 Decommissioning | |
| Type | Act of erasing ones memories from their time in the KND |
|---|---|
| Used By | Decommissioning Squad |
| Appearances | "Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P." (mentioned) "Operation: E.N.D." "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E." "Operation: I.T." Operation: Z.E.R.O. "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S." |
Decommissioning (sometimes shortened to Decom) is a process an agent undergoes when they reach age 13, wherein they get their memories of anything having to do with the KND erased. This process is conducted by Numbuh 86 and the Decommissioning Squad. The agent is placed into the Decommissioning Chamber and is set free to lead normal lives outside of the KND, unless they are recommissioned or escaped.
The Process
When an operative is closing in on their thirteenth birthday, the official KND database picks up on this and initiates decommissioning process. An official decommissioning order is sent to the head of the Decommissioning Squad, stating that the operative is to be brought to the Moonbase on the day of their birthday. The method used to take them to the base varies based on the operative's cooperation, or lack there of, with some being chased down and captured by the Decommissioning Squad.
Once they arrive at Moonbase, they are escorted into the Decommissioning Chamber by members of the Decommissioning Squad. Highly decorated operatives who are fully cooperating with the decommissioning may be allowed a short celebration before the event, like Numbuh 9 did before his decommissioning. The operative is strapped into the Decommissioning machine, which uses plungers to remove all memories of their time in the Kids Next Door, before setting them free to live as regular teenagers. Official KND regulations are put in place to ensure that decommissioned operatives are allowed to live without interference.[1]
In addition to decommissioning, their boogers are removed from the C.O.D.E.-M.O.D.U.L.E. to prevent them from reentering the organization[2], and their names are listed on the KND Nightly News' list of operatives turning 13 that day.
History
During Operation: E.N.D., Chad hacked into the Moonbase's database to make Numbuh 86 believe that Sector V had reached the age of 13 and were ready for decommissioning.
He was, in fact, hoping to avoid being decommissioned himself, as he had reached the age of 13. After Numbuh 1 discovered invitations to his 13th birthday party, Chad was taken into custody for the procedure before being rescued by Cree.
In Operation: F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E., Numbuh 206 had just turned 13 and was taken to Moonbase in Prison Transport Delta. He managed to escape by sabotaging the ship and causing it to crash.
In Operation: C.O.U.C.H., the KND Nightly News showed a list of operatives turning 13 that day at the end of their broadcast.
In Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E., a slightly more primitive decommissioning process is seen from the sixth era. A large number of agents were decommissioned after they had been frozen solid for over ten years by ice cream and were therefore technically over thirteen since they're chronologically older due to their bodies being physically young after being frozen.
In Operation: Z.E.R.O, Number 0 rediscovered this procedure for the seventh age. The process was used on Grandfather, who immediately lost his powers and thus freed the kids underneath his control. However, it's revealed that a Recommissioning Module was created to help the KND to recommission any former KND operative (even if he/she was an adult) if necessary. Numbuh 1 used it with his father Monty Uno to get his help to defeat Grandfather. The second time Grandfather was decommissioned, each of the KND members and the villains that he had turned into Senior Citi-zombies were transformed back into their regular selves as a side effect of him losing his powers once more, but Monty Uno had himself decommissioned alongside Grandfather and reverted to his original self, with the Recommissioning Module's destruction shortly afterwards preventing Numbuh 1 from bringing his memories back again.
In Operation: F.O.R.G.E.T., Numbuh 686 was only a day away from his own decommissioning, after having served in the Decommissioning Squad for three years. But an accident resulted in Numbuh 86's decommissioning, turning her boy-crazy and going on a kissing rampage. Her memories returned after meeting Numbuh 4, churning up her anger from earlier when he hit her in the eye with chopsticks.
In Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., it's mentioned by Numbuh 5 that she became the Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door Organization following Numbuh 362's resignation. Her brother Numbuh 363 later went on to be decommissioned due to his bad behaviour, making him the youngest KND operative to be decommissioned.
Confirmed Decommissioned Operatives
- Numbuh 0 (Temporarily recommissioned in Z.E.R.O., recommissioned again in I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.)
- Numbuh 999 (recommissioned in I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.)
- Numbuh 100
- Numbuh 1-2
- Numbuh 222.2
- Sector V except Numbuh 1 (later recommissioned)
- Numbuh 19th Century
- Numbuh 686
- Numbuh 363
Trivia
- There is another process called "Planetary Decommissioning", used by the Galactic Kids Next Door. However, this process is used to purge all life off of any planet infested with too many Teens and Adults, so it may not be directly linked to the regular decommissioning process.
- The process can be reversed via the Recommissioning Module.
- There are operatives who escape their decommissioning and continue into their teens with their KND knowledge intact: Cree Lincoln, Numbuh 12, Numbuh 274, and Numbuh 206.
- Not all decommissions are done because someone has turned 13. In fact, they can be done beforehand, as evidenced with Grandfather and Numbuh 363.