Operation: FAIL, Part 2

Chapter 2: Lee and Wendy

Rozeland, nighttime

A calm, breezy night over Rozeland. The starry sky was clear and the full moon shining bright. "'OOOWWWWWWWWWLLLLL!" howled Diwata Uno on the roof of her house.

Her mother, Luna peeked out the window. "Dee-Dee, I know the moon's pretty, but why do you have to act like a werewolf?" she chuckled.

"I just get so happies when I sees the moon! GOOO MOOOOOON!"

"Well, come in soon!" her father, Bruce yelled, "It's getting windy and you might fall off the roof! You won't be able to howl with broken lungs!"

"Bruce, why you always gotta be like that?" Luna questioned.

"'OOWWWWWLLL!"

Grayson House

"Come on, Lea, I said I was sorry. Doesn't the fact I saved an innocent kid make up for it??" Lee tried to reason as they walked upstairs.

"Well, the reason shadowbenders don't do the missions their selves is 'cause they don't know all the details, so they have to gather info. You weren't even sure if this kid was some, crazy robot or something, and he was trying to confine it. I just hope we aren't blamed for the destruction of several KND treehouses tomorrow morning."

"If she was a robot, why the heck would-"

"Look, after today Lee, I need a refreshing bath. I don't want you breaking the faucet or anything, so I'm going first." And so, she marched to the bathroom.

"Siiiiigh." Lee annoyedly walked to his room. "Break your faucet. Stupid blue-hair girl." Opened the door. "Next time I see her, oughta give her a punch in the-" The blue-haired girl looked up from digging around his mini-fridge.

A sweet bun was in her mouth, but it fell out. Both of them stared blankly with wide eyes. Light-blue eyes met sharp red. Both mouths in a tiny "o". A few blinks as the camera narrowed closer. It changed position quicker, blinking closer to their pupils. The silence was broke by Lee.

"MOOO-!" The door slammed shut by a sudden gust of air.

"Ssssss!" She forced her hands over Lee's mouth. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry I stole your ship! I-I thought you were going to kidnap me, I-I-I-"

He smacked her hand off, "Why the heck would I wanna kidnap you, I was tryin' to SAVE you, duh!"

"I know—I panicked—I'm sorry—I should've known—I didn't mean to—please don't be mad—I'm really-"

"OKAY!!" He sighed stressfully. "Just… go over it slowly. Why was Professor Bob holding you hostage?"

From outside, one would see two shadows chatting in the second-floor window.

"Ooookay then… so you were actually an airbender Bob wanted to power his weather machine, that's why you run Sonic speed, and you flew our S.C.A.M.P.E.R. over the ocean before you jumped out and attempted to fly on your own? Don't you need wings to be able to fly?"

"Y-Yeah, but… I read the story of this airbender who could fly without wings, and, well, I thought if I got enough wind under me…"

"Wait, if you crashed in the Pacific Ocean, how'd you get all the way back here in only a few hours?"

"L-Like you said: I use Sonic Boost. I-It's kind of a special move. I-I think Sonic was the only other airbender to have it."

"Wait a second, don't tell me you're Sonic and Amy's daughter?!"

"N-No… actually, I-I don't know who my parents are. They dropped me at an orphanage when I was little, and all they gave me were these shoe feathers and my name. Wendy. I always thought they left me, because of my curse."

"Curse?"

"W-Well, kind of…" She looked down sadly. "My airbending chi is unnaturally strong, so everywhere I go, wind is always blowing, and sometimes, this eventually starts a storm. I'm always running around so I can escape this wind, but it never works. Even when I'm inside; I always blow food around at a restaurant, make trashcans fall over, and I can't even go to school 'cause of blowing all the papers around. …Then before I knew it, I was kidnapped by Professor Bob when he needed a power source for his weather machine. He sounded like he wanted to hurt people with it, but I thought if he absorbed my chi, maybe the wind would calm down, and I…"

"Well, lending your power to someone who would DEFINITELY use it for evil is no good, it's better in your hands."

"I-I know—I'm sorry—I wanted to escape, b-but I-"

"Sheesh, lay it with the apologies! Hmmm… but I still can't figure you out. Those hair and ears make you look like Sonic… but you don't even look Mobian, so you can't be their daughter. And… what's with those red eyes?"

"I-I don't know. I've always been afraid to talk to people 'cause I look like this. I-I don't creep you out, do I?—I'm sorry if I do-"

"CAN YOU SAY ONE SENTENCE WITHOUT SAYING 'SORRY'?!"

"I'M SORRY!! –Mmmp!" She clamped hands over her mouth. "Siiigh… I just… I'm not good around other people. I've been looking everywhere to find people who might look like my parents, but, well, no person I could find has blue hair, pointy ears, or even red eyes. I've always thought my parents were airbenders of some kind, and they can help me control this wind curse. And, then…then I wouldn't make a storm everywhere I go, and mess up peoples' stuff…"

"…" Now that Lee thinks about it, he and Wendy have a similar dilemma. "…Well, I'm not sure who your parents are, but maybe I can help you work on your airbending."

"I'm actually really good at airbending. It's just hard to control this wind."

"Well, then, I'll help you control it. …" To tell the truth, Lee wasn't good around new people either, so he was a little slow where to start in helping with a problem. "Meet me on the hill behind the school tomorrow at 4, we'll work there."

"O-Okay…" She was about to hop out the window.

"Hold on!" She stopped. "…How did you know where I lived, anyway?"

"It was written in your ship's computer… I wrote it down, and, well, I wanted to apologize to you for-"

"Yeahyeahyeah, I get it now. Just don't turn into Wilt, okay?" He winked.

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends

"Achoo! Sniff." sneezed the tall, red Imaginary Friend, Wilt. "Huh… must be a flu bug goin' around."

Lee's Room

"Mmmm… Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't ask your name." Wendy recalled.

Lee smirked and winked. "It's Lee Andrew."

"Oh! Cool name!" She smiled and blushed. "Lee is easy to remember. N-Not that I'm saying that's a bad THING, but-"

"Yokay, good-bye."

"YAAAAH!" He shoved her out the window.

Leanne barged in Lee's room, "Lee, shut the window, we're turning on the heat. Huhuhu, I feel the draft from downstairs."

"IT WAS THE BLUE-HAIR GIRL!!"

"The blue-haired girl? Fff." She scoffed. "Now you're just using her as an excuse. Lay it off Lee, you aren't Kaleo."

"Aren't you supposed to be taking a bath?"

"I got sidetracked by other stuff…"

"Pfft. Girls."

Black Acropolis, Alaska

Professor Bob followed the long trail of footprints all the way to the S.C.A.M.P.E.R.'s landing place, finding simply a snowy crater where it ended. "No… no! Have they taken her?!"

He heard a sound that resembled digging through snow, and looked left a few feet to see a shovel emerge from the white blanket. "HUUUUFF." Toiletnator, Box Ghost, and Dr. Light (we'll call them Team Failure :P) emerged. "Siiiiigh." Totally exhausted.

"You know somethin'?" Box Ghost inquired. "Why didn't I just fly and phase us away from the prison? Instead of dig a hole from Antarctica all the way to Alaska."

"That… would've been good to consider." Dr. Light said, tired.

"Oh, of all the help to…" Bob moaned, "Oh, get up, you three, I need your help! A very important test subject escaped my grasp, and I have to get her back soon!"

"Why, what's the problem?" Lou asked.

"Not only is she a vital subject, I am under direct orders to keep her incarcerated. I can't explain all the details, so we must find her now!"

"But how can we-" Light began.

"Wait!" Lou perked, looking at the footprints that came after the crater.

"You recognize them?" Light asked.

"No! But somebody peed in them!" The three froze in disgust as Lou approached a print with a yellow puddle. "If I analyze it carefully, I should be able to track its origins back to… sniff-sniff-sniff." He licked, and their color faded, "Iceland!"

Dr. Light's eye twitched. "How…How do you know that?"

"Oh, I've studied urine and dung variants since I was 20! And waste has many different smells and tastes depending on the nation. LET'S GOOOO!" Toiletnator zipped into the distance. The three villains stood frozen (Box Ghost listed up and down) for a few minutes.

"I need to brush up on my toiletry." Light said.

Windy hill outside of Rozeland Elementary

School ended at 3:00, so Lee ran home real quick to drop off his things and do some homework. He got done at 3:45, so he decided to rush to the hill, kick back, and relax on its cranium. After a day's boring work, it was nice to just feel the gentle breeze and watch the clouds roll by. He checked his watch after awhile and read 3:55. It was then the patter of rushing feet crushing the grass was heard from below, drawing closer in seconds before Wendy came to a sudden stop at the hill's top.

"Oh! ! It's not 4 already, is it—I looked at a clock in a restaurant—I'm sorry I'm late, I lose track of time easily-"

"Alright alright, calm down! You're early." He helped himself up. "Sooo… you have a wind curse that you can't control, but you're a good airbender… huh…"

"Do you know airbending, too?"

"No, I'm a shadowbender. I don't really… know anything about Air, but, well I can help."

"That would be really great of you!" she beamed.

"Hehe…" Lee blushed. "Umm… ever try sucking the wind in and swallowing it?"

"Ummmm…" With that, Wendy decided to inhale a huge gust of air, making her cheeks inflate along with her belly. She tried her best to swallow, but this overabundance of air actually made that difficult, her face becoming blue as her hair. "FOOOOOOOOOOOO." She released it all in a powerful gust, then gasped for breath. The gentle breezes continued.

"Umm, okay, ummm… just waving your arms a lot and blowing air 'til you run low on chi?"

With a more fierce expression, she began furiously waving her arms and blowing air all around. She started waving at rapid speed with Lee having to crouch with the forceful wind. "HAAAAA-AAAAAAAH!" After a few more minutes, her arms grew weary, and the wind slowed to a stop.

"So did it work?"

"…" It wasn't long before the winds returned again. "Nooo…" She frowned.

"Siiigh." Lee lied down in defeat.

"I-It's not your fault, Lee, I mean, if you had a problem with shadowbending, I probably couldn't help you either, since I don't know shadowbending—not that I'm saying you're stupid or anything—I'm sorry if I implied-"

"-No… it's my fault. Siigh… I wasn't the right person to help, I should've sent you to Fybi at Sector W. I just didn't because… well…"

"Huh?"

"Sigh, you've heard of the Kids Next Door, right?"

"Uh-huh…"

"Well, I'm in Sector RZ and our ranking is low because I always mess up missions, then they send one of the better sectors. That's why I tried to save you by myself, which I did, then you went and stole our ship so everyone blamed me-"

"I'm sorry!—I didn't mean to get you in-"

"'t's alright, sigh… the point is, even though it wouldn't help our rank, I just wanted the feeling of helping someone with something, that's why I wanted to help you out. Sigh… but I guess I was bound to fail again."

"Well, m-maybe your suggestions actually work—I'm just not doing it right."

"My instinct tells me it's the former…" Lee got up, "Anyway, let's go to the treehouse and we'll fly you to Sector W, there's an airbender there that could help you. 'Course, my friends'll probably take you there their selves."

"That's really nice of you, Lee, but, I don't think I want to go to Sector W. I kind of want to hang out with you more."

"Huh?"

"You're the first person to ever try and help me, and, you've been really sweet, so…" She shifted back and forth on her heels, hands folded behind her. "I mean, if you don't want to hang out, I guess you got other plans…"

"…" Lee made a light smile, "Nah, not really. Sure I'll hang out with you!"

"You will?!" she smiled brightly. "You won't be bothered by my wind?"

"Are you kidding? This feels really nice! Hey, no need for a fan when we got THIS gal!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"…So, um… how fast are you?" Lee asked, trying to find someplace to start.

"…Got a skateboard?" (Cue "City Escape" from Sonic Adventure 2!)

Downtown Rozeland

"WHOOOOAAAA!" Lee and Wendy shared a single skateboard rolling at high speed to the town. Wendy's stance was firm, turning or guiding their path using only the wind, while Lee crouched and held tight to her legs. They sped down a street and swiftly swerved around cars, then brushed past the sidewalk and surprised many people with the sudden gust. Wendy drifted and rolled them to a parking garage, speeding all the way to the top before skating to the edge, eyes locked on a next-door rooftop. "Um, Wendy, you aren't gonna jump, are you??"

"Uh-huh!" A smirk on her face.

"WHOOA!" She forced a gust downward, propelling them over the rail and onto the roof as they began skating and hopping the tops of skyscrapers. Lee kept his grip, but lost balance when Wendy suddenly halted them and changed course directly down a building's side. She ran down herself, holding Lee by his shirt while he held the skateboard, and Lee gained the sensation he would splat upon landing. It was amazing how fast the building's top drew away from them. But to Lee's relief, Wendy blew a gust of air that pushed them from the building, landing them safely on the umbrella of an outdoor café. They rushed through the café, blowing a few tables down, and headed away from the larger city area.

"Huff, huff." They gasped after finally stopping for a breath. "Well, thanks for a straightforward answer." Lee said.

"OH, LOOK!! A MALL! You got any money?" Wendy beamed.

"Just a few BAAAAAHH!" Wendy was already rushing them over.

They zipped by several customers as they kept their clothes on from the gust, Wendy zipping up the down escalator and finding the clothes store. Lee watched over and over as Wendy went in the closet and came out with a new outfit and pretty pose. The first was a Sailor Moon outfit, second was a quizzical Sakura Haruno, third was a bashful Orihime, ending with a spunky Nami.

"No matter where she's from, it's always a thing with girls and clothes…" Lee sighed.

"I'm sorry." Wendy frowned. "I should only take one anyway, so it's just hard to choose. …Oooh! Maybe this one!" She went in again and came out, dressed in a forest-green patterned dress, with lines dividing it in many green diamonds, with the top part leading into three striped points, with yellow on bottom, light-green in middle, and blue on top.

:o Lee perked at the outfit. "I love it! Wear that!"

"Hehehe ha!"

"WOOOOHH!" With her new outfit, Wendy took Lee and sped across the mall, into an arcade. They plopped on seats and engaged in the game Sugar Rush, where Lee raced as Candlehead and Wendy chose Vanellope. Lee tried his best to keep up, but the spotlight was not on him as usual. But Wendy was smokin' the others, and would cross the finish line before long. When she came in first place, she threw her arms upward, kicked legs forward, and blew herself back against another machine. She blushed.

In a flash, they were out of the mall and speeding to the skate park. They got on a tall ramp that some kids were using, and when Lee took his turn, he slipped and fell at the bottom, earning laughs from the kids. Wendy took the skateboard for her turn, and the kids had doubts this girl in her pretty dress would be any good. But she zipped down at great speed before their eyes, and upon shooting up the other side, she flew high high high above the sky. Their mouths fell wide open, and Wendy came shooting down like a comet, along the ramp, up the starting side, and landing back perfectly, earning many cheers.

They then rushed to the school's playground, where kids were freely hosting a butt-busting contest. Wendy viewed this with mixed thoughts, but watched as Lee got on the swings and swung back and forth before launching high. He slammed his butt on the concrete and gained .01 micro millimeters. He blushed in embarrassment, then watched as Wendy ran far away from the playground, suddenly too embarrassed to be near him. But right then, she came running back at faster speed, going straight at the swing and swinging around and around, shooting straight to the sky, and coming down rear-first with a forceful impact. "SEVEEEEEN METEEEERRRS!"

Once again, kids were praising Wendy, the girl blushing at the sudden attention. Although Lee totally embarrassed himself to her, he was never more happy that it happened. (End song.)

Back at the windy hill

Lee and Wendy rested on their backs as the fluffy clouds rolled by. "Ahhhh… that was way more fun than going on missions. I'm glad you got me in trouble, Wendy."

"Heheheh…" Wendy blushed. "You were really fun too, Lee. E-Even if I did most of the running."

"Eh, we can't all be Sonic."

"Ha ha ha! …" She frowned, viewing the approaching clouds. "Lot of clouds coming in…"

"If you stay too long, a storm will come, huh?"

"Yeah. …" She was saddened.

"Don't worry about it. It'll turn out fine!"

"Huh?"

"I actually have another theory about this curse. Maybe… it's a reflection of your inner turmoil. You have a hard time talking to people and you're really shy, so you're stirring up a storm in your own heart. If you tried making more friends, it might go away."

"You really think that?!" She smiled brightly.

"It wouldn't hurt." Lee winked. "You should join the Kids Next Door, Wendy. We're always looking for new members. It would be cool if you got added to our sector, too."

"Y-Yeah! And maybe… they can help me find my parents."

"A girl with blue hair or guy with pointy ears shouldn't be TOO hard to find. But now that I think about it, you could've been left here by aliens. You actually look like a character from Zelda with those ears."

"I've heard of that game. Is that what people look like?"

"Yeah. They made a fighting game of it recently, but, it just don't work out. …" A while of silence, "So Wendy, can airbenders really fly without wings?"

"I heard a story of this legendary airbender that could, but it takes a lot of meditation and work. When you think about it, it's a lot easier to just buy a glider and, make it work, huh?"

"Heh heh heh. That's what I would do. …So, um, whaddyou wanna do now?"

"I dunno… go get ice cream?"

Ri-i-ing ri-i-ing ri-i-ing. Before Lee could answer, his communicator rang. He walked a few feet away and answered Leanne. "Lee, where are you, come on. Got another mission, so let's take advantage of Global Command's generosity."

Transmission ended. "…Sure, let's get ice cream!" Lee said to Wendy.

"Ha ha ha! Okay!" Wendy ran ahead slowly as Lee followed with a calm smile. "They don't need a Leo in their group." He thought aloud.

Quahog Park

Kaleo Anderson stared quizzically at a boulder as his cousin, Dillon walked by. "Hey Kaleo, I read an article online that said stupid people can't get sick. You think that's true?"

"Aaaahh…aaunooo." Kaleo's mouth was as wide as the boulder he tried to swallow.

Sector RZ Treehouse

"Ugh… what is taking LEE so long?!" Lulu whined, tapping her foot impatiently.

"Look, we can't wait any longer or we're gonna be late. Let's go, we can do it!" Leanne insisted. They all gathered in Lulu's S.C.A.M.P.E.R. and flew off to their destination.

Three shadowed people rose up from the bushes. "Zey're gone. All ships, move in." The leader said in a French accent.

Downtown Rozeland

The skies became much more gray and cloudy, an eerie wind blowing as Lee and Wendy happily walked down the street, licking their chocolate and vanilla ice cream. "So who was that calling?" she asked.

"Eh, nothing important. Boy, sure has gotten windy though. …Hey, that's your name! Wendy!"

"He he ha ha! Wow, I never noticed that! How could I be so silly." she blushed.

"You sillacious, Wendy!"

"Ha ha ha! YOU sillacious, Lee!"

"Why thank you, Missee." He bowed.

"HE HE HA!"

"Heheh! …" Lee's heart never felt more full of spirit. He then looked in the sky and noticed a group of ice cream truck airships flying overhead. "Huh, speakin' of which…"

"OWOOOOHH!" Wendy cried, gripping her head. "Brainfreeze! Brainfreeze!" She shuddered.

"It gets the best of us." Lee licked his casually.

"Hehehehe." Wendy grinned, still shaking. "Ye-eah. . ."

It eventually wore off as Wendy looked around. "Hey, look!" she beamed, pointing at an Eye Care shop. "I wonder if that store has any contact lenses?"

"You're nearsighted?"

"N-No, but… I'd like a contact lens that could alter my eye color, so it doesn't look… creepy."

"Huh." Lee frowned. "You shouldn't try to hide your eyes. They're pretty."

"They just… feel so unnatural. Don't they scare you?"

"Well, not exactly… I mean, they're strange to look at, but I've seen scarier things. N-Not that YOUR eyes are scary, just…just saying."

"Hm hm hm!" She smiled slightly. "I guess so. …Whoa!" She gaped at more truck ships flying overhead.

"Hey, are those flying to our treehouse?"

"Are they?!" Wendy gasped worried.

"Something's not right… Wendy, let's go!" He grabbed her arm and ran quickly, the two dropping their ice creams.

Sector RZ Treehouse

Dozens of ice cream ships were swarming the treehouse. Guards were stationed at every entrance or exit, and in the living room stood Ice Cream Man leader, Chef Pierre. "I knew creating a false alarm vould drive ze Seczor RZ out. Our intel shows zis is vone of ze Top 10 best sectors. But by stealing zeir technology und resources, perhaps we may have better chance at finding ze lost Mountain of Flavors. Und taking vone of zeir treehouses is a step in victory too, no?"

"Hey, Boss! There's somethin' comin' toward us!" a guard yelled.

Dashing to the treehouse was Lee Andrew riding on Wendy's back, the latter using her Sonic-like speed and wearing a serious glare. "Go for that window, Wendy!"

"Right!" So with a mighty leap, the duo flew to one of the lower floors, though still substantially high, and Wendy kicked into the window, blowing the guard away with an air blast. Lee landed on his feet and whipped out two G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A.s.

"Ze Kids Next Door!" cried Pierre. "Fire!"

"Don't you mean ice-?"

"MAKE ZAT JOKE AGAIN UND YOU'RE FIRED!"

"Gaaah!" The Ice Cream Men frantically started blasting ice cream.

Wendy nimbly flipped and dodged on her air-like feet, kicking air gusts to blow the soldiers back, but force their guns to her hands. Two more ran at her, but she swiftly spun on her head and kicked their weapons away, flipping high overhead and behind them as she blasted them with the previous' guns. Several Ice Creams ran at Lee, who simply stood in place and sent Damien around to knock them all out. "All right, Dame, time for Plan Scare!"

Damien whooshed around and turned off all the lights, Lee pulling out a flashlight and shining shadow puppets at the wall. With the enhanced shadow source, Damien used it to increase his own size, wearing a terrifying grin and eerie, screeching cackle. While the Ice Cream Men shuddered at this, some Ice Cream Ninjas dropped from the ceiling and caught Lee. "Lee!" Wendy gasped, but she was captured as well. The soldiers turned on the lights and made Damien shrink.

The Ice Creams pulled Wendy's arms and legs behind her and binded them. "Vell now… I don't seem zou remember YOU as part of zese hooligans." Chef Pierre observed, standing over Wendy. She looked up with fright as he held an ice cream gun. "But I'm afraid ve don't need anymore of zem. Enjoy your first brainfreeze, newbie!" He took aim.

Wendy's pupils shrunk in fear.

The image of a dark room flashed in her mind, a pitch-black being in a blowing cape and single red eye standing over her.

An old, wooden wand took aim to the right. "Avada Kedavra!" A green flash of lightning shown from it.

"Nnnn- nnnnnnOOOOOO!" Wendy glowed with a whitish-green aura, blowing all of them away with a shockwave of wind. Her ropes untied as she floated off the floor, a dark breeze blowing. The fierce wind blew in from the windows and other doors, forming a tornado around Wendy. The Ice Cream Men and Lee were sucked inside, blowing around and around, their screams barely heard by the strong winds. The tornado started moving around the living room and other rooms, sucking in the couch, tables, whatever was lying around, and leaving a trail of ruin. Wendy seemed totally mindless to the destruction around her, her eyes baring only a glowing light. The tornado spun faster and faster 'til it scattered away.

Several minutes passed, and the Ice Creams groggily recovered from the attack. They jumped to attention when Wendy began to regain herself, eyes half-open. "Sacrebleu! Ze Sorceress! Retraite, mes amis!" And with that, Chef Pierre and his henchmen cried and made their retreat.

"Mmmmm…" Wendy held a hand over her left eye, watching the villains cower away. Her attention was then drawn to Lee, beaten and moaning on the floor. "Ohhhhhh…"

Wendy shuddered with the greatest terror. Her eyes teared as she stared at her hands. She did this, she could tell. The treehouse walls and floors ruined, debris lying everywhere. And worst of all, she harmed the first friend she's ever had. All the apologizing in the world wouldn't make him forget this. "I'm sorry!" And sooner than soon, Wendy was rushing for the exit, running miles away from the treehouse.

After 10 more minutes, the Sector RZ members returned. "Uuugh! Can't believe it was just an invite to stupid Rainbow Monkey Land!" Leanne exasperated.

"Well. Look on the bright side!" Diwata perked, holding four steaming corndogs. "Free corndogs upon entry—WOOOOHH!" Upon leaving the hangar, their precious living room was in ruin. TV cracked, couch sliced in half, food splattered from the fridge.

"My…My oven!…" Lulu spoke out of breath.

"Who could have DONE THIIIS?" Denny cried.

"Uhhhhheeee…" Lee limped out, holding his head. "Uhhh?" He looked up.

"LEEEEEEEE!!!" Their screams echoed beyond the treehouse.

"Lee, what HAPPEEENED?!" screamed Leanne.

"Ehhh, g-guys, I was hanging out with the blue-haired girl, and the treehouse got attacked by Ice Cream Men, but-"

"Okay, I can believe the Ice Cream Men, but lay it off with the blue-hair girl! The fact is, you were goofing off and not showing up when you were called, and when you finally have a chance to stop a surprise attack, you totally mess it up! UUUUUGH! Now we've gotta check around to see if they took anything. If Cheren ends up demoting us because of this, we're not sharing game time with you!" And so, they stomped off to review the treehouse. Lee didn't bother to stay and walked downstairs.