The annual pet show was going on. Leah and Tania entered Kirby, Kaylin entered Little Miss Starlight, Rylie entered Sumo and Paige, and Peter entered Masahiro.

"Hey, Leah," smiled Peter.

"Hey, Pete," smiled Leah. "Good luck in the show."

"You too," Peter smiled as he blushed.

Just then, Issac came in with a corgi. "Issac," Leah smiled. "What brings you here?"

"Me and Mr. Mathmetic are competing too," Issac replied. "Need to show off his math skills."

"Issac, Issac, Issac," growled Peter as he walked back to his area with Paige and Masahiro.

Suddenly, there was an older boy with dirty blonde hair. He was Issac's older brother, Harry, who was visiting Lititz Heights from his circus, Cirque De Banana, a special circus that specializes in monkey training. "Hey, Harry!" he shouted. "As a monkey trainer, how are your acts?"

"Not so good," replied Issac. "The monkeys are returning to their natural habitat, and their ringmaster wanted to avoid animal abuse. Now we need a new act. I thought I could use some time off and spend a little time with you, bro."

"Don't get your hopes up," Peter replied. "The pet show is about to start."

Paige was carrying Masahiro when she saw last year's champion, Shelly, who was carrying her hamsters for her leaping hamster routine. Shelly said determinedly, "I just got to win this competition."

"You did last year," Paige said. "Why not now?"

Shelly didn't answer and ran off.

Mayor Hess came up. "Hello, everyone!" she shouted. "Welcome to the 100th Annual Lititz Heights Pet Show! Please help me welcome former Lititz Heights champion and the Chimp Champ herself, Tessa!"

Tessa came up to the stage with her 3 chimps while whistling to "Flight of the Bumblebee." "Thank you, Mayor," she said. "Now to kick things off, we have Leah and Tania McBruce with their little Kirby."

Tania, Leah, and Kirby came on stage. Leah tossed him a pizza a slice; that made him turn into Parasol Kirby.

As Little Miss Starlight was about to show off her dress, a strange whistle that sounded like the Flight of the Bumblebee came from out of nowhere. The pets started attacking, and it made Swinger, Sumo, Masahiro, and Little Miss Starlight go off.

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After that, Chief Hess and his 2 bloodhounds, Sheriff and Deputy, were sniffing out for any clues. That was when they saw some primate footprints.

"Those are monkey footprints!" shouted Tessa. "A couple of monkeys must've hypnotized the animals into running off."

"I don't know," replied Kaylin. "These look like two monkey footprints to me."

XxoxX

Later, the girls huddled up to go over a few suspects. "We got 3 suspects," Leah replied. "Harry, he wants a new act for his circus; Tessa, she was a full-time champion for 6 years; and Shelly, who was last year's champion for and was desperate to win."

"Hey," Tania recalled. "Doesn't Shelly's parents run the local pet store, The Hamster Wheel Pet Shop?""

"I must say," Rylie replied, "she must really love hamsters."

"Not like that hamster circus from a few years back that won first place," Tania replied.

Then Estrella saw Tessa hearing their conversation. Tessa got so annoyed and ran off. "Come on, chicas," declared Estrella. "We need to find Swinger."

XxoxX

At The Hamster Wheel Pet Shop for answers. Shelly's parents, Brian and Georgie, got word about the whole incident at the community center.

"We're wondering about the whole hamster obsession Shelly has," Estrella said.

"Oh, yeah," Georgie recalled. "Shelly has been strangely obsessed with hamsters since we told her about the pet show with the hamster show winner. This gave her the idea to study up about gerbils. Unlike Aranea, who always talks about spiders."

"This is a bit out of hand," Tania replied, "constantly talking about gerbils. It does get annoying."

"Not to mention she led the Save the Guinea Pigs rally at a town hall last year," Kaylin replied, "where the mayor thought about trying guinea pig tapas."

"That's right," Paige recalled. "I was there too because *eating meat is wrong*."

As the girls were about to leave, they saw that Kirby had wandered off. Leah found him playing around in the fish tanks. After they got him out, he spotted a trail of feathers from a sardine truck. The girls followed it to an alleyway.

"It's locked," snapped Rylie.

"Not for long," Paige replied as she got out some organic chili peppers. Kirby ate them and turned into Burning Kirby. The door opened and they saw the missing pets, including Swinger. Thanks to Tania's decoding and locksmithing skills, they were free in no time flat.

"Swinger!" shouted Estrella as she hugged.

A trucker came in looking petrified, revealing to be Tessa. "That's right," Tania recalled. "You were a 5-year champion in a row, until your 6th year where you lost to a hamster circus."

"You claimed that they were monkey footprints," Estrella replied, "but these were actually chimp footprints."

"That's right," Tessa replied. "I don't know the difference between them anyway."

"And let's not forget that the whistling to the tune where the animals went crazy was the same one you were whistling to," Paige said.

"I probably just a coincidence," snapped Tessa.

"And finally, while we were talking about the hamster circus, you got annoyed by it," Kaylin said. "The same look where people get annoyed by."

"You caught me," Tessa confessed. "I kidnapped the pets. I wanted my revenge after I lost to that hamster circus years ago."

"When are you going to learn that winning doesn't matter?" Leah asked.

"After I take care of your ballerina," Tessa answered as she tried to grab Kaylin. But Kaylin used some rose perfume on Tessa, which made her eyes sting. Tessa's chimps helped out by freeing the rest of the pets. Then they all took down on Tessa.

XxoxX

Back at the community center, everything was up and running again. Tessa was sentenced to 200 hours of community service because she was considered an idol to Lititz Heights. Swinger and Estrella were wrapping up the pet show with their samba routine.

"Monkey see, monkey do!" shouted Estrella.

Rylie and Sumo came up to Shelly wondered why she wanted to win this year like she did last year. Shelly explained that she wanted to get on "Gerbil World Magazine." She thought that winning 2 years in a row would get her on the cover.

"Shelly," said Rylie, "you don't need to win two years in a row. Just write a letter to them how much you love gerbils. And mention the Save the Guinea Pigs rally."

"You're right," replied Shelly. "This did stop the mayor from getting high cholesterol."

Everyone applauded. Mayor Hess came up with a letter of the champion. "This year's winner is Kirby!" she shouted.

The judges gave Kirby a blue ribbon. "We're so proud of you, Kirby," smiled Leah.

"Poyo, poyo (Thank you, Leah)," Kirby smiled.

Chief Hess was petrified that an alien won the talent show. He told his mother that it was unacceptable. "Remember," Mayor Hess replied, "I banned you from the pet shows for life."

"But I'm your son," Chief Hess groaned.

"True," Mayor Hess replied. "But you always mistake the other competitors for cheaters - it's embarrassing. You'd even let Deputy and Sheriff scare the competitors away."

XxoxX

After the show, the girls were admiring Kirby's blue ribbon when Estrella realized something. "Now that Tessa's taking community service," she replied, "who's going to look after her chimps?"

"My circus would," replied Harry. "We're in need of a new chimp act, and Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison are perfect for the roles."

"Hey there," Issac smiled as he held Leah's hand. "Nice job winning the pet show, Leah."

"No prob," smiled Leah as she kissed them.

The other girls were giggling when Mr. Mathematic scared off Little Miss Starlight and Masahiro. Sumo chased after Mr. Mathematic for his behavior while the others started chasing their pets.

The End