Someone said there was a lack of mysteries on this site. I feel like that's a challenge. So I'm going to try my hand at writing one. As a kid I loved reading mysteries… everything from Encyclopedia Brown (Does anyone even know what an encyclopedia is anyway?) to Nancy Drew to Sherlock Holmes. I read voraciously. I even tried to write my own but could never finish one. Here's hoping this one is as good as the ones I use to read. Also I've tried to incorporate Beverly and Caesar's developing relationship as per request from KakaAnko.

I'm also posting today because it's a very special day. Any guesses;)

I do not own the show.

"So you wouldn't put a bathroom in your research pod for me when we went down to Mexico but the second you find out Beverly is coming you install one?" Rex complained.

"I didn't want to go to Argentina," Caesar retorted, "But you somehow got Beverly to gang up on me to get me to go."

Rex grinned. "I didn't get her to gang up on you. I wanted to show Circe the family farm and Beverly happened to want to tag along. I wanted you to come because, you know, don't you want to see what you inherited?"

"No, I don't. Been there, done that. Why didn't you get Noah to go? " Caesar asked.

"He's all busy with school, preparing for the AP exams." Rex shrugged.

"Hmph," Caesar grunted.

"Oh, like you don't want to spend some alone time with Beverly." Rex teased.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Caesar said loftily. "I spend enough alone time with her in the lab." When he realized how that sounded he blushed. "I mean we spend enough time working together."

"That's just the problem. You're working; don't you want to get to know her better in a non-working environment?" Rex raised an eyebrow.

"Why would I do that?" Caesar asked.

"To see if you like each other." Rex said exasperated.

"Rex, I'm much too busy for things like that. Besides I'm sure Beverly would not be interested in someone like me." Caesar muttered.

"Well she won't with that attitude. If Beverly isn't your type who is? "Rex glanced at his brother realizing he didn't really know much about this aspect of his life.

"Rex since when are you interested in my personal life? How about you and Circe? How serious are you guys?" Caesar said trying to deflect the question.

"Well we've decided to take it slow. Circe says she has some issues she needs to work through and I'm still worried about losing my memory." Rex sighed.

"Well, not likely but that is a possibility. Your nanites are still unpredictable." Caesar confirmed.

"Yeah thanks." Rex rolled his eyes. He continued. "But now would be a good chance for us to get to know each other as brothers too, you know. I found some old tapes of us on the farm I wanted to show you."

"Sure Rex." Caesar tried to sound excited. But Caesar was feeling anything but happy. He was nervous about the trip and it wasn't because of spending time with Rex or Beverly.

0o0

"Can I borrow your hair dryer?" Beverly asked Circe.

"Sure, why? Didn't you bring your own?" Circe looked at her.

Circe and Beverly sat in the newly added lounge area that Caesar had installed when he found out that the girls would be joining them. It had a leather couch that was nailed to the floor so that it was stationary as well as an immovable table.

"Well, Caesar did something to it and I can't really use it anymore." Beverly sighed.

"What did he do?" Circe asked.

"Well, I was complaining that it was such a pain to carry a converter for my hair dryer so he made a battery powered one."

"That's nice."

"Yes, except it's so powerful you can barely hold the thing."

Circe laughed.

"It's like trying to use a leaf blower to dry your hair. So unless I want to look like I've been in a hurricane I'd like to borrow yours."

"Why didn't you ask Caesar to fix it?

"I didn't have the heart to tell him. He was so proud of the stupid thing."

"Sounds like you're an old married couple already."

"Shut up." Beverly said good-naturedly.

So what's up with you and Caesar anyway? Circe asked Beverly pointedly.

"What?" Beverly asked startled. "Nothing's up."

"Yeah? Rex said that he installed the lounge and bathroom when he found out you were coming." She said teasingly.

"Well, I think that it was just as much for you as me." Beverly said but blushed nonetheless.

"I think he likes you." Circe smiled enjoying the other girl's discomfort.

"Caesar likes everyone." Beverly mumbled finding great interest in a spot on the table.

Circe laughed. "How can you tell? Half the time his nose is either buried in his computer or his inventions. Sometimes when you talk to him he zones out or he'll answer with something that totally doesn't make any sense." She looked at Beverly and decided to have mercy on her.

"Have you ever been to Argentina?" She asked changing the subject.

"No, but I've always wanted to travel to other places." Beverly replied happy to talk about something else.

"Me too." Circe said wistfully.

"What are you talking about? I heard you've been to New York, Hong Kong, and Cabo."

"Well, those were… business trips. Maybe Hong Kong was sort of a fun stay but I want to go somewhere and not worry about having to complete some sort of mission."

"I've never been out of the States. Even then, I can count the number of places in the States I've been to on one hand." Beverly complained.

"It's understandable. You weren't able to travel." Circe said delicately not wanting to bring up any painful memories for Beverly.

"Yeah, being an EVO limits you to where you can go." Beverly said lightly.

"Tell me about it." Circe smirked.

Beverly laughed. "I guess we have that in common."

Circe smiled. It was nice just having a chat with another girl her age. When she was in Hong Kong with Cricket they had some girl time. But then she and Tuck had become closer and Circe felt like a third wheel. She was never really able to talk to Breach. She was too disjointed and creepy to have a normal conversation with. Beverly was the first person she had time to spend and talk with. It was a nice comfortable feeling. Beverly was so easy to be with. She allowed you to talk as much as you want or to be silent. Circe never had a real friend who was a girl before. It was nice.

Beverly liked Circe. It was nice to talk to someone and not have to hide her past as an EVO. Beverly had missed out on three years of her life and she was trying to adjust to that. Circe allowed her to be herself but wouldn't let her wallow in self-pity. She also had a dry sense of humor and was able to make her laugh… all admirable qualities in Beverly's book.

The settled into an amicable silence as the pod headed toward their destination.

0o0

Around early evening they arrived at the farm. The sun was just starting to dip over the horizon. Caesar landed the ship on the edge of the farm, a short walk to the house. As they got out of the research pod, they were met by Judge Muchado.

"Hola, mis amigos, bienvenidos. We have been looking forward to your visit. " He greeted them. Rex eyed a long table set out in front of the house with food. His stomach growled.

Muchado laughed. "I see you are hungry. Come let's get some food into you." He started walking. Then as an after thought he added. "Don't worry. Manuel will get your suitcases. Just leave them by your ship."

"Gracias." Rex said. "By the way, this is my brother Caesar Salazar, co-inheritor of the farm." Rex introduced his brother.

"I'm so glad to meet you." The judge took Caesar's reluctant hand.

"Likewise." Caesar mumbled as he walked to the table.

"These are our friends Circe and Beverly." Rex continued with the introductions.

The girls happily shook hands with the judge.

"Where is Senor Noah and Senorita Claire and Annie?" He asked.

"They couldn't come but they told me to say hi." Rex answered looking nervously at Circe to see if she was annoyed at the mention of Annie.

But Circe was absorbed with looking around to notice the conversation.

"So everything quiet around here?" Rex asked Muchado.

"Si, ever since you vanquished the brothers, life has gotten back to normal. Then after the world wide cure… well… everyone here is grateful for what you have done."

"So how's the tenants working out?" Rex was referring to the people who took over the upkeep of the farm while he was not there. Before Rex left he had asked Muchado to find people to work the farm… people who were displaced by Durango and Chiquito. Rex allowed the people to keep whatever profits they earned from the farm. All he wanted was to be able to come down once in a while to visit. Muchado was surprised at the generous conditions and had no problems finding reputable people to run the farm.

"They have been doing well. They had a great harvest this year and are waiting for the second one. Here we are. Please have a seat and help yourself."

Just as they sat down to eat, some women came out with more food.

The judge introduced them. This is Maria, Juanita, and Sofia." They have been working on the farm along with their husbands."

"Thank you so much for letting us live here." Juanita said humbly. "After Chiquito and Durango destroyed our homes we had no place to go."

"No prob." Rex said magnanimously. "Glad to have someone, who loves the land, take care of the old place."

"There's so much food. We couldn't possibly eat all of it. Won't you join us?" Beverly asked politely.

"Gracias, thank you, but no. We have work to do. Besides we don't eat till much later." Maria declined politely. The women headed back inside.

The little group ate and talked with the judge, finding out about the people who lived there and about what daily life looked like.

"Manuel is married to Maria. They have two lovely children. Jose is married to Juanita. Their children are away at the universities. Sebastian is married to Sofia. They do not have children as of yet." Muchado told them.

"What do they do?" Rex asked curious.

"The men wake up early every morning to take care of the crops. The women take care of the animals and the general running of the household. They are very efficient."

"Does the farm still have the bull?" Rex asked with a smirk.

"Yes, it does. And I'm sure it misses your backside." Muchado said with a twinkle in his eye.

The girls looked at each other and wondered about it. Caesar seemed lost in thought. He was not paying much attention to the conversation at all. Not that it mattered. He was generally not talkative.

After eating and talking with their host, they decided to turn in early for the night. Traveling, even in comfortable quarters was exhausting. Rex excitedly told them the plans for the next day.

"I'm going to take you to the shed where I found the old tapes mami and papi made of us." He told Caesar excitedly as they walked to their rooms.

Caesar's mind seemed far away.

"Caesar?" Rex prompted.

"Oh nothing. Being here does bring back memories." He mused.

"Really, you have to tell me about them. Maybe I'll remember something." Rex said.

"Maybe." Caesar smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. "Buenos noches, Rex."

"Buenos noches." Rex replied before going into his room.

0o0

"Why does Caesar and Rex get their own room?" Circe complained as she crawled into the top bunk in a small rustic room.

"I don't mind. It'll be like a sleep over." Beverly said from the bottom bunk.

"Always looking on the bright side." Circe laughed. Then she sobered a little. "Hey, I didn't mean that I don't like sharing a room with you…"

"It's okay. It does seem a little unfair that we don't get our own rooms." Beverly said.

"It's nice to see Rex happy though. Well, good night." Circe yawned.

"Good night." Beverly said quietly. She reached over and turned off the light. She could hear Circe's even breathing which meant she fell asleep immediately.

Beverly envied her. Sleep was elusive the past few weeks. Mainly thoughts about Caesar kept her up. How did he feel about her? How did she feel about him? She kept wavering back and forth. Some days he made her heart beat faster and her face seemed to have a continuous blush. Then some days she wanted to hit him over the head with a wrench. He could be so infuriating!

Beverly sighed and tried to turn her restless thoughts to other things. She couldn't wait to explore the place. She noticed the chickens in the yard as they went into the house plus she definitely wanted to hear the story about Rex and the bull. She smiled. Rex and Caesar were so different yet in some ways so much alike. Finally sleep overtook her as she thought about the brothers' similarities and differences.

After only a short time asleep, Beverly awoke to thumping noises. As she laid still in the dark, the noises stopped. Beverly strained her ears to see if she could make out anything else. When nothing happened she started drifting back to sleep, chalking it up to a branch hitting against the house or perhaps it was some animal. Then as she was on the verge of falling back to sleep, the thumping started again.

"Circe? Circe are you awake?" Beverly whispered.

A slight snore answered her. Beverly debated whether she should wake her friend up. No, if it was nothing she would feel stupid for waking her up. Beverly slipped on her shoes and decided to see if she could discover where the annoying sounds were coming from. She opened the door and walked down the hallway. The moonlight coming through the windows provided ample light to guide her but she suddenly wished she had thought to bring her flashlight. The shadows around her made her nervous as her mind started conjuring up all sorts of creepy images. The atmosphere was dark and foreboding. Beverly wasn't sure if it was just her over-active imagination or if there was something she should be worried about. In her ruminations she failed to notice that the thumping had stopped again. Now she felt stupid standing in the middle of the living room in her night gown and shoes in the dark. She glanced over and noticed a mirror hanging decoratively on the wall. She saw her reflection and thought ironically to herself that she looked like a wandering ghost. She chuckled at that thought. She glanced one more time at the mirror and froze. The mirror reflected her and the window in back of her. She gasped as she saw a grotesque face appear in the corner pane of the window!

Well, what do you think? I'd like this story to lead up to my Gen Rex Made-up Season 5 which I'll start writing in the summer when I have more time.