The next morning the spiez were quite tired from the previous night. They were so tired they didn't even want to go to school not even Marc, but somehow they got ready and went to school anyway. Just then they could tell something was going on. As they walked to the front door everyone around them were whispering and looking their way.
"What is going on?" Megan whispered to Lee.
Lee looked around and said, "Not sure."
When they opened the front door they were greet with silence. Everyone looked their way and some began to whisper and walk away. It surprised the Clarks and they did not like the feeling. They walked to their classrooms and when Lee had to go he wished them luck. But before they even separated an announcement was made over the intercom.
"Would Marc Clark and Marla Del please come to the principal's office." The announcement said.
Megan and Lee were shocked to hear Marc's name but Marc looked to be completely devastated. He has never been called to the principal's office before except to get a reward or something but since school had barely started he knew for a fact that was not it. He did as he was asked and went right to the office.
Once there he knocked on the door and when he heard he could come in he did. When he walked in Marla was already standing by waiting for him and the principle looking to be furious.
"Do you two know why I called you here?" He said with a very serious voice.
"N-no." Marc said extremely nervous.
"This is why?" He went to a television and on it was the secretary camera. "Did you kids really think I wouldn't have security cameras in my office?" The principal said sarcastically.
Marc and Marla watched the tv anxiously. In it Faith walked in and dropped a few things off. Apparently she was telling the truth and the principal confirmed that by saying he asked her to bring a few things to his office because he was in a rush and she was the first person he saw. They continued to watch and shortly after Faith left they saw themselves coming in. They walked all over the room and when it got to when Marc went to the student files the principle passed it.
"What were you doing there Marc?" The principal asked.
"I was just checking on something about my file." Marc said nervously.
"Right and what about you Marla?" He asked her.
"Nothing really. Just went over to see what Marc was doing." She said not mentioning the hacking like she promised.
"Then can you two explain this?" The principle fast forward the tap to about ten minutes after Marc and Marla left. From the door a person in all black walked in and went right to the files. "When I checked this morning a few of the student files were missing. You two wouldn't have anything to do with it, do you?"
Marc and Marla were both surprised to see the dark person. Marc was extremely shocked since he knew he failed his mission and the person got away.
"We don't know anything about that." Marla said. "I went straight home after that."
"I did too. My siblings can confirm that." Marc said trying his best to confirm his innocents.
The principal looked at them and scratched his chin. "Since I can't confirm you stole the files I can't do anything about that but it is a fact you came into my office without permission, so for now you both will have detention for one week."
Marc was devastated but he took it the best he could. After they both agreed to be there after school they left and went back to class. Since it was the same class they walked together and when Marla noticed how upset Marc was she thought she try and cheer him up.
"It is ok Marc. I am sure it will get better." She said.
"I know. I just never got in trouble before." He said. "Oh but thanks for not mentioning the hacking and searching."
"I promised didn't I? Plus we're friends so it is the least I can do." She said with a smile.
"Friends?" Marc was a little confused but he kind of liked it since she had his back. "I guess you're right." Marla seemed to be pleased.
When they made it to the classroom they went to the teacher and after she excused their tardiness they went and took their sets. Many of the students looked at them and Faith seemed to be furious for some reason. Megan however looked concerned.
After class Megan asked Marc what happened and he regretfully told her a few of the student files were stolen after he and Marla left the night before. Megan was shocked and also felt like she failed too. There was nothing really they could do about it since it seemed solid but when she thought about it they should have stayed at their posts the entire night. They went about their day like normal but Marc couldn't help but feel Faith was glaring at him with intense anger. He was happy however that most of the whispering and weird looks from other students died down a bit after awhile.
After school Marc said bye to Megan and Lee and went to the classroom that would serve as detention. Once there he saw that Marla was already there and so was the teacher. He sat down a bit of a distance away from Marla and began to do his homework.
Meanwhile Megan was heading home with Lee when Tony ran up to them. They explained what happened and said Marc was staying for detention. Tony couldn't believe it but it was true that they messed up on a mission. They were upset about that but the one thing they all began to think about was why were the student files unlocked. Since that was confidential stuff they should always be locked but when Marc check they weren't. That was weird.
At that point they were WOOHPed. When they landed Jerry was there waiting to give them their next assignment.
"Hello spies." He said not seeming at all angry that they failed.
"We are so sorry we failed the mission last night." Megan said feeling really apologetic.
"That is quite alright spies. Right now I actually want you to investigate the scene." He said. "To do that I think you might need this?" He tossed them the invisible spray. Since they knew there were cameras in the office this would help prevent them from being seen by them.
Before they could say anything else they were WOOHPed out to their school. Once there they came out of a random locker and Tony was actually fascinated by all the stuff. Since he never been in the high school before he was curious about it and a bit excited too. However he tried to stay focused as they made their way to the principal's office.
Before going in they used the invisible spray and became invisible. They went in and began to scan the area. So far there was nothing interesting until they looked in two place. The first was the student files location where they found some clear gunk on the ground by the files. They took it to examine it and the last clue was by the door. It was on the ground by the wall and it was a strained of long brown hair. Since the principal did not have brown hair or any adult that would go into the office they figured it was the perp. They took it as well and just then someone began to walk in.
The spies went over to a corner and tried to stay quiet. The invisible spray was still working so they were safe for now. They just hoped it would stay in effect till the person left. When the door opened they were surprised to see it was Faith.
She immediately went to the files and examined the lock. She even made a mold of the key hole and once she was done she looked around on the ground. She didn't see anything so she left. Lucky for the Clark's their invisible spray did last.
The Clarks then left the school to go home to do a more thorough examine of the items they found. They examined the hair and to their surprise it belonged to none other than Faith however Megan pointed out that that was possible since she was in there that night. They then examined the clear gunk they found and according to the WOOHP data base it was residue of one of their own gadgets. It was a clear molding that would instantly take the form of a keyhole to make a key.
"This must be how the anit-spy got the files!" Megan said.
"Yeah but who did it and when?" Lee said.
Just then Marc came in looking completely disappointed. He gave a huge sigh and looked at his siblings.
"What is going on?" Marc asked.
"We investigated the scene in the principal's office and found somethings." Tony said.
"What!?" Marc said wanting to know.
"We found out that the spy got into the student files using a WOOHP gadget." Megan said.
"We also found a strand of hair by the door that belonged to Faith." Lee said.
"We can't count that as a clue since she was in there and the principal confirmed that." Megan said.
"Marc, when you saw the camera footage did anyone else go by the files before Faith?" Lee asked.
"No. After Faith left we entered but…" Marc thought for a minute. "...If I remember right before I walked into the office, Marla was by the files for a few seconds. She was mostly looking around though." Marc said.
The Clarks found this suspicious. If they didn't know better Marla seemed to also be a suspect. Just then they remembered that while they were investigating Faith did walk in and did a search of her own. They found this really suspicious too. They felt they were getting close but for now the only thing they were sure of was that one of them was most likely the anti-spy agent.