"Of all the days for the prince to get kidnapped, this is the worst!" said the royal record keeper.

"Tell me about it!" Ivana added. "I had a big speech planned for when I...I mean, Ivan wins the race!"

"Well, what should we do?" One of the royal advisers asked.

"No worried royal advisors!" said Flip. "The Amazing Chan Clan will solve this case before you can say, 'Blasted Meddling Kids!'"

"What do you precocious pint-pized punks know about mystery solving?" asked Dastardly.

"Oh joy..." Charlie thought to himself.

"Now where exactly do we start?" asked Scooter.

"Sorry buddy, but this detective work is for adults only." said Henry. "Your brother and I will handle it."

"But what about us? What're we supposed to do?" asked Anne.

"Yeah!" Tom nodded. "You guys can't just let us stand here and do nothing!"

"Sorry guys, but we can't have you amateurs taking any risks." Stanley said. "Come on guys! Time to solve a mystery!"

"Right behind ya buddy!" Tinker exclaimed as he, Debbie, and Mark followed the Chan brothers.

Being left behind, Suzie turned to her siblings.

"Well gang, it looks like we're gonna have to go against our brother's wishes and solve the mystery ourselves." She said to her siblings.

"What are you nuts? Pop, Henry, and Stanley told us to stay here!" Alan reminded his sister.

"That may be, but my prince is out there, and we must save him!" Suzie told them. "I have to save him, and this race is an important historical event for the entire island! So are you with me or not?"

Her younger siblings simply stared at her.

"That's the spirit!" Suzie said as she folded her arms. "Alan, Annie, Tom, you guys are with me. The rest of you stay here and look for clues where it's safe!"

"Uh...okay." Tom said unsurely.

Suzie, Alan, Anne, and Tom then went to investigate.

"Well gang, it looks like we'll have to investigate too." Flip told the others.

"But what can we do? Henry and Stanley are looking for the prince, and Suzie's looking for clues? Name one good way four kids like us could help!" Nancy questioned.

"We can look for some possible suspects." Flip responded. "It could be anyone!"

"Maybe it could be one of the other racers?" suggested Mimi.

But why?" Scooter asked.

"Because little bro, one of them might not have wanted to lose to our brothers, so they probably stopped the race by stealing the prince." Flip explained.

"Sounds like a good reason." Nancy remarked. "Who do you think would do that?"

"Let's see..." Flip pondered. "Whoever did this is someone who is desperate to win this race..."

"Someone who has reason to try to sabotage the race out of his own fear of losing..." Nancy added.

"Someone who is super sneaky and would go to extreme measures so he doesn't have to be humiliated..." Mimi pondered.

Scooter rubbed his chin. "Someone like..."

"I.Q. Ickly!" the kids concluded.

"I knew there was something I didn't like about that little twerp!" Mimi remarked. "Let's get him!"


Meanwhile, Suzie and the others were continuing with their efforts in finding the missing prince.

"How are we gonna find the prince, Suzie?" asked Alan. "He could be anywhere."

"Well like I said, we need to search for clues, and the best bet is back at our house, where we last saw him." said Suzie.

"You think he might have left something at our house that can tell us where he went?" Tom asked.

"That's what we're about to find out." Suzie replied. "Come on!"

They then headed back home for some evidence.


At that same time, Henry, Stanley, and their friends were trying to find the prince.

"So where exactly are we going?" Mark asked Henry.

"We're going to look for the prince so we can start the race, Mark." Henry rolled his eyes.

"I know that, but where are we driving? We don't even know where he is." Mark pointed out.

"Yeah. Where exactly are we going?" Tinker added.

"We're following my pop to his office at the station, so we can help him." Henry explained.

"But how can we help?" asked Debbie.

"It's not like we've investigated missing persons before." Mark added.

"Don't worry gang, we've spent a lot of time in pop's office, and we can surely teach you the ropes." Stanley told them. "We've picked up a couple of tricks."

"Guess it's never too late to learn something new." Tinker shrugged.

The gang soon arrived at the police station.

"Here we are gang." said Henry. "Come on, let's get inside."

They went inside the station, where they were greeted by Rosemary, the secretary.

"Oh, hello boys." she said.

"Hey Ms. Rosemary." said Henry.

"If your looking for your father, he's with the sarge, so please don't disturb him." Rosemary said as she adjusted her glasses.

"Alright." Henry nodded. "Thanks."


Charlie and Sgt. Flint were busy conversing over the matter.

"This is an international crisis, Chan!" Sgt. Flint barked. "The Prince is missing and this could lead to the end of a lot of things!"

"I understand, sergeant." Charlie nodded.

"You were trusted on guarding that prince with your life." said Flint. "When did you last see him?"

"At my home." Charlie said.

"And when was that, exactly?" asked the sarge.

"This morning." Charlie replied.

"And who else was at your home besides yourself, Chan?" The sergeant then asked.

"Just my ten children." Charlie replied.

"And what about the royal adviser?" The sergeant then asked.

"Well, I was on my way to the house to pick up the prince, and when we took him to the limousine, something hit me on the shoulder and I passed out." the advisor explained. "Next thing you know, I was left on the curb, all by myself."

"I see..." The sergeant nodded thoughtfully before turning to Charlie and added, "Well, I want you to get to the bottom of this, Charlie, because last thing we need is an international embarrassment."

"Of course." Charlie nodded.

"Not to mention that I don't think you need to be reminded on how much the chief dislikes having the feds on our heels when something like this happens." The sergeant continued. "Because if the feds hears about this, next thing you know, the State Department is going to get involved in this and then we'll be shut out from the case."

"I've already promised the chief and the Diplomatic Security Service that I'll ensure the safety of the prince, Buck." Charlie said. "There's no way I'm gonna rest until we find the prince."

"You'd better!" said the sergeant. "Cause if you don't find him, we're doomed and the whole world is destroyed!"

At that same time, Henry, Stanley, and their friends overheard the whole thing.

"Wham bam! Pop's in a jam." said Stanley.

"The whole world will be if we don't find that prince." Henry added. "Come on!"

The boys then approached their father.

"Pop!" Stanley said once the sergeant had left the room.

Charlie turned around. "Henry, Stanley, what are you doing here?"

"We've come to help you." Henry replied.

"Help?" asked Charlie.

"You heard us." Stanley said.

"Well, how exactly can you guys help?" Charlie asked.

Henry explained. "We can try looking in the places that Hareem and Suzie went yesterday and find out if anyone suspicious was there, and they could possibly be the guy who snatched Hareem."

Charlie raised an eyebrow at the suggestion, but then he nodded.

"Okay, I'll let you boys help, and your friends can tag along." He said.

"Hoo-wee!" Tinker cheered. "We are going to help out Charlie Chan!"

"You can count on us, pop." Stanley said.

"Especially your number one son." Henry boasted.

"It'll be better if we stop wasting time here and get on with the case." Charlie said before Stanley had a chance to object.

"Got it!" Stanley gave a thumbs up. "Come gang! We've got a mystery to solve!"

Charlie and the kids headed out of the station and went on their investigation.


Author's Note:

The mystery has begun! Where is the prince? And will he be back in time for the race? Stay tuned for more developments.