"So how long is the process going to take?" Zero asked as he followed behind Mole and Susan, micropipettes, a electrophoresis, and a centrifuge in hand.

"Oh, I don't know, a couple of hours tops" Mole said.

"Really that long?"

"Well we have to sanitarily extract what little dna I collected from the museum, put it through a centrifuge, and then use these micropipettes to place the matter into the gel cubicles, which will take time to mold," he added under his breath "and put it all through they electrophoresis."

He waited in silence, waiting for Zero to respond. "And then" Zero finally asked.

"And then we have our dna evidence. From there I tap into the hq database and try to find our perpetrators" he said with a gleefully smile.

Zero looked at him unsure what to say. "You make it sound so easy" he said sarcastically. "So when do we begin?"

"Well… technically you can't be in the room. You might contaminate what little dna we have" Mole tried to explain. "Katz orders" he added.

"Don't worry" Susan chimed in. "I'll be working working with him to make sure nothing goes wrong. Just watch some tv or something" she said closing the door behind her.

Zero stood there, a feeling of uselessness hitting him like a wave. Bord he tried the closest door finding it locked. He then looked out the closest window, he saw Xero in the backyard slowly swinging back and forth on a swing.

Xero rocked back and forth, her impatience getting the best of her. Suddenly she felt the ground leave benefit her feet.

Instinctively she tightened her grip on the rope and felt her shoulders rise a bit.

"Relax" Zero said as he pulled the swing back.

"Sorry, I didn't see you come out" she said relaxing her shoulders.

"Hey, you're the one that gave me stealth lessons."

"Exactly why I should have heard you a mile away" she said.

They both laughed, neither one saying a word after it died out, Xero still swinging up and down.

"What did Mole say?" Xero asked finally asked breaking the silence.

"A couple of hours as he put it."

"And Susan?"

"Assistant, since apparently we could contaminate the evidence."

"We still could" she said sarcastically as she planted her feet onto the floor and stood up.

Zero looked at her amused.

"But we do have the whole house to ourselves" she said as she pulled on his tie. "You make the waffles, I'll get the chess board!" she said letting go of his tie and running with her head start.

"Wait, how is that fair" he asked chasing after her.

Susan looked out at the settings sun. '6 hours of work, and we still aren't done yet' she thought. "How much longer is this going to take" she asked, her patience at its end.

"Well Katz wants me to search through all known data banks, including Modifyer agents records."

"All I'm saying is that we should just determine if the dna belongs to Xero and Zero."

"Katz demanded a thorough search. Even if it's not them we could at least have another suspect to follow."

"All I'm saying is it's not fair to keep them waiting."

"They'll be fine, a couple more hours and we'll have our suspects."

She looked at him unsure. "I'm just going to go check on them" she said as she slid out the door.

"Checkmate" Xero declared as she captured his king. Zero carelessly pushed the board of the bed, frustration spelled across his face. "Nobody likes a sore loser" Xero said joyfully as she nudged her partner who didn't share in her optimization.

"I don't get it" Zero said leaning back. "How did I lose again?"

"Well" Xero said also leaning back, "You were just a little anxious with every move you made. Each one leading to a lost of a pawn or another, and eventually… checkmate."

"How you get so good at this game anyways?"

"I use to play against Mole all the time. I usually lost, but I learned a few tricks."

"I hope one of you have learned how to clean a kitchen." They both turned and saw Susan at the door frame. "You guys made a mess."

"But we did make lunch… and dinner. And breakfast" Xero said reflecting on the bake off. "Hungry?" she asked as she got up and offered her a waffle with a scoop of french vanilla on top.

Zero yawned as loud as he could. "We're a little beat right now, so I think now is the best time to hit the hay" he said. "But we promise to clean your kitchen tomorrow." He looked to Xero who quickly shook her head in agreement.

Susan pinched her brow. "Alright. But go to sleep already. It's already 10" she said.

Susan closed the door behind her and walked two doors down and checked it. 'Kids' she thought to herself 'I could have had one' she thought sadly as she passed down the hall.

Zero waited until he was sure Susan was out of earshot. "Ok, one more game" he said quickly collecting the chess board.

Xero grind for check to check. "Ready to loose again?" she said asked.

"I'm sure I can pick up on a few game winning tricks" he said quickly picking up the board and pawns.

"Game on" Xero declared quickly jumping onto the bed.