It was a dark night at Holman Manor. Their butler, Rudolph, was cleaning up the portraits of the Holmans when he heard a vase break. While he was cleaning it up, someone snuck in and stole the art, every last one.

XxoxX

The next day, the girls were at Holman's, which they rarely got invited to. Rylie looked at the menu and was outraged by the prices. "15 dollars for a chocolate mousse?" she asked. "I'd rather buy a cookbook on how to make mousse instead of this."

Bobby came in with Billie glaring at the girls. "Is your monkey outside?"

"He is," Estrella answered, "along with our puffball."

Bobby explained that after his family came back from a charity ball at the country club, someone broke into the mansion and stole the art. Their butler was there when it happened, plus he suggested that they should get the Klue Queens for this.

"But I'll let you girls investigate on one condition," Mr. Holman continued. "You get Billie to solve the mystery with you."

"No way," Billie callously replied. "I'm not solving any mystery with these 6 exploding stars."

"Hey," Leah recalled. "That's no way to treat a group of detectives."

"Plus we could use some bonding time after what happened on your 7th birthday," Tania recalled.

"Not that," Billie recalled. "It just reminds me of how you ruined it, but I'll join to keep you twerps from sneaking into my room."

Outside, they saw Swinger and Kirby playing hopscotch. Chief Hess and Ricardo drove up in their police car.

"A puffball and a monkey playing hopscotch out of the most exclusive restaurant in Lee Heights," Ricardo said to Chief Hess. "That's something you don't see every day. Huh, Leslie?"

"Just keep an eye out for any crime, Ricardo," replied Chief Hess.

The girls came out of the restaurant with Kirby in confusion. "Poyo (Leslie Hess)?" Kirby asked in laughter.

"Yes, Kirby," Tania groaned. "His real name is Leslie. He thinks it's too girly, so he legally shortened it to Les."

Then Billie came up and told them that they should get going. "Poyo poyo poyo poyo poyo (What do you girls have against each other?) Kirby asked.

"Wilhemina 'Billie' Holman wasn't always this mean," Leah said. "This all started in the first grade. She was a well-respected student in Ms. Graman's class, Rylie, Estrella, and I were in the same class too. One day, we were invited to her birthday party at her mansion. Mr. Holman hired a monkey trainer for the entertainment. Estrella got so excited about them, she got in on the act by dancing with them. It was there that one of them got loose. Rylie, Tania, and I tried to catch it, but it got into the banana cake. Rylie didn't want to see it go to waste, so she ate it."

"Poyo (Oh my)," Kirby said.

"Yeah," Rylie replied. "Everyone knows that on birthdays, the guest of honor eats the first slice. Billie was furious that we ruined the cake and the act, so she vowed to make fun of us every time she saw us."

XxoxX

Later in the Holmans' designer car, they arrived at the manor. "Here you are, mistress," Rudolph said. "Holman Manor."

As they got up to the manor's doorstep, Billie said, "No breaking anything nor going in my room, or else I'm suing."

Inside, they started to investigate. By the dining room, they saw the broken glass where the burglar broke into. There they saw a bunch of banana peels.

"The burglar must really love bananas," Paige suggested.

"We should split up," Leah suggested. "Kirby, Kaylin, and I handle the first floor; Billie, Paige, and Tania handle the 2nd floor; and Rylie, Swinger, and Estrella handle the 3rd floor."

XxoxX

On the second floor, Rylie, Estrella and Swinger looked around for more clues. "I never thought I would be in the art gallery again," Rylie growled.

Then Estrella sniffed something. She looked down and saw some monkey fur. "I know monkeys," she explained, "and this is capuchin fur. Also, I know my Swinger is a spider monkey." Swinger came up and hugged her.

XxoxX

On the second floor, Billie, Paige, and Tania were looking through the library for answers. Billie didn't want them to unalphabetize her books, because she hated it when things were unalphabetized. "That's right, dear," said a voice as Billie jumped in fear. "Then your father would have a hard time finding the right book."

"MOMM!" Billie growled. "Don't scare us like that."

"Your father sent me to check on-" Mrs. Holman said as she started to stuff up, "-you-chooo!"

"Bless you," Tania replied. She thought that there might be animal fur here, and they all knew that Mrs. Holman was allergic to animal fur.

Paige found an area where the picture of Billie's great-grandfather and the founder of Holman's, Robert Holman I, was placed. Billie stressed, "That painting of Great-Grandpa Robert is completely valuable! It shows us who founded our family's restaurant!"

"Calm down, Wilhemina." Mrs. Holman replied as she kept sneezing.

"We better go into the bathroom and get her allergy pills before this gets out of hand," Paige suggested as they walked off to the bathroom.

XxoxX

On the first floor: "It was nice of you to let Mrs. Holman in so she can check on us," Kaylin replied. "The more the merrier."

"Well, Kay," Leah replied, "parents are always looking after their children."

Then they heard a glass break from the dining. Inside, they saw a burglar stealing the picture of Robert Holman's painting. "It's the art thief!" Kaylin shouted.

The thief started throwing silverware at them. Luckily, Leah and Kaylin missed with their dance routines. Kirby sucked up some forks and spoons and turned into Cook Kirby, and he knocked the thief out with his frying pan. The rest of the team came down and were impressed, except Billie. "I could've done better than that," she growled, "without that pink gumball ruining everything."

"Let's figure out who this Holman hooligan is," Tania said as she removed the mask, revealing to be an Italian man.

Kirby and Swinger had no idea who the man was. "That's Clinio Sorrento," explained Estrella, "the monkey trainer."

"I remember him," Leah said. "That's the monkey trainer from the birthday party."

"Remember when Mrs. Holman came in to check on us?" Paige recalled. "She was sneezing like crazy due to her animal fur allergy, and it's a good thing Swinger is hypoallergenic."

"Poyo (What's that?)" Kirby asked.

"It means they rarely give people an allergic reaction," Tania answered.

"Let's not forget the banana peel at the first crime scene," Kaylin recalled. "Usually monkeys eat bananas."

"Plus there was monkey fur in the art gallery," Paige recalled.

Sorrento explained that the Holmans had the most valuable art in the county. Years ago on Billie's 7th birthday, it was his big chance to steal the art. That was when Estrella, Leah, Rylie, and Tania started making mischief with the monkeys, ruining his chances. So he did an 8-year training with the monkeys. Swinger stuck his tongue out, but Estrella stopped him.

XxoxX

The next day, Sorrento was behind bars. In the Pareja residence, Christina was doing some bills, Carolina was finishing up her latest video project, and Estrella was practicing her salsa dancing.

"So, Nino," Carolina replied. "Chris told us about your mystery at Holman Manor."

Estrella got offended. "Hermana Mediana," Christina replied, "you know hermana más jóven hates being called Nino."

"That's right, Hermana Mayor," Estrella replied. "I never liked Sorrento. He's a terrible monkey person. I'm glad he'll be sentenced to life in jail." Swinger came up to her and hugged her. "Oh, mono," she said. "Vamos a bailar."

They started salsa dancing, which dazzled Estrella's 2 sisters.
The End.

Note: Happy Hispanic Heritage Month.