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It was near late morning when Gerald and Phoebe had arrived at Lila's place, completely unaware of the two people that were currently taking up residence and doing naughty things in about every room in the place. But Gerald and Phoebe weren't interested in the inside of the house... but rather, the outside of the place as they stood near the doorstep of Lila's place.

"Okay, let's go through this little by little..." Gerald said as he stood up near the door. "Lila told us that Helga was standing right near her doorstep, and offered to take her sleeping bag over to Arnold's."

"And we already know that somewhere in between there, Helga got captured, and we also know that Helga wouldn't just leave the sleeping bag at Arnold's and just... leave. Because if she was at Arnold's place... I think she would just invite herself in." Phoebe said.

"And knowing Arnold, I don't think he would turn away Helga, even at her angriest." Gerald said.

"Exactly. So, we're just going to assume that Helga got captured BEFORE she arrived at the boarding house." Phoebe said as moaning sounds were heard near the doorway.

Gerald frowned as he leaned towards the door. "Man, here's hoping they have that mice problem taken care of, I think I can hear them a bit."

"Forget the mice problem, Gerald. Let's just focus on what happened to Helga!" Phoebe frowned as she got up. "Okay, so we know that she picked up the sleeping bag and started to walk... which is the general direction from Lila's place to Arnold's boarding house?"

"Well..." Gerald said as he walked down, as they looked at each other. Unaware of what was going on, pressed near the window right under Gerald and Phoebe was a bare-naked back of Arnold as he seemed to have his legs wrapped around something, two arms snaking around him. "Starting from here, I would say they would have to go east of here then take a left turn for a few minutes."

"Indeed..." Phoebe said as she walked over to the east, the bare naked back of Arnold disappearing from the window before Gerald could turn around. "But the main question is, would Helga have walked or taken a bus down?"

"Considering the buses don't usually run late at Sundays... Helga would have had to walk, right?" Gerald said as he noticed something near the bushes. "Hey, wait a minute."

"What is it?" Phoebe asked as Gerald bent down. Phoebe bent down with Gerald as well as they had just missed Arnold and Lulu's faces appear in front of the windows, Arnold pinning a giggling Lulu down as she whispered something in his ear. Arnold, looking surprise, gave a smile as he opened his mouth and bit down on Lulu's exposed neck, making her giggle in delight.

Phoebe examined the object that Gerald pointed to in question as she raised an eyebrow. "It looks like a... video camera. What's it doing out in the bushes?"

Gerald picked it up as the two got up... just as Lulu playfully rolled Arnold away from the window, neither couple aware of the other's presence. Gerald looked around and... his eyes widened as he noticed a label marked 'Pataki'. "Wait a minute... look at this!"

Phoebe and Gerald examined the camera as meanwhile, if one looked inside the windows, they could see a bare naked Arnold and bare naked Lulu twirling around in a blanket, kissing each other before tumbling down, once again, their bodies disappearing from the window as Phoebe and Gerald's eyes widen, looking at each other.

"You don't think Helga had this camera with her when she was making a visit with Lila, do you?" Phoebe asked.

Gerald frowned as he gave a nod. "Well, I think we finally have something. So, we can assume that she got attacked right then before she moved away from Lila's place..."

"Do you think the camera is still working?" Phoebe asked as Gerald opened the camera video and pushed play. Nothing was playing.

"If I had to take a guess, the battery probably died out sometime ago whilst recording, so... I don't think it is..." Gerald said as Phoebe looked down. Gerald paused as he got an idea. "But this camera looks like it takes the same charge as one of Jamie-O's home cameras back home. Let me take this back tonight and I can borrow Jamie-O's charger."

"Good idea. We're going to need all the evidence that we can get." Phoebe said. "It's a start..."

Gerald paused as he pulled out the note that Helga "supposedly" left behind. "The next thing we should do is figure out what Verisity Co.: Milk and Services means..."

"Maybe we can find something in our local library." Phoebe said.

"Let's just be careful. We're not even supposed to be out of school during these hours, so we're going to need disguises." Gerald whispered as Phoebe silently nodded.

And, with video camera in hand, the two had left, blissfully unaware that their best friend Arnold had just got exhausted from an intense session with Lulu.

Arnold heavily panted as both he and Lulu were covered in a blanket on Lila's bed as she cuddled next to him. "You know, that was the most intense session I think we've ever done, don't you agree, Arnold?"

Arnold gave a happy nod as he said, "Lulu, I never want this relationship to end."

Lulu gave a smirk towards her boy toy as she turned on the radio. "You know, it doesn't have to end like this you know? We both don't want it to end..."

Arnold frowned as romantic music kept playing on the radio. "It just sucks, you know. You have to leave for another week and... I'll be starting to get urges again. Looking at panties under girl's skirts now won't be the same."

"Why's that?" Lulu asked, raising an eyebrow in curiosity.

"They won't be yours." Arnold sighed. "I never thought I could do a long-distance relationship..."

Lulu paused... and smirked. "You know, Arnold, just a little food for thought, BUT... you said I lived in the same area as your cousin whom I never met, right?"

Arnold smiled as he said, "Yeah, I always visit Arnie during my breaks and about a month in the summer for the past couple of years. Sure, I don't do much outside your place, and I always stick with Arnie... but now that you live here, maybe I can visit you a lot more often!"

"Just imagine... you and me alone in the watering hole every night... going out for a private swim." Lulu giggled as Arnold's eyes glazed over, his mouth hanging open. "We can always make it a nightly ritual for the summer... or better yet... every day."

Arnold stupidly nodded... before blinking. "What do you mean, every day?"

"Oh, Arnold, don't be such a square." Lulu laughed. "You and I both know that we can't keep our hands off each other... it's just a shame it has to be at certain times in the year."

Arnold sighed. "Yeah..."

Lulu gave a smirk as she got an 'idea'. "I have a thought. Why don't you move in at your cousin's place?"

Arnold shook his head in shock. "You mean, move away from the home I knew for years in Hillwood?"

"Why not? Not only will you be with me year round, but you'll get to explore more of your cousin's country. Sure, the living conditions will take some getting adjusted to, but... tell me something. It'll be worth it, right?" Lulu asked.

Arnold had never thought about this before. Sure, he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Lulu... but he didn't know if he was ready to leave all the friends and family he had in Hillwood. He honestly didn't know what to say.

Before he could give an answer, a radio announcer came on. "Now for Hillwood news and updates. There have been no signs of the perpetrator that has exploded the Pataki household this morning, but we have just gotten word that the owner of the house, Big Bob Pataki, is alive, well, and he and his wife had been currently unaware of their house exploding, as they were at a convention in Oregon."

Arnold's eyes widened as his shoulder angel and shoulder devil appeared, both shocked as they leaned towards the radio as Arnold said in shock, "Wait, Helga's house exploded?"

Lulu frowned a bit as she noticed a change in Arnold's attitude. "Interesting..."

"Some say that it was a freak accident with a gas leak, but some say that it was a business exploitation to try to get Bob's Emporium. All of Bob's known enemies to his store have been arrested and sent for questioning as we speak." The radio announcer said. "And now to the weather..."

Lulu turned off the radio as Arnold was looking worried. "Oh my goodness... poor Helga."

"I may not have liked her bullying way, but she did not deserve that." Arnold's shoulder devil said in concern.

"I hope she's taking it all right. I mean, she is with her parents, after all." Arnold's shoulder angel said.

"Arnold, you look a little worried." Lulu said as she patted Arnold's cheek.

"Well, I know Helga for years and... I know she wasn't nice to me, but... her home exploding? I can't imagine how awful she must feel upon hearing that news..." Arnold said.

Lulu frowned as she put her arms around Arnold's back. "You know what might calm you down?"

"What's that?" Arnold asked, looking at Lulu.

Lulu didn't ask further questions as she started to kiss Arnold on the lips. Arnold, feeling himself tightening up, got his answer as he was ready to tumble around with his girlfriend again.

And with that, the chapter ends here! What will happen next with Gerald, Phoebe and Arnold? And what's going on with Helga, in the meantime? Tune in next time!