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Cre8ivelybankrupt87: Oh crap. Yeah, when I wrote this chapter, I hadn't seen that episode, but I knew about it. I ended up watching it, but forgot to change it, lol.

It would be a nice story if Helga and Phoebe do ever end up in prison together. I'd imagine it would less dramatic and more comical/adventurous, hehehehe

I thought about having her say that, but I wanted to change her tone a bit and also give little hints that she is making her own money now and is needing less and less of her parents'

Both!

Veganmama: I think Rodrigo went awol and proposed to Helga. I wouldn't put it past him, lol.

Time will tell to see if any of the teams actually make it to their objectives.


The next day...

*Beep**beep**beep**beep**beep**beep**beep**beep*

*click*

It was now 4am and Arnold's alarm just rang out, creating groans and movements as everyone tried to get up when they heard it. Arnold was the first to sit up, albeit very slowly, and attempted to get ready, followed by Rodrigo, Gerald and Phoebe, also slowly. Not many got a decent night's sleep. Most where tossing and turning, uneasy with the upcoming mission. Helga was still asleep, snoring loudly, never having heard the alarm. Rodrigo, still half asleep, approached her and tried to shake her a bit to wake her up. Instead what happened was,

"Ouch!" Rodrigo yelled in pain as Helga unconsciously punched him in the nose as she rolled over, knocking him over.

"Helga, wake up." Phoebe said as she also tried to shake her.

*Snort* "Huh? What? Where are we?" A disoriented Helga said as she finally opened her eyes. "Oh crimeny. Now I remember." She groaned as she rubbed her eyes and then tried to get up.

"Latino boy, why are you on the floor?" She asked him.

"Because you punched me in the nose!" He angrily yelled at her.

"Really? When?" She asked a bit surprised.

"Just now, when I was trying to wake you up!" He angrily replied.

"Oh. Well, serves you right for trying to cut short my beauty sleep." She said to him unsympathetically, although she did help him get up from the floor. "And stop whining. It's not like I broke it."

After helping Rodrigo up, everyone else also started to slowly come to and get up. Not wasting any time, everyone began to either line up for the bathroom, or got dressed. There was no time for any breakfast, much to Harold's dismay. Helga wasn't joking when she told them to have a good breakfast the day before; there would have been no time for one on this day.

The teams that were tasked with going inside the building were putting on special clothing, specially sowed by Rhonda, Nadine and Sheena the day prior. They were black long sleeved shirts and pants, designed to hide their identity and obscure themselves from being seen. They even had ski masks to hide their faces. Arnold had asked his friends to separately buy them, as well as informing them the appropriate sizes so as not to arouse suspicion in case if they were being followed. Once they were ready, they put on their earpiece.

The whole preparation took a bit longer than expected. With only one room and one bathroom, each person and gender had to take turns. All females went to one side of the room, while all the males were on the other side, looking at the opposite direction and awkwardly trying not to look at each other.

Once that was done, Curly, Lorenzo, Phoebe and Park got all of their laptops, cords, USBS and other devices ready and packed them so as to transport them to their secret hiding spot, where they will coordinate with the infiltration team. This was going to be a one way trip. There would have been no time to go back to the boarding house, so each person had to make sure they didn't forget anything.

Brainy, after receiving Rhonda's passwords for her various social media profiles, opened his laptop and got to work almost immediately as he began to create various posts and blogs on her profile, but refrained from posting them online until he was given the green light.

"Uh, whoa." Brainy wheezed, amazed at what he was seeing when he logged onto them.

Brainy was rather impressed, if not also surprised at how well connected she was. In most of her social media profiles, she was literally connected to thousands of people from various social backgrounds, with various topics of interest. While most focused on the latest fashion and trends, Rhonda also had posts and hashtags that focused on the literary and artistic side. Upon scanning Rhonda's connections, the types of posts and hashtags that she used, Brainy realized that in order to appeal to the maximum number of people, he would need to create different types of posts and blogs that people in different areas would find appealing, based on their background and topic of interest. For those interested on the latest trend or gossip, he created a post that was based on their level, using specific words and phrases that not only Rhonda used, but was also commonly used by those types of people. The same went for those who were interested in the arts or literature. It would take some time, but Brainy felt confident that he could do it and began to get to work.

Finally, everyone was ready and Rodrigo, Arnold, Helga, Phoebe, Gerald, Stinky, Sid, Peapod Kid, Rhonda, Curly, Lorenzo and Park bid everyone else farewell before then making their way out of the boarding house. However, just like before, they didn't exit from the front. Rather discreetly, they exited from the back, opening the door quietly as possible and then making their way through the yard before then making their out of the property. It was still a bit dark, but the sun was rapidly rising, lighting up the neighbourhood and the city, so the group had to move fast.

They made their way through the alleyways, going over any fences or obstacles that were in their way as fast as they could and as quietly as they could. Despite their covertness, everyone still made sure no one was following them. While walking towards the rendezvous point, everyone still looked around in all directions to see if they caught anyone watching them. If they did, they would have to abort the mission. Luckily, no one saw anyone or anything suspicious. Eventually, after moving through a few blocks away from the neighbourhood, the group finally reached their rendezvous point. However, none ventured out onto the sidewalk, only peeking out to see if their transporter had arrived. Much to their confusion, and growing nervousness, they didn't see anyone.

"He's late." Rodrigo whispered. "It's past 5am already."

"Don't worry. He'll be here." Arnold whispered back.

Just then, they saw a vehicle approaching them. Or rather, a bus. Everyone still remained where they were, not daring to come out as no one other than Gerald, Arnold and Rodrigo knew who this person was that was going to help them. The bus continued driving towards their way, initially seemingly not making any attempts to slow down. However suddenly, it then started to screech and hiss as it then started to slow down. Eventually, the bus stopped right at the bus stop.

"Alright. He's here." Gerald said.

"A bus?" Rhonda asked, looking confused. "We're going to go there on a bus? Not very subtle, Gerald."

"Hey, he was willing to help." Gerald countered. "And besides, he's not going to drop us at the front entrance of the building. Now come on." He signaled to everyone to get out from the alleyway and quickly make their way inside the bus.

Everyone did as they were told and quickly ran out and stopped right at the entrance, waiting for the person to open the door. Not even a second, the door started making a bit of a screeching sound, indicating the vehicle's rough age and debilitation. The door then swung opening, revealing the driver that was to take them there.

"Hey kids." The man said with a somewhat dry tone.

"Hi Murray." Gerald said as he started climbing up and into the bus.

"Morning Murray." Arnold then greeted him.

"Murray?" Helga asked, surprised. "You got the same driver who passed out on us seven years ago and made us drive a bus all on our own?" She retorted at both Gerald and Arnold.

"Nice to see you too, Helga. Sheesh." Murray said with a sarcastic tone as he rolled his eyes.

"Come on, Helga be nice." Arnold said. "He hit his head when he was driving us back and didn't know what was happening when he woke up the first time. We can't hold him against that. besides, he offered to help us."

"Yeah Helga." Gerald agreed. "Unless you prefer to walk there."

"Fine, whatever." Helga just said. "Just be sure you take us there with both eyes open, got it buster?" She said to him sternly.

Murray said nothing and just frowned as he waited for everyone else to get on board. Murray then changed the bus' service to 'out of service', closed the door behind the last teen coming inside and began to drive.

While Murray drove, Curly, Sid, Peapod Kid, Rhonda and Stinky were looking at him a bit confusingly. They had no idea who this guy was or how Arnold, Gerald and Helga knew him. Only Rodrigo and Phoebe knew the full story. Sid then gentled tapped on Rodrigo's shoulder.

"Who's Murray?" He whispered.

"Murray was the bus driver that drove Helga, Gerald and Arnold back to the neighbourhood with the evidence that they needed in order to stop the demolition." Rodrigo softly explained.

"So, how did he pass out?" Rhonda asked.

"They jumped off a bridge and Murray accidentally hit himself on his head with the steering wheel and got knocked out. Gerald had to drive the bus in his stead." Rodrigo explained.

Helga said nothing and with a frown, rolled her eyes, vividly remembering that bus ride from hell. Helga was so focused on trying to get back to the neighbourhood on time, as well as still reeling from her shocked confession to Arnold at the FTI building a moment before, that it didn't really hit her just how close she was to almost dying. By the end of it, it was only after she stopped happily jumping up and down through the street that it finally hit her, prompting her to actually faint.

"So, how you been Murray?" Gerald asked.

"Oh, I'm good." Murray replied. "Still a bus driver, as you can see."

"Pfft, no surprise there." Helga softly remarked, but Murray didn't hear her.

"How's Mona?" Arnold asked.

"She's good." Murray replied. "We actually got married a few years back and moved in at her apartment, the same one that weasel Von Scheck is trying to tear down again." He then frowned.

"Oh well, congratulations!" Gerald exclaimed.

"Yeah. We are really happy for you." Arnold also said.

"Thank you." Murray said with a small smile.

Just then, Murray looked at his back view mirror and noticed Rodrigo.

"Hey, are you Rodrigo?" Murray then asked.

"Uh, yes sir." Rodrigo said as he got up and approached him.

"Well it's nice to meet you, Rodrigo." Murray said in his usual dispassionate tone and extended his hand. Although, he did at least smile at him.

"Nice to meet you too." Rodrigo said and shook his hand.

"Ya, Gerald's told me a lot about you." Murray said.

"He did?" Rodrigo asked confusingly, not really sure what Gerald said about him.

"Yeah, he said you're a nice, smart guy." Murray said. "He told me that it was your plan to sneak into the FTI building again."

"Well um, it was actually Helga that came up with it." Rodrigo shyly clarified. "I originally planned something else, but that didn't really work too well."

"Oh." Murray said, looking a bit surprised. "Well, I hope this one works. It's got to."

"It will." Rodrigo said. "We will make sure of it."

"So Arnold," Murray then said to him, "what brought you back to Hillwood? I heard you left this place a few years ago."

"I did." Arnold said, "I left with my parents. They got new jobs that involved them moving from city to city and I wanted to go with them."

"Ah well, I'm sure Helga must be thrilled to have you back." Murray said, catching everyone by surprise and immediately causing things to become awkward.

"There you go Helga, Arnold's back. It wouldn't kill you to smile once in a while, you know." Murray then said to her, much to Rodrigo's and Arnold's shock.

"What?!" Helga angrily exclaimed and got up.

"Um, actually Murray," Arnold then quickly said before Helga said anything else, "we are kind of not really together anymore."

"Oh." Murray said, much to his own surprise and now awkwardness. "I'm sorry to hear that, Arnold."

"It's okay. It was for the best." Arnold sheepishly said, not really knowing what else to say.

Murray saw how awkward, if not bothersome this topic was for everyone and immediately refrained from saying anything else.

"So, you want me to take you to Eddie's junkyard first?" Murray then said, quickly trying to change topic and do away with the growing awkwardness.

"Yes." Arnold said. "Some of our friends are going to get off there before we head over to the FTI building."

"Got it." Murray said. "It shouldn't be too far now."

As the empty bus continued to move and shake, Rodrigo glanced at Helga and saw her frowning hard, if not snarling.

"Hey Helga," Rodrigo gently began to speak to her, "you okay?"

"I'm fine, Latino boy." She grumbled while staring outside the bus window. "Just waiting to get this over with."

Rodrigo knew that Helga wasn't really okay. He knew that Murray's comments unintentionally touched a still sensitive area. As ever, he wanted to do something to alleviate it. But, not wanting to make things worse, he simply sighed and dropped it.

The empty bus soon got quiet as Murray continued to drive to Eddie's Junkyard, much to Helga's relief. Pretty soon, the heavy burden of nervousness and fear that had originally accompanied the heroes was now slowly returning, but all tried to stave it off and just focused on what they had to do. Eventually, what seemed like forever, Murray made it to Eddie's Junkyard, which was where Curly said it was; just a few miles away from the FTI building.

"Alright, we're here." Murray said as he stopped the bus right in front of the entrance and opened the door.

"Okay guys, quick." Arnold said as Curly, Phoebe, Lorenzo and Park quickly got up and began to walk out.

"Um, Helga?" Phoebe shyly addressed her best friend. "I just want to say, please be careful."

"I will." Helga said with a small smile. "I'll see you later, Pheebs. I promise."

Phoebe then gave Helga a quick hug before then making her way to see Gerald.

"You too, Gerald." She said as she planted a loving kiss on his lips and hugged him. "Please be careful and you two look after one another."

"Don't worry, babe. We got it." Gerald said confidently. "Once all of this over, I'll take you out to a nice, fancy dinner."

Phoebe smiled and gave Gerald another kiss before heading off.

"Hey, Rhonda?" Curly then addressed Rhonda.

"What is it, Curly?" Rhonda just dryly asked, not even bothering to look at him. "If you are going to say that you need some sugar, I swear to God I'm going to…"

"No, no, no. That's not what I was going to say." Curly interjected. "I just wanted to say, good luck to you and I hope you make it back safely." He said as he then extended his extend.

"Oh. Thanks Curly. You too." Rhonda said, surprised by Curly's sincerity and shook it.

Then, Curly went and got out of the bus. As soon all four teens got out, Murray closed the door the behind them and began to drive away.

"Okay quick. Let's get inside and find someplace suitable to set everything up." Curly whispered and then began to go around the property in order to find an opening.

Everyone just followed him quietly as he tried to look for some big hold or cracked opening that would lead them inside. Curly wasted no time and run around the whole property. Finally, he saw an opening and gestured to everyone go inside with him.

"Okay." Curly whispered to everyone. "spread out and find someplace that is big, dark and easily out of site."

"Uh, Curly? This is literally a junkyard." Lorenzo said as he looked around and saw quite literally piles and piles of old, rusting and abandoned cars, trucks, buses, other heaps of metals scattered all over the place, sometimes even producing hill-like landscapes. "How do you expect us to work in a place like this?"

"Trust me, this place is perfect." Curly assured them. "People hardly ever come here, including Eddie. Plus, this please is close enough to ensure we have good communication with the team. We just need to find a good hiding spot, somewhere where we can work in absolute secrecy, away from prying eyes and ears, while at the same time, the place won't be too obscure for our communication with the team."

"That's a very specific place." Park groaned. "It could take us a long while to find a place like that."

"Yes, so stop whining and get to work." Curly demanded. "We need to have everything set up before they - "

"How about that big, yellow van over there?" Phoebe then interjected as she pointed behind Curly.

"That'll work." He said as he shrugged.

The yellow van was a large van, designed to store and transport materials and supplies; big enough for everyone and their equipment. It was also on top of piles of metal scraps, elevating a few feet high enough from the ground where the communication will most likely not be cut. And best of all, it was firmly secured, making it extremely unlikely to tip and fall. Curly, Phoebe, Park and Lorenzo quickly made their way to the yellow van, climbed up the metal scrap hill and through the back door, went inside.

"This is perfect!" Curly exclaimed, happy with the hideout. "Good work Pheebs. I knew having you with us was a good idea."

Phoebe said nothing and just rolled her eyes.

"Okay, let's quickly set everything up." Curly continued as he everyone else quickly began to unpack their belongings and set their laptops and devices up.

Meanwhile, Murray continued driving ever closer to the FTI building, almost leaving the city itself, away from all the buildings, streets, noises, traffic, pollution, away from their homes, their comfort, from help. Although the building was initially still out of sight, it eventually appeared as a tiny little spectacle, devoid of any significance on the horizon. But, as Murray to continued to drive every closer, the building grew in size and with that, grew in significance, which only added to everyone's growing fear and anxiety as they glanced upon it.

Although it was still a bit dark, by now the sun's light was just starting to burst through into the sky, slowly illuminating the city and the building. With the light's help, one could see dark clouds slowly covering the city from behind and making their way towards the building, as if to be pinpointing to the group the eerily feeling that they were approaching their destination, a potential point of no return. It was even obscuring the light that was trying to shine through, making the entire area still dark and somber. Suddenly, a lightening was seen right in front of them, close to the FTI building. After a few seconds, thunder was heard.

"You gotta be kidding me. It's going to rain? Way to elevate the suspension." Helga annoyingly remarked.

"Um, I'm assuming it's too late to back out now." Rhonda nervously commented.

"Yes." Rodrigo said, trying to hide the fear that he was feeling.

Even Arnold, Gerald and Helga were not immune to it. Although having already gone through this, they knew that things were going to be far more different, and even far more dangerous than the last time. They knew that Von Scheck would stop at nothing to ensure total victory and had prepared for an eventual break-in. Even the get-away scene on the bus several years ago, despite the huge level of stress, excitement and fear, paled in comparison to the fear they were now experiencing. Perhaps it may have been due that since they were now older, they were more able to think about the risks they were about to undertake, or that they knew Von Scheck would be better prepared. Whatever the case, they knew they had to be prepared for anything.

"Murray, stop right here." Rodrigo then suddenly said.

Murray did what he was told and slowed the bus down, eventually stopping it and then opening the door.

"Okay guys, this is it." Rodrigo said to everyone before then being the first person to step out.

"Good luck kids." Murray said. "And stay safe."

"Thanks Murray." Arnold said. "We'll call or text you when we are ready for you to pick us up."

"Are you sure you don't want me to stay here and wait for you?" Murray asked.

"No, it's okay. We don't want to put you in danger, or give Von Scheck any reason to suspect why a bus is stopped here, close to the building." Arnold assured them.

"Okay." Murray relented.

And with that, Rodrigo, Arnold, Gerald, Helga, Rhonda, Stinky, Sid and finally Peapod Kid stepped out of the bus. Murray closed the door behind them, but not before giving all of them a salute and then turned the bus around and started making its way back into the city, leaving the 8 teens alone.

"Okay, the time right now is 5:45am." Rodrigo said as he looked at his watch. "So, let's synchronize our watches."

Everyone then looked at their watches and synchronized them.

"We're about half a mile away from the building." Rodrigo said. "Let's get there as quickly as possible."

Everyone then started making their way. However, instead of walking close to the road, the team went to the far side, where the grass and trees were in order to hide themselves and not be seen by anyone driving by.

"Curly, are you guys set up yet?" Rodrigo then asked through his earpiece.

"Not even." Curly said. "We are just starting to set everything up."

"What?" Rodrigo exclaimed. "We're not that far from the building."

"Keep your pants on, Roddy." Curly said. "We're working as fast as we can. We'll have everything set up before you get there."

Rodrigo said nothing and just continued on walking. Although they were some distance away from the road, no one said nothing and even attempted to walk as quietly as possible. For those who this was their first time, the dead silence followed by the dreaded sight of the ever rising corporate building was becoming unnerving. Stinky, Peapod Kid and Sid were starting to sweat a bit, as well as looking ever increasingly nervous. Rhonda was also starting to lose her nerve, rapidly regretting her decision to be part of this team, but for now, managed to hold on to herself, after taking a big gulp.

Another flash of thunder of was seen on the horizon, with the sound rapidly approaching the team in a split second. Quite unnerving, the light that was permeating out from the sun was struggling to shine out through the increasing dark gray and accumulating clouds that were still gathering around the FTI building. Although on other parts of the city it was already light, it was still dark where the team was.

Finally, after some walking, the team made it within sight of the building. They were still about a 100 feet away, but close enough for them to realize that they made it; this was now it. Hiding before a row of hedges, the team hid themselves and only peeked out to see if the property was guarded or not.

During Von Scheck's first time as CEO seven years ago, the landscape surrounding the FTI building was almost bare. Apart from grass and a few flowers, there was virtually nothing else that grew. After Von Scheck was ousted and sent to prison, as part of the effort the revitalize the company under a new light, a landscaping project was commissioned that saw somewhat tall, thick hedges being planted around the building, along with a flower bed in front of the building. Trees of various kinds were randomly placed further away from the building, allowing wildlife and other plants and flowers to grow around it. Although the grass close to the building was cut, the grass further away was not, allowing it to grow and thereby, concealing the four teams and allowing them to crawl and get near the building.

"Curly, we're here." Rodrigo whispered again to him. "Please tell me you are set up."

"Almost." Curly said. "But, while you are waiting, I'll let you know which of us will be guiding which team. I will be guiding you Roddy and Rhonda. Lorenzo will act a Arnold's and Peapod Kid's guide. Park will guide Sid and Stinky to where they need to go. Helga and Gerald, Phoebe will be your guide."

"Thanks." Rodrigo said.

"Hey um guys?" Gerald then said. "Call me crazy but isn't the building a bit...taller than it used to be?"

Arnold and Helga then glanced back at the building to take a good look at it.

"Hey, you're right." Arnold said. "It does seem a bit taller."

"Pheebs? Any information on this?" Helga asked her.

"Yes, Helga." Phoebe responded. "When Von Scheck was arrested, the company that bought it and became its parent co. decided to do some renovations to the building. Nothing extravagant. They just added a few more floors to it and re-located the CEO's office to the top floor."

"Well, that's good to know." Rodrigo remarked. "I thought the CEO's office was a few floors down."

By now, as Rhonda overlooked the tall, and rather imposing structure, was starting to lose her nerve. Her hands were feeling cold and she was now shaking a bit.

"You know what?" She finally and very nervously said to everyone. "I just remembered that I left something at the boarding house, hehehe. I'll just go back and...get it."

"Rhonda?" Rodrigo said as he saw her taking a few steps back.

"Y-Yeah, no worries Rodrigo." Rhonda said with a nervous smile. "Let me go get it right now and I'll just as quickly come back – hey!"

"Hold on there, Princess." Helga then suddenly grabbed her by her arm and pulled her back. "You're not going anywhere. It's too late for you to go back. You wanted to be part of this, so now you are. Deal with it."

"Let go of me!" Rhonda angrily said to her.

"Helga's right, Rhonda." Arnold said. "You can't back up now. We need you here. I know you're scared. We all are. But you need to be brave now, for everyone else."

"Listen to Arnold, Rhonda." Rodrigo then interjected. "You're fear is starting to spread to everyone else. It's bad enough that each of us have to deal with our own fear, but it is unfair for us for you to drop your fear on our shoulders. You need to get a hold of yourself and just focus on the mission. You'll be okay. That's why we are in a team, so we can look out for each other. I'll look out for you."

Rhonda initially said nothing, but did stop struggling against Helga how was still holding on to her, while breathing heavily.

"You-You promise?" Rhonda asked almost with a whimper.

"Yes." Rodrigo. "I promise that I'll look after you, so long as you look after me as well."

Rhonda, while still nervously breathing heavily, just inhaled and then let out a big sigh.

"Okay." She said, now calming herself again. "You're right. I can do this. You can let go of me, Helga." She sternly said to her.

Helga was still not fully confident that Rhonda will not try to make her get-away, but eventually let her go.

"Okay guys," Curly then said to everyone through their earpieces. "Everything is a go now. Get to your positions and we'll start to guide everyone inside."

"Okay, you guys heard him. Let's go." Rodrigo whispered to everyone. "Good luck everyone."

Everyone then began to run around the building, heading towards the place where each team was instructed to be at.

"Lorenzo, how many guards are out here?" Arnold asked him.

"Not many actually." Lorenzo responded. "There are only a few guards, so it shouldn't be too hard for everyone to get inside."

That news made everyone feel a bit relieved. Considering how wide the property was and to ensure none of the security cameras captured them, the teams took some time going around it.

The building had a large public parking garage on its right side. Team 1 and Team 2 were heading towards that opening. Team 3 was to get inside from the building's left side. Since everyone was coming through that direction, Helga and Gerald didn't have to go anywhere. The door was literally right in front of them. Team 4 was to get inside from the back of the building.

Team 3...

Helga and Gerald got as close as they could get to their entrance without being detected. Slowly, they crawled their way, avoiding from having to move the grass or any branches for the guard to spot them. Then, after getting within just a few feet from the entrance,

"Okay, Pheebs." Helga softly said through her earpiece. "Tell us how to get inside."

"Do you see the guard there?" Phoebe asked. "And the security camera over him?"

"Yes." Helga confirmed.

"You will just need to distract the guard." Phoebe said. "The security camera is not operational at the moment, so they won't see you when you get inside from that door."

"What about the door itself?" Gerald softly asked. "Is it locked?"

"Yes, it is." Phoebe responded. "You will need to an access key card."

"Ugh, great." Gerald groaned. "How do you suppose we do that?"

Helga, while still lying down, looked around and tried to analyze how they can get inside.

"I got it!" She softly exclaimed. "Gerald, this is what we are going to do."

The guard was standing right next to the door, looking to his left and then his right side. Just then, he heard a noise. Looking for his left, he noticed that a few feet away, the hedges were moving. Initially he didn't think of much and remained put. However, the hedges began to move again, creating another noise. Getting suspicious this time, the guard then made his way towards the hedges. Upon reaching it, he stepped into the grass and went right at the part of the hedges that were moving. He then moved the branches around, trying to see what was making that noise.

As he was scanning around, Helga was only a few centimeters away from him, frozen. Because the grass was a bit tall and since it was still a bit dark, along with the thick hedges that surrounded the building, the guard was not able to easily see Helga. Slowly and very cautiously, she began to reach for the guard's access card that was on his left side, attached to his belt with a retractable key card. Upon gently grabbing it, she very slowly pulled it towards her with one hand, and then took out some scissors with her other hand. Just then, the guard suddenly moved towards where Helga was, prompting her to instantly stop. The guard looked around, but then moved his head the other way. Helga then continued to pull the key card and with her scissors, gently began to cut the retractable string. Slowly she snipped through it, while trying to not make a sound. Just as she snipped the last bit off, the guard then instantly turned around and began to go back to his position, just in the nick of time. Helga dared not move until the guard was back to his position. Only then did she began to very gently and slowly move back and go around, in front of the guard, where Gerald was.

"Got it." She whispered to him when she arrived.

Gerald just smiled and with a string, pulled it, making the same branch move and make noise again.

"Ugh, seriously?" The guard annoyingly grumbled as he then made his way back.

He had been instructed to investigate any suspicious activities, no matter how trivial it might seem. Once he moved away from the door and was back to the same hedge, Helga and Gerald took that as their cue and after quickly scanning around, got up, leaped out and made a quick dash towards the door. Helga instantly used the guard's access card and slide it, making a very small beeping sound and with the light turning green, Helga opened the door, allowing her and Gerald to quickly get inside. Helga then quickly, but also gently closed the door behind her. Just as she closed it, the guard had just turned around and was making his way back to his position. Completely oblivious, he saw nothing and just went back to scanning the area.

After closing the door, Helga and Gerald immediately made a dash through the hallway.

"Phoebe, were in." Gerald softly said. "Now guide us to the main security room."

"Roger that, Gerald." Phoebe acknowledged.

"Well, they are getting along well." Curly remarked.

"Yes, so far..." Phoebe replied, worried but hopeful that they will pull through.

Team 4...

Arnold and Peapod Kid made their way to the back of the building. They were to enter through the very back, where huge dumpsters were located. Upon arriving, the two teens then hid behind the thick hedges and scanned the area.

"Okay Lorenzo," Arnold said through his ear piece, "we're in position. Is the camera operational?"

"Yes, it is." Lorenzo acknowledged.

"Are you able to disable it?" Arnold asked.

"Until you manage to upload the virus on the building's security system, I'm afraid not." Lorenzo said. "You'll just have to find a way to get in."

"Dang it." Arnold frustratingly said, as he and Peapod Kid tried to come up with something.

While Arnold was sitting behind the hedges, thinking, Peapod Kid was still peaking out and scouring the area. Just then, he saw a big carrier exiting the building by someone. The person who was pushing it then put it to the side and began to grab the bags filled with garbage and began to throw them into the dumpster. The person continued until the carrier was empty. But then, instead of going back inside with it, the person then just went over to the other side, about a few feet away, took out a cigarette and began to smoke it. Peapod Kid then looked at the carrier and noticed that a thick cover or blanket was petering out on the side.

"Arnold, look!" Peapod Kid then said to him, getting his attention. "There is a carrier there with a big blanket or cover. We can hop inside it, cover ourselves and wait for that guy to push it and us back inside."

"Perfect." Arnold said happily.

The two teens then began to go around a bit in order to come out from the hedges from behind the guy how was looking elsewhere. After scanning around to make sure that no one else was there, Arnold and Peapod Kid then quickly, but quietly, came out from their hiding spot and made their way to the garbage carrier. The camera was not far, but because the carrier was to the side, it was not able to record them. They then quickly climbed on top of it, grabbed the cover and hurled over themselves and waited.

"Oh man, it stinks in here!" Peapod Kid whispered while making a disgusted look.

"Yeah, it does. But, just try to not move." Arnold said. He then peeked out to check on the person.

Arnold didn't have to wait for long. As soon as the caretaker was done with his cigarette, he then tossed the bud onto the ground, turned around and then back to get the carrier. Arnold immediately lower his head back and hide, remaining absolutely frozen. The caretaker grabbed the garbage carrier and began to move it back inside. He opened the door and from his behind, entered the building backwards. Arnold and Peapod Kid made no attempt to move and just waited. The caretaker then closed the door and continued to move the carrier again back to the storage room.

Team 1 and 2...

Rodrigo, Rhonda, Sid and Stinky ran almost all the way around the building, from the back, until they made it to the other side. The two teams had the longest way to go, and it was the most arduous, involving them to go around the building and then into it via the public parking lot, all without getting caught.

While still hiding behind the hedges, the team quickly scanned around to see if there were any guards. Once the coast was clear, the four teens ran out and quickly made it to the wall, leaning the against it. They then slowly crept towards the entrance while still leaning against the wall.

"Okay Curly, Park, give us the scoop." Rodrigo whispered. "How do we get in?"

"Well, the good news is that the parking lot doesn't have a door." Curly said. "The bad news is that there are operational cameras that are pointing right at the entrance."

"What about inside it?" Rodrigo asked. "Is it heavily guarded?"

"Hmm, not really." Curly said. "There is one guard inside the booth that is at the entrance, but he is just reading a magazine. We also have one guard patrolling the entire parking lot. Pfft, good luck with that. The place is huge, lots of space to hide in and sneak around him."

"Any cameras?" Rodrigo asked.

"There are a few, but they are all shut down at the moment." Curly said. "There is only the camera that is operating inside and that is the one where the elevators are, so that is a no go."

"Okay." Rodrigo said, but then fell silent, not really knowing what else to do.

Curiously, he tip-toed more until he was right at the parking lot entrance. Then very cautiously, he leaned outward and peaked his head out, trying to see and scan the area. As Curly mentioned, there was indeed a guard inside the booth, but the guy was just reading something. Even more, he had his back against where Rodrigo was. The Latino kid then looked up and saw the two cameras, pointing their lenses downwards.

"Did you find anything yet?" Curly then asked.

"No." Rodrigo replied. "I just took a peek at the entrance, but wasn't able to find a way to get inside from there. I don't think will be able to get inside through the - "

"Wait a second!" Park then interrupted him. "You peeked your head out? When?"

"Just now." Rodrigo replied. "Why?

"Because I was viewing the camera's lenses and I did not see your head at all." Park said. "Do you think you'll be able to try again?"

"Um, I guess." Rodrigo. "Here we go."

Rodrigo then slowly peeked out again, exposing his head.

"Do you see anything?" Rodrigo whispered.

"No, I don't" Park said. "Actually, I don't think I can even see the walls. Can you try and see you if are able to get inside by sticking close to the walls? I think there is a gap where the cameras are not recording."

"Okay, I'll try." Rodrigo said. "But the second you see something, you need to tell me to stop." He told him.

Rodrigo then very cautiously began to make his way around the wall, trying not to stick himself out too much. He also bent his knees in order to ensure he remained out of the guard's sight. Slowly, he went around the wall and had three-quarters of his body to the other side when suddenly,

*tires screeching*

A car suddenly appeared as it made a turn towards the exit. Catching Rodrigo completely off guard and without even thinking, in mere seconds, he completed going around the end of the wall and then quickly lied down on the floor, lying right next to the pavement that lifted the gate and booth up, barely concealing him. The driver, because the roof was very low, obscured his vision for a few critical seconds as Rodrigo hid himself behind the lifted pavement that separated the two ways and didn't see him. Stopping his car just behind the closed gate, the driver took out his access card to lift the gate open and then drove off again. The guard who was inside the booth, merely glanced at the driver and waved him goodbye before turning back around and continued with his reading.

"Rodrigo, are you okay?" Curly asked.

"Yeah, I am." Rodrigo responded while breathing heavily, trying to calm down before he moved again. "Did you see me at all?" He asked.

"Nope." Park confirmed. "I did not. Looks like there is a gap there that can allow everyone else to get inside. Everyone, I'm confirming that. Once Rodrigo gives you the all clear, proceed to follow him."

Rhonda, Sid and Stinky heard and nervously waited for them to cross. Rodrigo then cautiously got up and while lying low, walked/crawled down the ramp and into the parking lot, all while looking behind his back to see if the guard turned around and saw him. With his heart heavily beating, he continued his way down. Upon reaching the first level that was attached to the ramp, Rodrigo then peeked on both sides. Once the coast was cleared, he then immediately crossed the roadway and then hide himself behind the first car he came across, which was to the side.

"Okay." He then said. "I'm in. Rhonda, Stinky, Sid. You can come. BUT, you'll have to come in one by one, slowly and steadily."

"Okay, here we go." Sid said as he hopped on and down from one foot to another, cracking his knuckles and his neck, preparing himself to make the crossing.

Once ready, Sid cautiously and slowly started to go around the corner and into the entrance, all while sticking to the wall. Park focused on the camera, ready to inform Sid if he accidentally exposed a part of himself. Just like Rodrigo, Sid kept himself low so as not to be seen by the guard. After making it inside, he continued to walk very low, while still sticking to the wall. Once reaching the level, Sid then carefully looked both ways to make sure no was there before then crossing and making his way towards where Rodrigo was hiding, who was slowly waving at him.

"Okay, Sid's here." Rodrigo said. "Rhonda, you're next."

"Okay Rhonda, you can do this, you can do this." Rhonda very softly whispered to herself.

She then just took a big gulp before then exhaling out and then leaning against the wall. Slowly, she made it to the corner and then started to go around it, keeping very low while nervously, with her heart beating hard, looking at the booth where the guard was. As she continued to go around and then go down the ramp, she prayed he wouldn't turn around, sweating heavily at the very thought of it. However, just as with Rodrigo and Sid, Rhonda successfully managed to go down the ramp and then make her way to where Rodrigo and Sid were.

"Okay Stinky, you're up." Rodrigo said through his earpiece.

Stinky then huddled himself next to the wall and just as the others, slowly went around the corner and into the entrance. Park was ready to inform Stinky if he saw anything move. The guard was completely oblivious to everything as Stinky carefully made his way down the ramp, crawling his way down. Not wanting to risk anything, he settled to just crawling. Eventually, Stinky made it to where the others were.

"Okay, we're in." Rodrigo said to Curly. "Now where do we go?"

"There is a flight of stairs next to the elevator." Curly said. "You just need to do straight down and just a bit to your left. There is a wall that separates the elevator from the stairs, with two doors. You should be able to just go through the door where the stairs are and avoid the cameras.

"Are there any cameras from the entrance to where the stairs are?" Rodrigo softly asked.

"There are, but they are not operational at the moment." Park said. "So, you're good."

"Got it." Rodrigo said before he then turned to the three other teens that were with him. "Okay guys, we're going to go down there, but let's walk behind these cars so we don't expose ourselves."

Everyone else nodded in agreement. Rodrigo taking the lead, began to make his way further deep into the parking lot, staying between the parked cars and the wall. Everyone else followed suit and quietly made their way towards the ramp. The parking lot was very quiet, with not even a beep. It was still early in the morning, so it also wasn't full at all. Nevertheless the two teams strove quietly and covertly forward. When comparing to trying to get inside, making their way to the ramp was very easy, but still a bit nerve wrecking, as the teens were afraid that at any time someone might spot them.

Eventually, they made it to the stairs. Rodrigo opened the door to began to ascend them.

"Okay guys, let's make our way up as fast and as quietly as we can, but this is where we're going to split up." Rodrigo told the two teams. "Park, you're guiding Team 1 from here on in."

"Roger that, Rodrigo." Park acknowledged.

And with that, the two teams began to climb up the stairs and towards their objectives.

All four teams had successfully managed to sneak their way into the building without being seen, but they were far from completing their task. Now the hard part had arrived. All four teams were expected to make their way to the two rooms without getting caught. Although for now it was somewhat safe for them to stroll through the hallways, that window of space was rapidly closing as the early morning moved forward. Each passing minute allowed more guards and employees to arrive for work, making the task that much harder. It was now a race against time to make it, upload the virus, hack into Von Scheck's office computer and retrieve all damning evidence against him. By the end of that day, they will know whether they will succeed, or fail.