A/N: Yay! I got reviewed. You know you guys want to do the same! Now we're getting into the plot and the crossovers so hang with me. This story will take a while to set up.

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Mlle.Fox

Mr. Monk looked around the ornate and crowded Genovian embassy as Charlotte Kutaway, a blond woman in her early thirties with a headset and a clipboard told him, Natalie, Randy and the Captain,

"Okay, when you meet Her Majesty and the Queen Mother, Gentlemen, you bow slightly at the waist, Ms. Teeger you cross at your ankles and curtsy. And only shake their hand when they reach out for it first."

"Really?" said Monk in wonder.

"Mr. Monk." warned Natalie. Suddenly, two pairs of feet descended the stairs as Charlotte announce,

"Oh…presenting her Royal Highness Queen Mother Clarisse Rinaldi Calivari, and Her Royal Majesty Queen Amelia Mignonette Themopolis Renaldi." An older but beautiful blonde woman in her sixties and a smart Chanel suit descended followed by a beautiful young brunette in her twenties with large brown eyes, but dressed casually in jeans and a long sleeve tee. Just then, the young Queen slipped on the stairs and slide down the rest of the way on her butt.

"Oh! Mia!" cried Clarisse as Randy, the Captain and Charlotte came forward quickly to help Mia up. Mia laughed and assured them,

"I'm fine! I'm fine! I'm okay!" Monk ticked his head to the side as Clarisse smiled and regained her composure saying,

"Thank you all so much for coming!"

"Your Majesties." the group chorused. Mia stepped forward to Adrian and reached out to shake his hand,

"Mr. Monk, I've heard so much about you. I followed all your cases back in high school and I even did a report on you once."

"Really?" Monk said waving off his usual wipe from Natalie. Natalie looked in surprise at the Captain, who shrugged as Mia smiled and told Monk,

"I know you can solve this case."

"Well of course Your Majesty but you already know I'm mostly a homicide detective." Adrian told her. Leading the way to the office, Mia told him,

"True…but I think this case might peak your interest."

"How so Your Majesty?" he asked.

"Well…four days ago…my office in Genovia was also broken into." Mia said.

"Excuse me?" Monk asked in confusion.

"We've managed to keep that intrusion secret, but it is only a matter of time the press finds out now with this second robbery. But the curious thing is, again…nothing seems to be missing." explained Clarisse as they entered the ransacked office. Papers were everywhere, paintings were off the wall, and furniture was overturned.

"Wow…what a mess…" Monk said beginning to hyperventilate.

"Focus Mr. Monk, focus!" Natalie told him. Mr. Monk's head ticked to the side as he went further into the room, stepping over the papers and moving his hands about.

"I say…what is he doing?" Clarisse asked the Captain.

"Well Your Majesty…Monk is being…Monk…" Stottlemeijer told her.

"Grandma, just let it go." Mia told her. Clarisse continued to watch curiously as Monk looked around the room. Then he focused on a cabinet and asked the Royals,

"Is this cabinet always locked?"

"Yes because that cabinet holds blueprints to the castle. But we already checked; the blueprints are still there." Mia told him. Adrian pushed aside the door with his pen and asked them,

"This key…where is it hidden?" Clarisse blinked in surprise,

"Why…in the desk drawer under the paneling."

"This key is what they were looking for. I'll bet…when the thief couldn't find it in Genovia…he came here…and tore the place apart looking for it. So that he could get to what is in this cabinet." Monk said.

"But Mr. Monk, we have already told you that nothing is missing." Clarisse said.

"Were there other blueprints in here besides the royal palace?" asked Monk. Clarisse and Mia came forward. Clarisse slipped on her glasses and said pulling some blueprints out,

"Well let us see here…no…no…it seems to be all here…except…oh…wait a moment the blue prints to the seaside palace are missing!"

"The seaside palace?" asked Natalie.

"A palace by the sea." Randy said.

"Yeah, we get that Randy." Capt. Stottlemeijer said.

"What's important about the seaside palace? Does is hold any valuables? Treasures?" Monk asked.

"Oh no…just royal family portraits mostly. We keep all the valuable and important stuff at the royal palace in the capital." Mia answered.

"Is there anything special about the seaside palace?" Monk asked.

"Well…it was built by her…Mignonette Amelia in the seventeenth century." Clarisse said pointing out a reproduction on the floor. She picked up the small oval portrait and they leaned in to see a beautiful young royal with brown curly hair, blue green eyes and pale porcelain skin dressed in royal silks and pearls.

"Mignonette Amelia?" Mia asked well naturedly.

"Your father named you after her. She was his favorite ancestor. And with good reason because she founded the University of Genovia, she helped build the pear industry and she waved taxes on the poor until they made enough per year. They called her the Virgin Queen." Clarisse explained.

"Why?" Randy asked blankly.

"Take a wild guess Lieutenant." the Captain said.

"She never married. Her younger sister Genevieve had to supply the heir, King William. She single handedly made Genovia a lasting kingdom. But as to her castle, nothing is really special about the place except Queen Mignonette spent nearly all her time there." Clarisse said.

"But let me guess. They passed the whole, 'Queen gets married by 21 law' after her reign right?" Mia asked.

"Yes, but only because they did not want to go through the drama of securing a new heir again." Clarisse told her granddaughter.

"I'm sorry, what are we talking about?" Monk asked.

"Recently, I came close to marrying someone I didn't love when Parliament tried to enforce this old law on me. But an emergency meeting at the wedding took care of that right quick." Mia explained.

"Mia dear, we do not say, 'right quick'. We say, 'Immediately'. Clarisse told Mia.

"Yes Grandma. Anyway, it wasn't a total loss of a wedding because Grandma got to marry Joe!" Mia said.

"Oh yeah I read about that. Congratulations Your Majesty!" Natalie said.

"Thank you Miss…?" Clarisse asked.

"Teeger. Natalie Teeger. It is an honor and beyond to meet you both!" Natalie said enthusiastically. Clarisse smiled and nodded humoring her before suggesting,

"Shall we continue this discussion in the parlor?" As the Royals led the way out, Natalie hung back a bit and asked Adrian,

"Did I sound like an idiot just now?"

"Yeah little bit…Boy you are so star struck." Monk said.

"Me? What about you? You didn't even take a wipe after shaking Queen Mia's hand." Natalie pointed out. Monk told her,

"She's royalty! The royals are generally very clean!"

"Tea Capt. Stottlemeijer?" asked Mia pouring some cups full.

"Yes please. Thank you Your Majesty." the Captain said.

"You drink tea?" Randy whispered to him.

"Shut up." Stottlemeijer muttered to him as he took a sip.

"Mr. Monk?" asked Mia offering the tea.

"Actually…do you have any Sierra Springs water? It comes in a bottle?" Monk asked.

"No but we can get some for you. Charlotte, get Mr. Monk some Sierra Springs bottled water please." Clarisse ordered the young woman.

"Yes your Majesty." Charlotte said getting up.

"Oh no you don't have to do that!" Natalie told them.

"But if you do I think Johnson's drug store on the corner carries it. And be sure to get some from the back…that's the freshest." Monk called after her as Natalie shot him a look.

"Right away Mr. Monk." Charlotte said as she left.

"So what do you think Mr. Monk? Can you help us?" Mia asked hopefully.

"I would have to see the crime scene of the office in Genovia before I made any decisions." Monk said.

"Well then we shall arrange the trip right away." Clarisse said taking out her day planner.

"Oh no…no no no…that won't be possible." Monk said.

"Why not?" asked Mia.

"I…don't do well…on…planes." Monk said.

"That's true. Last time on a plane, he cried." Randy told them.

"Randy." warned Stottlemeijer.

"You see…Mr. Monk is sort of a…well…" Natalie said searching for the right word.

"Whusse." Monk supplied.

"No! Not a whusse! Just…obsessive compulsive and a bit of a hypochondriac." Natalie said.

"A bit?" asked the Captain.

"Shush." Natalie told him.

"Uh-huh. I see…Would you all excuse us for a moment? Thank you. Amelia? May I speak to you please?" Clarisse said standing up.

"Excuse us." Mia said as she and the others stood. Mia and Clarisse stepped to the side as Mia asked,

"What's wrong?"

"Mia, Mr. Monk seems like a very nice man…an odd man…but a nice man. However, I do not believe he is qualified to handle this job." Clarisse told her.

"Grandma, I know I haven't done the Queen thing as long as you have, but you have got to trust me on this one. When I lived in San Francisco I read all about Mr. Monk. He's a brilliant detective Grandma. He once solved like…three murders all by just reading about them in the newspaper! One…was in Paris, France! And I don't know about you but I can't even figure out the crosswords in newspapers let alone solve a murder from them." Mia told her. Clarisse sighed,

"Alright Mia. I shall trust your judgment." They returned to their guests where Monk had been quietly arguing with Natalie when he said,

"Queen Mia? I'm sorry…but I just can not take this case."

"What? But Monk this could be the biggest case of your career." Capt. Stottlemeijer told him.

"I know…but…airplanes…I can't stand all the…people…close…together…I'm sorry." Monk said apologetically.

"Well we can fly you on our private plane there. There would only be me, my grandma, a few security, you and your friends." Mia said trying to talk him into it.

"Are the security personnel…necessary?" Monk asked.

"We'll pay you a very good fee." Mia tried.

"How good?" asked Natalie.

"Let's just say that after this case, you'll only take cases for fun." Mia said with a smile.

"Oh Mr. Monk please!" Natalie begged.

"I…don't…" Monk started.

"All the Sierra Springs you can drink?" Mia offered.

"Really?" Monk asked in awe.