This is... more of a side project developed from a conversation on the fourms started by LazyPanther that I'll try to update when I can. Which will hopefully be often...

This is in script form during present time, but flashbacks will be regular, first person form. *rest of explanations/rules at bottom*

I do not own the Hardy Boys.

Enjoy!


[Frank and Lark are walking in and out of the camera's sight, shifting things around. The camera's lenses are adjusted before both figures take a seat on some chairs placed in front of the camera's view.]

Frank: Is the camera working, Lark?

Lark: Yeah, it's working fine. Why couldn't you have done this with your own stuff?

Frank: Because Joe screwed up my equipment. Again.

Lark: Right.

Frank: Thanks a bunch, by the way. We owe you big time.

Lark: No big deal. Besides, this is gonna be a fun project. Which story goes first?

Frank: The squirrel one.

[Lark starts laughing.]

Frank: Wasn't one of our proudest moments.

[Footsteps can be heard, along with an argument. It is easy to tell that Joe is winning, while dragging Vijay to the room. The door opens and slams shut, and the two boys walking into the camera's view. Joe forces Vijay to sit in the chair between Lark and the empty one next to Frank, which he takes once making sure Vijay wouldn't run.]

Vijay: Okay, what is going on? Joe told me it was a secret initiation for ATAC members-

Frank: [glares at Joe] Joe…

Lark: You make it sound like we're hazing the poor kid.

Vijay: -and- Hey! I'm almost the same age as you!

Lark: Key word: almost.

Joe: For my defense, I couldn't think of anything else to say. And technically, we are doing ATAC stuff.

Frank: Okay, whatever. We have to get started.

Joe: Dad?

Frank: Dad. And the rest of the family.

Joe: But mostly Dad?

Frank: Yeah.

Vijay: Can someone please just explain to me why I'm here?

Lark: You said you'll be the official voice, Frank.

Frank: [sighs] Fine, whatever. [clears throat] We agents at ATAC-

Lark: Mainly me, Frank, and Joe.

Frank: -feel the need to warn any and all newcomers of the potential… Damn, what was the word?

Joe: Embarrassment?

Lark: Suffering?

Joe: Scarring?

Frank: I think that it was "uncomfortable" but those words work just as well. Anyways, this series of videos have been named the STUPID Files.

Vijay: The what?

Lark: Super Terrible Undercover Positions Inducing Distress Files.

Joe: ATAC has a lot of acronyms. We decided to add one more.

Lark: You know what that word means?

Joe: Hey…

Frank: In each of these videos, we're going to talk about any of the awkward situations that we've been in.

Joe: Frank's and mine are usually together, but we'll try to have only one person explain.

Lark: I'm mainly here because they're using my stuff to record all of this. I'll toss in a story or two if I can think of anything. Not that many, since I get assigned more of the techie things rather than undercover things.

Frank: If we can, Lark will also pull up Nancy Drew on the video feed.

Vijay: Who's Nancy?

Joe: Chick we met during a few of our cases. She somehow sorta found out about ATAC, but it's cool. She's not a member, though, which is weird. You think they would recruit her. Especially since we got her cleared by the higher ups.

Frank: She's a good detective and-

Fenton: [out of sight of the camera, presumably behind the door] Frank, Joe…

Frank: [sighs] I got this one. You guys keep talking. gets out of chair, and can barely be heard trying to talk to Fenton through the door]

Joe: [sighs and shakes head] Perfect time to have a midlife crisis, right?

Lark: Frank said it was because he was trying to give you advice on all of the things that you guys had to through.

Joe: That too.

Vijay: Um… why am I here? I'm not an agent.

Joe: Yet. You, my friend, get a head start in the learning.

Lark: Not to mention you'll supply the reactions of a person who never deal with this crazy crap.

Joe: [leans back and looks towards doorway] Dad's gettin' antsy. How about we start this tomorrow at noon? He shouldn't be here then.

Lark: And I had the thing set up and everything. [sighs] I'll leave it with Frank. And Joe, if I find out that you touched any of-

Joe: Did Frank blame me? Are you kidding? He was the one who threw it to me when we were chasing that guy-

Lark: [getting up and heading towards the camera] Sure… Anyways, this is the end of our intro to this project. I would do the countdown for the self destruction phase, but I think that-

Joe: Might as well do it. They'll do it themselves when they hand this thing out.

Lark: This'll be fun. [clears throat] This video will self destruct in five… four… three… two… one…

[camera is turned off]


Now that the intro is over, time for some rules and stuff.

First of all, this was the product of LazyPanther's fourm, Undercover Disasters.

Second, please do NOT ask me to do certain undercover things in reviews! While I would love to hear ideas (and will give credit when credit is due) I will ignore any reviews that simply are just a request. In fact, I would prefer that any suggestions would go into the fourn and continue the conversation instead of them being directed to me! While I am the one who volunteered to write this, I want the ideas to be shared with anyone else who has been writing on that fourn. They are very much a part of this and deserve to at least have an idea on what's going to be a possible chapter here!

That being said... I think I'm done with this bit for now. And as mentioned, squirrels are next (Chromde's idea).