Sector JP, Part 1

This arc introduces a new KND team, Sector JP! To cool down from the action of the previous story, I decided to make this filler story dedicated to the crossover sector from Bleach (except one who is a One Piece character). You don't have to know these characters' canon selves to enjoy this arc. If you want to keep going with the main story, skip to "The Great Candied Adventure," but Sector JP will return in later arcs.

Chapter 1: Soccer Star Karin

Sewer hideout in Hong Kong

The office was cold and filthy under the city sewers. No reasonable human would want to come, let alone attempt to live down here. That's why it was the perfect hideout for criminals.

A group of six Chinese men, half wearing black suits and half wearing white, entered the office of Panda Bubba, the chubby crime boss whose features matched that of a panda. His scowl narrowed. "Did you find it?"

The guards stepped aside as a fat ninja in a dark-red suit marched up. He bowed and presented a box to Panda Bubba. The crime boss took and opened the box. A yo-yo with a Yin symbol was inside.

"The Yin Yo-yo." Panda pulled the round device out and stared at it. "One of a pair which can enter the Yin-Yang World. Very good, Tubbimura." He smirked.

"It is my honor." The fat ninja spoke. "Master Hannibal will be most pleased."

"Yes, he will." Panda rolled the yo-yo up and down. "And once we locate the other one, we will be able to enter the Yin-Yang World and free the Chaos Kin like he said. You know… I was unsure of Hannibal Bean's leadership at first, compared to Lord Genious… but this plan of his is ingenious. If it succeeds, we may at long last have the upper hand over those Kids Next Door."

"Should we not be concerned for them, Boss?" a henchman asked. "According to Lord Bean's information, the Kids Next Door have been keeping close watch on the yo-yos, by order of two legendary spies, Yin Bean and Yang Bean."

"Yes, I know. Hannibal's grandchildren learned the secret of the yo-yos and ensured their safety. Which is why I suspect Sector JP their selves will attempt to sneak in here and take them back. That's why we have strengthened our security." Panda smirked. "We will secure the Yin Yo-yo before Lord Bean arrives to take it. All of our guards will ask each other passwords to check for spies, as well as secret handshakes, not to mention those finger and tongue scanners we had installed. More importantly, I will keep the yo-yo on me. It will be impossible for any spy to get it. No matter how great Sector JP's stealth talents are, they will fail miserably. I can only imagine-"

"Ooo! Uh! AH!" One of the guards' heads was hit twice by some invisible punch-like force, before he flipped on his back. "Oh, ow, AH!" The same happened to another guard.

"What? What are you doing?!" Panda yelled as Tubbimura drew his katana, ready to strike. "Get yourselves together!" The other henchmen scrambled to focus.

"Um, excuse me? May I say something?" a soft and squeaky voice asked.

"Who is there?!" Panda grabbed a gun and searched around panickingly.

"Who are you talking to?" Tubbimura asked.

"I just wanna say that, well, Sector JP isn't 'stealth-based' so to speak. We're field operatives. But, we're still a great team, heheh."

"Show yourself! NOW!" Panda thundered. "Huh?" He moved his eyes together when a tiny red bug landed on his nose. "Off me!" He furiously smacked it off—the bug grew into a skinny girl in a red jumpsuit with a "K" on the chest. She had small blush marks on her face.

"Ah hahahaha." She blushed and chuckled softly. "Sorry. I guess I'm not even stealthy."

4x4 officer of Sector JP

URURU TSUMUGIYA (Numbuh Centipounds)

"Boss! Boss, we've got trouble!" a voice yelled through a speaker on the desk. "The Kids Next Door! They're-"

"WAAAAAH!" That guard flew into the office, across the room, and crashed face-first in the wall behind Panda. They all faced the entrance as a boy stood proudly, holding a giant baseball bat over his shoulder. He had red hair, a white T-shirt, and blue shorts.

"Brotherhood criminals, your tyranny ends here!" The boy pointed accusingly. "Prepare to face the unstoppable power of Jinta Hanakari-"

A soccerball flew from the left and hit Jinta's head, knocking him away. "DAMMIT, Jinta, you almost killed us when you knocked that wall down!" A girl with short black hair, a black shirt with a yellow cat design, and gym shoes stomped up, looking furious. "The ceiling gave way and almost crushed us!"

Leader of Sector JP

KARIN KUROSAKI (Numbuh 12-0)

"We were gonna take forever goin' around that way!" Jinta stuck his face into hers, both faces pushing the other. "Don't be pissed 'cause I improvised!"

"You always act without thinking, that's the problem with you."

"You're just jealous because I got here faster than your monster feet could."

"These feet'll kick you in the nuts and make you a girl if you ever do that again. Then you'll finally fit in with us."

"Really, is that what happened to you?"

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?"

"WHAT ARE YOU CHILDREN DOING?!" Panda Bubba roared. The two scowling kids turned their attention to the room.

"Y'know what, screw this, I just wanna beat these guys and get outta here." Jinta rushed in and began beating the guards with his bat.

"Not before I beat 'em!" Karin dashed in and swung a powerful kick at Tubbimura's belly. The ninja didn't budge as his flesh wobbled like goo.

"Woooooohh…" The sensation felt odd for the ninja. "That is quite a kick. It would be a shame if you COULD NOT!" Tubbimura sliced his katana down, but Karin kicked away, dropped her soccerball, and kicked it toward him. The ninja ducked and laughed, "Haha! You missed!"

The ball bounced off the wall and hit the back of Panda Bubba's head. "Oof!" He dropped the Yin Yo-yo forward, and it appeared to float up in the air.

"Take it out of here, Ururu!" Karin ordered.

"I'm on it!" Ururu had shrunken to fly size and was carrying the larger-than-her yo-yo away.

"Stop her!" The guards recovered and rushed to grab the yo-yo, but Jinta used his giant bat to knock them away.

"You despicable girl!" Tubbimura tried to stab Karin, but the girl jumped, stomped the sword to the floor, then jumped to stomp forcefully in the ninja's flabby face.

"You're going to jail, Bub." Jinta stated, readying his bat.

"No, let's just get outta here." Karin said. "We got what we came for."

"Eh, you're lame, Karin. Why wait later for something that's RIGHT HERE!" Jinta swung his bat at Bubba-

The crime boss threw a yellowish-brown vest over himself and called, "Two-Ton Tunic!" The vest turned into solid armor that protected from Jinta's giant bat. The boy's arms trembled upon the ineffective impact.

"Come on, already!" Karin grabbed his arm and rushed out of the room.

Panda and his henchmen hurriedly chased after them- "OH?" However, it seemed a giant firework was aimed at them from ahead.

A black-haired girl with a blue robe with yellow firework designs smiled brightly as she held a lighter. She had kabuki makeup under her eyes, wore sandals, and wore a red headband with a huge knot. "Say Happy New Year!"

Fireworks Expert and Pilot of Sector JP

KODAMA (Numbuh Chinese New Year)

Kodama lit the firecracker, which flew at the gangsters and exploded with smoke. When it uncovered, the criminals were revealed to be trapped in yellow goo. "That's China's special sticky cheese!" Kodama winked. "Never doubt our products! Farewell!" She ran after her sector.

"Don't worry, Sir!" Tubbimura declared. "I shall have this cheese devoured in minutes!" He tried to reach to pull off his ninja mask… but his arms were too stuck to do so. "Ehh… I am conflicted."

"Ugh." Panda sighed.

KND Moonbase

"Great job retrieving the yo-yo, Sector JP." Cheren Uno said as he took the small artifact. "I guess Uncle Yang and Aunt Yin were right about them going to take it. We'll keep it safe here on Moonbase. Do you guys know why they wanted it?"

"I do." Ururu raised her hand. Without her Tiny Devil suit, she had black hair in pigtails, white T-shirt, a pink skirt with flowers, and sandals on her small feet. "He said… something about a Chaos Kin."

"Chaos Kin? Well, we'll do research on that. You guys can go home."

"Sweet." Karin flexed her neck. "I got a soccer match coming up and I need to rejuvenate."

"Heh, well if a mission doesn't warm you up." Cheren smirked.

"It's a FOOTBALL match!" Jinta yelled. "FOOTBALL! Don't give into the assimilation, Karin-chan!!"

"Lay it to rest, Jinta." Karin punched his head. "Let's go home and see if Yuzu's done with cooking."

"Ha ha ha!" Cheren laughed as they left. "She hasn't changed a bit…"

Sector JP Treehouse

Sector JP's treehouse was stationed atop a small mountain outside of Karakura, Japan. It used to be a Chinese-style tower that didn't look at all like a KND base. This was because the old Sector JP were a stealth-based sector, and were among the greatest spies in the KND. This was especially so after Yin and Yang Bean joined them 20 years ago. …This Sector JP was anything but stealthy.

As you already saw, the two biggest fighters are Karin and Jinta. They make almost anything a contest. Kodama adds color and pizzazz to their party with her assortment of multipurpose fireworks. Even Ururu Tsumugiya, with her ability to shrink, was only stealthy for so long before she decided to punch people unsuspectingly with her Tiny Devil suit. They were the Number 9th best sector in the KND, so they were pretty skilled.

After landing their C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. in the hangar, Sector JP slipped off their shoes as they entered the living room of their treehouse. "Welcome back, Karin-chan!" A girl with brownish-yellow hair and a pink apron called from the kitchen. "I cooked you some ramen for your game! It's meant to stay hot for two hours, so eat up!"

Cook of Sector JP

YUZU KUROSAKI (Numbuh 5 Degrees)

"Cool!" Karin came to sit at the kitchen table, grabbing some chopsticks. "Thanks, Yuzu." She began to slurp the steaming noodles.

"So how did the mission go?"

"You should've been there, Yuzu." Jinta propped his bat over his shoulder proudly. "I kicked so much butt."

"I bet you did!" Yuzu said perkily. "I wish I was there to see it."

"Why don't you ever come with us, Yuzu-chan?" Ururu asked. "You must get lonely here in the treehouse by yourself."

"It's because she's a wimp, Ururu." Jinta said smugly. "You would be too if not for your suit." He pinched the blushing girl's right arm.

"O-Ow! Jinta-kun, that hurt."

"I'm not a wimp!" Yuzu puffed her cheeks. "I'm just happier staying in the treehouse to make you celebratory food. A strong team needs to eat healthy and stay strong. And since we could get a mission anytime, I'll always be ready to serve you more!"

"It isn't the same as getting out there." Jinta plopped on the couch, sprawling his legs across as he grabbed a Wii U II controller. "C'mon, Karin, one-on-one in Smash Bros. Universe, you on??"

"Do your ears work, Jinta?" Karin asked. "I said I'm going to a soccer match. I'll have plenty of time to kick your butt afterward." She resumed with her ramen.

"Well, I'm not going." he said hotly. "Not if they're gonna call it 'soccer.' I'll just see if Ruby's online. If not, you wanna play, Ururu?"

"N-No thanks. I'll be bad at it."

"Why are you such a baby!" He went over to tug her pigtails.

"Ahhh! Jinta-kun, please stop!"

"I'm done." Karin set the near-empty bowl down and wiped her mouth with her arm. "Don't know about you guys, but I'm off." She ran to get her white soccer jersey.

"I'm coming, too!" Kodama hurried off. "Just let me get my fireworks!"

Karakura Elementary Soccer Field

Karin's team was called the Karakura Stars (Karakurachō Sutā), and their opponents today were the Earth Dragons (Chikyū Doragonzu). "Hey Miki-chan, I know this isn't baseball, but you STILL gotta keep your eye on it when I kick to you!" she yelled at one of her teammates. Karin was the only one of her team that was relatively famous because she had a winning streak. "Shikan, I know you're slow, but at least move your legs so we know you're alive." She did more work than any of her teammates. They figured that their main use was so Karin could have enough players to legally play in soccer. "For crud's sake, Neko, tie your shoes!"

The Earth Dragons' leader, Sachi, who was a boy with shiny blonde hair, stole the ball from one of Karin's teammates, causing that boy and all others who tried to stop him to trip. Sachi was about to reach the goal, but Karin jumped in his way and growled with malice. Sachi smirked cockily, kicking the ball up-and-down in place. He gestured left, then right, Karin inched those directions, but readied herself in case he would try something.

"Scared of me?" Sachi grinned snarkily. "Just try to take it. I dare you."

"Hmph!" Karin stomped her right foot, smirking. "You know what? You can have it."

Quicker than anyone could react, Karin jumped, kicked the ball into his chest with powerful force, and sent them both flying into the opposite goal. "WOOHOOOO! GO KARIN-CHAAAAN!" Yuzu cheered.

"Sigh…" Karin flexed her right leg and bent down to rub it. She looked up at the sound of fireworks: they formed an image of a soccerball, a "K", and the kitty symbol on Karin's shirt.

"Hoo." Kodama wiped her forehead of sweat, having carried all these fireworks to the area outside the field. "Gotta remind the fans who owns this field." She released more into the sky.

Karin smiled in gratitude at the colorful explosions. She looked over at the teammate who had fallen first, going over to pin her foot on his chest. "Whaddo I keep telling you, Chō? If you don't stay focused, people're gonna swipe stuff from you left and right. You think you're gonna survive with people walking all over you like this?"

"You still won, didn't you? You always win, what does it matter what we do?"

"Yeah, Karin-chan." Miki said. "You never really need us. Plus, you're in the KND, so you had extra training."

"Whose fault is that?" Karin questioned. "I know I kick butt, but I would appreciate it if you guys acted like you gave a crud."

"We do! …Sort of. We just wanna have fun, but you keep talking down on us. Why don't you join some professional team if we slow you down so much?"

"Hey, if I wanted to, I could. But I feel like being nice and helping you squirts learn a thing or two. If you got such a problem with how I talk to you, why do you still hang around me?"

"Sometimes, it's nice to feel like we're a winning team." Chō said as he pushed Karin's foot off him and stood up. "Just when 'as your negative prodding actually helped?"

"I like to call it 'invigorating prodding.' And FYI, it has worked. I'll tell you all about it once this game is over."

"Sure you will, Kari. I'm getting some Pocari. Anyone else?" He was joined by the others to get drinks at their bench, leaving Karin to herself.

"Hm." She narrowed her eyes. "You'd be surprised if you knew…"

Karin liked to visit the Arctic Base to watch the cadets. She couldn't believe that she was among these clowns one year ago. Watching them mess up was funny, and she was so skilled at what she did. She won 200 soccer matches when she was here, and it was how her legs became so strong. Now she was 8, and she was so much better. She wondered what silly cadets were slumping at what.

She found her favorite ones, two 6+-year-olds who looked smaller than any of the others: Cheren Uno and Panini Drilovsky. Panini punched him senseless in so many matches, he lost before he could even raise his toy sword. "Hahaha! YES! 34 to NONE!" Panini cheered. "Eat my FACE, Uno! AAAAHH heeheeheeheeeeee!" She scampered off like a rabbit.

"Peh!" Cheren coughed some baby teeth when he stood up. "EH!" He fell over when a soccerball hit him.

"How long are you gonna keep standing and taking that?" Karin asked him.

"I see you around here!" Cheren's adorable younger voice yelled. "Why you keep watching us?" He sounded cuter with the missing teeth.

"Why does a kid like you keep fighting her if she keeps kicking your butt?"

"'Cause I wanna beat 'er! I'm gonna beat 'er someday!"

"You couldn't beat up a two-year-old!"

"I can, too! I can push them do- OW!" She kicked the ball and pushed him again.

"That ball can push you down and it's shorter than you. Face it, Kid, you're a wimp."

"I am not." Cheren got up and pushed the ball to her.

She stopped it with her foot. "If by some miracle you join the Kids Next Door, what're you gonna do?" She kick-rolled it back, and Cheren stopped with his hands.

"Mm… I 'unno." He pushed it back. "Work on Moonbase?"

"Pff-what?" Karin snickered. "Supreme Leader?" She kicked it back.

"N-No." He stopped it. "Maybe leader's helper. Then I'll be in charge of you." He pushed the ball back.

"Yeah right." Stopped it. "The leader is one thing, but no one gives a crud about an assistant." Kicked it back. "And even if you were leader, you wouldn't earn my respect. You'd still be a little kid."

He stopped it with his hands. "Ww…" He picked the ball up. "We'll see." He lightly bounced the ball to her with his younger arms and walked away.

Karin caught it. "Sure we will."

Three years later, the Kids Next Door went to war on Planet Flora. All of them were aghast when the Goddess of Nature was destroyed by the Fierce Deity who had appeared. She couldn't believe that Cheren had gotten such power by putting on a mask. She couldn't believe a kid like him could hold that power.

Karin chuckled at the very memory. "You'd be surprised if you knew…"

"It's time for the second round, Karin." Shikan said. "You ready?"

Karin smirked at him. "Of course I am. What about you?"

The rest of the match went without trouble.