddy before he gets home, then we won't be able to see his face!"

"True, better to tell him late and then laugh at his reaction." Bunny giggled at the image while Hope sighed in relief. Crises adverted for now.

"Now, tell me about the boy who asked you out. I want to know what makes him so special that you even said yes to going out on a date with him, let alone talk to him."

Crises, not adverted.

-Saturday, Noon, At The Carnival-

Hope shuffled at the entrance to the town carnival. Wearing the same clothing before, the only difference is that she had put on some perfume called 'Wild Berries' that smelled more like berry candies than actual fruit and had some money hidden in her shoes because she didn't have any pockets on her. Hope really didn't want to luge around her messenger bag, she didn't own a little purse or anything to use so she decided to use her socks/shoes. Resourceful is her middle name! Not really, but hey, whatever works, right?

Nicole had came over before she had to go, overtaking her whole room to get her ready. While Hope was able to talk her down on the dressing up, Nicole practically tackled her to use the perfume. Really, sometimes Nicole was like her older sister or another Mom in a way, being way more excited for the whole date then her. Hope was more nervous then anything, she had never been good with romance. All her Mama did was give her some money to use and drive her to the carnival, telling her to have fun and that if he tries anything funny to run to an adult for help.

Hope wanted to laugh, as she knew that some adults would more then likely be the ones causing the issues rather than Nigel. It was insane what adults could do and get away with in this world. Besides, Nigel is pretty much a gentleman in the making as much as he is a secret agent in the making. Hope is sure she'll be fine if not perfectly safe with him around.

"Hope!"

Jolting, Hope looked around to see nothing. Then, she saw a shadow slowly getting bigger with nothing by it, making her head shot up. Eyes widen as she watched Nigel slowly land near her, the rockets in his shoes going away when he fully landed. If there was ever any doubt that she was in a cartoon, there wasn't any now because that alone would have slaughter any of the doubts without mercy. There was no way that rockets, the fuel needed for them, and everything else would fit into shoes. Physics would riot if this was the case. But different world, different physics she guesses?

Really, she'd rather just not think about. It'd only cause her stress and lower her blood pressure even more than it already is.

In any case, Hope smiled down at the KND operative when he stopped next to her. If nothing else, she wanted to have fun before it all went to hell. She was mentally thinking this as a hang out, not as a date. If she thought of it as a date, then she would get awkward, beyond awkward. Romance was not her thing and she knew it. "Hello Nigel, how are you?" She asked, her Mama didn't raise a rude brat.

"I'm fine!" Nigel grinned, his heart pounding as he looked up at Hope. The sweet smell of berries coming to his nose, making him want to stand closer to the girl. "And you?"

"Better now that your here." Hope closed her eyes and smiled, missing just what she implied and how Nigel flushed at this. Blinking her eyes open, Hope gestured to the carnival with her head. "Ready to head in? Mama gave me some money-"

"I'll pay for us." Nigel cut in, puffing out his chest when Hope looked to him. "My Dad gave me enough money, so you don't have to pay for anything."

Hope raised her brows as she followed the smaller boy to the ticket booth. 'A gentleman in the making indeed.' She ignored how this made her face hot, it was time to enter the war zone called 'Dates' while trying not to think of the whole thing as a date.

Hope could tell this wasn't going to end well already by that thought alone, but that was the whole point wasn't it?

Both kids ignored the looks they were getting when they walked up to pay for their entrance. The adult at the booth glanced at them, but eventually decided that he didn't care as he handed them some tickets.

"So, what do you want to do first?" Hope asked as she looked to all the rides and game booths. "I don't think we should eat before going on the rides though..." She didn't have a great stomach in that area. Sure, she could eat a lot of things and strange combinations, but eating then turning around to go spinning around and around on some ride? Throw up city here she comes.

"Hmmm..." Nigel tapped his chin before brightening up, pointing to the left. "Then we should try out the rides first! How about that one?"

Hope followed his finger, then nearly gulped at the sight of a roller coaster. The thing is, is that Hope hates heights. It wasn't even a fear, but a medical condition. Vertigo made going up high a nightmare, hell sometimes going up the stairs made her vertigo act up if she looked over the railing. Then, mixing in her low blood pressure made it like she was walking on a thin line of passing out or not because of how dizzy and light headed she can get. And being thin didn't help matters. One time she went on a ride called the 'Screaming Eagle', a ride that went high in the air and around in circles, and she almost slipped out of the ride from being so thin. Some rides up in the air were okay for her besides making her stomach queasy, but others made Hope want to run away because she knew that they would mess with her; meaning making her faint.

So, in short, Hope didn't like too many rides. She would rather eat the food or play the games. But seeing Nigel's excited and hopeful face made her want to give in and chance passing out - even though she knew it would cause mass panic if she did so. Her parents wouldn't let her out of the house again if she does pass out! So, she needed to find a different ride and fast.

Hazel eyes looked wildly around, before settling on a ride to the right. "How about that one instead Nigel?" Hope glanced down at the boy with a smile. "Less of a line."

Nigel turned to see where the taller girl was pointing, then smiled at the sight of the Berry Go Round. And he saw that Hope was right, there was little to no line for it while the roller coaster had a line that nearly went around the corner. "Sure!"

Silently sighing in relief, Hope took Nigel's hand without thought and started to lead him to the ride in slight fear that he would change his mind and ask for the roller coaster once more. "Maybe after this one, we can try the Scrambler! I always liked that one..."

Nigel was staring at the pale hand wrapped around his own, heart pounding and he prayed that the thin girl didn't notice how sweaty his hands were right now. He could only smell candied berries as she dragged him about, and frankly he wouldn't even care if she was dragging him to his doom right now. He was willing to go anywhere as long as she kept a hold of his hand.

Before both knew it, they were sitting inside the strawberry ride.

Hope shuffled where she sat across from Nigel, hands going to the steering wheel in front of them. "I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty weak. I don't have much muscle to me if you couldn't tell." Hope knew she wouldn't be able to spin them for long if at all, it depends really. "So your going to have to help me a lot to get us to spin." She bit her lip, knowing that Nigel might not like doing all that work. "Sorry about this..."

"No, it's all right." Nigel waved off the other's worries, smiling a little as he stretched his arms. "I'll handle this!" Now was the time to impress Hope, to show her just how strong he is.

Hope suddenly had a bad feeling about this, especially now that Nigel's sunglasses were gleaming in the dark and that he was now sporting a smirk. All she can hope is that she doesn't go flying out of the strawberry. She can see the news headlines now - 'Stick Of A Girl Goes Flying, Dogs Play Fetch!'. These thoughts made the doors to the ride sound like a prison cell door when they shut.

Slowly, the strawberry started to move as the ride started, so Hope put all her strength to use to slowly spin the moving strawberry. She only got a few slow spins in before she started to feel the strain. Nigel, seeing this, quickly grabbed onto the wheel.

"Why don't you let me handle this Hope?" Nigel smiled when Hope looked to him, trying to make her feel better as he could see she was feeling down at not being able to move the strawberry too much. "Hold on tight!"

That was the only warning Hope got before everything became a blur.

-Outside The Berry Go Round-

"Hank, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" A older man with blond hair and green eyes working a booth asked his friend in the booth next to his as he stared straight ahead.

"If you mean that giant strawberry that seems to be going five hundred miles a hour, then yes Johnny. Yes, I'm seeing what you're seeing." Hank, a balding man with dark eyes answered.

Both men blankly watched one of the berry's going so fast, that it was a blur of red and green. No shape to it really. They were in awe that it hasn't flown off from how fast it was going. Soon, the time was up, so the berries were slowed to a stop.

Hank whistled when he saw a boy jump out of the fast berry, looking like nothing happened, and then helping a taller girl out of the berry, the girl looking like she had been through the washer as she stumbled out.

"Kids." Johnny grumbled out with a laugh, seeing how the boy seemed to protectively hold onto the girl's arm and hand, helping her to a bench that wasn't too far.

"I swear, every day we see some of the weirdest things here." Hank sighed out loud, leaning on his hand. "Like that time a kid pulled out some kind of candy gun at that teenager."

"I didn't see anything, hear anything, or know anything." Johnny recited before plastering on a smile when he noticed a family walking up to his booth. "Hello! Step up, step up and try to burst the balloon for a prize!"

-With Hope And Nigel-

"I'm sorry Hope." Nigel bit his lip as he looked to Hope, who was trying to catch her breath and calm herself as she sat on the bench. "I shouldn't have gone that far..." He paused when the taller girl started to laugh.

Hope looked to Nigel now that she wasn't seeing triple, fixing her glasses that had been tilted and nearly flew off in the ride. "Are you kidding, that was awesome!" Hope laughed, remembering how fast they were going. She had been stuck, plastered to where she had sat in the ride from how fast they had been going. Almost like that one ride, Gravitron, that makes you spin so fast that you fly up in the air and stick to the wall. Hope grinned lopsidedly at the shorter boy. "Man, you're strong! I had no idea those things could go that fast." Cartoon logic at it's finest, that's the only way Hope could think of the whole thing.

Numbuh 1 couldn't help but blush lightly at the praise, a smile coming up on his face. While Nigel now knew to watch what he did, he couldn't help but feel proud and pleased that Hope had noticed and said that he was strong. It was weird how a simple complement can be so much when the person you wanted to say it actually says it to you, and mean it.

"In any case, I don't think I can take another ride right now." Hope couldn't help but say, still feeling a little shaky. "So how about we play a game or something? Get a drink before another ride? I'll pay this time."

With a smile, Hope took Nigel's hand once more as he protested at her paying anything. Her heart floating and fluttering. In the back of her mind, she knew she crossed the line she told herself to never cross. Getting involved with the KND is one thing, falling for Nigel Uno was another when Lizzie should be the one here and not her.

But before the world corrects itself, she will enjoy this date with everything she has....Even if she feels like she is going to be sick from all the nerves. She had never been good with romance from what she can recall.

Time passes fast when someone is having fun, that much holds true. Not that there wasn't some issues that came up during the date.

The main issue was that Hope was either too tall for some rides and Nigel was too short for others.

Sure, Hope could fit into the rides as she was that thin, but it wasn't safe as she was too tall for the whole thing. She might bust her head open or worse when it came down to it. And while Nigel tried to talk his way into going into a ride that he was too short for, none of the workers were hearing it. Luckily for Hope, the roller coaster was one that Nigel was too short for, meaning that Hope had a excuse in not riding the dang thing. Hope was able to get Nigel to ride some rides she couldn't, telling him that she would love watching him ride them and that she loved seeing him smile while missing how red Nigel turned at this. He tried to get Hope to do the same, but she always talked her way out of it by dragging him to a ride they could do together - like the Yo Yo or the Merry Go Round.

After they had their fill of the rides, they went on to eat. Nigel soon learned that just because Hope was thin didn't mean she didn't eat. She ate a whole funnel cake, half of another as Nigel couldn't finish his, three things of cheese fries, five deep fried candy bars, two corn on the cobs, a huge bucket of popcorn, four nachos bowls, and then she bought a super sized plastic cup that was green, blue and alien themed and filled it up with sprite, she was now on her second refill of it and was about to need to go refill it again. The thing is though, is that Nigel knew she could eat way more as she didn't look like she felt any type of strain from eating so much, yet she stopped so that they could go play games together. She also paid for all her own food, telling him that she ate a lot and didn't want him to pay so much on her, refusing and ignoring his protests. At first he didn't believe her, but now he will never doubt that she can eat everything and the kitchen sink.

All that didn't stop the thought that the taller girl looked cute when she was eating. So, in the end he wouldn't have minded paying for her food no matter how much. But he brushed off those weird thoughts off as they went to play the booths.

After eating, they were onto the games. Hope loved the games almost as much as the food, which was always number one for her. Nigel was in shock at how well Hope was at the darts, guns and everything that mostly dealt with aim. Hope herself was in awe at how well Nigel was at the strategy games, she missed a lot because of how air headed she can be so she wasn't the best at those games. Both tried the strength game, the one with the bell and hammer. Hope couldn't even lift the hammer, but the worker was nice enough to let her jump on the bell instead. While it barely lifted off, Hope was proud at even getting the thing to move a inch. Nigel almost got to the bell. He went to go again, wanting to do it until he hit the bell, but Hope was able to tell him that they should check out the other things and then come back later.

So, here they were now. Holding hands and walking around to see if any booths caught their eyes. Hope now had a huge plastic bag filled with items, toys, plushies, and stuffed animals from the games they had one and her free hand was holding her new cup as she sipped on the green alien straw. Nigel had offered to carry the bag, but Hope had put her foot down at that, wanting to show she wasn't that weak. Not that Nigel was implying that, but she ignored her hurting shoulder anyway to prove her point.

"-and that's why I don't trust sharks." Nigel finished telling the taller girl, who was looking down at him in interest. "And why I make sure to read about the restaurant before going."

"I just can't.....Where do they get their cars?" Hope started to say before she could change her mind, the physics of the place where weird and were getting to her in ways she couldn't explain. Never mind that apparently some kids were eaten by sharks and no one knew about it until the KND found out and handled it. That is more scarier than Jaws ever was. "Or reach the gas pedal? They have flippers and fins. Not hands and feet."

"You know, I never thought about that." Nigel hummed in thought, now thinking on it. It never hit him to question on where those sharks had gotten those cars or how they had used him. But now he had a suspicion that adults were doing more then just trying to use kids as sharks food, they might be supplying other things to sharks as a means to get to other kids all around the world. That will be something he'll have to look into once he has the time.

But before he could say anything else, familiar voices caught his attention.

Hope blinked in shock when suddenly Nigel let go of her hand as if she was on fire. Seeing that Nigel swiftly was turning around, Hope did the same and was met with the sight of the rest of Sector V. 'Ah.' Hope smiled instead of frowning like she wanted to. 'Time for everything to go back to normal.'

Hope might not be able to remember much about the show, as she remembered later episodes better than earlier ones, and even those were now becoming spotty at best as time goes on, she vaguely recalled that Nigel denies being Lizzie's boyfriend. After that, she doesn't remember. But if she plays her cards right, this will be her only date with Nigel.

That thought hurt way more then it should. Hope was a fool, she knew this and had to be fine with it. Better to get it all over now rather then later - it'll just hurt more later rather then now.

"Hey Numbuh 1, how's the mission!" Wally laughed out as the group walked to the two.

"Oh, ahem, ah, hello team." Nigel laughed nervously, voice becoming high pitched.

Hope smiled lopsidedly at the group. "Hello." She waved with her free hand, looking to the faces of the others. She has actually met Abby before, they had to work together in a after-school club before about two years ago, though Hope doesn't think that Abby remembers that. The others she has never officially met before. "You must be Nigel's friends! He's talked about you all a lot." Hope just continued to smile through the snickering and odd looks she was getting from the group.

"Just how old are you anyway?" Hope wanted to laugh real bad at how Wally was sizing her up, she never really thought her plans would burn so bad as they are right now. "You look like a teenager."

The word teenager might as well been a cuss word from the way he said it.

Just as Hope said "I'm ten.", Abby had leaned over and smacked Wally across the head.

"OW! What was that for!" Wally whined while Abby shook her head.

"You idiot, she goes to our school, in our grade. Of course she's not a teenager." Abby rolled her eyes while Kuki and Hoagie snickered.

"You have some colorful friends Nigel." Hope glanced to where Nigel was, he looked frozen almost like he committed a crime. "Nigel?"

"Why don't you introduce her?" Abby smirked, now putting her attention to her frozen leader. Nigel gulped as every was now staring at him.

"Ah, thiiiis iiiiisss...." Nigel dragged out, glancing away so that he wouldn't meet anyone's eyes. "Hoooopppe....."

"NIGEL GOTS A GIRLFRIEND~!" Both Hoagie and Wally sang out suddenly, making Hope wonder if they have ever rehearsed that.

"I DO NOT!" Nigel immediately denied, fists shaking.

"Nigel and Hope, sitting in a tree!" Hope watched the two run around her and Nigel, both waving their hands as they sang while Nigel was protesting the whole time. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

Pushing the sing duet to the back of her mind, Hope turned her attention back to Nigel, who was still protesting to his friends. Sighing, she knew what she had to do. But that didn't change the fact that it hurt.

"Nigel, what were we doing?" Nigel's head shot up to Hope, who was staring at him. It hit him that she was giving him a out, that she was giving him the chance to-

"We were going home!" Nigel said in a panic. trying to scramble for something to say.

"Ah, your date is ending already?" Kuki pouted while the two others sang and Abby was laughing. "Did we ruin the mood?"

"This wasn't a date and there was no mood!" Nigel snapped before he realized what he was saying.

"Oh, it wasn't?" Nigel's head could have snapped off from how fast he turned it to look back up at Hope. Her face had crumbled to a sad and confused frown. "But I thought you said...." She shook her head. "Man, I didn't think I was that oblivious to misunderstand words so bad. Shows what I know." The taller girl sighed before a weak smile forced it's way up her face. "It's okay Nigel, I can get home myself. I had fun, even if I misunderstood what we were doing. I'm sorry for that."

Both Wally and Hoagie stopped singing, and Kuki and Abby watched with wide eyes as Hope sadly waved to them all and then left. When she was out of sight, everyone turned their eyes to a frozen Nigel, who was gaping and staring at where Hope had stood.

"Hmmm." Abby shook her head in negative with a hum. "Sometimes boys can be so dumb."

The sector never noticed the eyes watching them with a gleam.

-Later, With Hope-

"So, Hope, how was the big date~?" Nicole grinned as she jumped onto Hope's green and blue bed.

"Oh." Hope took in a deep breath, trying to will away the pain. She was a fool, falling even when she knew it wasn't aloud. That she wasn't mean to play that part in the story. But she never said she was smart. Nigel was just so sweet and nice to her, and now that Nicole had pointed out all that Nigel did, she started to notice more and more about him. Crushes were hard no matter how many lives someone has lived, that much she was for certain of. "He said it wasn't a date at the end. Maybe I misunderstood what he was telling me before at school?" She knew she didn't misunderstand him, but it was easier this way...right?

"HE WHAT?!" Hope's head snapped over just in time to see Nicole shoot up and looked ready to spite fire. With a few stomps and seeing Nicole's enraged expression, Hope decided not to chance stopping her while she stomped off, she liked living thank you very much.

So watching her, Hope was soon very impressed when Nicole lifted up her huge wooden desk over her head. She was very much less impressed when Nicole threw said desk out her window.

It also said a lot that this wasn't the first time this had happened, but usually it was with a pillow or a large toy or something - just not her desk! - and the window was usually opened. Forget logic or physics of this world, she didn't want to get grounded because her friend decided breaking her window and desk was a great idea in her fit of anger!

"NICOLE!?"

"I'M GONNA KILL HIM!"

-The Next Day, With Nigel, Hoagie And Wally-

"I win!" Hoagie panted as he made it to the end of the block, Wally right after him.

Nigel ignored the two, walking with a frown on his face. Ever since yesterday he has been like this, sulking as the others put it. It was easy to tell that what had happened with Hope was eating at him badly.

"Hey Nigel!"

All three boys turned to see Lizzie Devine walking up to them, hands behind her back with a sympathetic smile on her face.

"Lizzie?" Nigel blinked as she walked up to him. "What is it? I'm a little busy at the moment."

"Yeah, busy missing his girlfriend." Hoagie whispered to Wally, both of them snickering. Nigel scowled at them before his attention was taken back by Lizzie.

"Well, I saw what happened at the carnival yesterday." Lizzie admitted with a sad frown. Nigel winced as if hit and Wally and Hoagie both were now paying attention to the other girl. "And I felt so bad about it. So, I went and got something to help you!" Lizzie beamed, bringing her hands out to show a pink gift box in them. "With this gift, everything will be way better for you!"

"I really don't think-" Nigel started to say, only to get interrupted by the two boys behind him.

"Take it! Take it!" Both whispered behind him, waving their arms around.

"Well, all right." Nigel sighed, taking the box. Lizze smiled brightly, clasping her hands together, watching Nigel opening the present.

"Oh, ummm..." Nigel looked confused as he pulled out a helmet that had three light bulbs on the top of it. "Thanks Lizzie?" He asked more then thanked, turning it this way or that. "I....always wanted one of whatever this is."

"Why don't you try it on?" Lizzie brightly asked, hands coming up in delight.

"I-I think I'll try it on later." The KND operative nervously smiled in answer.

Lizzie pouted, hands coming together. "But I got it for you to help you!" Lizzie sighed sadly. "It's in every girl magazine Nigel. The reviews were nice, so many girls love it!"

Nigel froze at that. He slowly turned to Lizzie, trying to look and sound nonchalant. "D-Do they really?" Nigel cleared his throat, refusing to glance behind him at his now snickering friends.

"Oh yes!" Lizzie nodded with a huge grin. "So many girls said that it was "Life changing for the relationship", and that "I really love my boyfriend even more when he wears it!"."

"W-Well...I suppose I could try it on for a while..." Nigel gave a funny smile as he put on the helmet. Strapping it on, he looked to Lizzie in question. "Does...Does it look good?"

Lizzie beamed, clasping her hands together in joy. "It looks perfect on you!" The auburn haired girl called out, a big grin on her face. "Hope will be shocked when she sees you after this!"

Mentioning Hope made Nigel's face turn pink, but he kept a straight face as he turned around. "Alright, guys!" The KND agent called to his friends and fellow agents, feeling lighter than before. "We are out of here!"

Once Nigel's back was turned, Lizzie's sweet grin turned malicious as she reached into her skirt pocket to pull out a pink remote. Eyes narrowed, she chuckled evilly as she turned the dial.

The light bulbs on the helmet started to flash, the helmet warming as it started working. Nigel froze for one second, then started jerking as if having a seizure. Wally and Hoagie looked confused, glancing at one another before turning to look at their leader - both wondering just what is going on with him.

"I-I'll....ca-catch y-you gu-guys later!" Nigel said, almost as if it was forced out of him. His body twitched, and his mind was a jumbled mess.

Something in him was fighting, another part was telling him to give in.

"Are you sure, Numbuh 1?" Wally questioned, face twisted in confusion. Didn't they already decide where to go and what to get already?

"Yeah, what about the comics?" Hoagie agreed with Wally, gesturing with his hands in confusion and face softening in concern.

Going wide eyed, Lizzy quickly fiddled with the remote.

Nigel stiffed before hopping around in a circle, crying out and trying to stop. Once he did about five circles, he stopped and looked at his two friends, shaking as the words were forced out of his mouth, pointing a thumb behind him. "I'm go-go-go-go-going to hang out w-w-w-wi-with Lizzie instead!"

Wally and Hoagie glanced at one another before shrugging and turning around.

"Whatever."

"Fine by me."

Nigel shook as he watched his friends walk away, wanting nothing more then to scream or run after them.

"Ready to go Nigie?" Lizzie asked with a sweet smile, before the smile turned downright devious as she looked back to the remote, turning the knob once more.

"Y-Yyyyyyyesss!" Nigel tried to fight it, tried to come up with something else to say, but it was forced out of him before he could stop it.

Grabbing his arm, Lizzie looped her arm onto his, as if he was escorting her somewhere. She smiled as she walked with him, while Nigel looked stiff.

"W-W-W-Where are yooooou t-t-t-taking m-me?" Nigel forcefully said, having to fight against the helmet on his head to get out the words he wanted out. He gritted his teeth, snarling as he mentally fought against it. But, he tried without success.

"Oh, I'm not taking you anywhere." Lizzie smiled dreamily at Nigel as they walked, looking like the cat who got the cream. "Your taking me on the most romantical date ever!"

Eyes widening behind his sunglasses, Nigel tried to force his body away from the girl, only to fail horrible when his body just kept walking. Clamping his mouth shut, Nigel felt rewarded when the words the helmet wanted him to say, 'Yes, Dear', didn't come out. Proving that yes, there is a way to fight this. 

He didn't want this, he didn't want to go on a date with Lizzie Devine at all. Sure, before this, he thought she was nice, but she wasn't someone he'd ask on a date or anything. 

He....

He only wanted to go on a date with Hope Honey. No one else.

Just the thought of the tall girl sent his brainwaves into overdrive, making the lightbulbs on top of the helmet to light up and for the helmet to work faster to force him into being obedient. So, with every step, Nigel Uno never stopped mentally fighting off the brainwashing helmet that was forcing him to do whatever Lizzie wanted.

------LATER; BACK A SECTOR V------

"Yeah! New comics!" Wally cheered, jumping into the tree house with a wide grin, paper bag of comics in hand. Hoagie not far behind him with his own bag in hand.

"Out of the way!" Wally called out, rushing past Abby and Kuki who were sitting on a beat up looking couch together. Hoagie rushed past too, cheering with every step.

"Hey!" Abby called out, leaning on the arm rest of the coach. "Where are Numbuh 5's magazines?"

"Ich!" Wally shuddered, walking over. Lifting the bag, he pulled out a pair of green tongs to grabbed the girl magazine so that he didn't have to touch it. With a frown, he lifted it up as if it was toxic. "I hate it when you make us buy your cruddy girl magazines!"

"Yeah, yeah." Abby frowned, taking the magazines and getting into Wally's face, making the boy lean back with wide eyes. "Tell it to Captain Loser and the Dorkalord." With that said, she leaned back and handed Kuki her magazine before opening her own. Wally rolled his eyes and quickly went to his own chair, jumping up and opening his comic.

"You wouldn't know quality literature even if it bit you on the-" Hoagie started to say critically, only to be cut off when Abby glanced around and noticed something off.

"Hey," Abby turned to the two boys with a frown. "Where is Numbuh 1 anyway?"

"Man he is so weird!" Hoagie looked back at her in concern. "First, he was still moping about Hope, then Lizzie comes and gives him this helmet and then he goes running off with her."

"Yeah, I thought if anything, he'd be running off to Hope after Lizzie said that 'Girls love it!' or something like that." Wally added in, rolling his eyes. Girls, he'd never understand them or want to.

Suspicion now in her mind, Abby went wide eyed as something nagged at her brain. This sounded a bit familiar, and more than a little concerning. "Uh, what kind of helmet was it?"

Lifting his hands, Hoagie gestured how big it was. "It's big and looks stupid." He stated, trying to think back on what it looked like.

Wally pointed at the top of his head. "Lightbulbs on it." He added in, thinking it was the most noticeable feature on the stupid looking thing.

It clicked for both girls in the room. Turning their heads as one, but Kuki and Abby looked at one another and deadpanned. "Boyfriend Helmet." They stated as one, not looking impressed.

"What?!" Both Hoagie's and Wally's heads jerked up, looking horrified and shocked at that.

"A Boyfriend Helmet." Abby repeated, quickly flipping through her magazine. "There's an add for one right here, look." She lifted up the magazine, now showing the page of the add. It showed the very helmet that Nigel had put on.

"The Yes Dear 5000." Wally slowly read from the page, eyes wide and looking shocked. "They sell these things?!"

"Well, they ain't cheap." Abby told them all, putting the magazine down. "And the bad news is, is that the effects become permanent as the helmet fuses with the victim." She explained, pointing to her own head.

"We gotta save Numbuh 1!" Wally cried out in horror, already running off with Hoagie right behind him - war cries coming out of them.

"Hold up y'all!" Abby yelled out, stopping Wally and Hoagie in their tracks. With a huff, she got off the coach, turning to look at the boys. "We don't even know where he is!"

"I know where I'd want to go if I had a boyfriend~" Kuki sighed out dreamily, only for her smile to fall down as something hit her. "But, what about Hope? Isn't Nigel her boyfriend?" She suddenly gasped in horror, looking stricken. "Is Lizzie a homewrecker!?"

Giving a horrified gasp, Abby quickly grabbed Kuki, dragging her along. "Come on, let's go!" Abby called out, giving Wally and Hoagie the go-ahead to start their war cries once more as they ran for the Scamper.

"What? What did I say?" Kuki asked in confusion.

-------WITH HOPE AND NICOLE-------

"Still can't believe that you broke my window and desk." Hope sighed, watching her friend work on her pet project, that her friend kept under a white tarp, as she sat on an closed crate. Glancing around at her friend's home garage, Hope could help but sigh once more. "We're both lucky that the desk was just banged up and Mama had an extra window just in case."

It said a lot that her mother had extra windows on hand just in case. Hope didn't want to think of the various reasons why this was.

"Hey, at least none of us got grounded." Nicole tried to console, half her body under the tarp, a box of tools right besides her, trying to screw something into place. Once done, she gave a huff and slide out from under the tarp, sitting up and placing the wrench back into the toolbox.

"More like you're lucky you didn't get grounded." Hope snorted, making her friend give a over dramatic glare her way. Hope just chuckled, placing a hand on her chest. "I didn't do anything."

With a pout, Nicole opened her mouth to say something, only for it to close shut tightly when a weird sound started to come from the other end of the garage door. Both friends frowned, trying to listen closely to the muffled noise. Glancing at one another, they talked silently before Hope jerked her head to the large metal garage doors. Nicole gave a nod, silently going to the door before pushing a button on the wall right next to it.

Slowly it opened. And when fully opened, Hope went wide eyed and Nicole gave out a hiss along with a fiery glare.

There was a Kid Next's Door flying bus-like vehicle lowering down right in front of the Nemesis household.

'Oh God, I messed up!' Hope gulped, feeling glad for her natural pale skin so that no one would notice her paling in fear. 'They're here to take me in! Is it because Nigel went on a date with me? Because I look older than my real age?! Oh, I don't want my memory wiped!'

The vehicle touched down, the door to it opening and Sector V rushing out of it. Hope nearly cried in relief when she saw that they didn't have any weapons on them. Of course, there is a chance of cartoon logic, with them pulling out weapons out of nowhere. But, she was trying to think positive right now.

"Hope!" Abby quickly ran up, only to skid to a halt when Nicole got in her way, blocking Hope from the rest of the KND operatives. Nicole's scowl alone screamed that she wasn't happy - her eyes yelled to the sky that she was a second away from getting violent.

"And what do you all think you're doing?" Nicole demanded more than asked, her hands at her hips. "Are you here to play another funny joke on my friend?" She spat out the word 'funny' like it was a disgusting word.

"We don't have time for this you cruddy-!" Wally tried to shove the slightly taller girl away, only to give out a cry when said girl grabbed him by the collar and held him up to her face. Wally gulped at seeing the fire in her eyes.

"What. Did. You. Just. Try. To. Call. Me." Nicole slowly demanded, words coming out from clinched teeth.

"N-Nothing!" Wally quickly said, gulping and waving him arms as if to wipe the words he had said before away. He gave out a pained cry when Nicole dropped him soon after.

"That's what I thought." Nicole snorted, crossing her arms.

"Listen, we really don't have time for this - Numbuh 1's in trouble!" Abby rushed out as the others helped Wally up.

"Nigel?" Hope asked in concern and confusion, frowning as she brought a hand up to her face. She wondered why they even came to her, everything should be like how it should....right? Nicole on the other hand frowned harshly.

"And why should we care?" Nicole tilted her head up, and even though she was short, it felt like she was looking down on all of them. "When he asked Hope on a date, only at the end to say it's not, he played with her feelings. He made his feelings clear - so you better clear out of here."

"But Numbuh 1 really like-likes Hope!" Kuki giggled just thinking about how love-struck her sector leader is. "After the date, he's been acting really funny! Like looking blankly at the wall for hours, not talking to anyone, muttering to himself, not doing any work for once because all he does now is look sad, I think I saw him crying once-" Kuki started to list off, only for Hoagie to cover her mouth with his hand with a nervous and slightly guilty smile. After all, he helped make Nigel say that he wasn't on a date and thus didn't like Hope in that way. If he didn't do that, then they might not be in the mess right now.

"He....is? But I thought...." Hope slowly said in confusion and worry. She thought he'd move on and get with Lizzie. Isn't that how the episode goes? Where he asks out Lizzie and then at the end is with her? Sure, she forgets the middle of the episode, but she was sure that she wasn't originally apart of it.

"Girl, he's long gone for you." Abby slowly walked up to Hope, making sure not to make any threatening movements, as Nicole is watching her closely. Honestly, she has respect for the shorter girl. Not many kids not in the KND would stand up to them like she has. "But now Lizzie Devine has brainwashed him into being her boyfriend! We need your help to get him back to normal!"

"Brainwashed!?" Both Hope and Nicole gasped with wide eyes, not seeing that coming.

Hope might have thought that Nigel would get with Lizzie, but not like this! Brainwashing is taking someone's consent away. A horrifying thought alone. It hurts thinking about Nigel with someone else, but it's his choice. Supposed to be his choice anyway. She fell for the impossible here, but just because they might not get together at the end of all this like how it went in her fuzzy memories, that doesn't mean she can't help him out.

Some part of her hopes that in the end, they would get together. Maybe.....maybe she should stop thinking about how things are supposed to be, and embrace how things are.

Biting her lip, Hope glances to the worried faces around her. Letting the final shackle that held her back from so much go, Hope gave a single nod as her eyes hardened with resolve.

"Let's go."

No matter how this ends, Hope was no longer going to care about the canon world of KND.

It was time to start caring about herself first.

It was time to start being a little selfish.

----------LATER; LE BALL DU SHANE-----------

"You both stay out here." Abby told the two girls as she and the other operatives readied their weapons, about to storm the fancy restaurant in front of them. "Once we captured Numbuh 1, we'll bring him out. Just hang tight!"

Hope watched them rush in before glancing around the more fancy neighborhood she and her friend had been brought to. This one held more of the high end places - ones that she thought were too expensive to even think about going into.

Nicole, on the other hand, went to the front window to watch the fight that she knew was going to break out.

"Man, Uno doesn't look happy at all." Nicole frowned, leaning forward to get a better look. "It looks like he's in pain."

Shifting, Hope took in a deep breath - and then yelping when screaming, yelling and sounds of fighting came from the restaurant.

"Dang!" Nicole whistled, impressed by what she is seeing. "The boy can fight! No wonder he's the leader; he can take them all down!"

Tilting her head, Hope sighed as she came to a decision.

'Love truly is going to get me beat up if nothing else.' Hope mentally cried as she walked to the restaurant door, ignoring Nicole's calls for her to stay back.

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After Hope opened the door, she nearly wished that she hadn't.

Almost all the KND members, but Nigel, were hanging on the walls via forks. Toothpaste was everywhere, and the whole place as a mess. And still, the adults were blind to it all. They were even blind to the host groaning in pain on the ground. Hope would bet that they wouldn't notice until they start crying out for their food, if even then.

Shaking her head, Hope noticed the person she was looking for; Nigel. He was standing on top of an empty table, looking ready to jump down.

"Nigel?"

Nigel jerked his head in shock at the soft call. Going wide eyed at the sight of Hope walking to him. He barely noticed her friend rushing into the restaurant as he slowly raised a hand out towards the tall girl, as if to touch her even though he stood quite a ways away.

"What?!" Lizzie growled out, scowling as she took out the remote once more as she quickly got out of her seat. "Get away from her right now, Nigel!"

Crying out in pain, Nigel saw Hope's worried and horrified face before he shut his eyes tightly. The helmet now fusing into his head, making him claw at it. He didn't want this. He didn't want to date Lizzie or get married to her or anything else she can think up. He couldn't even compare Lizzie to Hope, as that would imply that there was something to compare, that there had been a chance of him actually like Lizzie.

Thinking about Hope - about how kind, compassionate, blunt, oblivious on a good day, and how her smile was usually lopsided, all the little things that made her, her - Nigel gave out a pained war cry, breaking the helmet on his head into little pieces when the thing couldn't fight off his thoughts or feelings any longer. For the whole night, he had been fighting it, and little by little, he gained back control of himself.

Seeing Hope had been the thing to break the camel's back.

"What?! NO!" Lizzie cried out in shock and anger. Scowling, she clinched her fists. Glaring at Hope, she made to go to her. Making Hope flinch back and Nicole getting ready to jump into a fight. But, before she could make a step toward Hope, Nigel swiftly turned with a angered scowl of his own.

"Lizzie, don't you ever do that again!" The Leader of Sector V growled out. "I don't like-like you! I don't want to date you! I don't want to be your boyfriend at all! I already have a girlfriend!" Hope's eyes widened when all of a sudden Nigel jumped from the table and grabbed her hand. "So just leave me alone!"

"B-But....Niggie....!" Lizzie's eyes slowly filled with tears. Sniffing, she gave out a sob, running off and out of the restaurant. Nicole growled at the sobbing girl as she ran by, while the rest of the kids that were hanging on the walls groaned in pain.

"Girlfriend....." Hope muttered softly to herself, accidentally gaining Nigel's attention. The boy flinched, turning to her and trying to let go of her hand, but she didn't let him. He looked up at her hopefully, and she couldn't help but smile back. "So, I guess that was a date after all?"

"Yeah....I'm sorry about lying, Hope." Nigel glanced away shyly. "I....I was embarrassed, I guess."

"It's okay. I kinda forget that not everyone is like me with not caring about what others think." Hope chuckled, using her free hand to rub the back of her neck. "Just, the next time we go on a date, talk to me about it. Or if you do that again, just talk to me instead of sulking about it. Hurts the both of us in the end, you know?"

"The....next time?" Nigel asked hopefully, face going red.

"Well, yeah. You're my boyfriend....right?" Hope asked right back, face going a bit pink.

"Y-Yeah!" The boy beamed, looking like he was on cloud nine.

On the other end of the restaurant, Nicole shook her head slowly as she watched the two.

"It's kind of embarrassing watching them being so lovey-dovey, isn't it?" Nicole asked a hanging Abby.

"Arh..." Abby just groaned out in pain. It made Nicole sigh as if agreeing with her.

"But if he hurts her again, keep in mind that it won't be pretty once I get my hands on him." Nicole said causally, as if she wasn't threatening someone.

"Nicole!" Nicole blinked turning to see Hope and Nigel walking up to her, holding hands. "We're going to go get some ice cream. Do you want to come?"

"Nah, have fun on your date." Nicole waved the couple off, glancing to the others still knocked out or in pain with humor. "I'll help the others get down."

Hope just smiled and nodded, walking off with Nigel.

As she walked out of the restaurant, Hope couldn't help but feel like she caused a major change. One that would effect everything, causing ripples and typhoons. She wasn't supposed to be the one dating Nigel Uno. She took someone's place.

Yet, for the life of her, she couldn't find it in herself to regret anything. Her purpose has evolved from just standing there and hoping that everything would fix itself. There was nothing to fix, this world was different than the one she watched. No regrets to what is her living her life the way she wants to.

Hope Honey, for the first time in a long time, decided it was okay to be selfish and let everything happen as it does in this new life.

For the first time in a long time, she feels lighter than ever.

And it's all thanks to one Nigel Uno; Her Boyfriend.

-End Chapter-

HAPPY NEW YEARS! 

I hope everyone has a good 2019.

I have been working on this story for a while now, so I am happy it's out. And, with this story out, I am over 100,000 words in this book! I never thought I would get this far, so I am beyond happy! Because of this, the new story I am excitedly working on is going to become a SPECIAL! It's a reward for getting so far.

I won't say anything about the Special, as I want it to be a surprise. But don't worry, I'll put in the title that it's a special so that everyone knows when it is up and posted.

Now, Hope is very different form Lizzie - and thus, Hope is going to react differently to certain things and everyone is going to treat her differently than how they did with Lizzie. Hope is also going to show up in more canon episodes then Lizzie did, making said episode not canon any more and changing things up. Hope is causing a butterfly effect that will show more as time goes on and the further we get into the series/story.

I hope everyone enjoyed this! I wish you all a good new years and hope that nothing but good things happen for you all. Don't celebrate too hard and remember to stay safe when celebrating the new years.

For me, I am going to spend my time writing up a storm! Time for me to get back to writing! Whoo~!