Dudley had never had such an astounding morning. A mission this early in the morning wasn't usually on his agenda, but this was different. Riding in the Tuffmobile with his fellow TUFF agents Kitty Katswell and Jack Rabbit, he was going to take Petropolis back from OMEGA. There was war torn land all over which ment that this was getting out of hand. At least ULTRA were fighting off further advances which left other operatives to get other assignments done. Flying beside him were ULTRA operatives Jeremiah Jackal, and Iris Patra on Jeremiah's Ultracycle. Dorian Kaiser had his harness turned into a jet pack like device and was flying next to Jeremiah.

"Alright listen up.", Jeremiah instructed, "OMEGA's going to have Petropolis on alert. We must take it slow and thorough. Got it?"

"Sure do.", Jack informed, "That wall is going to be the first line of defense against invaders. So that's one reason we have two teams."

"Indeed.", Jeremiah stated.

Kitty who had been listening, looked over to Dudley who had fallen asleep( he did this a lot while he was traveling) and shook his shoulder.

"Huh? What?", Dudley asked as he slowly awoke.

"Dudley", Kitty said sternly, "pay attention. We're in the middle of a talk here."

"Sorry Kitty, traveling wears me out."

"A lot of things wear you out.", Kitty stated, "Work, learning, learning to work, life lessons, and a lot of other stuff."

Jeremiah honked his cycle's horn to get their attention.

"We have no time for memory lane or arguing.", he informed.

Dudley had to admit that Jeremiah did know how to lead a team on a mission. He remembered Jeremiah leading the simulation groups back at ULTRA HQ. He knew exactly how each member should act and when to move in. Even though he tried to follow along, the simulation was just proving to be more difficult than he anticipated and Jeremiah sure knew how to discipline somebody who didn't behave. Dudley checked the glove compartment for some snacks and then pulled out a head of lettuce.

"What's this?", he asked.

"That would be lettuce.", Jeremiah informed.

"Lettuce?!", Dudley asked in shock.

"It's a vegetable.", Dorian explained, "Every agent is required the four basic food groups."

Dudley threw the lettuce away, but Dorian was quicker and sent the lettuce flying right back into the Tuffmobile glove compartment which closed from the vibration.

"I already know the four basic food groups.", Dudley stated.

Jeremiah raised an eyebrow.

"Oh really? Then name them."

Dudley thought hard and Kitty could tell he was straining to get an answer. Jack was driving and had to focus on what was ahead. Kitty opened her mouth to talk, but Dudley stopped her.

"I got this one. Bacon...doughnuts...beans...and pancakes."

"Wrong.", Jeremiah said harshly narrowing his eyes, " The four basic food groups consist of...grains, fruit, dairy and vegetables."

Dudley got a little green and hurled over the side. Jeremiah raised his eyebrow again.

"Sorry", Dudley said as he regained his seat, "that last word makes me barf."

"What?", asked Jeremiah, "Vegetables?"

Dudley hurled over the side again.

"Yeah, you might want to keep that word on hold.", Kitty suggested to Jeremiah.

"Anyway, we're close to our destination.", Jeremiah informed, "We land here."

The agents dropped out of the clouds and Dudley was greeted by a very disturbing sight. The ground was torn, and ravaged as though bombs and gunfire had run rampant all over. The aroma of decay was frequent and corpses decomposing as far as he could see.

"What happened here?", Dudley asked as the agents got on the ground.

"One of the many battles of this war.", Jeremiah stated, "Places where we fought the enemy and those who didn't survive return to the earth."

Dudley could tell what Jeremiah ment. Some corpses were not ordinary. As the agents made their way through the sea of dead, Dudley couldn't help but feel like someone else was here. Jeremiah and his team kept low and hidden. Dudley wasn't one to wait though. He ran ahead and Kitty followed with Jack right at their heels. Jeremiah just shook his head in disappointment.

"Dudley, don't you ever learn?", he asked himself.

Dudley had run ahead and shortly stopped at the top of a hill staring in awe. Shortly Kitty and Jack had arrived and saw the same thing. Down below, Petropolis was walled in and the city looked like the city of Dis than the one they knew. The faint agonizing sounds were heard by Dudley's sensitive ears, and around the wall outside was desolate and war littered. Kitty then whacked Dudley on the back of the head.

"Are you crazy?!", she shouted, "You could have walked into trouble."

""I had to know what's going on.", Dudley countered, "Why is it you always take things slow?"

"Agents", Jack warned, "not so loud."

Jack was right because the next moment, a huge net was fired and all three agents were entangled in a mess of iron wire and constriction.

"Surprise!", said an all too familiar voice.

The agents looked to see the Gemini twins with several other hunters dressed the same way.

"And we thought you would be difficult to-", Byron started.

"Catch.", Glacia finished, "Silly us."

Dudley strained, Kitty slashed, and Jack pulled, but alas the net didn't give one bit.

"Don't try cutting this net", Glacia mocked, "It's purely-"

"Escape proof.", Byron finished, "Zero even told us he wishes to dispose of you-"

"Personally.", Glacia grinned.

The other hunters shifted their coats into bat wings and took the net into the air following the Gemini twins. Before they vanished, Jeremiah and his team showed up at the top of the hill.

"Great", Jeremiah grumbled, "we get to our destination and now, I have to save Dudley from the Gemini."

Being carried in a net was certainly not a nice way to travel. Dudley, Kitty and Jack had tried and tried, but just like the first time, the net stayed strong.

"You had to get us caught didn't you?", Kitty asked sounding annoyed.

Dudley could tell she was talking to him and he did feel guilty. In all his eagerness, he must have forgotten the training Jeremiah did with him. Fortunately though, Jeremiah and his team showed up and you get the idea on what happened next. You guessed it, a big fight. The Gemini twins loaded hunter like weaponry( such as serrated boomerangs, crossbow pistols, flash powder, and more things like that) against Jeremiah and his fellow agents' arsenal. Jeremiah even threw lightning to even out the odds. At that moment, Dudley and his fellow agents got dropped and were plummeting to the ground as they tried once more to untangle the net's mesh. Luckily, they did and unfortunately they were close to the ground. Kitty and Jack thought fast. Holding each others hands( as well as Dudley's) Jack and Kitty fired their blasters downward and slowed the fall. Not enough to kill them, but they did feel pretty hurt when they hit the ground. They then got into hiding due to their situation and Jeremiah and his group finished driving away the Gemini and their hunters. After they left, Jeremiah and his fellow ULTRA members came down and Dorian started tending Dudley, Kitty, and Jack's injuries.

"Dudley", Jeremiah sighed, "is every mission I do with you going to be like this?"

Dudley shrugged and then flinched when Dorian rubbed alcohol on his injured arm. For a scientist, Dorian sure knew his medical procedure. Jeremiah kept watch with Iris in case any other members of Zero's forces came near.

"There", Dorian concluded as he finished putting his medical supplies away, "now all that's required is a short rest and you three will be as right as rain."

Jack and Kitty settled quickly. But Dudley was a little harder to get napping. Shortly, Jeremiah came in.

"Still up?", he asked Dudley.

"Apparently.", Dudley said.

Jeremiah sighed heavily.

"You go charging in, you get caught, and now I have to put you to bed. I feel like I'm your baby sitter than your fellow agent. But just so you don't get ideas, I'll go over the plan I came up with before you dozed off."

Jeremiah looked to see that Dudley was asleep. Jeremiah tapped his shoulder, but Dudley didn't budge.

"Finally.", Jeremiah stated, "Dorian, watch over them. I'm going to do another watch with Iris."

Dorian stood firm and his assistants were already making protective measures in case anyone got past Jeremiah and Iris.

"Copy that.", he said as Jeremiah left.