The 39 Clues: The Golden Rule
A fanfiction by Andrew Mencias
"Stupid books….I hate them so!" Miguel complained as he slammed The Maze of Bones on the floor.
"I mean seriously! We were there! We had more to do with this contest than Snotty Uncle Alistair and Steroid Holts and those homosexual Starlings! Heck, we had more to do with than Amy and Dan did!
To Hell with it, to Hell with it, to Hell with it!!!" he screamed
Jose was angry too, the writers of books 1-6 mixed everything up.
Sure, the characters and setting were correct, but practically everything in the storyline is bogus!
However, being the less temper-mental brother, Jose tried to calm Miguel down.
After all, in any second, Miguel's ADHD could light up the anger, and that anger could light up Jose's ADHD.
"Come on man, remember they're racist AND Janus. They always try to decrease the number of people they hate without leaving them out totally. Namely Filipinos and Lucians." He said with a pat on the back.
"Sides, every dog gets his day. We'll have ours."
Miguel sighed, his twin brother was right.
"Spare only Rick Riordan…even if he started it all…he created Percy Jackson and that's a good enough excuse not to kill him with poisoned bolo knifes."
After that very humbling episode, Jose and Miguel set off for the library so they could see if anything would have to do with the current Madagascar episode without actually going to Antananarivo and then finding out the clue isn't there and then wasting another few Benjamin Franklins on a plane ride to Azerbaijan or something.
"Jose, there's nothing on Malagasy treasures or clues or anything to do with the Philosopher's stone."
Miguel slapped his face in disbelief.
He felt so angry that they went to the library for nothing.
"Miguel don't get mad" Jose said as he tried to calm him down "Sheesh, you're supposed to be the calm one. 'Sides, I found something else that's very important. And it's about our very own mother Philippines. Also, if you're mad we went to the library for nothing, the other guys went to Madagascar for nothing….except of course, Amy and Dan….I wonder what branch they are."
Now the anger from Miguel's ADHD-filled face was converting into sweat.
"Wh-wh-what about the Philippines did you find?"
"Before I tell you" Miguel said "I want you to understand that Grace set us up in a pattern. Whatever country we're 'destined' to go to next, involves a certain family branch. So, usually if the clue isn't where you're looking for…it's most likely in a country of the same branch, or the rivaling branch."
"You're point?" Miguel asked
"Madagascar is a Janus country, so it makes perfect sense that the next clue is in the Philippines, a Janus country. That's how I found the book on the Yamashita gold."
"I get it" Miguel said rubbing his chin now he could realize why so many people hate him here. He's a Lucian while the country is Janus and so is President Arroyo.
"So, the next clue involves the Yamashita treasure, which involves Marcos, which involves Martial law, which involves the clue?" Miguel asked for clarification.
"Dude, you just summarized our whole adventure."
And they left for Malacañang palace.