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Ladybug Mode

So I’m posting something that is not Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Fanfiction I’m posting a Miraculous Ladybug/Depeche Mode crossover fic. I had written a few other Miraculous fics during Nano, but never finished them. 😓

Summary: Marinette and her friends go to a Depeche Mode concert where Dave Gahan gets akumatized.

A group of kids from Marinette’s class are gathered in a group in front of the school chatting.

“What are you doing tonight? I’m going to the Depeche Mode concert!” Marinette says.

“Depeche Mode is old music for old people!” Chloe says. Sabrina nods in agreement.

Julkea whispers something to Rose. “We are going to the concert too. Some of their songs are so romantic.” Rose sighs.

“I can’t go I got grounded, but you have fun at the concert girl!” Alya says.

“I’d rather listen to XY. He’s the music of my generation.” Chloe says.

“Their music is for everybody. It’s for the masses.” Marinette says with a half hearted giggle.

“Have fun at your elderly concert!” Chloe says as she walks away in a huff.

“My dad said I could go to the concert.” Adrien says.

Dave is sitting in a limo near the school and overhears their conversation. He mutters to himself “My music is for old people?”

Later in Marinette's bedroom. “It’s your chance to get close to Adrien at the concert during one of the slow songs.” Tikki says.

“Tikki!” Marinette blushes and hums “Somebody”.

“Thinking that young people don’t listen to your music. Just what I need! Fly away my little akuma and evilize Dave.” Hawk Moth says.

The akuma goes into Dave’s mic stand.

“Hello Ultra Dave, I am Hawk Moth take Ladybug’s and Cat Noir’s miraculouses and soon everybody will love your music of all ages.” Hawk Moth tells Dave telepathically.

Later at the concert Dave addresses the crowd. “Good evening Paris! How are you doing tonight?”

Ultra Dave starts to sing “Enjoy the Silence”.

“We don’t play that until the encore.” Martin says.

“You first.” He touches Peter, Christian, Martin and Fletch with the mic stand. They all start to sing gibberish and play “Enjoy the Silence”.

Then he touches security with the stand. Ultra Dave struts down the catwalk while singing “Enjoy the Silence” and holding out the mic stand for the crowd to touch. Juleka and Rose reach out and touch it. They start to sing in gibberish.

“I have to go to the bathroom I drank too much soda.” Marinette says as she runs off.  

Marinette runs to the bathroom to transform. “Tikki spots on!”.

“Uh me too.” Adrien says as he leaves. “Plagg claws out!”

A crowd of people run out of the concert in a panic. Ladybug and Cat Noir watch them leave.

Ultra Dave walks down the catwalk with his mic stand in hand. “Reach out and touch me!” Dave sings to Ladybug. He starts swinging the stand at her while she dodges it.

“Cataclysm!” Cat Noir yells. Cat Noir makes the catwalk breakdown. As Dave walks on it he gets stuck and falls in a hole.

“Lucky charm!” Ladybug yells. A crown appears in her hands. “A crown? What am I supposed to do with this?” She forces it on Ultra Dave’s head over his eyes. “I can’t see!” Ultra Dave yells and he flails his arms around. She lassos the mic stand with her yo-yo and breaks the mic stand over her knee. The akuma flies out. “No more evil doing for you little one. Time to de-evilize! Got ya!” She purifies the akuma, and it flies away. “Bye bye little butterfly.” she says as the butterfly flies away. “Miraculous Ladybug!” Everything becomes restored.

“Pound it!” Ladybug and Cat Noir say in unison and they fist pound each other.

Back at Hawk Moth’s lair he yells ”I’ve been let down again!”

“This last song is dedicated to my new favorite superhero.” Dave says. The intro to “Just cant get Enough” plays.

Dave sings, “I just can’t get enough, Ladybug.”

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Boo to you Acme Gumshoes

In the girl’s Biology class

“Today we are having a costume contest. The winner will get the most applause.”

Whatever she is dressed as the teacher points to Winnie.

“I lost to the dead butcher?” Winnie thinks to herself and pouts.

Winnie’s friend Kurt whispers to her “That was a great costume. I think the school hamburgers are made out of corpse meat. There is a funeral parlor nearby. Why do you think the burger patties are gray?”

At the start of their world history class the girls run into Brenda. She tightly grabs Winnie’s left arm. Vi manages to get away.

“I just finished reading this interesting book Vampire Incisors. It’s about the history of vampires. Did you know their teeth are retractable like kitty cat claws?” She makes a claw shape with her hand. “Do you want to borrow the book?” Brenda digs around in her extra backpack full of paperback books to look for it. “Come to my Halloween birthday party on Sunday.” she says.  

“I can’t I have to work.” Winnie says feigning a dejected tone and sighs.

“You have a job?” Brenda asks.

Winnie nods.

“Why haven’t I seen you working?” Brenda asks.

“It’s a privately held company.” Winnie says.

The bell rings.

“Winnie you are late.” Mr. Farbman says.

“But I was in the room.” Winnie pleas to Mr. Farbman.

“You were not in your seat silently reading.” Mr. Farbman says sternly.

“Stupid Mr. Farbman!” Winnie mutters to herself as she walks to her seat rubbing her left forearm.

The girls modem to Acme Crimenet after school.

“It looks like Greg is not here.” Winnie says. “I got something to do Vi. I’ll come back later.” Winnie leaves.

Contessa enters Greg’s office.

“Contessa! What are you doing here?” Vi exclaims.

“Quiet Vi! It’s me Winnie. I’m gonna pull a prank on Greg.” she whispers.

“Why didn’t you dress as Sarah?” Vi asks

“I can’t skate well enough to fool Greg.” Winnie says.

Greg sees Contessa quickly shuts the door walks outside and screams.

Winnie opens the door. “Don’t be scared Greg!” she says.

“You wore a Contessa costume to school?” Greg asks.

“I dressed up as a raver. Too bad everybody thought I was dressed as a Pokémon.”  Winnie says as she pouts. I really wanted a Pokémon costume, but they were all kids’ sizes. Nothing bigger than a size 6 for children. It’s very hard for me to find Halloween costumes that fit me because I am tall. I dressed up as a raver instead” Winnie says.

“Great doctor costume.” Greg says.

“I’m a surgeon.” Vi says

“Chief has a case for you let’s go to her office.” Greg says.

“Why are you wearing your Halloween costumes today? It’s Friday, October 29th.” Chief asks.

“School spirit?” Winnie says hesitantly.

Vic the Slick stole the movie Plan 9 from Outer space and there is no time to lose. The most horrific thing about him is his fashion sense. This is what we know so far. Vic is such a fan of the film he went to this city where most of the film took place.

“We have to go out dressed like this? We have to work on a holiday? Aren’t we in some kind of violation of labor laws?” Winnie protests.

“You should have read the contract more closely when you signed it. Acme’s hands are tied legally. It is not even a holiday today. It’s October 29th.” Greg says.

The girls go to San Fernando in their costumes.

As they are walking down the street. “I feel so embarrassed walking around in this costume. At least you have a surgical mask to hide your identity.” Winnie says.

“Help! Help, you need to help me!” a man says as he runs up to Vi and shakes her by the shoulders.

Winnie giggles.

“Hey girl in the Pokémon costume stop laughing.” The man says.

“I’m not a doctor this is just a Halloween costume. Sorry.” Vi says.

“Why are you wearing one on the 29th?” The man asks.

“Any leads?” Greg asks.

“No, but Vi got mistaken for a doctor.” Winnie says as she giggles.

“We are getting a clue from our Buffy the Vampire Slayer net agent Sarah Michelle Gellar.” Greg says.

Sarah Michelle Gellar appears on the screen she flashes an Acme badge. “Vic took the movie to this famous Romanian city where Bran Castle is. His fashion sense is so scary it could slay a vampire” she says.

The girls go to Transylvania.

“According to my Acme Gumshoe Guide book.” Winnie reads from the book, “Bran castle stolen by Robocrook in 1991 recovered by Dhaval Shah in 1991.”

They modem back to Acme Crimenet

“We asked all over the area nobody has seen Vic or the movie.” Vi says.

“You girls can have the weekend off. We will tell you if there are any leads in the case.” Greg says.

The girls modem back home.

On Halloween night Greg is alone in his office. He hears a knock at the door and opens it. He sees Edwina standing there.

“Trick or treat, Greg!” Edwina says as she poses in her costume to show it off to Greg.

“That is a very nice bat costume.” Greg says.

He puts some candy in her Halloween bucket.

“But, my costume is a clue! See, I’m a vampire bat.” Edwina shows her fangs to Greg. “Vic took the movie to this Central American country were vampire bats were studied for eight years.They studied their eating habits and bonding.”

“That’s very interesting you know a lot about vampire bats.” Greg says.

“I have to go. There are more places to go trick or treating. What do you think about special effects makeup?” Edwina asks.

“It’s interesting.” Greg says.

“I’m going to try and win the Oscar for best makeup.” Edwina says.

“Yes, she said she was going to try and win an Oscar for makeup. We need to recruit that girl in a few years.” Greg says.

The girls get called and go to Costa Rica.

“Winnie What are you wearing? It doesn’t even match!” Vi says.

“If I stay at home I don’t wear my good clothes. And for a costume put together before I came over here i think this looks pretty good.  Winnie says as she points at herself.

They modem to Costa Rica.

“Should we look where the bats are first?” Vi says

They hear screaming in the distance.

“Get out of my hair! It’s too slick to nest in!” Vic yells

“It sounds like Vic.” Vi says.

They run towards the screaming.

“How are we going to get the movie back?” Winnie says  

“Oh look he dropped the movie when he ran out of the cave.” Vi says as she picks up the movie.  “We can use your tacky costume.”

“What? How?” Winnie asks.

“Go stand over there and he will notice your costume.” Vi says and points.

“Nice outfit Doll.” Vic says as he approaches Vi.

“I got a present for you.” Winnie says as she slaps the cuffs on Vic “And don’t call me Doll!”

They come back to Acme Crimenet.

“Well my Halloween is ruined.” Winnie sighs. “I’m going home.”

The next day the girls modem to Acme Crimenet after school.

There is a knock at the door.

The Beaver from Billy Bob’s Barbeque Beaver enters.

“I have an order here for Wilma and Dee from Acme Mining Net.” The beaver says in a muffled Brooklyn accent.

We didn’t order anything.

“Are you sure?” The beaver says as it opens the container.

“There’s candy inside!” Winnie says. She shows the candy to Vi.

“This container is heavy.” The mysterious beaver says as it places the container of candy on the floor. The beaver removes it’s head.

“Greg?!” The girls exclaim.

“Sean doesn’t use this costume anymore. We felt bad about you girls spending Halloween working on a case. We got you some candy.”

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Bye Bye Burger

The girls modem to Acme Crimenet after school.

“Vi that is a great gnome costume!” Greg says.

Vi sighs and says “I’m dressed as a Keebler Elf.”

“You must have some cookies to bake in a tree.” Greg jokes. “Where is your costume Winnie?” Greg asks. 

“I don’t do dress up days for homecoming. Vi has to dress up she is the sophomore class president; to boost school morale and all that. For homecoming week we have a different theme to dress up as each day all week. It all leads up to the big pep rally on Friday where we have to dress up as the school mascot the Fighting Nixon or in class colors. Ours is green. Today was food mascot day.” Winnie explains.

“I even drew a map to Isabelle’s house for other sophomores to help build the homecoming float.” Vi says as she holds up the map.  

Greg takes the map and looks at it with a confused look on his face. “I don’t understand this. Do you know about cartography Vi?”

“What is cartography?” Vi asks.

“It is the study of maps.” Greg says “Come on Vi, I’ll help you draw a better map.”

Winnie tires to sneak out of the door to Greg’s office. “Winnie, you too.” Greg says.

Winnie walks back towards them dejected shuffling her feet. 

The next day the girls modem to ACME Crimenet after school.

“Baked potato day?” Greg asks.

Winnie giggles “No, it was foil day.” She crosses her arms. “I think it’s a stupid theme day and it is a waste of foil. She says.

“Winnie what happened to the sleeve on your Sleuth jacket?” Greg asks.

“Jan and I went to the In n Out yesterday after I left ACME Crimenet. I got some ketchup on the sleeve.” She holds up her arm and points to the stain. “Greg we need your help with something.” Winnie says

“We need help building our homecoming float.” Vi pleads

“I can help for a little while.” Greg says.

They modem to Isabelle’s house. Vi knocks on the door. Isabelle answers she greets Vi and Winnie she sees Greg and asks “Who is that?”

“That’s Greg he’s here to help us build the float.” Winnie says.

“Does he work at the school?” Isabelle asks.

“No.” Vi says.

“He looks familiar.” Isabelle says as she looks at Greg. 

Greg starts to say “I was the host of...” Isabelle interrupts “Wait here!”

Isabelle runs back into the house and comes back with a box of cereal. She hands the box to Greg and says, “Hold this box of cereal, and say ‘Now with 30% more sugar!’”.

“Now with 30% more sugar!” Greg says.

“I know who you are. You are the guy from the cereal commercial.” Isabelle says.

As Winnie overhears that conversation between Isabelle and Greg she is trying not to laugh.

Later Greg tells Vi he has to leave.

“Thanks for the help!” Vi says as she waves to Greg.

On Wednesday, the girls modem to Acme Crimenet after school.

“That’s a very cute farmer costume.” Greg laughs as he holds up Vi’s braided pigtail. “You even made tools out of cardboard.” Greg says as he plays with her cardboard pitchfork. “Where is your farmer costume?” Greg asks.

“I didn’t dress up today.” Winnie says.

“Do I need to come help build your float today?” Greg asks.

“No, those maps you help me design really helped more people come to Isabelle’s house to build the float.”

“Have you picked a song to play on the float?” Winnie asks.

“We should play ‘Sing Sing Sing’ on the float.” Vi says.

“No, that is a swing song! You should play some early rock.” Winnie argues.

“Girls stop arguing. Modem to Cleveland and settle this at the Rock and Roll museum.” Greg says.

The girls return. “Did you find a song for the float?” Greg asks.

“She did but she won’t tell me.” Winnie says.

“Please come to my office for a briefing.” Chief says.

Greg and the girls enter Chief’s office.

“Eartha Brute stole the historic In n Out location in Baldwin Park, California. She ate there and ordered a 10x10 because that was the highest she can count. The burger was so good she stole the whole restaurant and all the other locations around the Western US. Girls help retrieve the burgled burgers.” Chief says.

They go back into Greg’s office. “Looks like we are getting a clue from an Acme Bovine agent” Greg says as a cow appears on the monitor.

“Moo, to you gumshoes! I heard Eartha was in the state with the most dairy cows per square mile. Get her faster than you can say ‘How now brown cow’. I got some cud to chew.”

“Let’s go to Wisconsin.” Vi says.  

The girls modem to Wisconsin. 

“The cow could not help Eartha left when we got there.” Vi says. “Winnie where did you get that cheese hat?”

“I could paint it green for the pep rally. It could be my moldy cheese hat!”

Vi rolls her eyes at Winnie.

The girls modem back to Acme Crimenet. “I have to go help with the float.” Vi says and modems to Isabelle’s house.

The next day at school the homecoming costume theme is decades. Vi is dressed as a 1950s girl. She sees Winnie in first period and says “I can’t believe you even bothered to dress up this week.”

“It seemed like an easy costume to make I had all this stuff at home and I found a way to incorporate my sleuth jacket into the costume.” Winnie says. “Are you going to have to wear this on the float?” Winnie asks.

Vi nods. “Where did you get that hat? It looks like Greg’s hat. Did you take his hat?” Vi asks

“I did not!” Winnie huffs.

“Let me see it.” Vi snatches the hat off Winnie’s head. “It says ‘property of Greg’ inside it.”

“No, I borrowed it for my costume. Greg has a lot of hats he won’t notice it’s missing.”

Meanwhile at ACME Crimenet “Chief are you sure you have not seen my tan fedora? It’s missing.” Greg asks.

Later Winnie is walking to her art class and she sees a group of three people. She thinks to herself. “Oh great it's the Frannies! Richard Nixon High’s resident poser punk rockers.”

“Hi Frannie, Frannie, and Jorge.” Winnie says with a sigh.

“Nice costume Winnie!” Frannie V. says stifling her laugh.

“We’re only joking! Rock on!” Frannie V. headbangs at Winnie. Jorge does jazz hands.

As the three of them walk away, Frannie C. says loud enough for Winnie to hear “What a stupid looking costume!”

After school the girls modem to Acme Crimenet.

“Any leads on the case?” Winnie asks.

“There is my hat I’ve been looking all over the office for it!” Greg says as he plucks the fedora off Winnie’s head. “Winnie what happened to your sleeves? They are all dirty.” Greg asks.

“Jan and I ate hamburgers in the school cafeteria today. I got a little catsup on the sleeves.” Winnie giggles.

Greg sniffs and asks “What is that smell?

“It’s Winnie. She smells so bad she could be Top Grunge’s girlfriend.” Vi says.

“Winnie you have to be careful if Chief smells you the Acme Freshness Inspectors will come after you and Chief will take your sleuth jacket. Remember what happened to my tie? Why don’t I get it dry cleaned for you?” Greg says.

“I can’t take it off. It’s my sleuth jacket! I’m wearing it to the pep rally tomorrow! I got busted last year because my shirt was the wrong shade of green. Mrs. Hess had it in for me! And the sleeves on this jacket are a mint color. I don’t care! I’m a sleuth! This is my sleuth jacket.” Winnie says. “Wait! I have to clean out the pockets. Let’s see Airheads, a Pokémon doodle, a bag of chocolate Flips, Acme Crimenet badge, my Keroppi wallet, my leave a message wallet, my secret sender, pencorder, Carmen watch…”

“Where’d you’d get those last things from?” Greg interrupts.

“Chief gave them to me from Acme Surplus Consolation Prize Net.” Winnie says. She continues emptying out the pockets “a hair tie, hair clips, hog whistle, a cookie…” a small pile of all the things she took out of the pockets accumulates at their feet.

“Girls oh girls!” Scott calls out to them. 

They shuffle through all the things that were in Winnie’s pockets to get out the door. They come out to the alley. “What is the word on the street? Vi asks. 

“The word on the street is ‘suteki’. It means “steak” in this East Asian country. They are famous for their Kobe beef from the Hyogo Prefecture.

“Kobe, that sounds like Japan.” Winnie says.  

The girls modem to Japan.

Back at Acme Crimenet “What did you do with the jacket?” Barry asks.

“I threw it out and I got her a new one she won’t even notice the difference.” Greg says.

“I can’t solve a crime without my sleuth jacket! I feel naked. She wraps her arms around herself. Is it cold here in Hyogo or is it just me?”

“You’re being paranoid. We have to look for the In n Outs.” Vi says.

They return to Acme Crimenet.

“We didn’t find anything in Hyogo” Vi says.

Greg holds up the new jacket. “Thanks to Acme Dry Cleaning Net your sleuth jacket is now clean.”

“Thanks Greg!” Winnie says. She puts on the jacket and she stuffs all the things she took out of the pockets back into the new jacket.

“Look out Mrs. Hess. I am so going to wear this to the pep rally tomorrow!” Winnie says.

The next evening at the homecoming football game Winnie is there watching the game in her sleuth jacket.

Winnie jumps out of the stands and talks to Vi who is waiting by the sophomore class float. She whispers something into Vi’s ear.

“I have to check on the decorations for the dance… in the gym.” Vi says hesitantly.

The girls modem to Acme Crimenet.

“Do you think we can make it back in time?” Vi asks

“It’s still the first quarter.” Winnie reassures Vi.

Plastic Diver Guy’s music plays.

“That can only mean one of two things either your school pool is being drained for vandalism again or it’s time for Plastic Diver Guy” Greg says.

“He lives a life of danger, our underwater ranger, the one and only plastic diver guy!” Rockapella sings.

“You have a clue for us PDG?” Greg asks.

“Eartha was spotted on this island nation that exports the most beef in the world. She tried to trade an In n Out for a Hungry Jacks. It’s the ominous music again.” Plastic Diver Guy says.

He is injured by various flavors of small school sized milk cartons falling into the tank.

“The one and only Plastic Diver Guy!” Rockapella sings

“Did she go to Australia?” Vi asks.

“Let’s try there.” Winnie says.

The girls modem to Australia.

“We need to look for anything that looks out of place here.” Winnie says.

“Like that?” Vi questions as she points to an In n Out.

“Of course they look out of place they don’t have In n Outs here!” Winnie says.

Winnie enters one of the In n Outs. She picks up a potato and throws it at Eartha.

“Why did you throw a potato at her?” Vi asks.

“My love for fresh ingredients?” Winnie says. 

Eartha chases after Winnie. Vi gets a bunch of catsup packets and throws them on the floor. “Winnie watch your step!” Winnie jumps over the catsup packets, but Eartha’s weight smashes them open and she slips on the catsup. The girls arrest Eartha.

“Girls you retrieved all the stolen In N Out locations and the food. Good work” Chief says.

“My jacket has catsup stains all over it!” Winnie says.

“You earned these stains.” Greg says.

The girls return to the homecoming game.

Somebody asks Winnie what happened to her jacket.

“A mishap with some catsup at the snack bar?” Winnie says sheepishly.

The sophomore float goes around the track. The float is a 1950s diner theme with a jukebox and “Rock Around the Clock” playing over the sound system on the float.

Vi and the others on the float are throwing candy. Winnie gets hit in the forehead with a gummi hamburger.

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The Case of the Taken Tests

“Girls I have your first case see Chief for a briefing.” Greg says.

“I wonder where it is? Japan?!” Winnie exclaims.

“The Caribbean?!”  Vi asks.

“Girls your first case is at Richard Nixon High School.” Chief says.

“Our high school? That is not an exotic location.” Winnie says

“Right now you girls will start out as gumshoes.” Greg says.

Winnie grabs Greg’s arm and pleads “Do we get jackets? Please tell me we get jackets!?”

Greg pulls the jackets from behind Chief’s desk, and hands them to the girls.

Winnie immediately puts it on. “I love it! It looks like the ones from the tv show! And my name is on it!” She rubs the sleeve of the jacket against her cheek.

Vi rolls her eyes.

Chief shows the girls a picture of the criminal and reads her dossier. “This is Heather Penn. Her eyebrows are drawn on, so are her lips. Don’t let this girl give you makeup tips.”

“She looks familiar. Don’t we have a class with her?” Winnie questions.

Vi nods.

“That’s right! She is Mr. Farbman’s student assistant.” Winnie says as she snaps her fingers.

The girls modem back to school.

“We need clues” Vi says.

“Let’s try the radio!” Winnie exclaims.

“How’d you get that?” Vi asks.

“I smuggled it into school.” Winnie says.

Rockapella sings, “ACME Radio Net! More hits! More music!”

“This is Greg Lee DJing for A-C-M-E! Heather was spotted in the city where the band Bis was formed.” He plays “Tell it to the Kids”. “It’s Scotland’s largest city.”

“I know this one Vi! It’s gotta be Glasgow!” Winnie says.

The girls modem to Glasgow. They ask around for clues about Heather.

“A dead end.” Vi says.

They pass by a shop selling fish and chips with brown sauce. Winnie salivates at the smell. She walks in. “I’ll take one order of...” Vi yanks Winnie by her jacket collar.

“Careful! I just got this.” Winnie yells. She straightens out her jacket.

“Let’s modem back to school it’s time for lunch.” Vi says.

Vi and Winnie sit in a quad at the school on a cement bench with their bags. Winnie asks “Vi what did you bring for lunch?”

“Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.” Vi says. She opens up a large plastic food storage box full of finger sandwiches with the crust cut off. “Do you want one?”. She hands a finger sandwich to Winnie.

Winnie exclaims “I love those! You make them well because you use enough peanut butter to stabilize the jelly. If you make them wrong the jelly makes the bread all mushy. And wash down the sandwich with a large glass of milk.”

“Milk is disgusting! I hate it! Almost as much as cake frosting!  What did you bring?” Vi asks

“Glazed cake donuts, cheese, a soft pretzel, beef jerky with some Arctic Shatter Powerade to drink.” Winnie says.

After they finish eating. “I wonder if we have to do a training exercise? I’m stuffed!” Winnie gets up and stretches a bit. She looks down and points. “Hey look! I found a copy of ‘Teenage Detective’ magazine.”

“Stop goofing off! Be serious! We have a case to solve!” Vi commands.

“Ok, I’ll put it down, but I have to read the ‘Embarrassing Stories’ section. It’s the best part!” Winnie says excitedly. She starts reading from the magazine “One time I was arresting a criminal when I slipped in a puddle of water. I chipped my tooth and ripped my pants in the butt. The criminal laughed at me and got away.” Here is another one, but it looks like a clue. “Heather went to an area of the world where Jain Vegetarianism is practiced. Which may also include the exclusion of root vegetables in one’s diet. People who practice this form of vegetarianism do not eat onions or garlic.”

“I think that is India.” Vi says.

The girls modem to India. “We asked around here nobody has even seen anybody that looks like her.” Vi says.

“I think Heather planted that magazine there to trick us to go to India.” Winnie says.

Vi and Winnie return to the Acme Crimenet office.

“Here is a clue from Celeb-net agents The Backstreet Boys.” Greg says. The Backstreet Boys appear on the monitor.

“It’s The Backstreet Boys! I love AJ! He’s so pretty!” Vi squeals.

Winnie gives Vi a confused look.

“Heather was seen in a state that is famous for manatees, swamps, and we got our start there.” Kevin says.

“Florida!” Vi yells at the monitor.

“What are the names of the members?” Greg asks.

“I know it’s Lance, Justin, JC… no wait that’s N*sync.” Winnie says.

“I know it’s Elliot, Barry, Scott…no wait that’s Rockapella.” Greg says.

“They aren’t as pretty as the Backstreet Boys!” Vi says.

They hear Scott yell from the alley “We heard that!”

The girls arrive in Florida.  

“We’ve been looking all over the state for her.” Winnie says.

“I see her by that manatee statue.” Vi says.

They confront Heather. “Why do you want this Heather? You’re getting the best grade in the class and Mr. Farbman is oblivious to this. Even Vi and I get bad grades on his tests. Winnie says.

“Do I need a reason?” Heather says as she laughs.

“Well...no.” Winnie says as she shrugs.

The girls arrest Heather. Greg arrives.

“Is there a chain? Do I get to pull a chain?” Winnie asks.

 “Sorry, Winnie that was only on the tv show. Let’s return to ACME Crimenet.” Greg says.

“You girls have solved your first case you are now sleuths. Congratulations!” Chief says.

“We moved up in the rankings. And she even did the thing with the magnifying glass.” Winnie says. Elliot hands them the sleuth jackets.

 “I got a sleuth jacket! It only took one solved case to move up in the rankings?” Winnie questions.

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Welcome to ACME Crimenet!

In the early fall of 1999 two high school girls Winnie Winters and Vi Yuan are waiting in a text book storage room in their high school.

“Did you get one too? I just hope it’s not one of those college summer programs I’m not going to Sacramento for the summer.  These cards have a strange riddle on them.” Winnie questions. She reads from the card “On the weekend or a weekday. The arrow points to water, the triangle shows the way.”

The girls are transported to some office. When they arrive they fall to the ground.

“Where are we?” Vi asks.

“I’m pretty sure we aren’t in California anymore. We’re at ACME Crimenet! Cool!”  Winnie says.

“ACME Crimenet? What is that?” Vi asks.

“It’s a detective agency.” Winnie says.

“This is a detective agency? It looks like a tv studio!” Vi exclaims. “There is no fourth wall, and there is no glass in that window.”

“They hid the office to make it look like a tv studio. It fools the criminals.” Winnie chuckles.

Winnie runs around the office. She stands at one of the podiums. She pretends to hold up a card and says “I said the Pacific Ocean”. Then she picks up the buzzer and sees it if works. It doesn’t work anymore. “I’m ready to play The Lighting Round or The Chase. “

Then she stands next to the monitor and pretends to read from a card.

“I wish the computer was here so I could play DJ! Winnie says.

“Stop playing around in here!” Vi says sternly.

Vi is about to open the door to Chief’s office.

“That’s Chief’s office you never go in there uninvited.” Winnie warns.

The girls sit on the front stairs by the door.

“I hope somebody comes soon. I gotta pretend to do my geometry homework. I hate geometry!” Winnie says.

They hear a man’s voice say “Did somebody say they hate ‘geography’?”

“N…no I said ‘geometry’. Wait! That voice sounds familiar.” Winnie quickly gets on her feet and exclaims “It’s Greg! Cool!” and points at him. “You know I didn’t recognize you without your blue coat.”

“Who is this person?” Vi says sternly “Stop pointing at him! It’s very rude!”

“You don’t know!? He’s in charge of training new recruits.” Winnie says. 

Greg chuckles and says “Thanks for the introduction.”

“You’d know this stuff if you watched the tv show. What kind of childhood did you have” Winnie questions.

Greg says. “You girls have shown promise not just at Richard Nixon High School but in the area. You two have beat out thousands of potential ACME agents in your area. We think you are ACME material.”

“I didn’t see a giant map. Do you still use that?” Winnie asks.

“No, we stopped that training exercise.” Greg says.

“The trash can?” Winnie asks.

“We don’t use that anymore either. Before you join we would like you to sign these contracts.” Greg says.

Winnie snatches the contract from Greg’s hand and quickly signs it.

“Here! Now I work for ACME.” She says with a grin on her face.

Vi looks the contract over and says “I’m not sure if I want to do this.“

“Well you think about it. Tomorrow you girls get to meet the Chief.” Greg says.

“We get to meet Chief tomorrow?!” Winnie exclaims.

The girls modem back to their high school.

The next day at school in World History class during silent reading time Vi catches Winnie reading a map in a textbook upside down. “What are you doing?”

“I’m studying.” Winnie replies.

Vi scoffs “Yesterday you were reading a fashion magazine with Gwen Stefani on the cover. “

“That is studying. I wanna know what kind of bracelets she wears.” Winnie says.

After school they modem back to ACME Crimenet.

Greg takes the girls into Chief’s office and introduces the girls to Chief.

Winnie looks around. “There is nothing wacky happening in here. Usually something strange happens in here like Chief is wearing long ear plugs or there is a golfer here or something. Was her office ever a roller disco?”

A disco ball drops from the ceiling and disco music plays. They are all wearing disco outfits.

Greg skates around Chief’s desk.

Chief shouts. “Winnie and Greg go away!”

They skate out of Chief’s office.

“I should hustle out of the office.” Winnie jokes.

Her and Greg snicker.

I got my first “Go away!” neat! Winnie exclaims.

“There will probably a lot more where those came from. I remember my first ‘Go away!’” Greg reminisces.

Back at Chief’s office which is back to normal. Chief says “Vi, ACME would like to have somebody like you. You are a very well rounded girl. Sophomore class president, an athlete, you play in the jazz band, and you are an honor roll student. Winnie is not like you; we chose her for different reasons. Partnered up with her you would make a good team.”

“Well I have a lot of obligations this year.” Vi says hesitantly. 

“Why not see if ACME is for you?” Chief says.

Vi stares off into space and thinks then she signs the contact on Chief’s desk.

“Welcome Vi!” Chief says and shakes Vi’ hand.

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My first post

I decided to post some fanfiction here this is my introductory post.