Adventures of the Quad Team Investigators: Case of the PetPet Peril: Part Three

by UniDagger

The next morning over breakfast, they discussed all the possibilities of the case with their owner. "Sounds like you’ve started your own detective agency."

"Only we are no good at it," Romy muttered sadly.

"Now Romy," their owner soothed, "you’ve only just begun. I’m so proud of you four, so willing to help another Neopian. I believe you will find those PetPets, and soon. You’re probably closer to a solution than you think."

"You really think so?" Alanna perked up.

"Yes, I really do. But there's just one thing."

She looked at all of them and grinned as they asked in unison, "What's that?"

"Well, if you are an investigating team, what are you going to call yourselves?"

The four pets looked at each other, then started laughing. "We hadn't thought of that. If we save the PetPets, we’ll…..we’ll be famous!"

DragonFlier stated and CycloneRider clapped her hands excitedly. "Maybe more people will come to us needing help. We do need a name," Alanna exclaimed.

After an hour long brainstorming session, they had decided to call themselves the Quad Team Investigators (although Romy still liked her ‘Furry Sleuth Four’ idea). They decided to split up into two teams and cover more ground.

As Alanna and DragonFlier split away from their sisters, DF asked, "Lannie?"

"Hmm?" DF scratched his head.

"When we came up with our team name, why did our owner start chuckling and say we really were cuties?"

"No idea. Now, let's get thinking about what’s on hand. Let's go check out Kauvara’s shop. Maybe she is missing a robe or she might be able to give us some clues."

The Lupe and the Scorchio trotted down the road, their minds on the case and never once noticed they were being watched.

***

Romy and CycloneRider went their way to Faerieland. They thought that maybe they had missed something, or the Faeries had learned something new. When they arrived at the Faerie PetPet Shop, the young Faerie was busy washing the windows. She looked so sad. Romy and Cy had never seen a sad Faerie before. They walked up to her, and as they arrived, she looked up at them.

"Oh hello. Have you found them?" she asked hopefully.

They shook their heads sadly. "No, but we are still looking. We thought maybe the other Faeries had found out anything, or we may have overlooked something," Romy told her.

"Well, they are fairly certain that it was not Dr. Sloth, unless he already…" she broke off, biting of the tears. Cy patted her arm. "Don’t worry, the Quad Team Investigators will find them." She then added, "Yeah, that’s us."

The young Faerie chuckled and said, "Yes, I do think you will find them. Cuties. Good luck my friends." Romy and CycloneRider said good-bye and left confused.

"I don’t get it," Romy said with a shake of her mane. "Me either. Let's see." Romy stood staring at the Shop they had just left.

"What?"

"Where could that person have come from? The other places here are the Faerie Healing Springs, a Potion Shop and a Faerie Totems R Us. I suppose the culprit could have come from any of them." Romy sighed. "So we should ask the shopkeepers who had been in their store just before the explosion." Cy jumped from Romy’s back. "I’ll start at the Totem Shop."

"OK, but be careful. The PetPet-napper could still be around."

"You worry too much. I’ll be fine. Meet you in 20 minutes over there."

She pointed at the Potions and Magic Toys Shop. The two headed into different shops and began questioning the shopkeepers and anyone else that might be in the store.

To be continued...