Chapter 2

Winnie and Willie got up first thing in the morning. While Willie slept well the previous night, Winnie had some trouble sleeping. The memory of Dennis sobbing over getting grounded was still fresh in her mind.

"Okay Willie, Dennis really needs us. So we can't fail him," Winnie reminded Willie, who was still a little tired.

"Did we have to wake up so early?" Asked Willie as he rubbed his eyes. He wasn't a fan of waking up this early in the morning, but he agreed to help his sister, so he couldn't let her down.

"Detectives need all the time they need to solve a case like this," Winnie responded.

"Oh right, you were serious about this whole detective thing," Willie remembered.

"Oh yeah, I'm Detective Winnie, and you're my assistant," Said Winnie. Although, something didn't feel right. "However, I don't feel like a detective." Willie than got an idea.

"Hey sis, hold on. I got something," Willie walked into the closet and searched around for a particular item. That item was a brown hat. "Found it!"

"What's that?" Winnie asked while pointing at the item.

"All cool detectives need a hat, so here's my special lucky hat. Rip it, and you die," said Willie has he hands Winnie the hat.

"Oh wow, this is cool. Thanks, Willie, I'll take good care of it," said Winnie has she once again kissed Willie on the cheek. Once again, he's not too fond of this.

"Are you trying to get me sick with your girl germs?" Willie asked while he rubbed his cheek. Winnie rolled her eyes.

"If he's going to act like this every time I kiss him, I wonder what's gonna happen when he zings," Winnie thought.

"Winnie, Willie, breakfast!" Dracula shouted from the lobby.

"We better go eat. Detectives work better on a full stomach," said Winnie as she puts on the hat and walked out of the room, her brother followed soon after.

Winnie and Willie joined the Dracula family at the table. Wayne and Wanda decided to drop the two werewolves off for a week while their brothers get a check up, that was going to take a while.

Winnie would usually chat with Dennis, but the vampire boy was not talking. Mavis was still pretty angry, but not as angry as she was last night.

Johnny noticed how dead silent the room was and decided to start a conversation.

"So, Winnie, what's with the hat?" asked Johnny.

"Willie gave it to me. He said it was an award to me for being the best sister ever," Winnie responded.

"Get real," Willie thought.

"That was really nice of you, Willie, I guess Winnie's not the only good child in the family," said Dracula while he chuckled.

"Dennis, it's time to get ready for school," Mavis firmly told her son. Dennis nods in response and walked into his room.

"Poor Dennis. We better fix this and fast," Winnie thought to herself. She'll start by asking Dennis some questions, but she needed a reason to be excused. "I have to pee, can I go?" She asked.

"Winnie, that's not appropriate table manners. Just ask if you can be excused," Mavis scolded the werewolf.

"Sorry, may I be excused?" Asked Winnie. She wasn't one to follow manners, but she decided that she didn't want to make Mavis angrier than she already was.

"That's better, you may go," Mavis excused the werewolf. Winnie got up from the chair and walked directly to Dennis' room, where the vampire boy got his things ready for school.

"Good morning, my zing!" Greeted Winnie with a grin. She hoped that would lighten the mood, unfortunately, that didn't work as Dennis still had a frown on his face. However, at least he wasn't crying.

"You're not supposed to talk to me, Winnie. I'm grounded," Dennis said sadly.

"I know, but I just want to ask you some questions about, the incident," Winnie told him.

"I already told you, I didn't do it. But no one believes me," Dennis said as a tear rolled down his face, Winnie wiped the tear off his face and hugged him. she couldn't bear to see her best friend in this kind of state.

"I believe you, my zing. That's why my brother and I are going to help you clear your name," Winnie told him as he broke away from the hug. "We're detectives, you see. Notice the hat?"

"Wait, did you say your brother is helping you?" Dennis asked in shock.

"Yup, the whole detective thing was his idea," Winnie informed him.

"Oh, that's cool I guess,"

"Now then, let's get right into the questions," before Winnie could ask questions, she's interrupted by a voice.

"Dennis, time to go to school!" Mavis called out for her son.

"Sorry Winnie, I have to go now. I'll see you tonight," Said Dennis as he runs out of the room to his mother, leaving Winnie alone.

"Darn it, I didn't get a chance to ask for suspects. This is going to be harder than I thought," Winnie thought to herself as she walked out of the room. She and her brother had to go straight to phase two: Sneaking to school.

Outside of the hotel, Winnie was discussing her plan with her twin brother, who wasn't too sure if it was going to work.

"So we're really going to sneak into the school?" Asked Willie.

"I wasn't able to ask my questions, So we'll have to get clues on our own," Winnie responded.

"We don't even know where the stupid school is!" said Willie as he folded his arms.

"You don't, but I do," Winnie said as she held up the letter from last night. "I sniffed the letter this morning. I know exactly where to go."

"Whatever you say, sis," said Willie.

"Alright, Willie, the game is afoot," said Winnie as she adjusted her hat and began walking away from the hotel.

"I always thought the game was a leg," Willie said as he followed his sister.

Little did they know, the two were being watched, by a black cat hiding in the bushes. The cat hissed and began to follow the werewolves.

"Well Willie, we finally made it. Dennis' school," said Winnie as she and her brother looked at a big building, although not as big as the hotel. "Did you know I was almost a student at this school?"

"Seriously? Who ruined it, our brothers?" Willie asked.

"Nope," Winnie responded.

"Dad?"

"Nope, mom,"

"You're kidding!" Willie's jaw nearly hit the ground.

"I'll tell you more about it later. Right now, we have to investigate," Winnie said as she and Willie walked behind the school so they won't be caught.

Behind the school, Winnie and Willie hid in some nearby bushes and spied on the school. The two noticed that the students were a mixture of humans and monsters. There was no sign of Dennis.

"I guess they're keeping him inside as punishment," said Willie.

"He's a vampire, Willie, he can't be under sunlight," Winnie informed him as she pointed to the sun.

"Oh yeah, that's right. What do we do now?" Willie asked.

"We'll have to wait. This is called a stakeout," Winnie responded. Willie wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by a meow behind them. The two turned around and noticed a black cat was sitting behind them.

"Beat it, cat! You'll blow our cover," Willie told the cat, harshly. The cat hissed at the wolf and walked away.

"Stupid cat," said Winnie under her breath, "let's keep looking."

The two looked at the school for an hour. Willie was getting impatient.

"This is stupid! Maybe he skipped school or something," said Willie. Winnie was about to say something in response, but then they see a familiar boy walking into the lunch room. It was Dennis.

"Zing-zing!" Winnie cried out. Willie shushed her.

"Shut up, you're going to get us caught," Willie reminded her. Winnie sat there silently. The two noticed the vampire sitting at a table, two older boys walked up to him. they listened in on the conversation;

"Well, if it isn't that vampire thief. Came to steal more things?" one of the boys asked as he got into Dennis' face.

"Guys, I-I didn't steal those things," said Dennis, trying to defend himself.

"Didn't Kakie the Cake Monster say it's wrong to lie and steal? Because you're doing both," another boy said as he crossed his arms. Dennis was on the verge of tears. Winnie was getting angry, she wanted to rip those boys to pieces.

"Those big, stupid, bullies! Why I oughta..." Winnie was about to jump out of the bushes, but Willie grabs her.

"Cut it out! You'll get us caught," Willie told her sharply. Winnie wasn't trying to hear that.

"They're bullying my zing. I'll kill them!" Winnie cried out, not caring who hears it. The two struggled in the bushes, but before things got ugly, they heard a voice.

"Hey!" yelled a male voice. The two stop fighting and turned around to see who the voice belonged too. It was a man. "What are you two doing?"

"We're spying on the school, what's it to ya?" Willie asked smugly.

"I'm the principal! You two are coming with me," said the principal. Willie's smirk turned into a fearful expression.

"Crud," Willie thought. "I don't want to be in trouble." Tears began to form in his eyes.

"Sweet, we're going inside the crime scene," Winnie thought. "Looks like phase 3 is coming a lot earlier than I thought." A small smirk formed on her face. Nothing can go wrong at this point. Right?