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Hey, it’s another pairing!


It was another ordinary lunchtime on Moonbase. Kids were going up to the lunch line and getting whatever they pleased. The unlucky operative of Sector N, Numbuh 13, watched as Numbuhs 101 and 202 went to get some blurpleberry ice cream, while Numbuh 101 told her a story.

“Then sometime after the sixth generation, Malladus married one of the Triplets and-” but his story was interrupted when Numbuh 13 came up and took Numbuh 202’s tray.

“Please, allow me to carry it, Kim!” he said

Kimberly immediately took it back. “Uh, t-that’s okay, Numbuh 13. I-I can handle it.” she stuttered, not trusting him with her ice cream.

Numbuh 13 pulled it back. “No, really! I insist!” He he walked over to a table.

“No, Numbuh 13! Really, I don’t-” But before she could finish, Numbuh 13 had stepped on one of his shoelaces and started wobbling around. In just seconds, he fell down and went headfirst into the ice cream. The kids in the cafeteria looked and burst into laughter at his folly.

“Sorry about your ice cream, Kim.” Matt said to his friend.

“It’s okay! It was worth it!” As Kim went to get another bowl, Numbuh 13 stood up and walked out of the lunchroom, with ice cream and sadness on his face.

He sighed. “What’s the point? I can’t do anything right.”

“That’s not true. You do a really good job at making people laugh!” a female voice laughed from behind. Numbuh 13 turned to see it was none other than Numbuh 11-Teen, Eliza Cherrybush, Numbuh 10’s new assistant at Sector L. “Here. Wipe your face.” She handed him a napkin.

“Thanks.” Numbuh 13 wiped his face.

“Now tell me, why do you always insist on helping people?”

He sighed, “It’s because they all think I’m useless. And I sort of am. I can’t go on one mission without tripping on my own shoelaces and breaking something. No one wants me, not even my own sector. I’m not even sure how I got in the Kids Next Door in the first place.”

“Well, personally, I’d take you over Numbuh 363 anyday!”

He chuckled. “Thanks, I guess. But I still don’t see why I should hang around here when no one wants me.”

“That’s not true. If no one wanted you, Numbuh 274 would have never let you join back then!”

“…I guess.”

“Plus, Numbuh 362 would have had you decommissioned by now!”

“Yeah, but so?”

“So, if anything, the reason they let you hang around here is because they think you have potential! You and everyone else may think you’re nothing but bad luck, but deep down, there’s probably a great operative in there just waiting to get into action… and do well!”

“You really think so?”

“Yeah! And if the Supreme Leader doesn’t believe you have potential, be glad that I do.”

Numbuh 13 smiled. “Yeah… Thanks, Numbuh 11-Teen!”

“Please! Call me Eliza.”

“Okay! Call me Billy!”

“Well, Billy, how about we go get some ice cream? And you can help carry mine across!”

“You really trust me?”

“Sure!… But first…” She bent down and tied his shoelaces together. “There we are! Now, let’s go!” And with that, they were off back to the cafeteria. And Billy Horvitz thought, maybe he does have potential.


And there you go. 11-Teen/13. Makes sense, don’t it? I was going to pair him with Leona, but I like 11-Teen better. Well, back to more ANCESTOR!
But GUESS WHAT? That potential is NEVER used! Because he's not a popular character. XP Regardless, shitty fic, anyway.


KND © Warburton

Story and pairing © The guy who liked pairings back then.
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OfficialLieDetector's avatar

I can't believe, but you made Numbuh 13 more likeable here than in the actual series