Buster swallowed nervously he was nervous of Fern, "I didn't do anything wrong!"

Fern sighed desperately, she needed any help she could get and Buster always enjoyed a good mystery from time to time, "Buster, I need your help I can't solve this case on my own, I want you to help me, investigate why girls underwear is being stolen."

Buster lowered his head in sadness it was a good excuse, "I got in some trouble for handing an assignment in late, and I have to go to detention after school so I can't help you."

Fern of course didn't buy it, she was annoyed and had some good reason to be, "But I can't do this on my own, most of my underwear is gone!"

Buster had lent a good suggestion as a small smile formed on his face, "Tell your mom to buy some more…"

Fern sighed, there was no going pass old smart-alecky Buster; she needed help, Buster was being in her mind… useless to put it nicely there were other words but useless was as far as nice as she could go...

Buster to tell the truth didn't want to help her, he had detention and probably Rattles and Binky would do mean things to him, "I don't want to go to detention; If I go they always hang me on a coat hook by my underwear!"

Buster knew he was handed his fate, but Fern sighed as she was upset, "I don't believe you…"

Fern was a tough person to get by despite Buster getting in trouble she thought he was lying to her, she was very observant but this case was killing her...

After detention Buster was well literally hanging around, waiting for some help when Fern saw him hanging off a coat hook from his underwear, he was nearly crying in pain, "See?"

Fern lowered her head, Buster was telling the truth, "I am sorry, I am just a bit upset… It is so embarrassing that someone could take other peoples underwear… I feel violated because of it," she finally calmed down, "Will you help me now or what?"

"I can't…"

"WHY?" she asked in shock. Buster should at least help her but he threw another reason why he couldn't help her.

"I am grounded remember?"

Fern helped Buster off the coat hook as the rabbit boy was wincing in pain; Rattles looked at Buster, "Time for a Star Spangled Wedgie!"

Fern sighed and she left, as she went outside; Rattles and Binky ran Buster up the flagpole, "See Binky this is a Star Spangled Wedgie!"

Fern sighed as she went home to officially start her detective work!

She checked her drawers, over and over again with few leads, and then checked the washer and dryer in the basement, for some more leads to see if they were disappearing; her leads were getting a bit flawed, "Hmm,"

She called her mom after she was a bit tired of not having much to go on, "Mom!"

Mrs. Walters went to see what the matter was, "What are you doing Fern?"

"I want to know about the missing underwear…"

Mrs. Walters interrupted her, "Fern, sometimes clothes go missing while in the wash; why are you so obsessed over pairs of underwear for?"

"Because someone took them," Fern commented, "I would like to know who…"

Mrs. Walters sighed, Fern was being a bit obsessive over the current situation, "I think it might be time for you to get some fresh air…"

Mrs. Walters sent Fern outside, this was a failure, she couldn't figure out how it was done, this was a problem, an utter problem so bad that she needed to try another persons house, a girls house, she tried Sue Ellen's because it was much easier, and there would be more room for error if she went to Muffy's or Francine's…

When she got there Sue Ellen had answered the door, "Sue Ellen, I need to do some investigating…" She nodded and let her in to check some things out, "I want to know about the disappearing underwear…"

"I lost like five pairs, if you want to talk to my mom, she can probably provide some insight."

Fern and Sue Ellen ran downstairs, "Help me count them…"

Moments later, "10 pairs, when your mom runs them through the washer and dryer we are going to count them."

An hour later, the laundry was done, Mrs. Armstrong had smiled at both girls, they had both counted 9 pairs, "Hmm, it must be the laundry…"

Sue Ellen checked the dryer, "Nope they clung to the side of the dryer."

"Ok, now we are going to take them to your room."

They had done just that and counted them again, "10 pairs."

"Hmm…"

Fern was now lost, "Did anything strange happen when you lost your underwear?"

"Not really…" Sue Ellen explained, "The only two people who were here were Arthur and Buster, but I don't see-"

Fern had interrupted her, "I think I will have a talk with them both…"