Author Note: If you get the reference great. If not, shame on you. I changed the name of the theme park, just as a precaution.

Carmen didn't realize she had fallen asleep. Standing up and stretching she remembered that Lee Galeses' runner will back. She looked at the clock it was 4 pm. She turned off the stereo that was in the middle of playing the chorus from Die Entührung Aus dem Serail and headed to her office to take care of some last minute business. Sitting down in her plush chair she picked up the phone receiver and dialed a number.

"Hello G. Sam Eratin here" the woman said on the other line. The woman identified the caller by the odd looking phone number 00-000-000-0000.

"Hello Sam. I want you get in touch with your contacts so we can begin the heist site restoration processes. Please provide me with the estimated costs and I will wire you the funds."

"Great. Did you want to be listed as an anonymous donee or use the V Foundation name?"

"I think the foundation name will do."

"Ok, I will get right on it Carmen. Have a nice day."

"You too" and both hung up.

Carmen turned on the computer and saw new emails that required her attention. One was from Alan who was asking about the shipments. Carmen provided him with the information. The second was from Lee reporting about Archie. Archie was sent to an ACME detention facility in Egypt. Lee has already informed Gaza on how handle the proceedings when he has to interpret for Lee in court. The rest of the henchmen were sent to the facilities in the U.S., and Lee was working on getting them out on account of being minor accessories to the whole crime.

Carmen was just putting the non-disclosure agreements back into the envelope when she heard the alert beep. The pregnant woman was back. Carmen quickly put the envelope in the chute and pushed the button. She could see the woman take out the envelope and put in her fake belly. She pushed the buzzer three times and left. Carmen looked at the clock it was 6 pm.

Carmen Sandiego ran like clockwork, but Carmen didn't. Hearing her stomach growl she went into the kitchen to find something to eat.

When she was finished she said "I better find something to do to pass the time." Remembering her dirty clothes she went upstairs to do laundry. She picked up her clothes, towels and went down to the basement. It lit up, automatically, when her feet crossed the threshold. She was never afraid that an intruder might be down there for whenever you enter the room you must enter the code within 15 seconds or else the entire room is sealed and fumigated with sleeping gas. She punched in the code on the keypad next to the door. It made a beeping noise signaling the gas mechanism has been aborted.

"Who would have guessed that the genius that is Prof. Sara Bellum's lab is, also, my laundry room." she said laughing at the sight of two washers and dryers in the corner.

She put in the towels and undergarments in the washer. Then she hung up her pants, shirt, coat and hat to give them a manual dry-cleaning. She ran the steam hose along her pants then her shirt. The washer signaled it was done, so she took out its contents and put them in the dryer. She checked her coat for anything in the pockets. She found some breath mints, in case she had to get up close to the detectives. She popped on in her mouth. When she was done it was time for her hat. Removing the barrettes she started cleaning the inner crown to remove any makeup stains then made her way around the brim. She had just finished when the dryer beeped. All her items were clean and ready to be used another day. She re-alarmed the room and walked back up her bedroom to put everything way.

Her shoes were lying on the floor next to the bed. She picked them up. They didn't acquire that much damage and were suitable for a few more heists. Walking into the bathroom she got a half damp, half dry wash cloth and wiped out the insides, dried them, then put them away. She saw the clock it was past 8 pm.

"Well, I better go take a look" she said trying to find an excuse to do something else. She didn't think of anything.

Her stomach began to do flips as she walked into her office and her hands were a bit clammy. She entered in the website address then user name and password. They both had accepted her requests and there were two messages. She was caught off guard by the quick responses.

She began by reading the one from Jennifer. It read, "Carmen? Is this really you? I am online until 6 pm EST"

She read Matthew's "Carmen? If this is you please write back soon. I will be online until 1 pm PST."

Carmen was surprised with the reaction she got from both of them. She thought for sure they wouldn't accept her request. She quickly replied to both of them and got, almost, immediate responses. It felt so good talking to them again. It made her private life feel whole. They chatted online until her friends had to go. They made plans to have a reunion.

(Three days later- Happy Land)

When Carmen entered the theme park she saw a lot of families.

"How am I going to find them in this crowd" she thought to herself looking around. They chose Happy Land because Carmen has never been to it and always wanted to go. But her busy schedule as a globe-trotting detective and a thief prevented her from finding the time to visit the happiest place in the world. The mood complemented what she was feeling very well. Everyone was smiling, laughing and having a good time. She finally spotted two people sitting on a bench underneath a tree laughing; as she got closer she saw they were her two friends.

Her criminal instincts told her to be on guard, just in case it was a trap. She looked around but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. The butterflies in her stomach felt like they were about to burst out. She took a deep breath and walked around the bench to the other side.

"Hello" she said and smiled at both of them.

Jennifer jumped up and hugged Carmen. Then Matthew did the same. Carmen's face was flushed with joy when she said in a meek tone "I was afraid that you might not be happy to see me."

"Not happy to see you?" asked Jennifer. "We have been through so much, why would I not be happy to see you?"

"You know, the whole leaving ACME, thief thing" Carmen said looking over her shoulder out of instinct.

"Carmen you can trust us" Matthew said picking up on Carmen's behavior. "We aren't here to turn you in. We are here as friends" he smiled at her.

"Thank you" Carmen said looking into her old friend's kind eyes. "I have a confession" she said walking to a table in an empty corner of the courtyard and sitting down. "I have been reading your profiles for awhile now, but this is the first time I had the nerve to get in touch with you."

"You know what?" said Jennifer, who sat down next to Carmen. "There was a reason why I never hid my profile. I left it public so you would be able to be a part of my life."

"That's the reason I left mine open too" said Matthew who sat on Carmen's other side.

Carmen didn't know what to say. All those years of thinking about rejection turned out to be wrong. She was just so happy to have her friends back, to be whole again. She smiled at both of them.

"My friends, words cannot express the joy I am feeling right now" she said looking at her folded hands on the table. "But I must tell you that when I left, I knew I hurt you both very deeply. It's just that I…"

She was interrupted by Jennifer "Carmen" she put her hand on Carmen's and Matthew did the same. "We don't care about that. That's in the past. You were and still are the most celebrated ACME detective. You did more for ACME than anyone has. You kept it in business all these years and many, MANY are grateful."

"Now Carmen, let's see how long we can ride the Colossal Roller Coast until we puke" Matthew said getting up. Jennifer and Carmen both smiled at each other.

"You're on" Carmen said.