Sector $, Part €2: Carol’s Fan

Sector $ Treehouse

Sector $ was stationed in Poshley Heights, a luxurious town in the mountains near Hollywood. It was a mansion with a giant "$" to mark it, and there was a courtyard with a fountain and several umbrella tables. The five operatives were relaxing in a spa room, resting their feet in small tubs with pink bubbly soap and wearing white towels. Sebastian was gingerly washing their hair. "Why do you let your butler in here, anyway?" Weiss asked. "Isn't the point of treehouses to get away from adults?"

"Would you like him to stop?" Ciel asked.

"No." They chorused, enjoying the treatment.

"In ongoing news," Melody Jackson spoke on the wall-size TV, "nearly a week has passed since the dreadful 'Horrorverse,' a night that brought us more than we were ready for. Investigations are underway for a supposed assassin group called CP0, as well as the shocking return of Pirate Emperor Big Mom, or should we say her distant ancestor? What does this spell for the Kids Next Door? I tell you one thing: if I was an adult, I would be SMOKING like a bombshell! Imagine that: the Ocean Princess smoking. I got a dead brother and chronic neck pains, I got nothing else to lose!"

"So, what do you guys think the next catastrophe will be?" Pacifica asked boredly.

"Well, it's only been our 2nd cursed Halloween, and hopefully villains got the message about destroying the universe." Carol said. "The moon fell once, our matter almost imploded, Big Mom tried to turn everything into candy… There's always the chance of a winter apocalypse, I guess."

"Anyway, how about some more positive news? Supreme Leader Cheren Uno has announced tomorrow is Meet Your Heroes Day. To celebrate the 23-year anniversary of Nigel Uno saving the universe, and basically starting all the crazy crud we know and love, operatives from the intergalactic Kids Next Doors will be visiting Earth to meet their heroes in our Kids Next Door. Which makes sense, because it's not like those OTHER KNDs did as much work as WE did, took the risks that we did! So, we BETTER be treated as heroes!"

Melody received a phone call, so she answered. "Hello, Cheren. …Tone it down a bit? Sigh, fine." She hung up. "Ahem, Numbuh 3621 just wanted to remind everyone to be respectful to your guests and set a good example for our organization. Who knows, you might make a few new friends."

"This is GREAT!" Carol cheered, kicking her feet up in the air. "I can't wait to see my intergalactic fanbase!"

"We haven't even been active too long." Ciel said.

"You haven't, but I have! I was a rookie going into more than she bargained for!" She paddled her feet in the tub. "I was up against a Pirate Emperor's crew, and took a Coin Bomb to the face! But I survived, and from then on, I was BOUND for bigger and better things! I probably inspired tons of rookie operatives, teaching them that no matter who you are or how limited your skillset is, you can do anything!"

"A good leader would have a vast skillset."

"Not the time, Ciel! Sebastian, send a call for Aeincha from Sector W7! I need to get a hair cut!"

"Then there was no point in washing it?"

"Nnnnope!"

KND Convention Center

"Thank you, intergalactic Kids Next Doors, for coming today to Meet Your Heroes!" Cheren announced from the podium. Hundreds of alien ships were hovering around the elevated stadium. "Based on your votes, we've gathered the top sectors on the entire planet and more, and they're ready to meet you! Uh, but it seems we have way more people than I anticipated… I should've expected this, given how many planets there are. Uh, if you could hurry up and find your heroes, then please adjourn to a location of your choosing, we can keep things a little less claustrophobic."

The Convention Center hadn't been this packed since the Voyage. Not only were there all kinds of aliens, there were just as many humans from foreign worlds. "Wow, it's him! It really IS him!" a blonde Amazonian beamed, sharing her expression with a group of five.

"You're totally the real Chris Uno!" a brown-skinned Amazonian said.

"I sure am!" Chris lit a flame in his hand. "The genuine article."

"Is it true that you got stepped on by Boa Hancock and you were barely injured?!" a purple-haired Amazon said.

"Eh-" Chris flushed. "W-Well… yeah, but…"

"WOOOOOOOOOW!" The giants were in awe.

"Ha ha ha!" Maddy giggled. "Wow, Chris, that's some fanbase you got."

Anthony was talking with a trio of Gorons, who were slightly taller than him. "I'm tellin' you, Brother, he broke Yellow Diamond into pieces and ate the remains!"

"Why would he do that, Brother?! Gems taste disgusting! He was probably granted a feast by the mighty Ores!"

"Heh heh, guys, guys, don't get the wrong impression." Anthony chuckled. "Yes, I am pretty strong, but I don't eat rocks. I eat what humans eat! Meat and fruit and stuff."

"We heard you were part-Ore!" the third Goron shouted. "And you've never eaten a single rock?!"

"Well, I mean, I'm the reincarnation of an Ore, not an actual-"

"COME, Brothers!" The first one grabbed Anthony by the collar. "Let's give our young Older Brother the feast of a KING!"

"GORO!" The Gorons marched off with Anthony hanging silly.

"Uh-oh…"

"Oh my gosh, it's really you!!" A red-eyed witch was beaming at Wendy. "The Sky Dragon Wendy Marvell!"

"Ha ha ha! You can just call me Wendy. What's your name?"

"My name's Akko; I'm from Sector LN on Avalar. Hmm… this might sound weird, but we heard that you used to have red eyes."

"Oh, yeah… Ha ha, that's a long story." Wendy blushed. "Your eyes are pretty, though."

"Haha, thanks. So, since you're an airbender and all… could you give me some tips on broom-riding?"

"Oh, actually, my friend Kiki is WAY better at broom-riding than I am. Would you like to meet her?"

"Okay, sure!"

Vweeb was meeting with a Superbian boy named Minoru Mineta, clothed in a purple skin-tight suit with purple balls on his head. "It really is you: the legendary Vweeb! Are you really a pro with the ladies like you say you are?!"

"You bet I am! I know the inner workings of every girl's mind. I get them where they're sensitive and carefully earn their trust, and slowly but surely, they let me in closer."

"Will you teach me?"

"I'd be glad to!" Vweeb aimed his shrink ray.

"THANK YOU, MASTER VWEEB!"

Melody was kicked back in the stands, sipping soda as she showed no interest in the event. "Excuse me. Are you Melody Jackson?" a croaky voice asked. To her left, a dark-green-haired girl with the posture and costume of a frog was staring at Melody with a still expression.

"Who wants to know?"

"My name's Tsu. I'm from the Superbia KND. You're on the KNN News, aren't you?"

"Hm hm, does your planet actually get our network?"

"No, but we do have YouTube. There's a lot of funny videos about you getting angry during broadcasts. Ribbit."

"Oh…"

"To be honest, I thought it was kinda cool. Speaking your mind like that. …You wanna go somewhere and talk about what's bugging you?"

"Yeah, that sounds great."

Sector SA were casually exploring the center, curious if anyone would recognize them. "I'm sure Morgiana has to have a few fans." Goombella said. "I mean, if I wasn't in a team with her, I'd probably idolize her like a movie star."

"Really?" Morgiana asked.

"Sure, Morgi! You're pretty awesome!"

"Heh heh… Thank you." She blushed.

A pair of eyes glared at them from the darkness of a closet. They watched for a moment before flying out and grabbing Nagisa by the shoulders, holding a long fingernail to his neck. "Assassins 101: always keep your back-"

Morgiana KICKED the person in the head and smashed him through the wall. "Hehehe. 'Guess you got me there." The boy sat up and rubbed his head sheepishly. He had messy silver hair, blue eyes, a white T-shirt over a blue long-sleeve, dim purple shorts, and purple shoes.

"Who are you?" Morgiana asked threateningly as he helped himself out.

"My name's Killua, from the Hyrule KND. I came here to meet Nagisa."

"Me?" Nagisa asked, blushing. "Heheh! I'm flattered."

"The assassin that doesn't kill, huh? You know, I'm a pretty good spy up where I'm from, but some people are saying you were Earth's best. You mind if you give me some pointers?"

"Sure! In fact…" Nagisa smirked. "How about we play a game?" Narrowing his eyes, he slowly drew his rubber knife. "Who can assassinate more operatives by the end of the day?"

"You're on!" Killua's eyes became that of a predator.

Sector $ had set up their own stage outside, exclusively for Carol. Her teammates were holding up signs that read, 'Fought the Big Mom Pirates!', 'Rookie Operative who Reached the Top,' 'Totally Relatable,' and 'Filthy Rich!' "Raise them high, team! Make sure they have no trouble finding their hero!"

"Even I'm not this arrogant." Ciel said. "No one likes a person who basks in their fame before they even receive it."

"You're just jealous, Ciel! Because any moment now, former rookies will be head over heels for me!"

About 10 minutes passed. They saw Jinta Hanakari hook up with a Superbian named Kirishima, who looked just like Jinta with spikier red hair, and could harden his body like stone. Morgiana met a couple Pearls from the Gem KND. Emily Garley met with a blonde Avalaran witch with glasses named Lotte, and Lola Stork got with a goth, pale witch named Sucy. Yuzu Kurosaki got with Koko, a Sheikah girl whom she met during Field Day. Mary Goldenweek quickly found a friend in Penny from Mechanos, Maddy met a Mobian rabbit girl, and Cheren got with a Superbian named Izuku.

Twenty minutes passed and Carol's teammates were exhausted on the ground. Her limbs hung over the edge of her platform as Carol lay. "Carol, I don't think anybody's coming." Pacifica said.

"What a waste of our time." Ciel got up and walked away. "Let's go get some breakfast." The others sans Carol followed him.

"Siiiiigh… Nobody admires me."

She heard a pair of footsteps walk up. "I admire you."

Carol gasped ecstatically and scrambled to her feet, whipping around. "Huh?" Her beaming expression turned to confusion: she had been greeted by a girl in a sky-blue hoodie and whitish-blonde hair. "Aranea? But aren't you in Sector W?"

"Yeah, I am in Sector W. The 3rd most famous sector. I've been standing around for 20 minutes and nobody recognized me. Sally got a fan, so why not me? Then I saw you over here and I figured, why not give you some admiration? After all, us unnoticed operatives gotta stick together."

"Ha ha ha! Well, I was planning to spend the day with my potential fans, but if I don't have anyone else… let's go do something! You ever been to Kids' Vegas?"

"There's a first time for everything!"

Kids' Vegas

Kids' Vegas was a town commonly visited by kids during summer break, though it was a hot spot for both rich kids and delinquents who skipped school. Carol and Aranea visited a Yipper Card Casino, where the latter proved to be a skilled gambler. She won 3-in-a-row bananas on the slot machines, scored a white 'No Homework for a Week!' on the roulette wheel, and won 10 rare Yipper Cards while playing 'Flapjack.' Afterwards, they bought some cotton candy and went for a stroll in the town.

"I don't know anyone who's been this lucky in Kids' Vegas!" Carol said.

"Well, I did learn Observation Haki during the Voyage. Glad to see it paid off."

"Oh, you did?"

"Yep. Not that anyone cares. I mean, I never did anything special like my teammates. Remember when Anthony couldn't earthbend worth a dime? Well, now he's breaking diamonds and unbreakable stones! Remember when Fybi was all soft and gentle like, 'Ay me, how I love to fly in the clouds, and how saddened I was when mine wings were burned, BUT ALAS, I hath the magic of yonder goddess to help me, and now I canst shoot lightning, how lucky I am to be a Chosen One!' And don't even get me STARTED on Michelle and Harvey!"

"I can understand how you feel. When I joined Sector V on the Candied Adventure, I felt like extra baggage the whole time. I only brought down one of their officers thanks to Dillon's help."

"Is that why you decided to form your own sector?"

"No, I mostly formed it because I didn't wanna replace Vanellope. And deep down, I felt like I was too inexperienced for them. So, I wanted to form a sector for rich kids, because I felt like I could connect with them better."

"Hm hm, don't wanna be seen with the underclass?"

"I-It's not like that! It's just that… I felt like other rich kids would have a better chance at understanding."

"Hm hm, well I think I understand, too. I just don't think my sector needs me, anymore. I tried to keep up with them. I learned Observation Haki, Fybi taught me piloting, and look how high I can jump!" She leapt at least seven feet in the air.

"With legs like that, it probably hurts to jump on enemies!"

"Not as much as I would like. Before this, my only defining skill was dodging enemies because I'm so short. I wonder how they would feel about me transferring sectors…"

"Well, if anything, I think you should talk with them about how you feel first. Did you?"

"I did briefly… but we were in the middle of an infiltration, so I guess it was the wrong time…"

"Then you should talk to them again; hopefully without interruptions. Then you can decide if you wanna move sectors."

"I guess so… Oh, but I almost forgot: the entire point of us hanging out is to get to know my hero." Aranea smiled. "So, tell me more about how you joined the KND."

"Oh, that's a funny story! It all started when I thought I found a Minish in my front yard! But it turned out…"

Meanwhile, with Killua and Nagisa's thing (Play "The Friendship Song" from Family Guy!)

Jinta had just scored his 10th victory against Kirishima via arm-wrestling. "You know what, using Haki to beat me is cheating!"

"Using rock powers to try and win is cheating, too!"

"I haven't even had a chance to use my-" A bullet whizzed into his mouth, and Kirishima fell.

"Kirishima!" Jinta worriedly whipped around to find out who shot him, but he was stabbed in the shoulder by a silver-haired boy. Ketchup dripped down his body as he fell beside his friend.

Killua and Nagisa viewed down at their victims and pulled off their mouth masks. "Hehehe! The Sheikah costume looks good on you." Killua told him.

"Thanks! So, who should we get next?"

Yuzu and Koko were preparing dishes in Sector JP's kitchen. When Koko was told to get some ketchup from the ceiling cabinet, the Sheikah had to use a stepladder. The second she opened it, a blue-haired Sheikah appeared to be perched inside it, and he sliced Koko before she had a chance to question it.

"Hm?" Yuzu heard her fall and saw the mess on her face. "Oh, dear. Did Jinta leave the ketchup bottle open again? Here, let me clean that-" Killua jumped out from under the sink and stabbed her in the neck. With that, they decided to try some of the dishes they had cooked.

Sector MG had taken Akko to Windy Valley, where she and Kiki were riding their broomsticks over a chasm with an updraft. "Think you're ready to move out of the draft?" Kiki asked.

"Not yet. It's not staying balanced."

"What I like to do is talk to my broom like it were a horse. Let it know how you feel and tell it it's doing a good job."

"I ALREADY do that, it doesn't work!"

Nagisa and Killua were flying overhead in a S.C.A.M.P.E.R., and they dove out and descended like comets. During this time, they whipped out guns and fired downward, knocking out Romeo, Philip, Oliver, Wendy, and Hat Kid with Antikill bullets. "Good-bye, cruel world!" yelled Hat Kid, her tongue hanging out. Nagisa's sights were set on the broom-riders, grabbing his two knives and doing a flip as he fell perfectly between them and SLICED them in the necks.

Nagisa was saved by the updraft, and Killua was soon to float with him alongside Kiki and Akko's "dead" bodies. "You know, I couldn't actually tell whose bullets hit who." Killua said.

"Yeah, we could've planned this better." Nagisa said sheepishly.

Their next destination was Sector J, where Melody and Tsu were standing in a pool. "Like, no one even seems to CARE that he's gone!" Melody shouted. "I mean, I GET that saving the universe was top priority, and yes we did have a funeral for everyone afterward, but once THAT was done, it was PARTY PARTY PARTY. Don't they get that SOME of us need to cool down? I'm surprised Suki is still skiing around like she owns the world."

"I think you have every right to be upset. If I ever lost anyone, I would probably cry about it for weeks." Tsu replied. "Just let your feelings out and eventually, you'll feel better. I'll keep listening to you if you want."

"Hm hm. Thanks, Tsu."

As they spoke, Vweeb and Minoru were hiding behind the pole of one of the chairs. That chair and the one beside it had two sunbathing girls. "Yeah, Danny was a good friend of mine, too. So, comforting his sister should be easy. Watch and learn how it's done, Mini."

"I'm right behind you, Master Vweeb~!" Minoru followed him with the most excited expression.

The two girls that were on the chairs stood up and glared down at the duo. They were actually Killua and Nagisa, disguised in one-piece swimsuits. They quickly jabbed their knives at the tinies and knocked them out. "What about those two?" Killua asked, pointing at Mel and Tsu.

"Nah, let's leave Mel alone. She's been going through some trouble."

The Gorons brought Anthony to Hawaii, where they had Tom Taylor use his lavabending to heat up a rock roast, which looked like a steak, except made of rock with lava inside. The Gorons plopped the roast on a plate in front of Anthony, who was sweating both from the heat and anxiety. "We heard the mighty Ores could devour entire volcanoes! Eating a rock roast should be like eating candy!"

"Uhhh… Guys, this is great and all, but I had a big breakfast."

"NO BREAKFAST IS TOO BIG FOR AN ORE!" they shouted. But in a second, they were each thwacked in the back of the head, falling unconscious. Before Anthony could question it, Nagisa burst out of the sand behind him and sliced his neck.

"So, you can use Haki, huh?" Nagisa noticed. "You're better than I thought you were."

At Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Mary and Penny were drawing on the walls with crayon. "Mary, isn't it considered illegal by human authorities to color on non-paper materials?"

"But my friend Bloo says that paper comes from trees, and trees are used to make houses, and therefore we can color on houses!"

"Wow, that does make sense!"

Nagisa snuck up and cut Mary's neck, knocking her out, then he tried to stab Penny, but his knife bent against the robot's head. He and Penny were both confused, for different reasons, but Killua quickly zapped her with a shock rod and knocked her out.

Next, they snuck into Emily's laboratory, where she and Lotte were fighting over the latter's wand. "Please, let go of it, Emily!"

"No! Now is my chance to see the inner workings of a wand and put an end to this 'magic' nonsense!"

The two hunters crept up behind the tugging girls. Emily and Lotte looked like mirror opposites, except one had a white labcoat and the other had a blue witch robe. "Nnnn…YAH!" They pulled their selves into each other, their heads colliding as they knocked each other out. The assassins shrugged.

At Lola's house, the vampire was happily sucking blood from Sucy's arm, the pink-haired witch looking equally happy. Using Shave, Nagisa pulled Sucy away and quickly replaced her arm with his knife for Lola to suck on, and she was KO'ed by the Antikill. He was about to cut Sucy, but the witch gave him her own knife and asked him to carve out her heart. Nagisa shook his head and KO'ed her with the rubber knife.

At Sector W7's treehouse, Aeincha was hugging a bright yellow, fluffy bed. "Ahhhh. Carol's hair has such a beautiful, otherworldly softness. Can you really call me crazy for making a bed out of the wads I collected from her?"

"Uhhh… yes?" said one of her Minish fans, the others looking awkwardly.

Nagisa flicked an Antikill bullet at Gonbe, one at Aeincha, then rushed up to the Minish to press them against the bullets to knock them out. After Nagisa left, Gonbe peeked his eye open, pulling off his hood as Roger had a smoke.

"Okay, which pair should we hunt next?" Killua asked, looking at a list. "Maddy and Julie?"

"No way, Maddy's a Haki Master, she'll cream us. …Oh, but these two should be easy." Nagisa pointed at Carol and Aranea's names.

Kids' Vegas

Twilight had descended as Carol and Aranea were overlooking the colorful town from a Ferris wheel. "I remember when I brought Maseyfairy here." Carol hugged the air. "It was so one-sidedly romantic…"

"Hee hee hee! Well, it's fair to say he's probably going to marry Sheila one day."

"I know he is. To be honest, I'm mostly just teasing him when I get all romantic. I liked him at first, but… that was a long time ago." Carol turned and sat on her knees, staring behind her seat with her head propped on her arms. "You know, Aranea, you may not have superpowers like your friends, but you're way better than how I used to be. Before the KND, all I cared about was money and having everything I want. When I look back on that part of me, I can only feel ashamed."

"Nobody has a past that they're proud of. But that's what The Lion King teaches us: learn from your past!" Aranea raised two fingers. "If I could change any part of my past, it would be… well, I guess making fun of Anthony as much as I did."

"I thought Anthony liked to pick on you?"

"That's only because he was sensitive. I feel like if I tried to be more friendly to him, we would've gotten along better, then I wouldn't feel… so… humiliated… that he's a master earthbender, and I'm just… the side girl." She had trouble getting the words out. "He was an arrogant jerk, no doubt, and I hated that he was our leader, but… he proved himself, so I can't argue with that."

"Do you think he would still feel that way if you told him this?"

Aranea thought back to what she said before. "Honestly… maybe not."

The Ferris wheel let them off, and the city's lights blotted out what little orange remained in the sky. "Well, Meet Your Heroes Day is probably about finished." Carol figured. "Good thing neither of us are from other planets-" (Play "Yiga Battle" from Breath of the Wild!)

"CAROL, DUCK!" Aranea grabbed and pulled her down just as a bullet whizzed over their heads. They got up and faced in that direction on high alert. A blue-haired assassin rushed out with twin knives, but the girls jumped apart before they could strike. A white-haired assassin came riding on a skateboard, shooting at Nea as she nimbly dodged the bullets.

Nea stomped the front of the skateboard to fling him overhead, but the boy drew his knives and landed on his feet, running to slice at Nea, who saw his every move and dodged them. She whipped out a S.P.L.A.N.K.E.R. and shot him in the face, leaving a bruise as she jumped away. "Nea!" Carol leapt over to her, quickly typing on her laptop. "Mr. Game-and-Wall!" A wall of Game-and-Watches materialized around them.

The assassins exchanged glances and tried to break through the shield, but the 2-D Programs kept them back with flamethrowers. Aranea grabbed her Infi-Cube and drew a jetpack from it, placing it on and grabbing onto Carol. The Programs derezzed as they took off across the city. The assassins nodded, and the white-haired one changed his skateboard to a hoverboard, while the blue-haired one began jumping in the air.

"Nea, they're right behind us!" Carol shouted.

"Darn these two! Can you do something?"

"I'll try. Computer, Voice Mode!" A microphone icon appeared on her screen. "Drop Para-Watches!" A parachute Game-and-Watch jumped out, floating in the assassins' path as it tried to hit them with a hammer (and held up a "5"), only for the blue-haired to knock him away. Carol dropped another one, and he had a "3", but the white-haired knocked it away. Carol dropped a third one, and this one had a "9", making a loud ringing sound as it wacked the white-haired and sent him plummeting to the ground.

"Killua!" Nagisa shouted, dropping down to aid him.

"What should we do, should we keep flying?!" Aranea asked.

"I think we should try to get them now before they escape and try to kill us again later!"

"Fine, but I'm calling for backup." Nea made a U-turn and held up her wristwatch. "Anthony, Fybi, guys, this is Aranea! I'm in danger! Guys, hello? Answer me!"

"YA!" Carol yelped when a bullet shot past her leg from below. The two flew down and studied the assassins from a safe height.

"Who are you people?! Why are you trying to kill us?!" Nea shouted.

"Wait a second! Are you two CP0 agents?!" Carol questioned. What if they know I posted their existence on the Internet?

"Our identities don't matter!" Nagisa said in a disguised accent. "Our mission is to annihilate the Kids Next Door! Your friends will not help you, for they could not even help themselves!" He reached into an Infi-Cube and pulled out an unconscious Anthony, while Killua held up Fybi.

Aranea gasped, emotions swirling in her heart. Her friends had red liquid dripping from their necks. Nea flew to set Carol on a roof, then she began zooming around the assassins like a firework attached to a post. The duo kept their eyes sharp, expecting her to strike at any second. Aranea made the quickest tight turn imaginable, and they had less than a second to swing their knives, but Aranea positioned her hands to snatch the Infi-Cubes and dodged the knives.

"Sigh, this is gonna ruin my resolution." Carol said, typing another code. A Game-and-Watch Rocket materialized, blasting off to the sky, then returning to the earth at barreling speed, its destination the two assassins. "You'll never hurt our friends AGAIN!"

"NO, WAIT!" Nagisa ripped off his mask. "It's me, Nagisa, from Sector SA!" (End song.)

Carol immediately clicked Pause. "NAGISA?!"

Aranea's mouth dropped. Her raging feelings were gone just like that, for she was aware Nagisa would never kill.

". . . . . ." Carol clicked Unpause. "Meh."

The rocket crashed and crushed them.

KND Convention Center

"I can't BELIEVE you two!" Cheren shouted at Nagisa and Killua, who were tied upside-down to standing logs. Morgiana, Index, and Goombella were glaring at their friend reprovingly. "Do you know how hard it was to find a convenient date for all these planets?! We're lucky it was in November just so we can celebrate this anniversary!"

"What do you have to say for yourself, Nagisa?!" Index shouted.

"I was, uh… training my fan?" Nagisa said, blood rushing to his head.

"H'OMP!" Index bit him in the head, and Morgiana kicked him in the stomach.

"Hehe, you're a real ladies' man!" Killua laughed. Morgiana shot him a death glare and KICKED him in the crotch. "UUUUUOOOOOHHH!"

"Sigh…" Cheren walked up to the podium. "Intergalactic Kids Next Doors, we sincerely apologize for these unexpected events. Regardless, I hope everyone had a good time and that everyone was able to make some new friends. The day may be over, but we hope you will continue to keep in touch."

"Mary, thanks to you, I learned that papers aren't the only things that deserve color!" Penny said cheerfully. "When I get home, I'm going to color ALL the buildings on Mechanos!"

"Thanks again for talking with me, Tsu." Melody said. "I never thought a frog girl would be such a good listener."

"Ribbit. I get that a lot." Tsu blushed.

"I'm sorry I tried to dissect your wand, Lotte." Emily said, her glasses broken.

"It's okay. I'm sorry I broke your glasses, Emily." Lotte returned, her glasses also broken.

"Why don't you restore them with your 'magic'?"

"Because I thought it would be offensive to a brilliant scientist like yourself!"

"Hehehehehe!"

"Can I see you again, Master Vweeb?!" Minoru pled.

"Sure! You free on Saturdays?"

"YOU KNOW I AM!!"

Cheren shook hands with Deku, Koko and Yuzu exchanged a bow, and everyone else said their farewells as well. Killua's sector dragged him away. "See you later, Chrisyyyy!" The Amazons wiggled their fingers, leaving a beaten and lipstick-covered Chris on the ground.

Sector $ were in the stands behind Carol and Aranea. "Aranea, the most important thing I learned on the Candied Adventure is not to compare myself to people who are better or stronger than me. I had to find what I was good at and how I could help my friends. But someday, there might come a time when your team's gonna need you. And they'll be thankful you're a part of their sector."

"Heh heh. …I guess I could stay in Sector W for a little bit longer. I'll still talk to them, but I think we can come to an understand-"

"Hey, Nea! Wanna have a bite of this Hyrule Burger?" Anthony was munching one himself, holding an extra one to Nea.

"Oh, sure, Anthony!" Aranea took it and bit. "OUCH!" She nearly broke her teeth. "WHAT IS THIS, ROCK?!"

"It sure is!" He opened the brown stone bun and revealed the rock patty with Goron Spice. "It's better than I thought it was! Haha! TOLD you she'd fall for it, guys!"

"GOROOOOO!" the Gorons cheered.

"Ugh… Maybe." Nea sighed in aggravation. "Later, Carol." She joined her leader as they left.

Meanwhile, Killua's friends had untied him as they were preparing to take off. "So, what was Nagisa like, Kill?"

"He was more impressive than I thought he was." Killua looked at his hand and extended his nails. "But not quite good enough. Lucci doesn't have anything to worry about… yet."