Okay, Chapter 2. Frank and Joe will have a longer part. Nancy and Frank will be meeting Mr. Moseby and Frank and Joe will be meeting Zack, Cody, and Carrie.

Also, I do know that I am spelling Carrie's name wrong, but I am not going to change it now, so deal with it.

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Chapter 2; the killings

"Wow, Carrie's good," George said. She, Nancy, and Bess had decided to come to see Carrie's show on their first night here. "Ya, she's wonderful," Bess replied. They were sitting at one of the tables closest to the stage. Bess and George were having a good time, but Nancy was out in space. She couldn't help but think of that man that she had seen at the counter earlier that day. He looked so familiar, but who could it be? Nancy thought to herself. As she stared off into space, she noticed something move from behind the stage. It was a dark figure, but she noticed the figure pulling on something. Just then, she saw the overhead lights wobble just a bit, but Nancy knew what was going to happen next. The lights were going to fall right on top of Carrie!

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Frank just sat there, looking down at his food. He wasn't really hungry, but he and his brother didn't want to pass up the opportunity to see The Tipton's best singer, Carrie Martin. As he just sat there, he heard someone scream. "MOVE!" He looked up just into time to see a young girl push Carrie out of the way of the falling lights. He got one glimpse of the girl, and his hear skipped a beat. It's Nancy. Frank quickly got out of his seat and rushed to the stage. He walked behind the girl as she was brushing herself off, then he covered the girl's eyes.

"Guess Who?"

The girl gasped, the quickly turned around. "Frank Hardy!?"

"The one and only," he said, smiling as he looked at Nancy.

"What are you doing here?" Nancy asked, but before Frank could answer, the hotel manager came up to the two. He was dark skinned, and stood about two inches taller then Nancy. Frank had noticed a humongous smile plaster on his face.

"Oh, miss, are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes, sir, I'm fine," Nancy replied, looking over at Frank.

"Oh, yes, quite alright….well, would you like anything. A new room, maybe, for you and your……" The man looked over at Frank and stopped.

"Oh, No. it's not like that at all," Nancy replied, blushing a bit, "Um, I'm staying with two friends of mine, but, we're fine."

"Alright, if you need anything, just call the front desk, and ask for Mr. Moseby." The man walked over to Carrie, and two little boys popped up on the stage.

Hum, wonder who they are? Frank thought. He quickly brought his attention back to Nancy. "So, I'm guessing that those two friends you're with would be Bess and George?"

Nancy nodded

"It'll be great to see them again." He said. Just then, Joe walked over to the two.

"Why, if it isn't our favorite girl detective, Nancy Drew." Nancy smiled as Joe scooped her up in one of his massive hugs. Carrie walked over to the three detectives, and smiled.

"Thank-you so much Nancy, I could've been a squished pancake if it weren't for you."

"Oh," Nancy replied, "It's nothing."

"Ya," Joe said, cutting in, "Nancy does this stuff all the time."

"Really?" Carrie asked.

"Ya," Joe continued, "She's a detective."

"Really, that amazing."

"Ya," one of the twins said, "That's cool. Do you know, like, karate, and stuff?"

The three friends laughed.

"Uh-huh," Nancy replied, "but, that's not all you have to do. You also have to be really smart, and you have to be able to think really quickly, and under stress, and it's really hard."

"Oh, by the way, I'm Carrie Martin, and these are my two sons, Cody and Zack," Carrie said to Frank and Joe.

"I'm Frank Hardy, and this is my little brother, Joe."

"Are you two detectives too?" Cody asked.

"Ya," Joe replied.

"Cool…….." Zack replied.

"Well, thanks again Nancy. We've got to go. It's past the boys' bed time."

"MOM!" The twin complained.

The three left, leaving the detectives alone with their thoughts.

"Hey, let's go to my room and talk about what just happened," Nancy said, "I don't think it was an accident."

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Nancy pulled out her key and quickly unlocked the door. There, sitting on the sofa, watching television, were Bess and George.

"Hey Nancy, what took ya so long?" George asked, her eyes still glued on the television screen.

"Oh, I saw two really cutes guys in the dining room, and I thought you two just HAD to see them."

Bess perked up. She turned to look at Nancy, and when she saw Frank and Joe, she practically squealed with delight.

"Frank! Joe!" She walked over to them and gave each one a huge hug. George too had gotten up and gave each Hardy brother a hug.

"What are you two doing here?" Bess asked.

"Strictly vacation," Joe said, "What about you three?" Nancy looked over at Frank, and she could tell that something wasn't right, but she didn't want to pester him now.

"We're here on vacation too!" Bess answered.

"Ya, but I think we all have a mystery on our hands," Nancy replied, "I really don't think it was an accident when the lights almost fell on Carrie."

Nancy explained the dark figure that she had seen. "I think some one is trying to sabotage the Tipton."

"I think it's time we paid Mr. Moseby a visit," Frank said.

Joe yawned. "Ya, we can do that tomorrow, I'm tired."

"Alright." Frank said. He gave the girl's their room number, and he and Joe left for their room.

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"Hey Zack," Cody said as her ran over to his twin brother at the candy counter, "look who came down stairs." He pointed over to the three detectives that they had met yesterday.

"Hey, it's Nancy, Frank, Joe, Bess and George," Zack replied, "Let's go say hi!"

The twins walked over to the group, but before they could say anything, Moseby walked out to the group, and the twins were forced to hide behind the sofa.

"Wonder what they're talking about?" Zack said, but all Cody did was shush him.

"Hey Mr. Moseby," Nancy said, "I'm Nancy Drew, the girl that saved Carrie Martin last night. I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me."

Cody could tell Moseby's smiled was started to fade, but he quickly plastered it back on. "Go on," he said.

"Well," Nancy said, hesitating a bit, "the falling lights weren't an accident. I saw someone back there myself, and we think that someone is trying to sabotage the Tipton."

Moseby frowned. "Well, why?"

"That's what we're trying to figure out. Do you know anyone who would want to sabotage the Tipton?" Frank asked.

"Well, there's Elsa. She's the manager at the St. Marks across the street, but other then that, no, I don't think anyone would want the Tipton do to poorly."

Zack gasped and Cody just shuttered. Someone tried to kill there mom, and, who ever it was, wasn't going to get away with it.

Cody pulled his brother by the collar of his shirt and walked over to the candy counter.

"Maddie," he said, releasing his brother, "I need chocolate, and I need it now!"

Maddie rolled her eyes. "What's he going to do this time, Zack?"

"Catch a murderer……."

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Frank sighed as he, Joe, and Nancy walked into the room. Bess and George wanted to go sightseeing that morning, so the two left the group after they had talked to Mr. Moseby. Now, it was just himself, Nancy, Joe, and their thoughts. The three walked into the room. "Okay, do you guys want to tell me the real reason that you're here?" Nancy asked when Joe had closed the door behind himself.

"Like I said before Nancy, it's strictly vacation," Joe replied, but one look at Frank's face told her otherwise.

"Really, then why don't explain the guilty look on Frank's face every time anyone mentions the reason you're here."

Frank sighed again. There was no escaping this. Nancy knew exactly what to look for, and she knew exactly how to react.

"Fine. We're here for the Network," Frank replied.

Nancy smiled. "Explain please."

"Millions of heirs and heiresses of hotels around the nation have been killed in the past year. The Network hasn't been able to find a pattern in the killing until a few days ago, and they think the next target will be London Tipton. The Gray Man talked to Mr. Tipton, and he's agreed to let us bodyguard her, until we can find the killer, or until we know for sure the London isn't a target."

"Speaking of which," Joe added, "She's coming back from her trip to Paris tonight, and we've got to go meet her."

"Mind if I tag along?" Nancy asked. She knew Bess wanted to meet London so badly, so Nancy thought it would be fun to get a picture for her.

"Sure, we're leaving in about an hour," Joe said.

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Okay, hope you guys like chapter two. The mystery has started … … … … …

What's going on? Who tried to kill Carrie? Why are all the heirs and heiress of hotels being killed? Why do they think London is the next target? All those questions and more will be answered (hopefully) in the next chapter,

Chapter 3; From Paris to London