It was a cold December morning at Gru's house. The sleet and rain was coming down in sheets making everything slippery. Gru was down in his lab with Dr. Nefario and the minions. "Well Gru it's certainly been an honor making this weapon for you." Nefario said, showing Gru the weapon he had made. When Nefario pulled the trigger it pushed a fist out the barrel of the gun and smacked Jerry, a nearby minion. Phil the other minion started laughing saying: "sutpid". Jerry got up and hit Phil. The two got into a fight calling each other names. Gru pinched his nose agitated. " I call this weapon the "Smacker". "No, no, no!" Gru yelled. "I said snagger!" "Oh-" Nefario began. Gru put his hand up. "Don't please." Gru interrupted. "I must go fix the girls breakfast." Gru exited the lab sighing.
Back upstairs... Margo and Agnes were trying to wake Edith. "EDITH WAKE UP!" Margo yelled. Edith opened one eye and glared at Margo. "What?" She huffed. "Edith get up and get dressed!" "Why does she need to get dressed when she's not naked?" Agnes asked. Margo smiled at the oh, so innocent question. "I mean she needs to put on her everyday clothes." Margo answered. Edith groaned. "Oh well, Dad's making pancakes and if you don't get up we may eat all the pancakes." Margo threatened. Edith jumped out of bed and went to put on her casual clothes. The trio headed toward the kitchen where they saw Gru drinking his coffee and making pancakes. "Oh good morning girls." Gru greeted. "Morning Gru." Margo replied. They all sat down at the rounded booth in the kitchen. Kyle came into the kitchen and sat under the table hoping for crumbs. Gru put the pancakes on their plates. "Nice, mine is shaped like a sword." Edith yelled excited. She began to smother the pancake in syrup. While Gru had his back turned, Edith threw the pancake onto the cieling knowing it'd stick for a short while because of the syrup. Gru turned back around towards them and noticed Edith's pancake gone. "Wow Edith, you ate fast." Gru noticed. He turned around to get her another pancake. Some syrup from the roof dripped onto Gru's neck. He looked up and saw the pancake sticking to the roof. "How ze hell?" He wondered. The pancake landed on his face. He could hear Edith giggling. He pulled the sticky pancake off his face and turned to glare at Edith and noticed her and Agnes were both gone. "Margo, where did they go?" Gru asked. "They went towards the stairs." Margo answered. "Ok, go up ze stairs and look for them there." He ordered. "Ok, come on Kyle." Margo said. Kyle grunted and lazily got up. Margo headed upstairs and discovered a second staircase going up to a third story. She decided she'd explore it later. Margo looked under all the beds and in closets. Edith nor Agnes were nowhere to be found. On Gru's end... He looked in the living room under the couch and behind the tv but did not find Edith. He walked back into the kitchen not noticing the syrup puddle trap Edith had put on the kitchen floor while Gru was not in there. He stepped in it. "Ugh." Gru moaned. Margo ran into the kitchen. "Found her Gru." She said. "Edith, why did you play the pancake prank and where's Agnes"? Gru asked. "Agnes is in the book room and I'm sorry Gru." Edith began to make herself cry. "I'm sorry for upsetting you." She sobbed. Gru, clueless about the fake tears began to comfort Edith. He gently hugged her. Oh, Edith it's fine you're not in trouble, I was just wondering why. Gru soothed. "Dad, they're fake tears." Margo said. "WHAT?" Gru yelled.