This is it. I've spent a lot of time on this, so thanks to all of you who've stuck with this story all the way through- especially you, nienerz, for your awesome reviews! I guess this is good-bye then (except not really; I'm planning on writing much more in the future). Stay strong, and stay young.

So you see, what Cree said to me all those years ago about keeping my mind open proved to be true. Each of the kids I recruited showed that there was more to them than what met the eye:

Wally's initial cowardly appearance quickly melted away, and he's now one of the most fearless people I know.

Kuki's airhead disposition actually masks a truly observant, intelligent girl.

Hoagie's tendencies to (badly) joke around is, when necessary, replaced by a more serious side of him.

And Nigel's ego disappeared about the same time as his hair, revealing a selfless drive in which he would do anything for sake of the cause.

It's amazing how we're all so different, yet we worked so well together. And Numbuh 5 thinks that's the thing that set the Sooper Sector apart from everyone else. Individuality is what makes a great team.

A lot has changed since then. Nigel... mysteriously disappeared when we were all ten years old. But just before he did so, he returned the sunglasses that I had given him.

Now that I'm Soopreme Leader, those famous shades rest in Hoagie's hands. Despite us working in different fields now, I still drop in from time to time to hang out with my friends. Uh, I mean to collect important, classified data for the KND Sooper Secret Files. Right.

It's pretty fitting that today I'm writing of the height of my career, for this marks my final day as both a Kids Next Door operative and a child. And in the coming months my teammates, one by one, will follow.

Am I scared? Absolutely. But I am not my sister; I'm going to go through with it, to the very end. And who knows? Maybe it won't be over after all.

So here ends the story of our roots. Roots that someday would grow into a tree.

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